From St George, QLD these two lines totalling 178 Angus x Santa steers 6-9 months averaging 246kg returned $810/head or 330c/kg on Friday. A further 102 of their lighter brothers averaging 197kg made 347c or $690/head, while 58 backgrounder type sisters averaging 180kg made 239c or $430.
WHILE there was some improvement in clearance rates, most young steer and heifer categories continued to fall in value in online trading on Elders’ and Nutrien’s AuctionsPlus platform this week.
Cattle listings slipped 17 percent to 7497 head, while clearance improved to 48pc.
With young cattle prices…
