The scale cattle generally with subdued competition with cows for slaughter most effected and would have been 10 cents on last month's sale. Trade cattle were generally fairly firm with good competition coming from our regular buyers. The trend we saw was similar to other centres in our region.

Store cattle met strong competition especially the few weaner type cattle on offer with the best steer calves selling up to $525 or equivalent to $2.10 per kg.

Cows and calves made up the bulk of the stores with approximately 90 on offer. Best cows and calves sold up to $910; this was for a pen of 7 Angus cows and calves which were purchased by a Moss Vale buyer. A second pen of 9 cows and calves made $770.

Yearling of Angus steers sold to $540 and their sister counter parts sold to $460.

Buyers came from Goulburn, Moruya, Moss Vale, Queanbeyan, Crookwell, Milton, Wingham, Bungendore, Harden, Nowra, Nelligen, Bega and some good local district competition.

SUMMARY OF STORE CATTLE.

Best Cows & Calves sold to $910 most ranged from $460 to $770.

Best steers sold to $525 most ranged from $420 to $490

Best steer weaners sold to $525

Best heifers sold to $460 most ranged from $205 to $390.

SUMMARY OF SCALE CATTLE

Cows sold from 40c/kg to 118c/kg

Steers sold from100c/kg to202c/kg

Heifers sold from100c/kg to 168c/kg

Best bulls sold to 310c but generally from 90c to 131c.

Best vealers sold from 143cent per kg to 192 cent per kg.

Report compiled by Geoff Baker Landmark Daniel Walker Braidwood