Cattle throughput continues to ride the rainfall rollercoaster, with numbers offered in AuctionsPlus weekly commercial cattle sales decreasing 12% this week, to 17,446 head – up 3% on the corresponding week last year.
Numbers out of Queensland made up for lost time during a clear week, with a 17% increase, while NSW cattle stayed home, constrained by waterlogged paddocks. The volatility in location and level of throughput is flowing through to results, with wider price ranges and mixed clearance rates across categories.
A 48% surge in the number of steers offered out of Queensland was…
