PRICES at the final weaners sale at the existing Wodonga saleyards were still quite buoyant today.
Independent agents at the All Breed sale had a good yarding of 2509 cattle, both steers and heifers.
Northern competition was very strong although a couple less buyers were here.
Roughly 40 per cent of the cattle went from Dubbo through to southern Queensland.
The market softened as northern trucks filled.
The yearling steers and heifers sold to small competition.
Yearling steers reached mostly $850 to $1180, 196 cents a kilogram to 247c/kg, liveweight.
Two lots of yearling steers topped the sale at $1180.
Old Cobram Pastoral Company, Deniliquin, had 11 Hereford steers weighing 552 kilograms, which sold for $1180 or 215 cents a kg, liveweight,
Similarly, Kenmere Charolais, Holbrook, also sold 11 steers for $1180, weighing 554kg, 215c/kg, which was also awarded best presented pen.
Top weaned steers reached $1045 for Mulwood Partnership, Mullen Gandra, Victoria, with 14 Angus/Hereford steers, 253c/kg lwt.
Most weaned steers fetched $800 to $1045, or 240c to 255c/kg lwt.
Light weight and younger steers made $630 to $800.
Yearling heifers sold from $720 to $800, 200-213c/kg lwt.
Most of the weaned heifers made $600 to $865, generally 212c/kg to 233c/kg lwt.
The top priced pen of nine Angus Cascade blood heifers were sold by D Sutherland, Bulloh, Victoria, $865, 229c/kg lwt.
Peter Kostos
Prime stock analyst analyst for Stock & Land.
Prime stock analyst analyst for Stock & Land.
