FAT CATTLE VALUES

Evening Star, Issue 25882, 28 August 1946, Page 8

FAT CATTLE VALUES

IMPROVEMENT ON LAST WEEK BURNSIDE STOCK SALE With'a small entry of fat cattle at to-day’s Burnside - market, ‘ there was an improvement in values compared with; last week’s rates. There- were spveral consignments of choice quality:: with a smaller number of light and ordinary sorts. Competition from -the outset of the sale showed.- an improvement of about £1 a head on last week’s sale, and this was maintained fairly, regularly throughout -.the sale until the last, race,' when prices receded to last week’s,rates.-Heifers also . met with good competitionj while cows: appeared to be slightly easier.- ' Extra prime bullocks realised up to £2B 2s 6d: prime, £2l-12s 6d to £25 7s 6d; medium, £18..17s 6d to £19:17s 6d; and -light from £l6 7s 6d ; ■ Extra prime cows to £l7 '7s 6d ; prime, £ll 12s 6d to -£l4 12s 6d ; medium £9 12s 6d to £ll 12s 6d; and light from'£B 7s. 6d. , Extra prime heifers to'£18; 2s 6d ; prime, £l4 12s 6d to £l6 7s 6d; medium £ll 12s 6d to £l2 17s -6dand - light-from £8 17s-6d. Price per 1001 b: Prime, ox beef -made - from ~65s to 58s, and medium 60s -to 535;. prime cows-made from 40s to 445,-and secondary ■ from * 355; prime . heifers, 605,-, to 53,'medium, 48s to 5(35. iTbe entry of fat shee'p numbered .approximately 1,900. There was - again a, good inquiry for the. best - quality wethers, but the medium and .ordinary sorts had a poor market. Prime ewes sold--at about prices equal-to- last week, while light-weight ewes' were better by Is 6d a head.- Prime heavy wether* to 53s 6d;. prime, 46s 6d to 60s; medium,- 40s to 435; and light from 31s. Prime heavy ewes -to 30s 6d $ prime, 24s 6d to 26s 6d; medium, 20s-to 22s 6d; and-light from 16s/Prime wethers made from 8d to B*d a lb; prime ewes 4d to 4{d.