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Recent Cattle Market Reports
LISMORE
150 CATTLE were sold at the Lismore Saleyards on Tuesday 1/2/22.
Heavy cows sold from $3.60 to $3.74 c/kg. A few good steers and bullocks sold from $3.68 to $5.24 c/kg depending on age and weight. Kerry Pipers Speckle bullock returned $2687.
A good yarding of heavy vealers/ weaners sold to western and local restockers.
Heavy Limo and Charolais Steers sold from $5.85 to $6.70 c/kg for returns of $1700 to $1968.
Light weight steers topped at $9.30/kg with most $7.50 to $9.00.
GRAFTON
THERE were 135 head yarded at Grafton Fat Cattle Sale 1st February 2022.
Another small Fat Sale this week with most of the yarding being good quality and condition. Most categories were represented in a fully fi rm to slightly dearer market.
Sale Highlights include:
A/c Baryulgil Pastoral Co sold Hereford Cows 372.2c/kg averaged 655kg - $2,437.91 p/hd.
CASINO
AGENTS yarded a total of 1,229 head at the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange regular prime sale on Wednesday 2 February. Young cattle were well supplied and cows made up the largest percentage of the grown cattle.
The yarding of young cattle consisted mainly of well fi nished vealers and weaners, refl ecting the good season being experienced in the area this year.
There was also several runs of well bred cattle that were suitable for restockers and backgrounders. There were very few restocker cattle purchased to remain in the local area, with most going to Southern and Western areas of the State, and there was also a fair number of young cattle destined for Queensland.
Cow prices were stronger this week averaging 346.8c/kg and reaching a top price of 390.2c/ kg. Heifer prices held fi rm with lighter heifers up to 250kg averaging 689.0c/kg and topping their category at 828.2c/kg. Heavier heifers over 250kg averaged 523.5c/kg and reached a top of 700.0c/kg.
Bull prices remained steady with 25 head sold reaching a top of 382.2c/kg and average of 310.3c/kg and 706kg.
Steer prices held fi rm to easier this week with lighter steers up to 250kg seeing an average of 734.5c/kg and top price of 932.2c/kg.
Heavier steers over 250kg averaged 590.0c/kg and topped their market at 738.2c/kg.
A small number of bullocks sold on the day averaged 387.2c/kg.
Vealer prices were back a little this week with 447 head yarded. Lighter vealer up to 250kg averaged 673.3c/kg and reached a top of 938.2c/kg. Heavier vealer over 250kg averaged 638.0c/kg with a top price of 800.0c/kg. George & Fuhrmann held their fi rst store sale of the year on Friday 4 February with 2422 head sold. Steers topped their category at 1002.2c/kg and averaged 705.6c/kg and 267kg. Heifers reached a top of 852.2c/kg and averaged 717.9c/kg and 247kg. Cows achieved a top return of $3,320.00 whilst Cows & Calves reached $4,700.00. Ray White Rural will be holding a 2 day store sale at the NRLX on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 February with close to 3000 head to be offered over both days. Further bookings are welcome.
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Now the dust has settled on what we hope was an adventurous, relaxing and joyful Christmas break, we are well and truly back into the swing of things & so is the rural property market! Last week we negotiated two sales, and had contracts exchange for a third; meaning we are looking for more listings to service the growing list of buyers on our database! The first sale we negotiated was our first off-market sale of the year (hopefully one of many!) to a cash buyer from our database. Another was a sale for repeat vendors (we sold the block next door for them too), to a lovely buyer from Sydney. And the third sale was also for repeat vendors, to a repeat buyer. It’s a real privilege to represent & have the support of repeat clients particularly in this red hot market. If ever we can help with any of your real estate needs or queries, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
141 head of cattle yarded at Grafton last
Tuesday. Bullocks sold to 398c/kg. Cow market remained fully firm to top at 375c/kg to average 360c/kg. All young cattle continued to improve with most weaner steers of all breeds selling from 560c/kg to 862c/kg. Weaner heifers sold to 780c/kg.
