Jamie-Lee Oldfield

The strong season in the western district and north-east could mean weaners stay local this year.

Numbers will be slightly less at Wodonga's run of weaner sales in January.

The 2020 weaner sales series in southern Australia will set the precedent for the year's beef cattle market.

Calves are likely to be presented in impressive form at the western district's annual weaner sales series.

Good pasture growth through winter and spring has put the cattle in Victoria's north-east in good stead, despite it having now dried off.

It was a ram-only affair in the White Suffolk judging at the Royal Melbourne Show on the weekend.

A Cypress Park ram with plenty of sire appeal was judged supreme exhibit of the Texel breed on Saturday at the Melbourne Royal.

A ewe as close to perfect as the judge had found all day was sashed supreme in the Southdown ring at the Royal Melbourne Show.

Allendale stud swooped most of the broad ribbons in the Suffolk judging at the Royal Melbourne Show.

NSW stud Bauer has exhibited the supreme Border Leicester exhibit for the third year running at the Royal Melbourne Show.