Cattle: LWB 14 – LWY 411 – LWC 309 – OAY 4 Cattle numbers eased to 720/head, that is back 130 on last week made up of 326 trade and young cattle, 326 cows, 12 grown bulls, and 12 open auction calves. Quality was mostly good with the regular buying group operating in a generally firm market, easier in spots. Young steers eased to 10c with the heifers improving to 10c/kg, they sold at similar levels to feeders. Grown steers improved to 20c/kg in spots with the lighter grown heifers easing 20 to 30c/kg and the well finished lots to 20c/kg dearer in places. Well covered cows sold similar with heavy bulls to 10c/kg dearer. Young cattle sold to the trade from 355 to 490c and feeders paid from 400 to 490c/kg. Plainer types sold from 320 to 388c/kg. Light and medium weight steers sold from 422 to 495c with […]

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