THE value of store cattle on the Central Tablelands continues to rise with the market another $150 a head dearer during the monthly store sale at Central Tablelands Livestock Exchange, Carcoar, last Friday.
That lift was on the back of a $100/head dearer trend during the June store sale.
The number of buyers at the rail was also reduced, due to COVID-19 restrictions at the saleyards, however this didn't appear to stem the fierce restocker competition.
Graeme Richard, who was at the sale collecting market data for Meat and Livestock Australia, reported the nine- to 10-month-old weaners made up the bulk of the yarding.
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"Weight was a feature with plenty of weaners over 300 kilograms," Mr Richard said.
All up, 2034 head were offered which was a solid sized sale for this centre in the depths of winter.
Weaner steers up to 200kg mostly sold from $1000 to $1480, while those from 200kg to 280kg ranged from $1360 to $1790, and the 280kg to 330kg weights made $1590 to $1945.
The heavier weaner steers tipping the scales at more than 330kg sold from $1570 to $2140.
Weaner heifers up to 200kg mostly sold from $800 to $1230, while those from 200kg to 280kg ranged from $980 to $1680, and the 280kg to 330kg weights made $1320 to $1760.
The heavier weaner heifers weighing more than 330kg sold from $1700 to $1810.
Feeder-type steers up to 400kg sold from $1340 to $1970, while steers more than 400kg attracted bids from $1970 to $2230.
The feedlots picked up one pen of heifers tipping the scales at about 290kg for $1500.
Pregnancy-tested-in-calf females were limited and most sold from $2150 to $3060, while unjoined heifers made $1875 to $1935.
Cows with calves were once again in demand from restockers and prices ranged from $2200 to $3250 for units with calves less than two months old.
Cows with two- to four-month-old calved sold from $2600 to $3800.
The top pen of cows with calves, making $3800/unit, were Herefords sold by PR and CJ Gunn through Orange agents McCarron Cullinane.
Not far behind in price were a pen of 11 black baldy cows with calves sold by NG and EJ Mendham, Blayney, that made $3720/unit when auctioned by Ray White Emms Mooney.
Grant Toohey sold the top of the feeder steers for $2230. These were a pen of 429kg, Glengowan-blood, 10- to 12-month-old Angus. He also sold the top weaner heifers - a pen of 352kg Angus for $1810.
The weaner steers were topped by WR and AL Gowing, through Elders, for seven 384kg Angus steers that made $2140.
The sale was conducted by Central Tablelands Livestock Agents Association.
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