Agents yarded 715 head of cattle and 1122 head of sheep and lambs for the weekly sales.
Prices were fully firm to a shade dearer for most ranges, with restockers still pushing the processors for the available stock. Poultry and pig numbers were back with the orders starting to stall after recent lockdowns.
Cattle numbers
• Vealer steers averaged 602.3c to a top of 728.2c/kg or $1480.86 to a top of $1930.27
• Vealer heifers averaged 502.7c to a top of 596.2c/kg or $1321.07 to a top of $1781.93
• Feeder steers averaged 514.10c to a top of 570c/kg or $2104.53 to a top of $2714.61
• Feeder heifers averaged 433c to a top of 496.2c/kg or $1672.37 to a top of $2152.75
• Yearling steers averaged 569.1c to a top of 630c/kg or $1826.41 to a top of $2298.03
• Yearling heifers averaged 477.3c to a top of 540c/kg or $1538.02 to a top of $2127.99
• Steers averaged 392.8 to a top of 484.2c/kg or $2225.17 to a top of $2775.62
• Heifers averaged 357.1c to a top of 444.2c/kg or $1569.46 to a top of $2395.26
• Cows averaged 318.2c to a top of 370c/kg or $1885.83 to a top of $2893.32
• Bulls averaged 415.4c to a top of 770.2c/kg or $2181.99 to a top of $3619.94
Sheep and lamb numbers
• Lambs topped at $245 to average $189.45 /head a rise of $18 av week on week
• Hoggets topped at $220 to average $173.63/head a drop of $9 av week on week
• Ewes topped at $220 to average $150.29/head a rise of $36 av week on week
• Wethers topped at $200 to average $$170.71 a rise of $17 av week on week
• Rams topped at $306 to average $167.68 a rise of $12 av week on week
• Ram lambs topped at $150 to average $136.67 a drop of $12 av week on week
Sale average was $185.70 a rise of $19/ head average week on week
Pig and poultry numbers
• Geese sold to $30, Drakes to $25,Ducklings to $27.50, Hens to $25, roosters to $20, Chicks to $30
• Sows sold to $336, Gilts to $252, pork to $168, stores from $100 to $131 per head
McDougall and Sons sheep and lamb report
Agents (Wednesday 11 August) yarded 1122 head for the weekly sale. The stock was drawn from local, New England , Maranoa , Border Rivers and Western Downs. The quality was good for the export and trade lambs as well as mutton and articles for restockers. Lambs topped at $245 to average $189.45($18up), hoggets topped at $220 to average $173.63($9down), ewes topped at $220 to average $150.29($36up),wethers topped at $200 to average $170.71($17up), rams topped at $306 to average $167.68, lamb rams topped at $150 to average $136.67. The total yarding averaged $185.70 a jump of $19/ head over (the previous) week’s sale.
• Jacob Thorne sold Dorper lambs 45.5kg to Grants Quality Meats for $214, ewes to restockers for $220
• Stillwater Past Co sold Dorper lambs off oats 47.8kg to Leslie Lamb for $210, 44.3kg to Jock Young for $212
• Kings Family sold Aussie White Dorper x wether lambs 57kg to GR Prime for $242
• John and Regina Henry sold Dorper x lambs off feed 48kg to Leslie Lamb for $215, 40kg to Jock Young for $188
• Bill Pentecost sold Dorper x lambs 55kg to GR Prime for $227, 37.5kg to Leslie Lamb for $187, ewes to restockers for $152
• Warren and Wendy Schelbach sold Dorper wether lambs 40kg to Luck Meats for $201
• Margaret Binnie sold Xbred lambs 49kg to Eversons for $210
• Gooroo Grazing sold Dorset x lambs 57.6kg to Eversons for $230, 50.3kg to Ashtons Butchery for $235, Dorper x lambs 53.75kg to Ashtons Butchery for $245, 47.5kg Merino x lambs to Eversons for $161, 35kg to GR Prime for $136, ewes to restockers for $140 and $60, rams to restockers for $176
• Darryl Martin sold Dorper x ewe lambs 44.1kg to restockers for $228, ewe hoggets 51 kg to restockers for $193, ewes to Highchester Meats for $164
• Kim Nielsen sold Dorset x lambs 55kg off lucerne to Leslie Lamb for $230
• Bruce Mc Cay sold Dorper wether lambs off oats 39.2kg to Jock Young for $190, ewe lambs 39.5kg to Leslie Lamb for $199, 33.5kg to Clearview for $179, Merino wether lambs 17.5micron, 33.7kg to GR Prime for $122, 31.5kg Merino ewe lambs to restockers for $100
• Kalgrove Farm sold Dorper lambs 41.25kg to restockers for $200, 41.25 ram lambs to Whites Trading for $128, ewes to ELQ for $192, 50kg hogget rams to ELQ for $220, rams to restockers for $306
• Tom and Tracie Cooper sold shorn Dorset x lambs off grain 49.4kg to GR Prime for $231
• Martin Power sold Suffolk ewe lambs 50kg to restockers for $220
• Andrew Clark Dickson sold Xbred lambs 50kg to Ashtons Butchery for $214, 49.5kg hoggets to Eversons for $180
• Colorado P/S sold Dorper lambs 42.5kg to GR Prime for $180, 36.25kg and 33kg to Elliots Butchery for $171 and $162, ewes to restockers for $139, rams to restockers for $158