Next Thursday the 10th February, we will host the next Special Store Cattle Sale commencing at 9am.
Service cuts send bush back to Digital Stone Age
Country communities are being left in the dark for days because services are slowly being cut, NSW Farmers says.
In the Central West town of Tottenham a power blackout can result in no phone or internet signal for days on end, thanks to a lack of local linesmen and inadequate battery backups. Local NSW Farmers Branch Chairman Dan Nicholls said a recent three-day blackout sent people back to the “digital stone age”.
“This time of year you’ve got farmers and businesses busy with harvest on top of people going about their lives online, so to be suddenly thrown into the digital stone age for days and days is just unacceptable,” Mr Nicholls said.
“Our local Essential Energy depot closed recently, so now they need to drive over an hour just to get here to see what the problem is, so the end result is us locals having to drive an hour just to get a phone or internet connection and keep our businesses running.
“With solar panels and generators surely something can be done to keep our signal on even if the lights are off.”
NSW Farmers Business, Economics and Trade Committee Chair Bill McDonnell said this was just the latest example of a small community having its services “hollowed out” in favour of big regional centres.
“Don’t get me wrong, it’s wonderful to see Wagga Wagga and Dubbo and Tamworth getting new facilities, but at the same time we’re seeing jobs being taken out of small towns and sent to bigger communities,” Mr McDonnell said.
“Look at what’s happening with the banks – almost a quarter of branches have and if you’re in Molong you don’t have a local branch anymore.
“This business of moving long as it works, but having to jump in the car and go for a big drive to access essential services is a long way from Rabobank has announced the appointment of Stefan Vogel as General Manager of its food and agribusiness research division, RaboResearch, in Australia and New Zealand.
Mr Vogel takes on the role after more than seven years with Rabobank in London, where he held two concurrent global positions with the bank – Head of Agri Commodity Markets Research and Global Grains and Oilseeds Sector Strategist.
In his new position, based in Sydney, Mr Vogel leads the Australian and New Zealand arm of the agribusiness bank’s highly-regarded global food and agricultural research division, RaboResearch.
In Australia and New Zealand, RaboResearch comprises a team of 10 specialist agri commodities analysts, who are part of a network of 75 research analysts worldwide focussed on providing comprehensive, leading-edge food and agribusiness research for the bank’s clients.
Announcing the appointment, Rabobank Australia & New Zealand Regional Manager Peter Knoblanche said Mr Vogel brought a wealth of knowledge and experience in the global food and agricultural industries to his new role.
“The bank is fortunate to be international perspective, combined with a strong background in leading teams to consistently deliver valuable, business-focussed sector and commodity research for clients around the world,” he said.
“In his new role, he will work to support and strengthen the Australian and New Zealand RaboResearch team as they provide market-leading knowledge and insights to our rural and wholesale clients in the region.” Mr Knoblanche said Mr Vogel was already well known to many of the bank’s Australian and New Zealand clients, and, more broadly, in the local agricultural sector.
“Stefan has previously toured Australia as a visiting expert in grains and oilseeds and also joined Australian and New Zealand clients on the bank’s European grain tour in 2018. He regularly participates in online presentation and podcasts and is a frequent commentator in local media,” he said.
Mr Vogel – who takes over his new role from Tim Hunt, who left the bank last year – has close to 20 years’ experience working in the international food, agribusiness and trade industries.
Prior to joining Rabobank, he worked for more than a decade in strategy and market research positions with international agribusiness Archer Daniels Midland, including in the US as Director Market Research & Business Analytics and in Germany as Head of Economics Department.
He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Agricultural Economics from the University of Giessen, Germany.
Mr Vogel said he was delighted and excited to take on this new role in Australia and New Zealand.
“Both countries are world leading in so many aspects of food and agricultural production and I’m very much looking forward to the opportunity of working with rural and wholesale clients here and assisting them in their future growth,” he said. Mr Knoblanche thanked Rabobank Senior Commodity Analyst Cheryl Kalisch Gordon, who had acted in the General Manager RaboResearch role until Mr Vogel’s commencement.
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