Numbers remained close to the previous week’s high level, with 6475 head yarded at Dalby.
Buyer attendance was generally good with representation covering all classes. Average prices for medium and heavy weight yearling steers to feed lifted a further 7c/kg.
The large supply of yearling heifers to feed, allowed average prices to ease from the very high levels of the previous sale. A short supply of heavy grown steers and bullocks received fair demand for the quality penned. Cows to slaughter at the time of this interim report have generally experienced fair demand, however restocker classes averaged 10c/kg dearer.
C2 medium weight yearling steers to feed ranged between 290c and 310.2c to average 301.9c and were 7c dearer, while heavy weights were also up 7c to average 297.9c/kg. Feeders bought C2 medium weight yearling heifers for an average of 284.9c, back 6c/kg.
C3 medium weight grown steers to slaughter sold between 249.2c and 278.5c, to average 257.7c, and C3 light weight grown heifers to feed reached 262.2c and averaged 257.1c, up 12c/kg. D4 heavy weight cows to processors were 6c cheaper, ranging between 224.2c and 238.3c, and averaged 228.3c/kg.
