The Ekka started this week with the great involvement from many organizations pushing the value of our primary production forward, a special shout out to the Scots Colledge High School students for their back-to-back win in the Young Judging Cattle Competition for the High Schools in Shows. Agents saw their numbers back this week, for both cattle and sheep and lamb numbers the weather being a contributing factor with some vendors unable to yard their stock. Cattle yarding saw 1315 head make it to market, and sheep and lamb numbers saw 1332 head yarded. Markets were firm for the Cattle and slightly dearer for the Lamb types.
Bulls sold from 146.2c/kg to 338.2c/kg to av 248.65c/kg or from $350.88 to $2723.49 to av $1016.37
Cows sold from 70.2c/kg to 289.2c/kg to av 232.17c/kg or from $238.68 to $2802 to av $1149.16
Feeder heifers sold from 180.2c/kg to 337.2c/kg to av 282.06/kg or from $450.50 to $1498.13 to av $956.29
Feeder steers sold from 100.2c/kg topping at 399.2c/kg to av 337.18/kg or from $320.64 to $2098.75 to av $1269.59
Heifers sold from 70c/kg to 384.2c/kg to av 278.67c/kg or from $161 to $2096.77 to av $1182.13
Steers sold from 100c/kg to 368.2c/kg to av 330.06c/kg or $220 to $2413.44 to av $1768.59
Vealer heifers sold from 196.2c/kg to 349.2c/kg to av 272.09c/kg or $362.97 to $1309.50 to av $633.64
Vealer steers sold from 218.2c/kg to 406.2c/kg to av 346.43c/kg or $272.75 to $1141.42 to av $792.49
Yearling heifers sold from 160c/kg to 402.2c/kg to av 295.89c/kg or $250.29 to $1893.88 to av $907.87
Yearling steers sold from 250c/kg to 398.2c/kg to av 350.84 or $362.50 to $1883.44 to av $1052.34
Lambs sold from $24/head to $230/head to av $148.71 ($24/head up )
Hoggets sold from $10/head to $161/head to av $123.15 ($50/head up )
Ewes sold from $40/head to $100/ head to av $63.16 ($Par )
Wethers sold from $66 to $110 to av $79.48 ($26/head up )
Rams sold from $35 to $78 to av $51.22 ($4/head down)
Lamb rams sold from $53 to $158 to av $112.20 ($30/head up )
The sale average for the Sheep and Lamb sale was $138.16 a rise of $43/head week on week.
The weather must have affected pig and poultry numbers as well as we had smaller numbers than usual.
Sows sold to $145, Baconers sold to $184, Pork sold to $142, Sores sold from $124 to $212
Pullets sold to $35, Trois sold to $32.50, Roosters to $30, Hens to $10, Ducks to $12.50, Turkey stags to $20, turkey Hens sold to $30
