The severe weather events across the supply area reduced numbers at Dalby on Wednesday to 908 cattle.
The yarding consisted of heavy feeder yearling steers and heifers with only a handful of cows and bullocks presented. All the regular feeder and restocker buyers were present and operating along with several export buyers.
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Light weight yearling steers and heifers improved in price by 18c to 50c, and heavy feeder heifers improved by 27c/kg.
Yearling steers in the 200 to 280kg range returned to the paddock at 810/kg. Yearling steers to feed for the domestic market averaged 648c and made to 688c/kg. Heavy yearling steers to feed sold to 610c and averaged 579c/kg.
Light weight yearling heifers to background averaged 690c and sold to 722c/kg. Yearling heifers in the 330 to 400kg range sold to feeder operators at 642c and to restockers at 630c to average 626c/kg. A good sample of heavy yearling heifers to feed averaged 554c and made to 604c/kg.
Young bullocks to export processors made 470c to average 463c/kg. Grown heifers to processors averaged 448c and sold to 453c/kg. Heavy weight score 3 cows to export processors sold to 379c and averaged 368c/kg. Light weight bulls to restockers made 676c to average 664c/kg. Cows and calves sold to $3,320/unit.
