INVERELL CATTLE & SHEEP SALE MARKET REPORT – TUESDAY 3RD DECEMBER 2024
Cattle – 1263
Inverell penned 958 less to offer 1263 good quality cattle. All the regular buyers attended although not all exporters operated. Trends were dearer for the most part. Limited weaners were dearer steers reaching 428c/kg the best of the heifers 342c/kg. Light background steers dearer 338c to 426c/ kg with the medium feeders significantly dearer 394c to 412c/kg. Medium feeder steers were marginally cheaper on a quality angle selling 284c to 376c/kg. Heavy feeders sold to strong trends 346c to 376c/kg. Light background heifers were slightly cheaper again with a quality influence. Medium background heifers sold to dearer trends 316c to 340c/kg. The heavy feeders also dearer 328c to 340c/kg. Heavy grown steers ranged 344c to 346c/kg the heifer drafts dearer 304c to 328c/kg. Heavy cows marginally dearer 260c to 288c/kg. Medium weight cows also selling to dearer trends 226c to 250c/ kg . The heavy bulls 260c to 304c/kg.
| Vendor | District | Stock | c/kg | kg | $ |
| TIM HOUSTON | MUNGINDI | ANGUS BULLS | 286.20 | 780kg | $2232.36 |
| SANDHOLES FARMING | MUNGINDI | BRANGUS STEERS | 344.20 | 572.50 | 1970.55 |
| RMI PTY LTD | GOONDIWINDI | SANTA X STEERS | 359.20 | 495kg | $1778.04 |
| KJ, CA & HL HAWKINS | ROB ROY | ANGUS STEERS | 348.20 | 586.67kg | $2042.77 |
| BR & SM ANDERSON | GLEN INNES | HEREFORD STEERS | 370.20 | 571.67kg | $2116.31 |
| MYALL FARMING CO | WARIALDA | CHAROLAIS X STEERS | 388.20 | 436.92kg | $1696.14 |
| LEE CARROW PSHIP | DELUNGRA | ANGUS X STEERS | 380.20 | 530kg | $2015.06 |
| MYALL FARMING CO | WARIALDA | ANGUS STEERS | 418.20 | 327.69kg | $1370.41 |
| MG & CB MCLACHLAN | BUNDARRA | ANGUS X STEERS | 414.20 | 302.86kg | $1254.43 |
| SANDHOLES FARMING | MUNGINDI | BRANGUS HEIFERS | 327.20 | 554kg | 1812.69 |
| MIA THOMPSON | BONSHAW | ANGUS X HEIFERS | 330.20 | 510kg | $1684.02 |
| MYALL FARMING CO | WARIALDA | ANGUS HEIFERS | 339.20 | 466kg | $1580.67 |
| MG & CB MCLACHLAN | BUNDARRA | ANGUS X HEIFERS | 326.20 | 361.43kg | $1178.98 |
| SANDHOLES FARMING | MUNGINDI | BRANGUS COWS | 285.20 | 541.50kg | $1544.36 |
| IW & VD NEWTON | DELUNGRA | ANGUS COWS | 279.20 | 650kg | $1814.80 |
| LEE CARROW PSHIP | DELUNGRA | SANTA COWS | 286.20 | 765kg | $2189.43 |
Sheep
Yarding – 2450 Lambs – 1285 Sheep – 1165
Inverell penned 2450 sheep and lambs with all but one domestic buyer attending. There were numbers of light Dorper cross lambs on offer as well as good drafts of mid range lambs and a handy offering of grown sheep. Light two score lambs did sell to cheaper trends. Limited new season lambs ranged $140 to $200/head. Light lambs to the paddock were cheaper $44 to $133/head. Trade lambs slipped $7/head $155 to $172/head. Heavy trades lifted $28/head $195 to $218/head. Lambs over 30kgs cwt made to $265/head. Heavy hoggets sold to $132/head. Grown sheep were dearer. Merino ewes to $120/head while heavy crossbreds sold $100 to $133/head and Dorpers $16 better making up to $125/head. A pen of heavy crossbred wethers sold to $142/head.
| Vendor | District | Stock | kg | $ |
| STACEY RELF | ASHFORD | CROSSBRED MUTTON | $100.00 | |
| JN & PA BURLEY | MOREE | CROSSBRED MUTTON | $133.00 | |
| STACEY RELF | ASHFORD | CROSSBRED HOGGETS | $112.00 | |
| STACEY RELF | ASHFORD | CROSSBRED LAMBS | 53.65kg | $195.00 |
| I & B DUNCAN | LITTLE PLAIN | CROSSBRED LAMBS | 43.48kg | $133.00 |
| D & B HAMILTON | BUNDARRA | DORPER LAMBS | 57.90kg | $215.00 |
| MATTHEW HOPE | DELUNGRA | DORPER LAMBS | 48.97kg | $168.00 |
| CI & RL KEARNEY | DELUNGRA | DORPER LAMBS | 44.41kg | $155.00 |