Feedlots step in at Mortlake, patchy bids on light cattle
Mortlake’s mammoth yarding of 5700 store cattle met with good interest from a big field of feedlotters, but there was variable demand on cattle without weight.
Mortlake’s mammoth yarding of 5700 store cattle met with good interest from a big field of feedlotters, but there was variable demand on cattle without weight.
A near capacity yarding at Yea saw feedlots chasing steers with weight while restockers stepped-up their support for lines of light Angus calves.
Prices for store cattle have pushed above 400c/kg at Wodonga where buyers from three states snapped up pens.
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