Ensay producers have to be applauded for their effort, time, and money to offer such a good quality yarding at the Wednesday morning sale.
Producers have spent thousands of dollars to make sure their repeat buyers have some surety of cattle to fatten, and come back next year with confidence.
Adding to the repeat competition that comes from Melbourne and Gippsland was a feedlot lot order, and some live export competition.
The feedlot competition particularly helped the heavier calves, which saw a regular buyer pay $1360 for the first pen by B&A Newcomen.
This put everyone on notice, and the sale of steers continued on strongly.
The 814 steers averaged $1013, which was the highest so far.
E&D Newcomen sold 158 Hereford steers from $940-$1260, with most of the steers they offered selling for more than $1000.
Only some young steers of RM Treasure sold from $830-$880.
The usual scramble for Hereford-Shorthorn heifers only lasted for a couple of pens.
E&O Newcomen sold 20 of these heifers for $1050, while most other heifers made between $700-$940.
Many of the heifers were younger, but in good condition, which suited the order for backgrounding heifers to South Australia. $700-$770 was their price, and they purchased numerous pens.
There were only 329 heifers penned in total, which averaged $763 per head.
B&A Newcomen sold 80 heifers from $700-$940, and RM & the Estate of DC Gallagher, sold 24 heifers to a top of $1010.
There was little difference between the breeds.
