Market Report 28th January 2025

Cattle - 1392

Inverell reduced numbers by 2072 head to offer 1392 good quality cattle. Trends improved for most steer yearlings heifers firm to cheaper. One multiple category buyer was absent but an extra cow buyer operated particularly on very heavy cows.  Light weaner steers were dearer to restockers 328c to 424c/kg. Similarly restockers purchased the heifer portion 314c to 405c/kg. Light yearling steers lifted 22c/kg while the same weight feeders were considerably dearer 284c to 398c/kg. Medium weight feeder steers sold to firm trends while the background offering lifted 5c/kg. Feeders in excess of 480kgs softer by 6c/kg and similar weights to process were back 21c/kg selling to 330c/kg.  Light yearling heifers to background were back 18c/kg to top at 310c/kg with heavier drafts lifting 2c/kg and ranged 310c to 330c/kg. Medium feeders dropped 6c/kg and heavy feeders lost 21c/kg to sell 280c to 330c/kg.  Heavy grown heifers to process slipped 240c to 286c/kg. Heavy cows lost 5c to 18c/kg ranging 270c to 295c/kg. The best of the heavy bulls slipped 21c/kg and light bulls to process 234c to 264c/kg.  

Sheep

Yarding – 2110             Lambs – 1442                Sheep – 668

Inverell penned 1442 lambs and 668 grown sheep an increase of 506 head. Dorper lambs suitable for processors and restockers were available. Restockers bought big drafts of store Dorpers. Processor Dorper and crossbred lambs purchased by the trade. Trends were mixed although processor competition was focussed on the heavy well finished drafts. The sheep market responded in a similar fashion.  Light restocker lambs  $65 to $83/head and a large draft of forward Dorpers sold to $155/head back to the paddock. Trade Dorpers $90 to $147/head and heavy crossbred trade lambs made $180 to $195/head. Lambs in excess of 30kgs cwt made $250 to $269/head and the similar Dorper draft sold to $240/head. First cross hoggets made to $140/head.  Heavy ewes $115 to $124 and medium weights $55.50 to $85/head. Wethers sold from $96 to $108/head.