Warwick Cattle Report

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Report Date: 30th April 2024

Total Yarding: 1,247

Commentary

The supply of stock lifted by 697 head to 1,247 at Warwick. The regular processors,wholesalers and feeder operators attended along with a large panel of restockers and onlookers. The yarding of yearling cattle improved in quality which resulted in prices lifting across these lines with restockers still discounting the plainer bred cattle. The penning of cows was very plain and struggled to maintain the prices of last week.

Light weight yearling steers to restockers made 396c to average 329c with the plainer lines at 288c/kg. Yearling steers over 280kg made 370c to average 352c/kg. Yearling steers to feed for the domestic market made 352c to average 336c with those to restockers at 376c/kg. Heavy yearling steers to feed sold to 341c and averaged from 309c to 325c/kg. Light weight yearling heifers to restockers made 286c to average 254c with the plainer types averaging 211c/kg. Yearling heifers over 280kg to feed made 332c to average 280c/kg. Yearling heifers to feed for the domestic market made 288c to average 258c with those to the wholesale meat trade at 362c/kg.

Grown steers to feed made 300c to average 295c/kg. A handful of bullocks sold to 316c/kg. Grown heifers to processors sold to 305c/kg. Light weight plain cows to processors sold from 140c to 193c with restockers paying from 145c to 195c/kg. Good heavy cows averaged 209c and sold to 235c back by 4c/kg. Light weight bulls to restockers made 296c to average 284c/kg. Heavy bulls to processors made 256c to average 251c/kg.

Market Reporter Errol Luck.