SNOWY MONARO
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Wednesday April 5, 2023
QUALITY MONARO CATTLE ON SHOW
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Cooma Combined Agents held their first weaner cattle sale last Wednesday with plenty of quality Monaro bred cattle on display. Agents yarded 3950 head in wet conditions yet this didn’t deter the buying fraternity, with over 80 registered bidders from NSW, Victoria, and South Australia, along with strong support from locals. The prices lifted across all categories compared to recent
markets partly due to the widespread rain seen and also the quality of cattle. The heavy autumn steers reached close to $1700 coming back around $3.70-$3.90/kgs. Early Spring drop steers topped at $1540 with several pens making over $1450. The main run of steers made $1300-$1450, making close to $4.50/ kg. As the weight came back the c/kg rose, with several pens of
lighter weight calves making up to $5.00/kg. There was a noticeable difference between the straight black cattle and others with buyers paying a premium for good quality, Angus cattle. Heifers followed the same trends as the steers with the heavy end making up to $1470 and the c/kg rising as the weights went down. The majority of the heifers made
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between $1050-$1200. There was very good local support on the heifer job with plenty of buyers still trying to take advantage of the remaining long grass. Nutrien, Elders and Boller & Co thanked all vendors for their continued support and presentation of the cattle. They also thank all buyers and look forward to the next Cooma Combined Agents weaner sale on April 19.
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