Mt Barker Cattle Sale Report
Report Date: 17th January 2025
Total Yarding: 786
Commentary
Numbers were up for a total yarding of 786 mainly good quality cattle. Cows again dominated the yarding with quality yarding of heavy weights, processor demand pushed prices up 5c/kg while a good number of young store cows sold to 236c/kg. Trade weight steers and heifers trended up with demand while the heavier weight yearlings to feeder buyers fluctuated with quality. Heavy weight processing bulls gained 20c/kg.
Yearling steers sold from 200c to 328c while yearling heifers made 220c to 296c for light weights and 260c to 274c for the heavier weights.
Bullocks weighing over 600kg sold for 230c to 242c /kg. Grown steers weighing over 500kg made 290c /kg.
Grown heifers weighing under 540kg sold from 208c to 280c while heavier weights eased making from 220c to 240c/kg.
Heavy weight cows sold from 210c to 238c, medium weights made 222c while stores returned 50c for very plain types up to 236c for the younger aged lines. Heavy bulls gained 20c selling from 160c to 206c while medium weight bulls to processors sold from 180c to 230c/kg.
Tracey Kilner–NLRS
