06/10/2020

Pens of Cows Jump to 319.2c/kg
Agents Boyd O’Brien Bartholomew reported a yarding of 481 head. The export market improved significantly with all buyers in attendance. Heavy cows and bulls to kill improved by 10 to 15 cents a kilo, with store cows selling well. Export feeder steers sold to a stronger market as numbers continue to tighten. The trade weight feeders remained firm on last week’s rates. Better conditioned vealers and yearlings to kill sold to increased rates. Restocker steers and heifers are still in strong demand.

Agents Boyd O’Brien Bartholomew reported a yarding of 481 head. The export market improved significantly with all buyers in attendance. Heavy cows and bulls to kill improved by 10 to 15 cents a kilo, with store cows selling well. Export feeder steers sold to a stronger market as numbers continue to tighten. The trade weight feeders remained firm on last week’s rates. Better conditioned vealers and yearlings to kill sold to increased rates. Restocker steers and heifers are still in strong demand.

PJ Simpson sold Charolais cross vealer heifers for 396.2c/kg weighing 265kg to return $1052. GW Siedofsky sold Charolais cross restocker heifers for 397.2c/kg weighing 238kg to return $948. Restocker steers account I & D Williams sold for 441.2c/kg they weighed 188kg and came back at $830. Hereford cross steer calves account McPherson Grazing sold for 465.2c/kg weighing 164kg returning $763. Valley Pride Produce sold Charolais cross feeder steers for 402.2c/kg weighing 408kg to return $1642. Quality Droughtmaster steers account W & J Wease sold for 400.2c/kg weighing 400kg to return $1600. G & K Hahn sold Charbray feeder steers for 399.2c/kg weighing 357kg to return $1427.

Charolais cross feeder heifers account J2X Pty Ltd sold for 385.2c/kg weighing 180kg returning $693. Yearling steers account T & A Enterprises sold for 411.2c/kg weighing 250kg to return $1028. C & A Taylor sold Angus cross backgrounder steers for 407.2c/kg weighing 296kg to return $1205. Brahman cross backgrounder steers account Atkinson family sold for 412c/kg weighing 250kg returning $1030. Brendan & Marnie Scheiwe sold grain assist steers for 398.2c/kg weighing 355kg to return $1413.

Export cattle were dearer by 10-15 cents a kilogram this week with all buyers in attendance. Quality four tooth Charolais cross heifers account Clarefarm made 360.2c/kg returning $2269. Brendan and Marnie Scheiwe sold Charolais heifers with six teeth for 357.2c/kg weighing 740kg to return $2643. Roberts Harwood Co of Woodford sold Limousin cross six tooth steers for 334.2c/kg weighing 530kg to return $1771.

The best cows for this week topped at 319.2c/kg for a pen of Droughtmaster cows account Phillip Regan Tallagella, they weighed 557kg to return $1778. Allan Sellin of Dayboro sold lines of Braford cows with the best cows reaching 287.2c/kg weighing 505kg returning $1450. L & G Uljarevic of Lockyer Waters sold Greyman cows for 317.2c/kg weighing 575kg returning $1823. Brahman store cows account Alex Armstrong of Hazeldean made 254.2c/kg weighing 480kg to return $1220. Carseldine and Co of Linville sold Charolais cross cows for 289.2c/kg weighing 444kg to return $1284. Brendan and Marnie Scheiwe sold lines of Charolais cross cows with the best reaching 308.2c/kg weighing $575 to return $1772. Peter Simpson of Woodford sold Charolais cross cows that made 310c/kg weighing 695kg returning $2154. Paul Newlove of Maroon sold Santa cross cows for 300.2c/kg weighing 495kg to return $1485.

Young Charolais bulls account Brendan and Marnie Scheiwe sold for 329.2c/kg weighing 635kg to return $2090. R & V Laycock of Esk sold Simmental bulls for 311.2c/kg which weighing 720kg to return $2240.