Muchea Cattle Report
Report Date: 14th April 2025
Total Yarding: 1,208
Commentary
It was a similar sale in volume to last week although the local component was more prominent with a large portion of the sale made up of local weaners, mostly Angus and a smaller mix of other British breeds. The remainder of the sale had reasonable runs of prime and feeder weight cows as well as trade weight steers and heifers and a smaller run of pastoral yearlings. Weaner prices on light weights reached a top of 434c on steers and 338c on heifers. Heavy cows and mature bulls also gained 10c while grown steers and heifers lifted 20/30c/kg.
Vealer steers under 280kg were selling from 238c to 434c and with more weight from 264c to 414c/kg. Vealer heifers under 280kg ranged from 170c up to 330c while heavier bodies sold from 240c to 338c/kg. Store yearling steers returned 198c to 320c and with better fat cover returned 328c to 400c/kg. Lighter yearling heifers sold from 272c to 356c while heavier heifers sold to a top of 352c/kg. Pastoral steer calves sold from 202c to 292c while Pastoral heifers returned 100c to 282c quality dependent.
Grown steers sold well gaining 30c, selling from 260c to 338c while grown heifers also gained 20c returning 220c to 308c/kg. Better framed Store cows made 136c to 200c while medium cows sold from 210c to 230c and prime cows from 230c to 274c, gaining 10c/kg.
Shipping bulls made 228c to 288c and slaughter bulls gained 10c to return 200c to 274c/kg.
Terry Birkin MLA
