The market was very strong with excellent demand for all categories and followed the dearer trend experienced at other centres throughout NSW and Victoria.

The top price for cows & calves was for a pen of 6 Black Baldy heifers and calves which made $1060 and went to E. I. Pell of Bega. Pells also purchased a second pen of 6 for the same money. There was 32 good quality black baldy heifers sold for $830 and purchased by Divalls of Goulburn.

Earlier in the Scale run some heifer weaners made up to 188cents per kg this was for a pen of 9 top quality Angus heifers, their sisters made 187c/kg

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 especially on any good females with buyers coming from Wodonga, Moruya, Wingham, Coonamble, Bega, Kooramburra, Forbes, Gundamain, Yass, Canberra, Queanbeyan, Young, Mogo, Wagga Wagga, Milton, Tarcutta, Boorowa, Harden, Melbourne, Goulburn, MossVale and some very good local Braidwood district competition.

SUMMARY OF STORE CATTLE.

Best Cows & Calves sold to $1100 most ranged from $440 to $1050.

Best steers sold to $640 most ranged from $440 to $580

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

Weaner heifer calves sold to $530 most ranged from $370 to $540

Best heifers sold to $830 most ranged from $330 to $525.

SUMMARY OF SCALE CATTLE

Cows sold from 60c/kg to 145c/kg

Steers sold from112c/kg to202c/kg

Heifers sold from101c/kg to 187c/kg

Best bulls sold to 142c but generally from 115c to 130c/kg

Best vealer calves sold to 202c/kg

Report compiled by Geoff Baker Landmark Daniel Walker Braidwood.