Weekly Cattle Comments - Week ending Friday 22nd September

AuctionsPlus commercial cattle listings slipped this week to 8,788 head, decreasing by 10% on last week. Clearance also fell 6 percentage points to 34% and value over reserve fell by $10 to average $49/head. The number of offerings fell strongly across heavier lines with prices dropping across most categories, there were price increases seen in breeding stock categories.

Table 1: AuctionsPlus National Weekly Cattle Prices
Table 2: AuctionsPlus Queensland Cattle Prices
Table 3: AuctionsPlus Angus Cattle Prices
Report: Interactive Market Dashboard

Steers

Steers 200.1-280kg registered a smaller offering of 1,243 head and averaged $638/head - down $51 from last week for a 56% clearance. Prices ranged from 189 - 337c and averaged 265c/kg lwt. From Camooweal, QLD a line of 150 Droughtmaster/Droughtmaster steers aged 6 to 12 months old and weighing 227kg returned $640/head, or 282c/kg lwt and will travel to a buyer in Rolleston, QLD.

Steers 280.1-330kg registered a larger offering of 1,416 head and averaged 818/head - down $34 from last week for a 48% clearance. Prices ranged from 189 - 345c and averaged 269c/kg lwt. From Finley, NSW a line of 100 Angus/Angus steers aged 10 to 12 months old and weighing 294kg returned $800/head, or 272c/kg lwt and will travel to a buyer in Trafalgar south, VIC.

Heifers

Heifers 280.1-330kg registered a smaller offering of 950 head and averaged $667/head - down $105 from last week for a 29% clearance. Prices ranged from 127 - 272c and averaged 216c/kg lwt. From Armidale, NSW a line of 44 Angus/Angus heifers aged 12 to 13 months old and weighing 312kg returned $560/head, or 179c/kg lwt and will travel to a buyer in Armidale, NSW.

Heifers 330.1-400kg registered a smaller offering of 642 head and averaged $899/head - up $ from last week for a 17% clearance. Prices ranged from 181 - 277c and averaged 241c/kg lwt. From Henty, NSW a line of 36 Angus/Angus heifers spread across two even lots, aged 11 to 12 months old and weighing 381kg returned $950/head and $960/head, or 250c/kg lwt and 252c/kg lwt and will travel to the same buyer in Wagga Wagga, NSW.

Breeding Stock

NSM Cows & Calves registered a larger offering of 690 head and averaged 1,173/head - down $5 from last week for a 31% clearance. From Cassilis, NSW a line of 30 Angus/Angus cows aged 6 to 6 years old and weighing 584kg returned $1200/head, or 205c/kg lwt and will travel to a buyer in Inverell, NSW.

Note: Prices as at 2pm Friday, 22nd September 2023

Table 1: AuctionsPlus National Cattle Prices

Table 2: AuctionsPlus Queensland Cattle Prices

Table 3: AuctionsPlus Angus Cattle Prices

AuctionsPlus Interactive Cattle Market Report