PRIME CATTLE
May 6.
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Yarding: 638. Change: 96.
Demand was stronger and prices were higher in the increased sized yarding of 638 cattle at Mortlake, 96 more.
Last week's absent buyer returned, along with more exporter presence for the mixed but mostly good quality offering.
Young cattle were equal to a little better in prices, but grown steers and cows sold 10c to 15c/kg dearer.
The quality of grown heifers and bulls was not as good as previous sales, and allowing for this, price values were no different.
The few plain to average quality C muscled vealers made from 240c to 272c, while the plain to very good selection of C muscled yearlings attracted strong bidding, receiving from 222c to 295c/kg.
Processors paid to 305c for a supplementary fed pen and restockers went to 285c/kg.
The D1 and D2 yearlings were from 150c, with processors paying to 205c, while restockers went to 256c/kg.
The C3 grown steers made from 280c to 295c, with a pen out to 309c/kg.
The leaner unfinished C2 grade were from 250c to 260c/kg. Manufacturing D2 grown steers sold from 209c to 223c, with better covered D3s making from 232c to a top of 260c/kg.
The few C muscled grown heifers made from 220c to 229c/kg.
There were several pens of well finished beef cows and these made from 220c to 232c, with a pen at 240c, while average quality started from 205c/kg.
The D2 cows made from 183c to 212c, with the D1 grade making from 162c to 188c/kg.
The poor to plain conditioned E1 cows sold from 148c and 166c, with very poor quality down to 110c/kg. The plain to average line up of beef bred bulls made from 184c to 206c/kg.
SOUTHERN GRAMPIANS LIVESTOCK MORTLAKE
STEERS
Ang 403kg @ 260c/kg, $1047ph Nadoo Pastoral Co
HEIFERS
Hfd 644kg @ 220c/kg, $1417ph Nadoo Pastoral Co
Hfd 470kg @ 246c/kg, $1156ph Nadoo Pastoral Co
COWS
Hfd 570kg @ 219c/kg, $1248ph Nadoo Pastoral Co
ELDERS KERR & CO
BULLOCKS
8 Ang 684kg @ 309c/kg, $2115ph RA McInnes
4 Ang 755kg @ 299c/kg, $2257ph RA McInnes
1 MG 692kg @ 290c/kg, $2007ph Batanda
4 Ang 564kg @ 278c/kg, $1568ph P Habersberger
TRADE STEERS
1 Hfd 430kg @ 275c/kg, $1183ph Batanda
2 Ang 443kg @ 272c/kg, $1204ph C Goldsworthy
VEALERS
2 Ang X 375kg @ 286c/kg, $1073ph CA Beal
13 Ang 373kg @ 277c/kg, $1033ph C Goldsworthy
5 Ang 381kg @ 245c/kg, $933ph P & M Ewing
COWS
3 Hfd 655kg @ 237c/kg, $1552ph Batanda
4 Hfd 709kg @ 232c/kg, $1644ph Batanda
33 Ang 652kg @ 221c/kg, $1441ph Grosvenor P'Ship
1 Ang 652kg @ 227c/kg, $1480ph AL & DA Bloomfield
BULLS
1 Hfd 614kg @ 206c/kg, $1265ph Willawa
CHARLES STEWART & CO
BULLOCKS
4 Ang 639kg @ 295c/kg, $1884ph R & B Wellman
STEERS
2 Hfd X 420kg @ 282c/kg, $1184ph P & N Hebblethwaite
VEALERS
1 Ang 400kg @ 290c/kg, $1160ph Lochclyde Past
HEIFERS
3 Ang 352kg @ 272c/kg, $956ph Lochclyde Past
4 Sth Dev 469kg @ 254c/kg, $1190ph Tesbury P/Ship
9 Hfd 580kg @ 225c/kg, $1306ph D Phillips
2 Ang 510kg @ 223c/kg, $1137ph S & K Guthrie
COWS
5 Ang 621kg @ 229c/kg, $1422ph S & K Guthrie
7 Ang X 612kg @ 214c/kg, $1310ph C & K McLeod
1 Hfd 538kg @ 190c/kg, $1022ph P & N Hebblethwaite
5 Frs 588kg @ 178c/kg, $1046ph T & M Kenna
BULLS
1 Ang 784kg @ 204c/kg, $1599ph P & N Hebblethwaite
RODWELLS
STEERS
Ang 529kg @ 302c/kg, $1597ph AG & LE Brook
Ang 440kg @ 281c/kg, $1236p Robert Brooks
VEALERS
Ang Strs 412kg @ 285c/kg, $1175ph Jilppanger Bauchier
Char X Strs 373kg @ 284c/kg, $1058ph RE Tickner
Char X Hfrs 362kg @ 284c/kg, $1028ph RE Tickner
Ang Strs 351kg @ 282c/kg, $989ph AG & LE Brook
Ang Hfrs 403kg @ 273c/kg, $1101ph Jilpanger Bauchier
Ang Hfrs 526kg @ 270c/kg, $1420ph AG & LE Brook
HEIFERS
Ang 378kg @ 240c/kg, $906ph Robert Brooks
COWS
Ang 753kg @ 230c/kg, $1734ph Robert Brooks
Ang 660kg @ 205c/kg, $1353ph Robert Brooks
Ang 659kg @ 203c/kg, $1337ph K & L Cameron
Ang 515kg @ 172c/kg, $886ph Robert Brooks
UPCOMING SALES AT WVLX MORTLAKE
Monday, May 13:
Prime Market, 9am
Thursday, May 16:
Store Sale, 10am
Monday, May 20:
Prime Market, 9am
Monday, May 27:
Prime Market, 9am
BALLARAT CATTLE
May 6.
Yarding: 323. Change: 36.
Numbers increased to 323 head at Ballarat, following handy rain last week.
Cows made up over a third of the yarding, with a few handy lots of young cattle penned, suiting both the trade and feeders.
Most of the regular buying group attended and operated in a generally firm market, with clean C and D muscle cows improving a few cents, and the best of the young cattle to both feeders and the trade improving 10c to 20c/kg at times.
Numbers comprised 124 cows, 91 steers, 88 heifers, 16 bulls and a few open auction young cattle.
Vealers sold to the trade made from 180c to 250c, as lighter plainer lots sold from 150c to 172c/kg.
Restockers and feeders paid from 204c to 280c and from 150c to 200c/kg for lighter lots. Plain D and E muscle young cattle sold from 20c to 100c/kg. Yearlings sold to the trade received from 230c to 270c, as feeders paid from 200c to 240c/kg for better types.
Only a few grown steers were yarded, with heavy weights making from 230c to 260c/kg.
Medium weight grown heifers sold from 110c to 200c, as heavier lots made from 190c to 232c/kg.
Restockers paid from 186c to 208c and from 92c to 138c/kg for lighter C1 types.
Dairy bred manufacturing steers received from 130c to 170c, and restockers paid 160c/kg.
Heavy C and D muscle cows sold from 168c to 220c, as the 2 scores made from 140c to 180c/kg.
Medium weight C2 and C3 cows sold from 150c to 186c.