Good rain across the supply area and some very cold weather saw a similar size yarding as last week. Quality was a little better across some categories, with an outstanding pen of bullocks weighing 678kg making 320c/kg. The entire regular buying group was present today, with feedlots and restockers active in a mostly firm market. The best of the trade weight steers eased due to lack of finish, making from 225c to 259c/kg. There was a slightly better offering of heifers, creating a lift of 3c to receive from 266c to 281c/kg. Feeder cattle were firm, with the better quality steers making from 225c to 257c, as the heifers sold from 230c to 265c/kg. Restockers were keen to participate on the better finished yearlings, taking home a pen of steers for 287c/kg. Today's offering of grown steers and bullocks was mixed, with the better C3 and C4 steers and bullocks suiting the processors making from 285c to 320c/kg. The regular offering of mixed quality cows sold in a firm to slightly cheaper market. Good heavy 4 score cows suiting the export buyers sold from 217c to 240c/kg. The middle run of D3 and D4 beef cows received from 170c to 215c, with the light 1 score cows making from 123c to 166c/kg. Only a few bulls sold to the usual buying group, as only one bull with shape sold for 206c/kg.

BULLOCKS

1 Ang 550kg @ 285c/kg, $1568ph Bruan P/S

1 Ang 476kg @ 208c/kg, $990ph Lake View

2 Frs 660kg @ 205c/kg, $1353ph T Saddler Transport

HEIFERS

2 Ang 423kg @ 174c/kg, $735ph Bruan P/S

COWS

1 Lim X 618kg @ 238c/kg, $1471ph W Woods Pty Ltd

5 Ang 631kg @ 218c/kg, $1376ph T Saddler Transport

4 Ang 590kg @ 215c/kg, $1269ph Bruan P/S

3 Red Ang 528kg @ 204c/kg, $1078ph Hillside

1 BB 474kg @180c/kg, $853ph S Ackerley

STEERS

Hfd 462kg @ 225c/kg, $1040ph Stephen Jewell Trust

Hfd 403kg @ 230c/kg, $926ph Stephen Jewell Trust

Hfd 510kg @ 180c/kg, $918ph Stephen Jewell Trust

HEIFERS

Frs 513kg @ 165c/kg, $846ph Mick Scanlon

Hfd 451kg @ 160c/kg, $721ph TR & JL Williams

COWS

Frs 623kg @ 170c/kg, $1060ph DJ & LR Brown

Hfd 560kg @ 188c/kg, $1053ph TR & JL Williams

Frs 582kg @ 163c/kg, $949ph DJ & LR Brown

Ang 515kg @ 160c/kg, $824ph J & M Lilley

STEERS

Ang 424kg @ 259c/kg, $1098ph C & G Pickering

HEIFERS

Ang 502kg @ 275c/kg, $1381ph C & G Pickering

COWS

Hfd 645kg @228c/kg, $1470ph D & N Higgins

Hfd 528kg @ 218c/kg, $1151ph D & N Higgins

Hfd 506kg @ 180c/kg, $910ph D & N Higgins

BULLOCKS

1 Ang 796kg @ 280c/kg, $2229ph Gwen Turner

1 Ang 580kg @ 290c/kg, $1682ph Gwen Turner

STEERS

1 Ang 534kg @ 257c/kg, $1372ph Gwen Turner

2 Hfd 412kg @ 244c/kg, $1007ph Dean Spencer Nominees

HEIFERS

1 Ang 472kg @ 281c/kg, $1326ph Dean Spencer Nominees

4 Hfd 440kg @ 266c/kg, $1170ph Dean Spencer Nominees

4 Ang 427kg @ 255c/kg, $1090ph Gwen Tuner

BULLS

1 Ang 1116kg @ 206c/kg, $2299ph Gwen Turner

BULLOCKS

4 Ang 679kg @ 320c/kg, $2172ph JM Cochran

