Stock & Land
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Markets
Calls for urgent roadside vegetation slashing on rural roads
Philippe Perez
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Victorian farmers are calling for urgent roadside vegetation maintenance ahead of summer, with repairs needed to slash grass and prune trees on country roads. File picture.
Prices slightly up at Yea for heavier cattle, as region prepares for weaner sales
Philippe Perez
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Elders Yea livestock agent Jamie Quinlan said prices were generally dearer through Yea's store sale. File picture.
Colac features a strong line up of cows and calves at its December store sale
Rachel Simmonds
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Elsie Richens with Gina and Jack Larson, AGJL Trading, Colac, who sold eight Angus/Hereford steers, 14-15 months, 271kg, for $800.
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Bairnsdale steers pass 400c/kg for the first time in months as rain brings out buyers
Bryce Eishold
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Charity Hurley, Woodglen, sold 28 Angus steers, 12-15 months, alongside agent Gerard Ogilvie, Bill Wyndham & Co, Bairnsdale.
VLE sought advice from 'prominent Melbourne lawyer' before it opted to close Pakenham
Bryce Eishold
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The Victorian Livestock Exchange was opened at Pakenham in 1999 and was famously the first saleyard in Victoria to be built undercover with a soft floor. Picture by Bryce Eishold
People 'jumping over one another' to buy cattle at Kyneton
Philippe Perez
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Emma and James Collins, Barro Group, Gisborne yarded more than 70 Hereford and Black Blady cattle at Kyneton's November sale. Picture by Philippe Perez
'Treated poorly': Longwarry Saleyards chair blasts VLE for sudden Pakenham closure
Bryce Eishold
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A map shows the proposed Longwarry Saleyard showing the cattle pens in yellow and the traffic zones in grey, with the wastewater treatment in blue. Each red dot represents a residence within 500 metres of the activity zone.
Yea saleyards sets a positive market tone for January weaner offerings
Rachel Simmonds
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Joe McCarthy and Angela Finn, Sawpit Rural, Homewood, lease their father's property and sold about 40 steers and heifers collectively at Yea weaner sale.
Leongatha steers pass 300c/kg as buyers dig deep for Fish Creek Football Netball Club
Bryce Eishold
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Stewart Grigg and Micah Berry, Wonthaggi, who sold 80 Angus steers, 8-10 months at Leongatha.
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Pakenham prices jump $150 days after saleyard closure announced
Bryce Eishold
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Elders Pakenham livestock manager Denis Linley represented Glendale Pastoral, Torwood, which sold 286 mixed-sex Angus calves that sold to $1100 at the fortnightly sale.

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