Young cattle numbers were down compared with previous cattle sales at the NRLX in Casino.
There was a good yarding of cows though at the sale today, Wednesday, October 16 with 958 head.
The yarding of young cattle was made up mainly of weaners with a small number of yearlings on offer.
The market remained strong with restocker weaner steers selling firm to slightly dearer.
Most steers sold from 274c to 432c to average 370c to 378c/kg.
Restocker weaner heifers saw little change ranging from 230c to 296c/kg.
Yearling steers to background sold from 270c to 360c and yearling heifers topped at 276c/kg.
The yarding of export cattle consisted mainly of cows, with insufficient numbers of grown steers for a quote, while the few grown heifers sold to 268c/kg.
There was an improved quality yarding of cows this week, however two buyers did not operate, resulting in a cheaper market, with heavy cows selling up to 20c cheaper. Medium and light cows were less affected.
Medium weight 2 score cows sold from 204c to 241c while 3 scores averaged 252c and heavy 4 score cows sold from 261c to 273c/kg.
There was a good run of restocker cows with the top pen selling for 306c/kg.
Report compiled by Doug Robson from Meat & Livestock Australia