Market Report 10th September 2024

Cattle - 1129

Inverell penned 1129 good quality cattle similar numbers to last sale. It was a good quality offering attended by regular operators who competed freely through most categories. Trends were varied but improved for the most part for young cattle and heavy cows were firm to slightly dearer.  Weaner steers were cheaper 319c to 396c/kg while the heifer portion sold to stronger trends up to 20c/kg better and averaged 318c/kg with both categories going to restockers. Light steers to background were 8c to 17c/kg dearer. Medium feeders made to 396c/kg and heavy feeders lifted as much as 34c/kg. Light background heifers sold to rises of 15c/kg with medium feeders gaining 27c/kg to average 349c/kg. Heavy yearling heifers to process were 7c/kg dearer selling to 340c/kg.  Heavy grown steers to the trade lifted 22c/kg and similar heifers sold to 18c/kg better. Medium to heavy two and three score cows gained 12c/kg and heavy four score cows sold to only slightly negative results 287c to 318c/kg. Heavy bulls up to 11c/kg dearer.

Sheep

Yarding –  3915                 Lambs – 3012                     Sheep – 903

Inverell penned 3915 lambs and 903 grown sheep similar to last sale. The lamb offering was very good and showed through the final results. Grown sheep sold to cheaper trends overall. Restockers operated on heavy drafts of finished lambs as well as lighter pens.  Light lambs to the paddock $55 to $110/head while heavy drafts going the same way made $150 to $200/head. Light lambs to the trade were firm making to $160/head. Trade lambs were up to $9/head dearer $150 to $194/head. Heavy trades were to $11/head dearer and lambs in the 26kg to 30kg bracket were also slightly dearer. Lambs in excess of 30kgs cwt slipped $21/head to top at $270/head. One pen of very good new season lambs sold at $183/head. Dorper hoggets made $100/head and crossbreds to $110/head.  Light crossbred ewes sold to $68/head and heavier drafts $68 to $90/head. Heavy Dorpers made $110/head. Young Merino ewes made $95/head to restockers and young Merino wethers to $110/head.