Scone Cattle Report

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Report Date: 18th February 2025

Total Yarding: 707

Commentary

Scone agents yarded 707 cattle up slightly on last week with their condition reflecting the enormous current pastoral conditions. Not all of the regular buyers in attendance and this reflected with cheaper sentiments in some grades.

Re-stocker steer weaners slightly easier selling from 330c to 412c/kg over 330kg to the domestic lot feeders were 9c/kg dearer making from 328c to 374c/kg. Supplementary fed B muscle Limousin cross steer calves to the butchers weighing 400kg made to 374c/kg as well. Heifer weaners not quite to the standard of last week to be 10c to 24c/kg cheaper selling in a big range of 208c to 322c/kg. Heavier types made to 334c/kg to the re-stockers and high yielders to the trade made up to 350c/kg.

Medium and heavy weight yearling steers to both re-stock and feed saw gains of 18c/kg selling from 320c to 392c/kg, yearling heifers reversing this trend making from 246c to 334c/kg. The few heavy grown steers and heifers to the processors saw positive trends with heifers making up to 322c/kg and steers up to 346c/kg.

Around 140 cows were offered and were mainly heavy 3 and 4 scores selling 13c/kg in the positive and traded from 278c to 306c/kg.

Market Operator Angus Barlow.