3 Ang 475kg @ 287c/kg, $1363ph EP Lloyd

TRADE STEERS

3 Red Ang 437kg @ 223c/kg, $975ph JM & LM Wynd

2 Ang X 518kg @ 212c/kg, $1097ph DW & SR Croft

VEALERS

2 Ang 353kg @ 256c/kg, $902ph EP Lloyd

11 P Hfd 341kg @ 230c/kg, $783ph Wypanda Co

TRADE HEIFERS

2 Ang X 483kg @ 265c/kg, $1279ph AP & MA Hickey

6 Ang 491kg @ 260c/kg, $1276ph Woorabinda

COWS

2 Char 810kg @ 240c/kg, $1944ph DP & JJ Murray

6 Ang 684kg @ 228c/kg, $1560ph Haworth & Jones

2 Ang 713kg @ 226c/kg, $1610ph EP Lloyd

BULLOCKS

1 Ang 624kg @ 220c/kg, $1373ph F & C Vogels

1 Ang 644kg @ 260c/kg, $1674ph L & H Delaney

STEERS

1 Ang 513kg @ 280c/kg, $1435ph Bellerson

1 Ang 510kg @ 281c/kg, $1433ph L & H Delaney

1 Ang 544kg @ 281c/kg, $1528ph D Delaney

1 Hfd 348kg @ 242c/kg, $842ph J & J Swayn

VEALERS

1 Ang 458kg @ 268c/kg, $1227ph Bellerson

1 Char X 438kg @ 242c/kg, $1060ph L & H Delaney

HEIFERS

1 Ang 452kg @ 268c/kg, $1211ph PD Hallyburton

1 Ang 552kg @ 265c/kg, $1463ph D Delaney

1 Red Ang 502kg @ 244c/kg, $1225ph F & C Vogels

1 Ang X 652kg @ 232c/kg, $1513ph Bellerson

1 Hfd 656kg @ 228c/kg, $1495ph J & J Swayn

COWS

1 Ang 656kg @ 222c/kg, $1456ph PD Hallyburton

1 Ang 658kg @ 222c/kg, $1461ph Boiardo

1 Char X 567kg @ 214c/kg, $1214ph D Delaney

1 Hfd 610kg @ 214c/kg, $1305ph J & J Swayn

1 Ang X 530kg @ 206c/kg, $1092ph G Conheady

Monday, June 3: Prime market, 9am

Monday, June 10: No market (public holiday)

Monday, June 17: Prime market, 9am

Thursday, June 20: Store sale, 10am

Monday, June 24: Prime market, 9am

May 27. Yarding: 539. Change: 237.

Cattle numbers lifted by 237 head to 539 at Ballarat. Quality was mixed, made up of 275 cows varying from light weight to very good. The usual buying group operated in a generally firm market, dearer on the better covered cows. Vealers and yearling sold to 260c to the trade to be 10c/kg dearer. Grown steers sold similar, heavier grown heifers made from 15c to 20c up on last week, reaching 250c/kg. Cows sold either side of firm, with better presented types improving 10c and making to 236c/kg. Numbers comprised 275 Cows, 103 Steers, 145 Heifers, 24 Bulls plus several pens of young calves sold open auction. Vealers and yearlings sold to the trade from 170c to 260c, with restockers and feeders paying mainly from 160c to 230c/kg.

Grown steers sold from 220c to 238c, as medium weights made from 220c to 254c, while heavy weights sold to 247c/kg. The 2 & 3 score grown heifers sold from 182c to 190c, as plainer D2s reached 154c/kg. Heavier weights sold from 240c to 250c, as restockers paid from 149c to 194c, and from 96c to 130c/kg for planner D1 grades. Manufacturing steers sold from 160c to 185c/kg, while plainer lots sold at 100c/kg. Heavy B & C muscle cows sold from 190c to 236c, as the C and D muscle 2 & 3 scores made from 157c to 210c, while medium D2 cows received from 134c to 180c.