Numbers fell by 23 per cent and a fair panel of buyers was present at Warwick this week and included all the major export processors.
Well-bred vealer steers had strong support from restockers and vealer heifers to feed and the better end to the trade improved in price.
There was a wide variation in the quality of medium and heavy weight yearling steers to feed and this was reflected in price.
The small selection of heavy grown steers and bullocks were firm to dearer, pushed on in places by demand from the domestic meat trade. The return of a major exporter combined with a lift in quality saw cow prices gain 4c to 12c/kg.
Well-bred vealer steers averaged 316c and made to 328.2c. Vealer heifers mostly sold around 302c and a few to local butchers made to 325c. Light weight yearling steers to restockers averaged 304c and made to 310.2c.
Medium weights to feed made to a top of 316.2c with most around 293c. The occasional light weight yearling heifer sold to the trade at 333.2c while a fair sample of medium weights sold to the feeder market to 270c.
