Steer prices back at Strathalbyn

Yarding: 1100

Steers to $3.12/kg

Heifers to $2.52/kg

A LARGE contingent of Kangaroo Island cattle made up the yarding at the Strathalbyn feature cattle market, with steers by far the bulk on offer.

Prices were back on the recent market, with Elders Strathalbyn’s Danny Reynolds quoting steers prices as much as 40 cents a kilogram to 50c/kg back, while heifers sold about 10-15c/kg cheaper.

He said part of the decline was due to the loss of a major buyer, while recent hot weather and a glut of cattle at processors also had an impact.

Landmark Strathalbyn’s Bradley Walker said the sale had followed the trend of markets across SA this week with heaviest steers, in the 300kg-plus bracket, the most affected by the price decline.

He said the heifer quality was slightly down on those offered at the sale two weeks earlier.

Buck Pastoral, Goss, KI, sold a line of April/May-drop, Raven and Ferndale Park-blds, with the heaviest 15, at 382kg, reaching the per head top price of the sale of $1015, or $2.66/kg.

A second run at 10, 364kg, sold at $980 or $2.69/kg, with the thirds, another 10 at 329kg, realising $905 or $2.75/kg.

EL&LA Short, Curramulka, sold 18 March/April-drop Angus, 331kg, at $900, or $2.72/kg, with another 22, 302kg, at $733 or $2.43/kg.

RA&YG Hams, Vivonne Bay, KI, offered 15 February/March-drop Nampara and Hazeldean-blds, 321kg, which sold at $860 or $2.68/kg, while a second run, 282kg, sold at $765 or $2.71/kg.

Kosaref Land & Cattle, Ashbourne, sold 14 March/April-drop Angus, 307kg, at $815 or $2.65/kg.

Longmead Angus, Woodside, sold 12 May/April-drop, Temania-bld Angus steers, 360kg, at $945 or $2.63/kg.

GT&JH Brown, Willunga, sold 15 March/April-drop, Glenfern-bld Angus, 326kg, at $855 or $2.62/kg.

DG&CJ Denew, Yankalilla, sold 13 February/March-drop Angus, 309kg, at $820 or $2.65/kg.

PR&ST Morris, Kingscote, KI, sold 12 May/June-drop, 260kg, at $700 or $2.69/kg.

Middlegrove, Strathalbyn offered eight April/March-drop, 370kg, which sold at $985 or $2.66/kg.

AW&KJ Partners, KI, sold seven March/April-drop, Seddon and Jillanglo-blood Simmentals, 356kg, at $980 or $2.75/kg.

A line of 11 May/June-drop steers, 272kg, from SJ&SJ Were, MacGillivray, KI, made the top cents a kg price of $3.13/kg or $850.

Gum Creek Marron, KI, sold nine September/October 2017-drop, 290kg, at $830 or $2.86/kg.

CJ&KM Stapleton, KI, sold 11 May/June-drop Angus steers, 259kg, at $715 or $2.76/kg, with a second run, 205kg, at $570 or $2.78/kg.

Calana Heights, Stokes Bay, KI, sold 18 May/June-drop Angus steers, 268kg, at $740 or $2.76/kg.

Raeburn Rural, Strathalbyn, sold 16 April/May-drop, 276kg, at $750 of $2.71/kg.

L&M Bruce, KI, sold five March/April-drop, 282kg, at $770 or $2.73.

Calana Heights, Stokes Bay, KI, sold 18 May/June-drop Angus steers, 268kg, at $740 or $2.76/kg.

Hallfam P/L, Hope Forest, sold 15 April/May-drop Angus steers, 271kg, at $730 or $2.69.

RD&LP Howard, Penneshaw, KI, sold 18 June/July-drop Murray Greys, 260kg, at $685 or $2.63/kg. A second line of 18, 223kg, sold at $590 or $2.65/kg.

Johnson Earthmoving, KI, sold 10 May/June-drop steers, 288kg, at $760 or $2.64/kg.

RW Young, Kingscote, KI, sold 12 May/June-drop Angus-Santa Gertrudis steers, 232kg, at $645 or $2.78/kg.

In the heifer selection Upper Rodwell Creek, Wistow, sold 20, 296kg, at $720 or $2.43/kg.

DL&AJS Florance, KI, sold eight March/April-drop Mandayen and Raven-blds, 341kg, at $830 or $2.43/kg.

GT Roberts, American River, KI, sold 11 August/September-drop, 226kg, at $570 or $2.52/kg.

RB&LM Couchman, Kingscote, KI, sold 16 March/April-drop, Mandayen and Raven-blds, 281kg, at $690 or $3.46/kg.

There was one pen of 11 mixed age Angus cows with 11 calves at-foot, offered by PAE&PA Riggs, Parndana, KI, which sold at $1300. 

The next Strathalbyn market is scheduled for February 1.