MORE than 80,000 weaners and joined females are due to be offered as part of this year's Victorian weaner sales - and Stock & Land's team is keeping tabs on the action.
Check back each day for the latest from the sales including video footage and market analysis.
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January 20: COLAC’S heifer weaner prices followed recent Western District trends, averaging between 140-160 cents per kilogram.
January 17: VICTORIA’S week long heatwave didn’t help cattle numbers or prices at the Wangaratta weaner sale, with calves making to a top of $656.
January 17: THE western weaner sales topped-off the season with solid prices at the Warrnambool combined agents sale, selling to 211 cents per kilogram, with the European cattle proving hot property.
January 16: A THIRD successive day of 40-degree heat had no ill-effect on Hamilton weaner results as the final 1465 heifers went under the hammer.
January 16: WHILE the Wodonga sale today is traditionally a feature female sale, the extreme temperatures have forced some producers to send in yearlings and younger steers and heifers for sale.
January 15: HOT weather over 40-degrees had no ill-effects on demand for British breed offered at Hamilton today.
January 15: THE temperature skyrocketed at the Upper Goulburn Rivers annual steer weaner sale this morning at Yea, but unfortunately prices did not follow suit.
January 14: HAMILTON independent agents’ inaugural European-breeds crossbred sale was a resounding success Tuesday, as selling reconvened in the western weaner series in 40-plus degree temperatures.
January 13: A FEW snapshots from the Yea weaner sale on Friday, January 10.
January 13: THE deep south west of Victoria and South Australia claimed half of the 14,000 western weaners offered last week.
January 13: A DECENT consignment of weaner steers met an indifferent market at Colac on Monday.
January 10: THERE were some unexpected Gippsland buyers that turned up for the Wodonga weaner on Friday, which was appreciated by vendors as they made numerous purchases.
January 10: BEING the closest major weaner yarding to Gippsland so far this year paid off for the Elders Blue Ribbon sale at Yea today.
January 10: THE final weaner sale in the west for the week was conducted by Elders at Casterton today, offering 1950 calves, mainly Hereford and Angus steers.
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January 9: OVERALL prices for steer weaners edged slightly higher on day four of the Hamilton weaner series on Thursday.
January 9: STRONGER demand for steers and better competition for heifers created a good sale for Corcoran Parker, Elders and Landmark agencies at the Wodonga Feature Angus Weaner sale on January 9.
ANALYSIS WODONGA annual weaner cattle sales gave the first indication of any price trend for 2014, and there were many producers, agents and buyers waiting for an outcome.
ANALYSIS THERE is a quiet but growing confidence out west that this year's weaner clearance might be hailed as a success.
January 8: LONG-TERM repeat buyers clashed on selected lines at the Hamilton weaner sales Wednesday driving top end prices for Hereford steers to series high of 215c/kg.
January 8: SOUTH Gippsland support had a significant influence on the outcome of the Casterton weaner steer sale today, where they purchased about a quarter of the 2200-head yarding.
January 7: THE bar was raised as western Victoria's weaner sales received a boost at Casterton on Tuesday, with seven major buyers improving the floor price of the 1200-head sale.
January 7: HAMILTON agents conducted a more consistently priced Angus steer sale on Tuesday as the buying depth broadened to included greater number of feedlot buyers and more local interest.
January 6: MAJOR feedlot buyers had limited influence on the first Western District weaner sale at Casterton on Monday and shopped conservatively on the 665-head yarding.
January 6: AGENTS and breeder suppliers breathed a sigh of relief on the opening day of the Hamilton weaner sales yesterday, as top end prices for Angus steers lifted to 180 to 195 cents a kilogram.
January 6: THE western district weaner sales kicked off this morning with a smaller than advertised penning at Casterton, with major feedlot buyers in attendance but shopping cautiously and having limited influence.
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January 3: THE second day of the Victorian weaner sales saw an unexpected improvement in prices.
January 2: WEANER fever has hit Victoria, with the first weaner sales of the year kicking off in Wodonga today.