Echuca Cattle Report

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Report Date: 11th September 2024

Total Yarding: 1,900

Commentary

Numbers lifted with the sale featuring exceptional quality, with only 15 percent of the stock in store condition. The offering included a significant number of grain-assisted steers and heifers across all categories, including Friesian bullocks. A full contingent of buyers was present, along with a major export processor who had been absent from recent markets.

The trade market opened robustly, with strong competition persisting throughout the sale. The top vealers fetched prices ranging from 367c to 426c/kg. Trade steers were particularly sought after, especially European and European crossbreeds, with prices varying from 370c to 426c/kg. Trade heifers were in reasonable numbers, selling for between 320c and 366c/kg. However, feeder types were in short supply due to a rise in quality and finish, with feeder steer prices ranging from 350c to 380c/kg.

The export sale featured nearly 1,000 head of outstanding quality stock. Bullocks commanded prices between 370c and 392c/kg, while heavy steers weighing 500 to 600kg sold for 370c to 406c/kg. Grain-assisted crossbred steers fetched between 280c and 345c/kg. A notable highlight was the sale of grain-assisted Friesian bullocks, which sold between 330c and 346c/kg. In the cow sale, quality was excellent, prompting buyers to increase their bidding for all heavy types. Heavy cows sold for 328c to 345c/kg, while leaner types traded between 280c and 300c/kg.

Market Reporter Leann Dax. Sale complied remotely.