The weather and the short processing weeks lead to a reduction of numbers for both the cattle sale and the sheep and lamb sales at McDougall and Sons.
Agents saw totals of 687 cattle and 535 head of sheep and lambs for the weekly sales.
The markets were firmer for the finished heavier articles and were par to a shade easier for the lighter and unfinished types.
Vealer steers av 328.5c/kg topping at 364.2c/kg or $736.12 to $910.50
Vealer heifers av 260.4c/kg topping at 330c/kg or $615.20 to $992.36
Feeder steers av 304.8c/kg topping at 370.2c/kg or $1142.82 to $1807.05
Feeder heifers av 249.6c/kg topping at 329.2c/kg or $851.84 to $1305.50
Yearling steers av 298.9c/kg topping at 380.2c/kg or $1034.92 to $1658.25
Yearling heifers av 262.9c/kg topping at 384.2c/kg or $838.55 to $1748.11
Steers av 289.5c/kg topping at 339.2c/kg or $1640.09 to $2083.24
Heifers av 267.2c/kg topping at 358.2c/kg or $1210.33 to $1612.61
Manufacturing steers av 213.2c/kg topping at 213.2c or $1309.06
Cows av 204c/kg topping at 235.02c/kg or $1097.89 to $1914.00
Bulls av 243.6c/kg topping at 273.2c/kg or $1651.75 to $2487.50
Sale total of 665 head saw an av of $1066.56 av across the board.
Sheep and Lamb numbers saw a fall with a third of the last weeks numbers.
Lambs topped at $187 to av $100.56 ($2/down)
Ewes topped at $87 to av $56.47 ($24 down )
Wethers topped at $75 to av $67.71 ($11 up )
Rams topped at $64 to av $32.06 ($38 down)
Lamb rams topped at $100 to av $76.62 ($1 up )
The sale av of $72.39 was $20/ head down.
Pork numbers were up slightly with a bigger number of stores.
Sows sold from $175 to $230, Boars sold to $140, Baconers sold to $240, Pork sold from $188 to $238, Light Pork sold to $168, Stores from $40 to $182.
Roosters sold to $10, Hens to $8 , Silkys sold to $35, Pullets sold to $27050, Guinea Fowl sold to $20, Ducks sold to $5, Drakes to $7.50, Groups of Guinea Fowl sold to $27.50, Groups of chicks sold to $27.50, Groups of Quail sold to $15
