INQUIRY was curiously cautious for breeding stock at the end of financial year sale at Euroa last Wednesday, despite the potential for outstanding grazing conditions across most of Victoria next spring.
Cow and calf outfits were generally shunned by the large crowd as they made $850-$1100, while sales of joined heifers were also strangely overlooked selling to a disappointing high of $850.
While the inquiry for breeding stock was rather subdued, the demand for unjoined heifers was better than expected as a ground swell of local restockers cemented a solid base at $420 for lighter weight spring weaners, while older 14-18 month-old heifers made to $675 calculating weighed pens at 155-180c/kg liveweight.
Landmark Euroa agent Russell Mawson said with local conditions extremely wet, some of the region's restockers were beginning to recognise they may be understocked when warmer weather arrives.
This saw a good number of the district's local producers competing against feeders and major backgrounder orders for unjoined heifers.
At the market's open, a pen Merridale-blood Angus heifers, with second Angus calves at-foot and depastured to Kilcoolin Angus bulls made $1010 a head.
The pen of 12x12 was sold by Burnside and purchased by Swan Hill BR&C Agents.
The display of joined females was of a high standard.
Unjoined heifer sales saw three major orders operate in different levels of the market.
A southern Riverina feeder order held by commission buyer Peter Toohey was the major buyer of the heavier weighted heifers, while Landmark veteran Jim Matthews purchased a good number through the middle runs. And, Albury buyer Graeme Ward absorbed a large number of the lighter heifers for the Ogilvie family of South Australia.
Beavis Farms secured the market top of $675 a head for a pen of 17 Angus heifers weighed at 368kg.
See MURRAY ARNEL's full report in this week's Stock & Land.
Murray Arnel
Stock store analyst for Stock & Land.
Stock store analyst for Stock & Land.
