An increased offering of light steers was matched by voracious interest out of southern Queensland this week, as overall AuctionsPlus commercial cattle numbers jumped 8%, to 19,543 head. Given the recent rain through Queensland it was no surprise that competition kicked into high gear this week for the lighter lines, with nine-out-of-ten young steer and heifer categories averaging higher.

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Originally Posted Wednesday 25th May 2022, Updated Friday 27th May 2022. Following a reduced offering last week, sheep and lamb nu...
Despite clearer conditions, overall cattle supplies were subdued again this week, with AuctionsPlus commercial cattle offerings ea...
Originally posted Wednesday 18th May 2022, Updated Friday 20th May 2022 A total of 45,316 head of sheep and lambs were offered acr...
Following a reduced offering last week, sheep and lamb numbers for the regular Tuesday commercial sales rose by 15%, with 52,228 head listed across the two sales.
Despite clearer conditions, overall cattle supplies were subdued again this week, with AuctionsPlus commercial cattle offerings easing to 17,326 head – back 7% from last week.
A total of 45,316 head of sheep and lambs were offered across AuctionsPlus commercial sheep and lamb sales this week – a 21% decline in listings from last week.
The widespread rain of the past week failed to have a major impact on overall cattle supplies, with AuctionsPlus commercial cattle offerings hitting 18,656 head this week.
AuctionsPlus commercial sheep and lamb numbers remained limited this week, with a total offering of 57,624 head – up 4% from last week
The largest commercial cattle offering in seven weeks left AuctionsPlus average prices at the close of sales with no clear trend, with some sharp falls through the young heifer lines offset by good gains for heavy steers.
The first week of May had commercial sheep and lamb numbers back 11% on last week, to total 55,470 head.
Commercial cattle offerings through AuctionsPlus this week reached 19,463 head, an increase of 2% on last week, as clearance rates lifted across almost all categories.

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