With the previous week of wet weather Casino Agents combined to yard 2429 head including 40 bulls, 70 bullocks, 950 cows and 1370 vealers and yearling at the NRLX for cattle sales today, Wednesday, June 3.
All the regular buyers attended and the market showed an increase across the board.
Vealer steers under 200kg sold from 330c to 538c/kg to restockers.
Vealer steers 200 to 280kg also improved to make to 562c/kg to restockers.
Vealer steers 280 to 330kg similar to last sale and made 540c/kg to restockers.
Vealer steers 330kg sold from 438c to 504c/kg to Lot Feeder and vealer heifers under 200kg sold from 276c to 460c/kg to restockers.
Vealer heifers 200 to 280kg suitable for the restockers selling to 500c and processor heifers making to 430c/kg.
Vealer heifers 280 to 330kg selling from 360c to 402c/kg to restockers.
Yearling steers 280 to 330kg sold from 438c to 520c/kg to restockers.
Yearling heifers 280 to 330kg made from 340c to 422c/kg to restockers.
Yearling heifers 330 to 400kg selling from 338c to 430c/kg.
Grown steers 500 to 600kg sold to 450c to average 429c/kg to processors. grown steers 500 to 600kg selling from 397c to 466c/kg to processors.
Grown heifers over 540kg sold to 436c/kg to processors.
A large yarding of cows penned.
The 3 score cows over 520kg sold from 320c to 412c/kg to processors.
The 2 score cows 400 to 520kg sold from 206c to 336c to processors and the restockers cows selling to 330c/kg. Bulls over 600kg sold to 394c/kg to processors.
Bulls 450 to 600kg sod from 244c to 366c/kg to processors.
Market Reporter David Friend for Meat & Livestock Australia