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Weekly Rainfall KLR Marketing RCS Redesigning Agriculture May Downs Station

Weekly Results


Thursday livestock summary

25/09/2008

At Dalby, the high prices from the previous week encouraged a larger yarding. Yearling steers improved with most sales from 201¢ to 210/kg with feeders active. Yearling heifers average 190¢, as slaughter descriptions made to 204¢/kg. Medium weight grown steers averaged 198¢ as bullocks were slightly cheaper at 200¢/kg. Heavy weight cows lost 11¢ to average 161¢/kg.

Numbers increase at Casino with larger numbers of grown cattle yarded. Competition for young cattle was strong with all classes of vealers selling slightly dearer. Competition for trade steers was weaker with steers selling 2¢ to 6¢/kg cheaper, while heifers met strong demand. The cow market suffered the greatest loss with heavyweight cows selling 20¢/kg cheaper.

At Warrnambool numbers improved across all categories. The better quality vealers made to 220¢ while the better quality yearling steers made from 164¢ to 210¢/kg. The C3 and C4 grown steers ranged from 169¢ to 195¢/kg. Demand was weaker for cows and prices eased 5¢ to 12¢/kg.

All eastern states indicator prices declined on last week. The Eastern young cattle indicator (EYCI) was 2.50¢ below last week, at 359.25¢/kg cwt. The Japan ox indicator was down 6¢; to 201¢ and the US cow indicator finished 7¢ lower at 153.6¢/kg.

Lamb numbers remained around the same for a better quality offering at CTLX Carcoar. Values slipped $10 to $15/head for the better trades while lightweights to restockers met strong demand. Medium and heavyweight trade young lambs ranged from $80 to $98/head. Sheep values remained firm as the lightweights ranged from $30 to $39, while medium and heavyweights averaged $40 to $66/head

At Hamilton numbers were up and there was a very mixed quality yarding. The 2 score old lambs average 215¢ while the 3 scores averaged 330¢/kg cwt. There were a few odd pens of young lambs that sold from $64 to $85/head. Sheep sales were mostly firm to $6 to $8/head easier to average from 180¢ to 200¢/kg cwt.

Across the eastern states, restocker lambs gained 14¢, to 337¢ and light lamb lost 36¢, to 339¢/kg cwt. Trade lambs have lost 59¢ on last week, to 401¢/kg cwt. Heavy lamb were 397¢ a 51¢/kg loss on last week. Mutton was down 5¢ on last week to finish at 203¢/kg cwt.


 

 


 

 

 


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