A yarding of around 1280 mainly young cattle at Powranna, Tasmania, came under intense competition and prices rose accordingly.
According to the MLA Livestock Reporting Service, prices were stronger than last month and in some cases reaching record levels.
There were few cattle sold under $1000 a head with many averaging from 30c to 50c/kg higher.
Elders agent Greg Harris said prices just kept getting dearer with a lot of cattle making more than 500c/kg.
The was "very strong" with the bulk of cattle going to the north-west and north-east of the state with support from other areas, he said.
Mr Harris said the sale was $100 a head dearer than the previous month and strong right the way through.
He said backgrounders were "very strong" on light cattle for taking out to intake weights of 400 to 500kg.
The report said the heaviest yearling steers made from $1530 to $1730 to average 390c/kg. Medium weights 330 to 400kg, made $1300 to $1610 or 410c/kg.
Smaller steers under 330kg sold from $900 to $1450 or 470c/kg to more than 500c/kg for light calves.
The report quoted only a few heavy heifer yearlings yarded and they made from $1340 to $1550, medium weights sold from $1190 to $1530 or 380c/kg and lighter $820 to $1260/head to average 420c/kg.
The best of the cows and calves made $1750 to $2300.
Steers
LP Smith, Lilydale, sold 12 steers, 456kg, for $1730.
PC Boyd, Glendessary, sold 16 steers, average 406kg for $1460 to $1630.
RB & JN Thomson, Deloraine, 10 at 364kg, for $1590.
MF Dean, Evandale, 8 at 371kg for $1530.
Strawberry Fields, Premaydena, 10 at 341kg for $1540.
MJ & WB Freeland, Clifton Park, sold 20 steers, 370kg, for $1520.
Glenmilton P/L, The Glen, sold 118 steers, average 258kg, for $1210 to $1310.
J Holloway, Ansons Meadows, sold 58 steers, average 273kg, for $1180 to $1600.
D Bassett, Glenmoore, sold 9 heifers, 393kg, for $1530.
HSD Agriculture, Whitemore, 5 at 368kg for $1470; and 8 at 316kg for $1410.
PD Blyth, Weona, sold 10 heifers, 366kg, for $1330.
Heifers
MF Dean, Evandale, 10 at 333kg for $1320.
Strawberry Fields, Premaydena, 9 at 267kg for $1240.