Scone Cattle Report

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Report Date: 6th May 2025

Total Yarding: 923

Commentary

Similar numbers to last week as Scone agents yarded 923 Cattle. The bulk of the yarding were light weight weaners something of a rarity for this market centre, some handy yearlings and around 120 Cows. Not all the regular processing and feedlot buyers at the rail with market trends fluctuating throughout.

Light weight weaner steers saw positive trends of 30c and 50c/kg trading between 240c and 432c/kg with this article rarely seen here in such large numbers in recent times. Medium weight C muscle types showed positive trends of around 27c/kg making from 280c to 428c/kg. Heavier types over 330kg showed considerable losses trading between 326c and 386c/kg. Light weight heifer weaners unable to keep the momentum afforded to their steer counterparts to be anywhere from 20c to 40c/kg cheaper making from 150c to 340c/kg, medium weights 290c to 340c/kg. B muscle butcher calves relatively unchanged trading from 354c to 396c/kg.

Medium and heavy yearling steers to the lot feeders selling between 294c and 380c/kg, heifer counterparts 300c to 352c/kg. Bulk of the cows were heavy prime 3 and 4 scores and were around 25c/kg cheaper selling from 260c to 280c/kg.

Market Operator Angus Barlow.