Cattle supply increased further with numbers near doubling for the second week in a row. Overall the quality was good with cows and trade cattle well supplied, but grown steers and bulls were in limited numbers. A strong field of trade, export and restocker buyers attended, with competition steady throughout the sale. Price trends however varied, with the moderate supply of vealers approximately 10c to 15c dearer and most yearlings sold equal, although the heifers to the trade made on average 10c/kg less. Grown steers averaged unchanged in price, as did plain conditioned cows, but the good quality heavy weight beef cows sold equal with dairy cows on a cheaper trend. Milk vealers mainly sold from 263c to 296c, with a B muscled pen that received 302c/kg. The yearling steers were from 230c to 288c, while restockers paid to 283c/kg. The yearling heifers were from 222c to 279c, with restockers going to 262c/kg. The light and medium weight grown steers made from 245c to 286c, with an odd sale at 296c/kg. The grown heifers sold from 235c to 255c/kg. Manufacturing D2 steers made from 200c to 230c/kg. Heavy beef cows sold from 206c to 236c, as D2 cows made from 160c to 201c, while plain 1 score cows received from 130c to 164c, with very poor conditioned making from 46c to 108c/kg. Heavy weight B2 bulls sold from 202c to 224c/kg.

BULLOCKS

Hfd 690kg @ 210c/kg, $1449ph Yat Nat Pastoral

Ang 630kg @ 220c/kg, $1386ph Yat Nat Pastoral

Hfd 540kg @ 245c/kg, $1323ph Yat Nat Pastoral

Ang 520kg @ 245c/kg, $1274ph Yat Nat Pastoral

STEERS

Hfd 425kg @ 255c/kg, $1084ph Luke Lane

HEIFERS

Ang 584kg @ 255c/kg, $1489ph R, V & S Cuzens

Ang 532kg @ 250c/kg, $1330ph Timanda

BB 498kg @ 238c/kg, $1185ph R Williams

Ang 508kg @ 208c/kg, $1057ph R, V & S Cuzens

BB 445kg @ 226c/kg, $1006ph R Williams

COWS

Ang 718kg @ 233c/kg, $1672ph S & N Branson

Ang 725kg @ 190c/g, $1376ph S & N Branson

BULLOCKS

8 Ang 653kg @ 296c/kg, $1933ph DR & GM Lucas

29 Hfd X 555kg @ 293c/kg, $1626ph Furneaux Past Co

3 Ang X 547kg @ 286c/kg, $1563ph AB & RW Hinkley

TRADE STEERS

1 Ang 440kg @ 256c/kg, $1126ph M Blain

3 Ang 418kg @ 263c/kg, $1100ph JHW Paterson

VEALERS

6 Lim X 348kg @ 294c/kg, $1024ph DJ & HM Milich

3 Lim X 287kg @ 276c/kg, $791ph G & K McKenzie

2 Ang X 340kg @ 270c/kg, $918ph Keating Holdings

TRADE HEIFERS

6 Ang 538kg @ 271c/kg, $1457ph AB & RW Hinkley

3 Hfd X 464kg @ 262c/kg, $1215ph HND & HC Morton

3 Ang 463kg @ 262c/kg, $1214ph Eulo Past

COWS

16 Ang 700kg @ 236c/kg, $1653ph Naweenda

3 Ang 632kg @ 215c/kg, $1358ph AL & D Forsyth

5 Ang 638kg @ 206c/kg, $1314ph Eulo Past

BULLS

1 Ang 934kg @ 210c/kg, $1961ph HND & HC Morton

STEERS

1 Ang 590kg @ 283c/kg, $1670ph Noola South

2 Ang 392kg @ 255c/kg, $1001ph A Clarke

VEALERS

1 Lim 548kg @ 285c/kg, $1562ph D & H Milich

2 Lim 497kg @ 296c/kg, $1473ph D & H Milich

8 Lim 392kg @ 302c/kg, $1183ph D & H Milich

4 Lim 355kg @ 285c/kg, $1012ph D & H Milich

COWS

13 Ang 588kg @208c/kg, $1223ph KH Jenkins

3 Lim X 565kg @ 212c/kg, $1198ph D & H Milich

