Thursdays daily livestock article

09 February 2012

Numbers were up significantly at Dalby and the big yarding attracted strong competition. Medium feeder steers were 3¢ dearer on 226¢ and the heavier pens averaged 194¢/kg. Yearling feeder heifers were 6¢ lower on 207¢, while the heavier pens to the trade made 186¢/kg. Heavy grown steer prices were firm on 183¢ and heavy D4 cows were a shade cheaper on 158¢/kg.

Supply was steady at Casino and restocker demand was pronounced. Light vealer steers to restock mainly sold from 242¢ to 249¢, as the pens to trade orders gained 4¢ - to 236¢/kg. Medium weight vealer heifers to process topped at 239¢ and averaged 220¢/kg. Medium weight beef cows generally sold at 151¢ and the heavier pens averaged 164¢/kg.

Throughput eased at Warrnambool and quality was again mixed. The better quality vealer steers to the trade made 210¢, as the pens to feed made 208¢/kg. Vealer heifers were 5¢ cheaper on 188¢ and heavy yearling heifers were firm on 172¢/kg. Grown steer prices lifted 1¢ as most pens sold from 168¢ to 185¢ and the best heavy cows made close to 149¢/kg.

After Wednesday’s markets the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) fell 1.75¢ for the week at 393¢/kg cwt. The trade steer indicator lifted 7¢ - to 211¢ as feeder steer prices remained stable on 213¢/kg lwt. Heavy steer prices were also firm, averaging 182¢ and the medium cow indicator finished 3¢ higher on 145¢/kg lwt.

Supply was back at Hamilton and there was some good quality shorn 3 and 4 score trade lambs available. Light 1 and 2 score lambs sold from $45 to $80/head. Trade weights lambs made from $82 to $118 to average 460¢/kg cwt. Heavy and extra heavy lambs sold from 390¢ to 460¢/kg cwt.

Numbers lifted at CTLX and quality was mixed with both well finished and plainer lambs on offer. Trade weights were back $6 to range from $107 to $123/head or 467¢/kg cwt. Heavy lambs sold from $117 to $128 while extra heavy lambs received from $127 to $135/head. Merino ewes mostly sold from $78 to $95/head.

At the conclusion of Wednesday’s market the eastern states restocker lamb indicator was down 36¢ to 469¢/kg cwt. Merino lambs were 2¢ lower on 443¢, while light lambs were 19¢ cheaper on 460¢/kg cwt. Trade lambs were 22¢ lower on 469¢, while heavy lambs also decreased 15¢ - to 460¢/kg cwt. Mutton prices were down 13¢ - to 294¢/kg cwt.

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