The Northern Rivers Times
February 17, 2022
60 RURAL NEWS
Recent Cattle Market Reports
LISMORE ANOTHER successful Store/Fat sale was held at the Lismore Saleyards on Tuesday 8/2/22. A good quality yarding of 700 head attracted great buyer competition from the Hunter Valley, New England and Queensland. Most of the weaners were showing the benefits of the good season showing freshness and weight. The sale kicked off with Paul and Helen McInnes’
Charolais feeder steers selling for $2630. A heavy bullock weighing 1025kg returned $3774. A good run of heavy Angus and Euro steers sold from $6.30 to $7.50 c/kg for pleasing returns of $1900 to $2218. Lightweight weaners were scarce, most selling from $8.50 to $9.40/kg, $1400 to $1650.
Heifers sold to good rates with most returning $1600 to $1800. Light heifers sold from $1,000 to $1400. The cows and claves on offer were secondary quality and sold from $2400 to $3200.
Bull prices held firm with 20 head sold reaching a top of 325.0c/kg and average of 303.6c/kg and 698kg. Steer prices held firm to slightly dearer this week with lighter steers up to 250kg seeing an average of 752.9c/kg and top price of 1002.2c/kg. Heavier steers over 250kg averaged 603.6c/kg and topped their market at 770.0c/kg. A good number of bullocks sold on the day averaged 420.5c/kg. Vealer prices saw a drop this week with 403 head yarded. Lighter vealer up to 250kg averaged 696.7c/ kg and reached a top of 870.2c/kg. Heavier vealer over 250kg averaged 637.7c/kg with a top price of 750.2c/kg. Ray White Rural held a two day store and breeder sale on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 February at the NRLX. Fridays store sale saw 2,527 quality head go under the hammer. Steers topped their category at 990.2c/kg and averaged 716.0c/kg and 262kg.
Heifers reached a top of 854.2c/kg and averaged 685.1c/kg and 245kg. Saturday’s breeder sale saw 878 breeder stock sold to a large crowd of buyers with cattle going as far as Western Queensland. Cows achieved a top return of $3,300.00 whilst Cows & Calves reached $4,600.00. PTIC Heifers saw a top price of $4,480.00. Over the next week, four sales will held at the NRLX including Wednesday’s prime sale, McCormack and Ramsey & Bulmer’s joint store sale on Friday 18 February, the annual Yulgilbar Genetics Commercial female sale on Saturday 19 February and an additional George & Fuhrmann February store sale on Monday 21. Further bookings are welcome.
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CASINO AGENTS yarded a total of 1,054 head at the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange regular prime sale on Wednesday 9 February. Young cattle were once again well supplied, and there was a good yarding of grown cattle. Quality of the young cattle was good with increased weight in the cattle this week, consisting mainly of well finished vealer steers and heifers taken directley off the cow. There was some good runs of well bred cattle, however there was also a fair number of cross bred steers and heifers through the sale Cow prices were stronger this week averaging 346.9c/kg and reaching a top price of 402.2c/kg. Heifer prices also saw an increase with lighter heifers up to 250kg averaging 728.2c/kg and topping their category at 898.2c/kg. Heavier heifers over 250kg averaged 531.5c/kg and reached a top of 708.2c/kg.
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