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STA FM Rural News | 30-11-24

by | Nov 30, 2024 | Rural | 0 comments

Inverell Cattle Sale Tuesday 26th November.

The supply of stock at Inverell reduced by 497 head to 1,724.                                                   
The yarding was dominated by heavy yearling feeder steers and heifers plus export bullocks and cows with only a small sample of light weight yearling cattle that suited the backgrounder.                                                                                                     
All the regular processors and feeder buyers attended and operated on a market very similar to last week and any price variations were quality related.                      
Yearling steers in the 200-280kg range to re-stockers topped at 413c with those over 280kg at 386c to average 379c/kg.
Yearling steers in the 330- 400kg range to backgrounders sold to 394c and averaged 376c/kg.
Heavy yearling steers to feed sold from 374c to 376c and averaged from 365c to 370c/kg.
Yearling heifers in the 200-330kg range to background sold from 330c to 332c/kg. Yearling heifers to feed for the domestic market made 332c to average 318c/kg. Heavy yearling heifers to feed sold to 328c and averaged 323c/kg.                             
Young bullocks to processors made 355c to average 350c with those over 600kg at 350c to average 344c/kg.
Grown heifers to processors made 332c to average 327c/kg.                                               
Score 3 heavy cows to processors made 276c to average 273c with the score 4 cows topping at 285c to average 280c/kg.
Heavy bulls sold to 316c and averaged 292c/kg.                                                    
Market Reporter Errol Luck.

ROMA STORE SALE TUESDAY NOVEMBER 26

4274 HEAD SOLD YESTERDAY. A VERY STRONG SALE WITH BACKGROUNDER PUSHING THE MARKET AFTER GREAT RAINS.
YEARLING STEERS C2 SCORE
200 TO 280 KGS SOLD TO 490 TO AVERAGE 429 OR $1110                                           
280 TO 330 KGS SOLD TO 466 TO AVERAGE 400
330 TO 400 KGS SOLD TO 442 TO AVERAGE 390
OVER 400 KGS SOLD TO 400 TO AVERAGE 377                                                
YEARLING HEIFERS C2 SCORE                                                                                
200 TO 280 KGS SOLD TO 352 TO AVERAGE 297                                                             
280 TO 330 KGS SOLD TO 344 TO AVERAGE 299                                                       
330 TO 400 KGS SOLD TO 350 TO AVERAGE 314 OVER                                                 
400 KGS SOLD TO 345 TO AVERAGE 315                                                              
COWS OVER 520 KGS                                                                                             
D3 COWS SOLD TO 260 TO AVERAGE 235
D4 COWS SOLD TO 300 TO AVERAGE 279 OR $1626                                            
BULLS OVER 600 KGS SOLD TO 290 TO AVERAGE 276 OR $3010

THIS IS CHARLES WEYMAN JONES IN ROMA, REPORTING FOR RESONATE REGIONAL RADIO

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