Armidale Cattle Sales

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Report Date: 10th April 2025

Total Yarding: 1,462

Commentary

Armidale penned 278 head less to offer 1462 mostly good quality cattle with mixed pens of plainer quality through the offering. Not all buyers attended with a marked absence of two major exporters that having a negative result on the cow market. Better bred pens of yearlings were subject to strong feeder interest on medium and heavy feeders of both genders. That said trends varied firm to cheaper from last sale. Backgrounders were strong with competition from local purchasers again with subdued trends.

Light yearling steers to background considerably cheaper 334c to 338c/kg. Medium feeders firm 318c to 414c/kg. Similar weight backgrounders cheaper 360c to 404c/kg. Steers to feed up over 400kgs to 348c/kg. Light background heifers significantly cheaper 300c to 322c/kg. Medium feeders 305c to 359c/kg backgrounders to 349c/kg. Heavy feeders to 348c/kg.

Heavy grown steers to process 320c to 330c/kg similar heifers 320c to 346c/kg. Cows sold to cheaper trends throughout medium weights 242c to 295c/kg the heavy weights 270c to 316c/kg. Heavy bulls sold to a firm result 270c to 312c/kg.

Stephen Adams MLA