The South Eastern Livestock Exchange (SELX) hosted a sale yard technology open day in late June, with 45 operators travelling from Dubbo, Forbes, Wagga Wagga, Scone and Moss Vale to learn how we are at the forefront of sale yard technology in Australia.
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Working closely with our technology provider, Outcross, we were able to showcase how SELX is using technology to fast track our processes.
From the arrival of stock through to weighing and delivery, we are able to enhance the buyer, producer and agent experience with up-to-the-minute information on livestock.
Johne’s Disease (JD), a fatal wasting disease of cattle, goats, alpaca and deer, is front of mind for many operators at the moment, with new JD biosecurity requirements commencing nationally on October 1, 2017.
The Australian Livestock Markets Association (ALMA) has provided the following advice to sale yard operations from Animal Health Australia (AHA):
JD is usually brought onto a property through introducing animals with the infection.
As cattle spend little time at sale yards and don’t graze there, they are a very low risk for the spread of JD, except through purchase of infected animals.
A buyer interested in avoiding the introduction of JD should ask the seller for the Johne’s Beef Assurance Score of the beef cattle (or Dairy Score of dairy cattle), as well as other animal health information.
This may be available on a Cattle Health Declaration (CHD).
Buyers should request a CHD from vendors and ask additional questions to be sure any risks from JD are well understood.
AHA have indicated that due to this very low risk that no additional operational requirements should be required in saleyards to deal with livestock with different JBAS scores.
For more information on the new BJD requirements please visit the AHA website (animalhealthaustralia.com.au).
SELX is under one month away from celebrating our 12 months of operating and on behalf of the board and staff we would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to all the vendors, buyers, agents and suppliers who have supported us.
SELX was a very big dream for six local families and to see this dream become a very successful reality is wonderful for all involved.
During the month of August SELX is running a very exciting promotion.
For every 100 head of sheep and/or 10 head of cattle sold during August, vendors will receive an entry into the draw to win a double pass to a fully catered corporate box at the Wallabies test match in Canberra in September.
The more you sell, the more chances you have to win!
- Rod Bourlet is the saleyard manager for South Eastern Livestock Exchange (SELX).
National Livestock Reporting Service
Prime Sheep and Lamb
Total Yarding: 11,462
Lamb numbers lifted and the quality was fair to good.
Well finished lambs were limited and attracted a premium.
A large percentage of the lambs were secondary lambs and lacked fat cover and weight.
Store lambs were reasonably supplied and trade and heavy weights made up the majority.
Extra heavy lambs were limited in supply. Light processing lambs sold to $102 averaging $94/head.
The prime medium and heavy trade weights ranged from $114 to $155, and were $5 to $8/head cheaper and averaged 580c to 610c/kg.
Heavy lambs were $1 to $2 cheaper making between $146 and $164 and the few extra heavy weight lambs sold to $185/head.
Carcass prices ranged from 550c to 590c/kg.
Merino lambs sold to $144/head for trade weights.
The best of the heavy hoggets reached $145/head.
Mutton numbers were steady and quality was better with plenty of heavier weights penned.
Light ewes sold from $68 to $92/head. Medium weights made from $85 to $116/head. Heavy crossbred ewes reached $136/head.
Most of the better covered sheep averaged around 420c/kg cwt.
Prime cattle
Total Yarding: 755
There was a slight drop in numbers and the quality of the young trade cattle improved.
There were still plenty of feeder cattle but there were not as many heavy weights offered.
Grown steers and bullocks were better supplied and in better condition. Around 200 cows were offered to the usual group of buyers.
Light restocking steers reached 360c/kg. Young trade cattle sold from 6c to 8c/kg dearer but the quality improved.
Vealers sold to 350c and trade steers made from 327c to 334c/kg.
Medium weight feeder steers eased 6c to range from 270c to 339c, averaging 315c/kg.
Heifers to feed eased by 3c, selling from 290c to 300c/kg.
Grown steers and bullocks were firm, receiving from 285c to 295c/kg.
Medium weight 2 score cows were firm on a better run, ranging from 180c to 220c/kg.
Heavy 3 and 4 scores were 4c cheaper selling from 225c to 243c, to average 235c/kg.