INVERELL CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT – TUESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER 2024

Cattle – 1724

The supply of stock at Inverell reduced by 497 head to 1,724. The yarding was dominated by heavy yearling feeder steers and heifers plus export bullocks and cows with only a small sample of light weight yearling cattle that suited the backgrounder. All the regular processors and feeder buyers attended and operated on a market very similar to last week and any price variations were quality related. Yearling steers in the 200-280kg range to restockers topped at 413c with those over 280kg at 386c to average 379c/ kg. Yearling steers in the 330- 400kg range to backgrounders sold to 394c and averaged 376c/kg. Heavy yearling steers to feed sold from 374c to 376c and averaged from 365c to 370c/kg. Yearling heifers in the 200-330kg range to background sold from 330c to 332c/kg. Yearling heifers to feed for the domestic market made 332c to average 318c/kg. Heavy yearling heifers to feed sold to 328c and averaged 323c/kg. Young bullocks to processors made 355c to average 350c with those over 600kg at 350c to average 344c/ kg. Grown heifers to processors made 332c to average 327c/kg. Score 3 heavy cows to processors made 276c to average 273c with the score 4 cows topping at 285c to average 280c/kg. Heavy bulls sold to 316c and averaged 292c/kg.