Cows and calves exceeded expectations at the annual Ballarat Stock & Station Agents Association joined female sale, topping at $4400.
Heifers topped at $3750, with the first run of stock going to Hamilton, Kyneton and Bendigo
Jamie McConachy, Charles Stewart Ballarat, said it was an "outstandingly high quality yarding."
Agents yarded about 1200 head of cattle.
"These weren't big calves, they were late 2020 drop, with no rejoining, so you can't call them big three-for-ones, and they made $4400," Mr McConachy said.
"Weight for age, that would have to be some type of national record.
"It just keeps rocking along, this job; it's been 12 months to the day that this industry got a huge kickstart."
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Mr McConachy said he did not expect the job to stop, any time soon
"The best PTIC heifers made $3750, twice, that's probably $200-300 a head, we were suggesting pre-sale," Mr McConachie said.
"It cruised through $3500 and beyond."
The top end of the sale consistently fell between $3500 and $3750 a head.
"The second draft, still outstanding quality, fetched between $3000 and $3500."
Mr McConachy said the rising two-year old heifers consistnetly sold up to $3000.
"The second drafts sold from $2000 to $2500"
Second and third calvers topped at $3600, a result that "was amazing.
"We consistently saw $3000 to $35000 in that bracket," he said.
Xavier Shanahan, Nutrien Ag Solutions, said most of the push was on the top end of the cattle.
"It was a real good sale, the mid-tier made what we hoped," Mr Shanahan said.
"It was largely local, there a little bit of Upper Murray, a little bit of Bendigo, some Yea, but otherwise, pretty much local and south of here."
He said the quality was "brilliant."
"It was probably the best yarding of heifers we have seen here.
"Everyone's genetics keep getting better and, on top of it, cattle had bloom and growth, which adds up to a better yarding."
He said the area had not been hit with low numbers of breeding stock, so producers had not had to cull.
"There was a little bit of push from areas that have had tight season, so some did come into the market to restock."
Xavier Bourke, TB White and Sons, also described the sale as "outstanding.
"Cattle sold up to expectation, it was an exceptionally good sale, but the cattle backed it up," Mr Bourke said.
"The cattle were some of the best you would see, anywhere in the state."
He said the season had been fantastic and prices kept rising.
"People can pay $3000 plus for replacements," he said.
Wimmera Downs sold the first of its 152 females, 17 Banquet and Toora West-blood heifers, PTIC to a Banquet-blood bull, 680kg, for $3300, or 485c/kg.
Its second pen of 20, av 644kg, sold for $3200, or 496c/kg.
G & A Draper sold 11 Tillabudgery-blood heifers, 622kg, PTIC to Murdeduke bulls, for $2550, or 409c/kg.
F & G Richardson & Sons sold 14 heifers, 604kg, for $3150, or 521c/kg.
JL Scobie sold 18 Te Mania-blood heifers, PTIC to a Franc Angus LBW bull, for $2900, or 484c/kg.
Langi Kal Kal Angus sold its first pen of 10, 28-30 month-old PTIC heifers, 722kg, AI to Murdeduke Kicking, then depastured to Langi Kal Kal bulls, for $3750, or 519c/kg.
B&S Maher also sold its first pen of 15, 27-28 month-old PTIC Angus heifers, 684kg, for $3750, or 548c/kg.
A second pen of 15 of Maher's heifers, 704kg, also sold for $3750, or 532c/kg.
A third pen of 18, 633kg, sold for $3500, or 552c/kg.
The Maher's also sold pens for $3500 and $3350.
JH & MS Chapman, sold 10 Cooinbil Park-blood heifers, 620kg, PTIC to sons of Witherswood J135, for $2450, or 395c/kg..
Grigg Farm, Bungaree, sold 18 two-year old Murdeduke-blood heifers, PTIC to a LBW Angus bull, 652kg, for $2950, or 452c/kg.
JL Scobie sold 18 Te Mania-blood heifers, PTIC to a Franc Angus LBW bull, for $2900, or 484c/kg.
D & K Trigg sold 12 Franc-blood heifers, 579kg, PTIC to a LBW Paringa-blood bull for $3000 head, or 518c/kg.
Trigg's second pen of 13, ave 559kg, sold for $2950, or 527c/kg.
AS Taylor sold 13 Coolana and Te Mania-blood heifers, PTIC to Coolana and Te Manian bulls, 673kg, for $2600, or 386c/kg.
Minoble Family Trust sold 19 Barwidgee-blood heifers,582kg, PTIC to LBW Angus bulls for $2700, or 463c/kg.
R & W Hay "Cooromete' sold their top pen of 14, four- year- old South Boorook-blood cows, 692kg, for $3050, or 440c/kg.
The Hays, who have sold their Pombornete North property, brought forward 132 head of red cattle.
Triggs nine Murdeduke Angus cows and calves, not redepastured, sold for $4400.
Another pen of 11, av 496kg, sold for $3750, or 756c/kg.
A third pen of 13, av 506kg, sold for $3700, or 731c/kg.
Romahon Pty Ltd sold 20 Ben Nevis-blood Angus second and third calver cows, 599kg, PTIC to Barwidgee-bulls, for $3400, or 567c/kg.
Romahon also sold 18 cows, av 593kg, for $3520, or 593c/kg.
Carngham Station sold 18 station-bred second and third calvers, PTIC to a Landfall bull, 721kg, for $3600, or 499c/kg.
Haines Road Cattle Company sold seven Angus cows, PTIC a Murdeduke bull, 602kg, for $1950, or 323c/kg.
Fraser Partners sold eight Pathfinder and Anvil cows, four to eight years old, with CAF and redepastured to a Murdeduke bull, for $3900.
Shaftsbury Trust sold six Black Baldy cows and calves for $3800.
They also sold 15 at $3650.
Galbro sold seven Polytechnic and Cooinbil-bloodcows and calves, with four month old CAF, redpastured to a Barwidgee bull, for $3400.
Andrew Miller
I'm a general reporter with Stock & Land, with a special interest in irrigation issues. I completed my cadetship, with the Age, in 1980. Over my career, I've worked for ABC radio news (Mt Isa, Qld) and at provincial and suburban newspapers.
I'm a general reporter with Stock & Land, with a special interest in irrigation issues. I completed my cadetship, with the Age, in 1980. Over my career, I've worked for ABC radio news (Mt Isa, Qld) and at provincial and suburban newspapers.