13 Ang 528kg @194c/kg, $1025ph KH Jenkins

9 BB 538kg @ 182c/kg, $980ph M & J Nicholson

4 Ang 525kg @ 185c/kg, $971ph G & E Shalders

11 Ang 503kg @ 174c/kg, $876ph KH Jenkins

BULLOCKS

Ang 653kg @ 265c/kg, $1729ph HR Mann & Son

B/B 602kg @ 255c/kg, $1535ph Rockhills

Ang & BB 623kg @ 250c/kg, $1556ph Rockhills

B/B 726kg @ 200c/kg, $1452ph Rockhills

VEALERS

Ang Strs 390kg @ 260c/kg, $1014ph HR Mann & Son

Ang Hfrs 415kg @ 250c/kg, $1038ph Rockhills

Ang Strs 380kg @ 275c/kg, $1045ph B & K McVean

Ang Strs 326kg @ 250c/kg, $815ph B & K McVean

Ang Hfrs 276kg @ 250c/kg, $690ph B & K McVean

HEIFERS

Ang & BB 524kg @ 262c/kg, $1373ph Rockhills

Ang 468kg @ 260c/kg, $1217ph Rockhills

Ang 565kg @ 238c/kg, $1345ph Rockhills

COWS

SH X 648kg @ 222c/kg, $1439ph Rockhills

Hfd 585kg @ 198c/kg, $1158ph Rockhills

STEERS

10 Ang X 598kg @ 268c/kg, $1602ph Ridley Workers

5 Ang 457kg @ 257c/kg, $1264ph Dixie House

HEIFERS

2 Sth Dev 473kg @ 279c/kg, $1318ph Tesbury P/Ship

14 Ang 518kg @ 273c/kg, $1413ph N Blain

COWS

1 Ang X 672kg @ 222c/kg, $1491ph Tesbury P/Ship

1 Ang 638kg @ 222c/kg, $1416ph N Blain

Thursday, April 11: Store Sale, 10am

Monday, April 15: Prime Market, 9am

Monday, April 22: No Market (Easter Monday)

Monday, April 29: Prime Market, 9am

April 8. Yarding: 467. Change: 83.

Numbers lifted by 83 head to 467 cattle this week at Ballarat. Quality was mixed, but with several pens of nicely presented young cattle yarded. Most of the increase was in cow numbers, mostly in light condition, showing the affects of the continuing dry. The usual buying group attended and operated in a generally easier market, firm to dearer on the heifer vealers and yearling steers. The C muscle, 4 score grown heifers sold 4c dearer, and the heavy beef bulls improved, being to 20c/kg stronger. Cows made to 211c, but generally eased 10c to 20c/kg over most catagories. Numbers were made up of, 280 cows, 90 steers, 82 heifers, 15 bulls and a few open auction young cattle. Vealers sold to the trade from 210c to 270c, plainer types sold from 144c to 172c, feeders and restockers paid from 186c to 244c and from 80c to 164c/kg for plainer 1 score lots. Yearlings sold to the trade from 160c to 280c, feeders paid mostly from 150c to 253c/kg. Grown steers sold similar, with medium weights selling from 230c to 278c, heavier steers sold at 250c, and feeders paid 230c/kg. Grown heifers eased 10c to 15c, with medium weights ranging from 190c to 220c, and heavier weights selling from 194c to 233c/kg. Feeders and restockers paid from 168c to 200c/kg for grown heifers. Light weight manufacturing steers sold from 165c to 175c for the crossbreds, with dairy types selling at 180c and restockers paid 154c/kg for dairy types. Heavy C muscle, 3 and 4 score cows sold from 170c to 211c, the 1 and 2 scores sold from 140c to 178c with D muscle cows selling from 160c to 185c/kg. B muscle 2 and 3 score cows sold from 149c to 187c/kg. Medium weight, D2 cows sold from 116c to 147c, the D1 cows sold from 70c to 132c. Restockers paid 156c/kg for bulls.