The market was very much stronger than our last sale in 2009 with excellent demand for all categories and followed the dearer trend experienced at other centres throughout NSW and Victoria.

This is due to the wonderful rains which fell throughout the state over the last week and what's more we even got a little share of it our district fortunately it held off until most of the proceedings at the saleyards were completed and then he let it rip.

Generally the yarding was of very good quality and the demand for our restocking type cattle was reflected by this as the competition was strong throughout the sale with buyers coming from Cooma, Wodonga, Moruya, Wingham, Coonamble, Bega, Kooramburra Vic, Yass, Canberra, Queanbeyan, Young, Mogo, Wagga Wagga, Milton, Tarcutta, Boorowa , Harden, Melbourne, Goulburn, Moss Vale and some very good local Braidwood district competition.

SUMMARY OF STORE CATTLE.

Best Cows & Calves sold to $920 most ranged from $640 to $850.

Best steers sold to $640 most ranged from $400 to $480

Weaners steer calves sold to$540 most ranged from $470 to $530

Weaner heifer calves sold to $530 most ranged from $370 to $480

Best heifers sold to $800 most ranged from $600 to $780.

SUMMARY OF SCALE CATTLE

Cows sold from 50c/kg to 126c/kg

Steers sold from112c/kg to155c/kg

Heifers sold from100c/kg to 173c/kg

Best bulls sold to 134c but generally from 105c to c.130

Best vealer calves sold to 189c/kg

Report compiled by Geoff Baker Landmark Daniel Walker Braidwood.