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GRAFTON COMBINED FAT & STORE CATTLE SALE

DATE: 07/05/2024

1495 x 55 Total Head Yarded

A big yarding came forward for the Combined Fat & Store Cattle Sale on Tuesday 7th May 2024. Both Fat & Store Cattle were well represented, in particular cows & feeder weight cattle. Not all processors operated on bullocks to see them sell frm, while cows & heifers sold dearer by 15-20c compared to a fortnight ago. Feeder cattle sold frm to dearer, with most steers 350-450kg making from 300-340c/kg, while heifers sold to 312ckg. Weaner Steers didn’t quiet reach the same high as our weaner sale last week, however heifers sold on par.

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LIVESTOCK MARKETS W/E 10/05/2024

Sale numbers were consistent across the platforms this week, with cattle and sheep and lamb numbers similar to last week. The pig and poultry numbers still keep turning up for the sale, the only downturn was in the calf section with very few yarded. Cattle saw a lift in the prices from the previous week and the sheep and lamb prices were frm to a shade cheaper dependant on type and fnish.

Vealer steers av 326.4c/kg topping at 400c/kg or $764.38 to $1245.50

Vealer heifera av 254.6c/kg topping at 320c/kg or $623.77 to $1112.00

Feeder steers av 325.1c/kg topping at 370.2c/kg or $1181.31 to $1635.00

Feeder heifers av 277.3c/kg topping at 312.2c/kg or $953.18 to $1248.91

Yearling steers av 334c/kg topping at 378.2c/kg or $1022.36 to $1649.29

Yearling heifers av 268.8c/kg topping at 331.2c/kg or $829.46 to $1672.56

Steers av 291.9c/kg topping at 344.2c/kg or $1651.35 to $2099.62

Heifers av 260.1c/kg topping at 312.2c/kg or $1258.48 to $1784.74

Manufacturing steers av 176.3c/kg topping at 186.2c/kg or $813.89 to $833.25

Cows av 209.6c/kg topping at 241.2c/kg or $1112.03 to

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TENTERFIELD MARKET REPORT

Steers sell to $1,800.90

Sale Date: 06.05.2024 Number Yarded: 364

Numbers decreased this sale with a yarding of 364 mixed quality cattle. A small yarding of older bullocks topped at

55 x 55 Cows & Calves were on offer and still represented value buying, topping at $1580 per unit.

Sale Highlights

Grafton Combined Fat & Store Cattle Sale Tuesday 7th May 2024

A/c JN & SA Fahey sold Belmont Red Cross Bullocks

275.2c/kg averaged 607.5kg - $1671.84 p/hd

A/c Franklin Angus sold Angus Cows 231.2c/kg averaged 719.2kg - $1,662.71 p/hd

A/c LAD Investments sold Brahman Cows 239.2c/kg averaged 564.6kg - $1,350.63 p/hd

A/c SL & WE Oughtred sold Angus Steers 346.2c/kg averaged 372.0kg - $,1287.86 p/hd

A/c Alan Child sold Angus Cross Steers 340.2c/kg averaged 351.7kg - $1,196.37 p/hd

A/c M Crawford sold Angus Steers 334.2/kg averaged 348.8kg - $1,165.52 p/hd

A/c Alan Child sold Angus Heifer 328.2c/kg weighed 335kg - $1,099.47

A/c Mrs Ollie Golding sold Angus Steers 402.2c/kg

$1848.00

Bulls av 244.2c/kg topping at 268.2c/kg or $1436.67 to $2758.12

Lambs topped at $199 to av $112.78 ($6/head down)

Hoggets topped at $130 to av $75.85 ($4/head down)

Ewes topped at $130 to av $51.35 ($8/head down)

Wethers topped at $90 to av $52.89 ($24/head down) Rams topped at $82 to av $74.50 ($6/head down)

Lamb rams topped at $125 to av $87.30 ($2/head up)

Sale av of 1845 head of sheep and lambs was $90.72 a drop of $4/head average compared to the previous sale. Pork sales were stores from $70 to $165, Poultry saw Hens sell to $27.50, Roosters to $20, Guinea Fowl sell to $10

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& SONS SHEEP & LAMB REPORT

Agents and vendors combined today to yard 1845 head to the weekly sale. The yarding was drawn from the traditional local areas as well as far as Longreach with a run of Merinos coming to market. The market was slightly easier than last week, the exception being fnished export weight and fresh feed on types. The general trade markets were slightly lower. Lambs topped at $199 to av $112.78 ($6/head down), Hoggets topped at $130 to av $75.85 ($4/head down), Ewes topped at $130 to av $51.35 ($8/ head down), Wethers topped at $90 to av $52.89 ($24/ head down), Rams topped at $82 to av $72.50 ($6/head down), Ram lambs topped at $125 to av $87.30 ($2/head up). The total sale average of $90.72 was $4/head down on last week.

