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<blockquote data-quote="Ozhorse" data-source="post: 1158660" data-attributes="member: 18575"><p>OK, this is just our local yard which is I think rather odd, where the properties are fairly small (by australian standards) and the feed lots and grain a long way away. It is a breeding area not a fattening one as the climate is too harsh. Sometimes cattle can be fattened in a good season but one can never be in any way sure we will get a suitable season. </p><p></p><p>You would have to get one of the big boys from Queensland who post here sometimes to answer for what they get paid for up north and where big money is concerned and where they deal direct with processors and feedlots with forward contracts and other sophisticated things.</p><p></p><p>In this area it MUST be black or hereford. If it is ANYTHING else it gets crucified. The buyers want big lines of very even black steers so they can ship them out long distances for backgrounding or to feed lots. One of the few benefits here is a reputation that cattle from here will do well anywhere else as it is unusual in Australia to run cattle in such a cold climate.</p><p></p><p>Any other types of cattle sold here (young cows, old cows, bulls) usually go to grinding beef. The Wagga market 5 hours away is more stable than this one because it is big and central and in a grain district where there are feedlots. When we send cows from Cooma to Wagga it is likely they will be shipped straight back to Cooma to Monbeef where they process cows, especially ex dairy cows (shipped in from the coast)for grinding, and we get penalized heavily for fat on them. Monbeef may have to pay more for our cows at Wagga than at Cooma (lack of competition) hence the back and forward shuffle. We can sell straight to Monbeef and avoid agents fees but cows are about $2.20 to $2.40 per kg on the hook ($0.93-$1.01 per lb dressed with the fat cut off) $1.90/kg if under 150kg dressed. Calves processed at Monbeef go same price as cows. It is not the place to sell young cattle.</p><p></p><p>Fat cows from here tend to go to Wingham in northern NSW.</p><p>A few bigger steers go through the yards here but they are just odd lots as big lines of steers would be sold another way than the sale yards here. </p><p></p><p>There are only a handful of big buyers here, like 3, if that. There are 3 sheep buyers too and they just take turns on the pens. It is not really an auction I dont think.</p><p></p><p>I STRESS: This is a very local situation and may not be representative of the cattle market in general, and especially up north. </p><p>My not very educated and newbie opinion is that in Australia generally black angus are acceptable anywhere and whatever you are selling they want a BW load to make transport worthwhile. (BW=semi trailer-8 pens + extra front bit-4pens = 12 pens - carries 6-7 angus range cows per pen=72 cows). </p><p></p><p>Large even lines of cattle seem to be what is desired.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ozhorse, post: 1158660, member: 18575"] OK, this is just our local yard which is I think rather odd, where the properties are fairly small (by australian standards) and the feed lots and grain a long way away. It is a breeding area not a fattening one as the climate is too harsh. Sometimes cattle can be fattened in a good season but one can never be in any way sure we will get a suitable season. You would have to get one of the big boys from Queensland who post here sometimes to answer for what they get paid for up north and where big money is concerned and where they deal direct with processors and feedlots with forward contracts and other sophisticated things. In this area it MUST be black or hereford. If it is ANYTHING else it gets crucified. The buyers want big lines of very even black steers so they can ship them out long distances for backgrounding or to feed lots. One of the few benefits here is a reputation that cattle from here will do well anywhere else as it is unusual in Australia to run cattle in such a cold climate. Any other types of cattle sold here (young cows, old cows, bulls) usually go to grinding beef. The Wagga market 5 hours away is more stable than this one because it is big and central and in a grain district where there are feedlots. When we send cows from Cooma to Wagga it is likely they will be shipped straight back to Cooma to Monbeef where they process cows, especially ex dairy cows (shipped in from the coast)for grinding, and we get penalized heavily for fat on them. Monbeef may have to pay more for our cows at Wagga than at Cooma (lack of competition) hence the back and forward shuffle. We can sell straight to Monbeef and avoid agents fees but cows are about $2.20 to $2.40 per kg on the hook ($0.93-$1.01 per lb dressed with the fat cut off) $1.90/kg if under 150kg dressed. Calves processed at Monbeef go same price as cows. It is not the place to sell young cattle. Fat cows from here tend to go to Wingham in northern NSW. A few bigger steers go through the yards here but they are just odd lots as big lines of steers would be sold another way than the sale yards here. There are only a handful of big buyers here, like 3, if that. There are 3 sheep buyers too and they just take turns on the pens. It is not really an auction I dont think. I STRESS: This is a very local situation and may not be representative of the cattle market in general, and especially up north. My not very educated and newbie opinion is that in Australia generally black angus are acceptable anywhere and whatever you are selling they want a BW load to make transport worthwhile. (BW=semi trailer-8 pens + extra front bit-4pens = 12 pens - carries 6-7 angus range cows per pen=72 cows). Large even lines of cattle seem to be what is desired. [/QUOTE]
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