WEANER prices lifted $100 a head in line with the improved quality on offer in the Dubbo store cattle sale on Friday.
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Supply increased to 1675 head with the very good lines of local weaner steers and heifers plus a large consignment of crossbred weaners and yearlings off Broken Hill bolstering the market.
Weaner steers up to 200kg mostly sold from $1130 to $1920 a head.
The 200kg to 280kg weaner steers ranged from $1030 to $2170 and the 280kg to 330kg weights made $1400 to $2290.
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The very light weaner heifers (less than 200kg) sold from $780 to $1620.
The 200kg to 280kg weaner heifers ranged from $810 to $2010 and the 280kg to 330kg weights made $1550 to $1800.
The heavier weaner heifers weighing more than 330kg sold from $1560 to $1820.
Meanwhile yearling steers ranged from $1760 for a light Murray Grey pen to $2330 for some medium weight Angus.
Yearling heifers sold from $1420 for a light Hereford pen to $2010 for Santa Gertrudis which tipped the scales at more than 400kg.
The pregnancy-tested-in-calf heifers sold from $2300 to $3020 and PTIC cows topped at $2610.
The medium weight unjoined cows sold from $1210 for Bos Indicus-cross types to $2010 for Droughtmasters while a heavier British-type cow made $2040.
Cows with young calves attracted bids from $2020 to $3040 and females with older calves made $3480 for a pen of Santa Gertrudis cows with two to four-month-old calves at foot and a second pen of Euro-cross units.
The sale was conducted by Dubbo Stock and Station Agents.