Scone Stock Report: May 31

By Stuart Sheldrake

1520 cattle were yarded yesterday in a yarding that presented a lot of plainer cattle due to seasonal conditions and cold weather.

The majority of the yarding was made of yearling and weaner cattle all showing the effects of the season.

A plainer offering of export cattle presented with cows making up the majority.

Cows were firm to slightly easier on last week mainly due to quality.

A very good offering of weaner steers and heifers all sold at firm rates on last weeks quotes.

A fair number of good yearling cattle as well as secondary cattle were also penned and they sold at firm rates.

A good hadnful of butcher calves were on offer which sold to dearer rates with the tops making to $3.35 a kilo for approximately 400kg.

Feeder cattle were dearer, steers and heifers between 380kg to 500kg were 5 to 8 cents dearer on last weeks market.

Read the full Meat and Livestock Australia report: Scone MLA Report.

• There is a Palgrove – Charolais bull sale on Friday, June 3, starting at 1pm. There will be 50 outstanding Charolais bulls on offer.
• Also there is a clearing sale on Saturday, June 4 beginning at 9am at Dalmore on Nandowra Road, there will be signage. All equipment must be sold and there is some very good farm machinery and some outstanding house furniture.