It was another tough week for the national cattle market, as the declining producer confidence and winter doldrums kept prices heading south for most categories. There was a total of 10,634 head offered through AuctionsPlus commercial cattle sales this week, down 14% on last week, with several reports of vendors staying out of the market and delaying sales until stronger conditions, or at least spring growth, returns.

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It was another very tough trading week for the national cattle market, both online and through physical markets, with prices easin...
Numbers remained subdued across the AuctionsPlus commercial cattle sales this week, with the total offering of 12,809 head down 2%...
It was a subdued first week of July offerings through AuctionsPlus commercial cattle sales this week, with the 13,010 head offered...
It was another very tough trading week for the national cattle market, both online and through physical markets, with prices easing further.
Numbers remained subdued across the AuctionsPlus commercial cattle sales this week, with the total offering of 12,809 head down 2% on last week.
It was a subdued first week of July offerings through AuctionsPlus commercial cattle sales this week, with the 13,010 head offered down 31% on last week.
The national young cattle market eased further this week, as online prices took the largest coordinated step back in several months, as uncertainty and buyer resistance took hold.
It was another steady week of offerings through AuctionsPlus commercial cattle sales this week, with the 19,076 head largely in line with the average since the start of May, at 19,400 head.
On the back of some larger physical yardings this week, a total of 19,261 head was offered across AuctionsPlus commercial cattle sales – up 2% on the previous week.
Offerings in AuctionsPlus’ commercial cattle sales decreased slightly this week at 18,817 head – down 13% in line with the seasonal trend as we settle into Winter.
AuctionsPlus’ first commercial cattle sales of winter registered a jump in offerings, with the 21,444 head presented up 10% on last week – the largest weekly offering since mid-March.

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