Widespread rain in some western areas restricted movements of cattle, although there were consignments from the Channel country, resulting in a smaller yarding of 4043 head at this week’s Dalby sale, down by 1284.
Yearlings were well supplied, while bullocks and cow numbers were down. The market was generally strong with medium weight feeder steers selling 10c dearer topping at 334c to average 319c, and heavy feeder steers averaged 315c. Feeder heifers were 5c dearer topping at 313c to average 300c.
The export cattle were made up of a fair yarding of bullocks and steers and a smaller penning of cows. Bullocks were down by 3c to average 201c, while heavy steers were 10c cheaper to average 288c. Heifers were 3c dearer selling to 285c.
The cow market saw medium weights hold firm to average 232c, however heavy cows were down by 7c and sold to 246c to average 240c.