255 cents, whilst a good run of feeder steers sold to 334.2 cents.

Another large yarding of cows saw heavy cows sell to 230.2 cents, medium weights to 200 cents while light weights topped at 130 cents, heifers sold to 270 cents. Trade cattle were mixed in quality with Angus weaner steers topping at 378.2 cents, whilst the heifers sold to 257.2 cents, both returning to the paddock. The plainer yarding of bulls sold to 200 cents.

averaged 238.3 kg - $958.58 p/hd

A/c DJ Bowles sold Angus Steers 382.2c/kg

231.3kg - $883.84 p/hd

A/c AR Watkins sold Angus Steers 400.2c/kg averaged 227.5kg - $910.46 p/hd

A/c Micheal Green sold Angus Heifers 268.2 c/kg averaged 246kg – 659.77 p/hd

A/c SD & K Barnier sold Cows & Calves and returned $1,580.00 per unit

UPCOMING SALES

Thursday 16th May – 22nd May 2024 – Online Auction Tuesday 21st May 2024 – Grafton Fat Cattle Sale | Grafton Saleyards | 8am

Saturday 25th May 2024 – Clearing Sale | 322 Watters Road, South Grafton | 10am

Tuesday 28th May 2024 – Grafton Fat Cattle Sale | Grafton Saleyards | 8am

Thursday 6th June 2024 – DLP Feature Weaner & Store Cattle Sale | Grafton Saleyards | 9am

Phil & Mary Devereux sold Dorset x lambs 66.4kg to Take IT Easy Meats for $192, Ewes to Eversons for $60 Galloway & Carmichael sold Dorper lambs 44.2kg to Tonys Supa Meats, Grants Quality Meats and Eversons for $170

Acacia Park Unit Trust sold Aussie white x lambs 50kg to GR Prime for $158, 40kg to GR Prime for $108, 43kg ram lambs to Take IT Easy Meats for $101, 35kg to restockers for $62

Trevor Bavington sold Dorper x lambs 45.5kg to Jock Young Meats for $148, 39kg to restockers for $110, 45.5kg ram lambs to Take IT Easy Meats for $90, 20kg lambs to GR Prime for $48, 52kg hoggets to Eversons for $90, wethers to Eversons for $70, ewes to Eversons for $62, ewes to restockers for $42 and rams to restockers for $82

Norma Chalk sold Dorper lambs 59.1kg to Take IT Easy Meats for $199

Michael Wright sold Aussie White lambs 55.5kg to Take It Easy Meats for $180, 65kg Ram Hoggets to Whites Trading for $65

Cobby & Theresa Hobbs sold Xbred lambs 48kg to Leslie Lamb for $174, 48kg hoggets to restockers for $89

Strathane sold Dorper hoggets 62.9kg to Eversons for $130, 64.8kg 4th ewes to restockers for $130, 77kg wethers to Self Meats for $90, ewes to Thomas Foods for $70

Jack & Sally Sloss sold Merino ewes to Eversons for $63, $44, and $43

Bevan Bird sold Xbred ewes in the wool to Eversons for $58 and $41, Poll Dorset rams to Eversons for $41

Barry Dawson sold Merino wethers to Thomas Foods for $60, Eversons for $36, Ewes to Eversons for $50 & $49

TENTERFIELD TOP PRICES

BULLOCKS: Allen Taylor - $1746.75

STEERS: RJ & OJ Kneipp - $1800.92

COWS: CR Rednedge - $1772.54

HEIFERS: B & P Kraft - $1507.66

YEARLINGS: BE & J Cummins - $1180.14

VEALERS: RJ & OJ Kneipp - $1200.64

BULLS: BE & J Cummins - $1748.46

NEXT SALE

20th May 2024, 9:00am Start

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