A PEN of heifers and calves, sold first at Euroa on Friday, set an impressive tone for the day’s store sale.
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And despite the small crowd, it appeared those on deck were there to buy.
Offered by Jim Osborne, Strathglen Pastoral, Strath Creek, bids on the nine Angus, Pert Angus blood, climbed and climbed and climbed until they were finally knocked down to Ken Connell of Elders Warragul at $1720.
Newmarket Livestock, Euroa, agent Mick Curtis said it had been a long time since they had witnessed prices paid at that level in the Euroa yards and in store sales in the area.
“They were the right cattle to make the money but still sold well above our expectations,” he said.
Prices continued throughout the sale at strong to dearer levels, with restockers and a few feedlotters showing a bit of “grass fever”, according to agents.
The steer draft sold at dearer rates, in line with recent sales in the north-east, ranging from 200 to 240 cents a kilogram on the younger steers and from 175-200c/kg on the heavier end, Mr Curtis said.
At the top end of this band was the Max Robinson, Sunbury, draft which reached $840 for nine Angus, Pert Angus blood to Mick Conroy, Conroy Brothers, Bobinwarrah, or 179c/kg.
The heifer draft reached $725 on The Gorge Partnership’s nine Angus, Hazeldene and Barwidgee blood to Landmark Alexandra, with M Robinson’s line-up reaching $720 and Oak Valley Pastoral’s $705.
