RAIN attracted one of the largest crowds to Dubbo saleyards on Friday when 530 head were penned at the Dubbo store cattle sale.
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Buyer support was mainly local with interest from the Central Tablelands
With the crowd came outstanding prices for the quality and well-conditioned yarding, especially for younger cattle with weaner steers selling from $455 to to $1310 for very young Angus in good condition.
Dollar value for weaner steer sales was between 360 cents a kilogram to 631c/kg.
Yearling steers sold from $1020 to 1280/head.
Heifers were in demand with the 220 head making an average $570/hd for weights up to 200kg while 280kg to 330kg sold up to $1255/hd for a draft of Santa Gertrudis according to MLA's Livestock Reporting Service.
A pen of Charolais heifers made $1250 or 342c/kg.
Charolais-cross cows with calves at foot sold at $2100 a unit while Angus cows with large weaner calves at foot made a top price at $2490 a unit.
PTIC cows made from $1530 to $1690 a head.
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