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News ArchivesBy Stuart Sheldrake THERE were approximately 950 cattle yarded at the Scone stock yards yesterday. The market was mainly firm on the week before. Good cows were fully firm, plainer cows were a fraction dearer, but a good supply of cows were penned. In the trade market everything was fully firm again. Heifers on last […]
By Stuart Sheldrake THERE were 815 cattle penned today at the Scone saleyards, a few less numbers with the market cheaper overall and substantially on lighter cattle. Cows were cheaper, but held up not too bad. The best cows were 10 to 15 cents cheaper and lighter cows were 15 to 20 cents cheaper. Bulls […]
By Taylah Fellows THE St Josephs high school agriculture studies team have once again dominated the Queensland EKKA, agricultural show. Thirteen kids entered nine steers into competitions, taking up the task of preparing and showing the steers. The team placed 6th in the lightweight class, 8th in mid-weight class and 6th in the heavyweight class. […]
By Stuart Sheldrake THERE were 1,100 cattle yarded at the Scone sale yards today, a few less than last week’s yarding. There is still quite a few numbers due to a good market and deteriorating conditions. The difference was probably not as many cows yarded this week, however good cows were firm to five cents […]
By Stuart Sheldrake THERE was an increased yarding of 1,500 with the majority of the yarding made up of export cattle, off the back of the very good market during the last couple of weeks and continued dry conditions people are cashing in on the market. There were increased numbers everywhere, there was 4,000 in […]
By Stuart Sheldrake THERE was an increased yarding of 1,140 head, due to mainly more cattle coming out based on the very good market last week and the market was strong again. A good number of cows were penned again and they sold to firm rates, in fact a few plainer cows may have been […]
By Stuart Sheldrake THE market headed north this week, it was a lot dearer on last week by 20 to 30 cents on a penning of 909 cattle. Numbers throughout the country are down and processors are starting worry about where they are going to obtain cattle from. There was a very good run of […]
THE cattle breeding season in the Upper Hunter begins in October and runs through December, but the three months prior to joining is critical to ensure heifers and cows are in the right condition to successfully calve. Approximately 60 percent of fertilised embryos make it to a live calf, regardless of if it is through […]