A RETURN to wintery conditions saw a large crowd attend the Leongatha sale last Thursday.
Competition for the better bred steers varied with the small selection of heavier yearling steers selling at firm rates.
Nave Pastoral, Tanjil South, offered 49 Angus and Charolais yearling steers, which sold to $940 for the 37 Angus steers, av $883, and to $850 for the Charolais steers.
J Agostino, Rosedale, sold 78 Angus and Hereford steers to $875 to average $793. This was the equivalent of 175-200 cents per kilogram liveweight.
Crossbred and Friesian steers and bullocks were in large numbers and most sold from $550-$925.
Mania Pastoral Co, Welshpool, sold Angus-Friesian steers for $690 and 40 Friesian steers to $675, av $640.
Recent higher prices for Friesian bullocks at physical sales aided higher prices for steers at this sale.
Buyers were very active for lines of vendor bred Angus and Hereford steers with their breeding displayed, especially medium to lighter weight calves.
Several drafts of these steers epitomised the strength of this market. Pilkington & Toohey, Sandy Point, sold 43 Angus steers for $772, and David Hall, Foster, offered 75 Angus steers, which sold to $716, av $706.
A feature of these two sales was the buyer of the first pen took both at his bid price, and the same occurred for David Hall's second and third pen. Liveweight prices were estimated at 230-256c/kg lwt.
C&G White, Fish Creek, sold 24 Angus steers, Banquet blood, to $780, av $767. Younger steers in plain condition sold quite well too.
R&H Calder, Leongatha North, sold 55 Angus, Hereford & Charolais cross steers to $635, av $574. This was a good result as these calves would not weigh very well.
HC&CA Jones, Hazelwood, have sold their property and held a dispersal of their small herd. They sold 19 young Angus steers for $510, 12 heifers for $445, and 13 cows and calves from $1000-$1170. Their steers sold well, but the female cattle only sold to limited competition.
This scenario was seen for most of the heifers with only a few pens of older heifers, carrying better condition selling from $550-$680.
Heifers selling over $600 were heavier yearlings suitable for slaughter or for feedlotting.
- Full story in the Stock & Land October 9 edition
Peter Kostos
Prime stock analyst analyst for Stock & Land.
Prime stock analyst analyst for Stock & Land.
