There was a small reduction in supply to 3060 head at Dalby on Wednesday.
Export buyer attendance was good and most were operating. The usual feed and trade buyers were also present plus some additional restockers. Plain condition lines dominated the cow section, along with a reduced number of good heavy cows.
Light weight young cattle sold to stronger demand especially the heifer portion. Yearling steers under 330kg to feed averaged 14c/kg better, while the medium and heavy weights to feed sold to a cheaper trend. Most classes of yearling heifers to feed sold to a dearer market.
Plain condition cows improved in price by up to 20c/kg pushed on by stronger support from restockers and processors. Good heavy cows to processors could not maintain the levels of the previous sale.
Yearling steers under 200kg made to 480.2c with a fair sample averaging 450c/kg. Yearling steers under 280kg to restockers average 435c and made to 465c/kg. Yearling steers under 330kg averaged 422c and made to 444c, and medium weights made to 410c to average 392c/kg. Heavy weight yearling steers to feed made to 392c to average 375c, and a handful to the trade made to 420c/kg.
Yearling heifers under 200kg made to 438c to average 407c/kg. Yearling heifers under 280kg made to 420c to average 396c/kg. Yearling heifers to feed for the domestic market averaged from 380c to 382c and made to 399.2c/kg. Heavy weight yearling heifers to feed made to 382.2c to average 376c/kg.
A handful of heavy grown steers to export processors made to 345.2c/kg. Medium weight poor condition cows returning to the paddock averaged 248c and the better 2 scores averaged 267c, with PTIC lines reaching 298c/kg.
Medium weight 2 scores to processors averaged 252 and made to 260c/kg. Good heavy cows made to the occasional 291.2c to average 283c/kg. Heavy bulls made to 313c/kg.
