Warwick Cattle Report

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Report Date: 22nd April 2025

Total Yarding: 694

Commentary

The supply of stock at Warwick reduced to 694 head of mainly weaner vealers and yearling cattle with only a small sample of bullocks, cows and heavy feeder lines which sold firm to slightly easier prices depending on type and quality. All the regular export buyers attended however with the smaller yarding not all operated the feeder and restocker buyer attendance increased.

Vealer steers to background made 438c to average 401c/kg. Yearling steers in the 200-280kg range to restockers sold to 420c and averaged 374c/kg. Yearling steers to feed for the domestic market made 380c to average 358c/kg. Heavy yearling steers to feed averaged 370c and sold to 382c/kg with those to the wholesale meat trade at 396c/kg. Vealers heifers to restockers made 318c/kg. Lightweight yearling heifers to background made 380c to average 326c/kg. Yearling heifers in the 200-280kg range to processors made 334c to average 313c/kg. Medium weight yearling heifers to feed made 376c to average 336c/kg.

Grown steers to feed sold to 380c and averaged 376c/kg. Grown heifers to processors sold to 335c/kg. Light weight 2 score cows to processors improved by 6c and sold to 269c/kg. Heavy score 3 cows to processors made 285c to average 278c with the best heavy cows at 308c to average 295c/kg. Light weight bulls to restockers made 340c to average 335c/kg. Heavy bulls to processors made 323c to average 309c/kg.

Market Reporter Errol Luck.