VENDORS sold 1230 cattle at the South Eastern Livestock Exchange market at Yass.
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According to Meat and Livestock Australia's National Livestock Reporting Service numbers eased and quality was back.
There were only a few well bred yearlings. There was a good run of weaners which sold to strong demand while the lighter and plainer lines had little competition. There was a good run of heavy bullocks and around 370 cows were offered.
The better end of the weaner steers sold from 307c to 315c and heifers 248c to 263c/kg. Lighter and plainer lines ranged from 190c to 225c/kg.
Medium weight feeder steers were 11c back selling from 279c to 296c/kg. Heifers were 20c cheaper on the medium weights and 10c on heavy weights but most was breed and quality related. Most sold from 215c to 255c with a pen of heavy heifers reaching 275c/kg.
Grown steers were back 13c ranging from 266c to 288 and bullocks 270c to 299c/kg. Heavy grown heifers to process reached 256c/kg. Medium weight cows were firm to 10c dearer as the weight increased and sold from 125c to 191c/kg.
Heavy cows were firm to sell from 178c to 225c with the prime heavy weights averaging 216c/kg.