Fewer lighter cattle at Yea, as prices hold up | PHOTOS, VIDEO

Josh McDonald, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Warrnambool, said it was a very solid sale.

"There was no correction in price - there was a good run of heavy steers, through the front end, and they sold really well," Mr McDonald said.

"As they got lighter, the job kept going and getting stronger as we went."

Heavy heifers were well over 400cents/kilogram.

"They are just chasing those little cattle, you were looking at near on 600c/kg for those lighter cattle," Mr McDonald said.

Agents yarded 2552 head of cattle, including cows and calves.

Jamie Quinlan, Elders, said it was a strong sale, from start to finish.

"It wasn't any dearer, but there might have been a bit of opportunity on the tail end of the heifers, down to $1000, but they were only 200 -230 kilograms," Mr Quinlan said.

"There was a fair bit of weight, mainly 300kg and better."

Lighter cattle made up to 550cents/kilogram, and 400kg cattle made to 480c/kg.

"There was a good run of heifers," Mr Quinlan said.

"The heavier ones sold up to 450-60c/kg, the lighter ones for 520c/kg, for one pen averaging 310kg - but they were good runs of cattle," he said.

Cows and calves went to Myrtleford, with Yea and Gippsland agents active on the mid-weight steers and heifers.

A Coles Graze program supplier, from Leongatha, was also at Yea.

"Andrew Lowe was a strength, on the day, he is probably Australia's leading commission buyer, I would say," Mr Quinlan said.

JBS, Garrison, Rangers Valley, Oakdale Meat Co, Jalna, Hopkins River and Jack Dawson Exports were all active.

Among the lighter steers, JPL sold 13 steers, 257kg, for $1610, or 626c/kg.

A&K Martin sold 12 steers, 308kg, for $1610, or 522c/kg.

Among the big drafts were those from Kitelle, Pyalong, who sold 23 Anvil-blood March/April 2020-drop steers, 375kg, for $1820, or 485c/kg.

They also sold 26 steers, 350kg, for $1680, or 480c/kg.

A pen of Kitelle's 31 steers, 302kg, sold for $1660, or 549c/kg.

F&NJ Vann sold 4 steers, 622kg, for $2300, or 369c/kg.

Jarroe sold 19 steers, 513kg, for $2150, or 419c/kg.

Kelly Angus sold 14 steers, 426kg, for $1950, or 457c/kg.

Forward Holdings sold 19 steers, 386kg, for $1650, or 437c/kg.

Glennfields Pastoral sold 12 steers, 420kg, for $1860, or 442c/kg.

Moncrieff Hill sold 10 steers, 290kg, for $1480, or 510c/kg.

Mindayara Pastora Co, Yea, sold 20 Anvil and Murdeduke-blood steers, 272kg, for $1460, or 536c/kg.

KP Ryan sold 16 Pert Angus-blood heifers, 384kg, for $1730, or 450c/kg.

Black on Green, Wolverton, Maindample, sold 23 Riga & Anvil-blood steers, 472kg, for $2120, or 449c/kg.

A second pen of 23, av 446kg, for $2050, or 459c/kg.

Farley Family Trust sold 10 Hazeldean-blood steers, 405kg, for $1800, or 444c/kg.

D Stevens sold 22 steers, 532kg, for $2180, or 409c/kg.

L&J Nutbeam sold 10 steers, 522kg, for $2070, or 396c/kg.

JPL Agriculture sold 13 steers, 257kg, for $1610, or 626c/kg.

J Devanny sold 17 Angus steers, 352kg, for $1770, or 502c/kg.

K Miller sold 19 steers, 437kg, for $2050, or 469c/kg.

E&L Trading sold 13 Te Mania-blood steers, 368kg, for $1780, or 483c/kg.

Les Ridd, Glen Doone, Molesworth, sold 9 Hereford steers, 326kg, for $1660, or 509c/kg.

The estate of H Miller, Whorough, Trawool, sold 18 February/March-drop Riga-blood steers, 340kg, for $1790, or 526c/kg.

Sichlau Pastoral sold 12 Murrinstone-blood Simmental steers, 362kg, for $1750, or 483c/kg.

Murrindindi Station sold 20 Connamara-blood steers, 354kg, for $1780, or 502c/kg.

They also sold 33 steers, 505kg, for $2260, or 447c/kg.

BJ and JA Ryan sold 22 Angus weaners, 348kg, for $1820, or 522ckg.

Scanlon Angus sold 24 Alpine-blood steers, 280kg, for $1620, or 578c/kg.

TJ & JM McCormack sold 10 Ravensdale, Tarcombe and Glendan Park-blood Poll or dehorned steers, 298kg, for $1490, or 500c/kg.

T Jacobs sold 21 Lawson-blood steers, 16-18 months old, 391kg, for $1810, or 462c/kg.

Brydon Park sold 20 steers, 352kg, for $1880, or 534c/kg.

Stretlaw Park sold 18 steers, 354kg, for $1790, or 505c/kg.

Highland Orchards sold 18 steers, 341kg, for $1760, or 516c/kg.

Kitelle sold 26 heifers, 350kg, for $1680, or 480c/kg.

Mindayara sold 12 heifers, 361kg, for $1630, or 451c/kg.

Tom Park, Acheron, sold 19 Te Mania-blood heifers, 458kg, for $1910, or 417c/kg.

P & J Smith 'Lowan Mitre', Alexandra, sold 20 Paringa-blood heifers, 299kg, for $1560, or 521c/kg.

Lachlan Downs sold 12 Lawson-blood heifers, March/April-drop, 431kg, for $1850, or 421c/kg.

Sichlau sold 10 heifers, 303kg, for $1500, or 495c/kg.

Strath Hills sold 25 heifers, 310kg, for $1520, or 490c/kg.

P&M Boyd sold 10 heifers, 351kg, for $1650, or 470c/kg.

Schiavello Pty Ltd, Molesworth, sold 11 Kelly Angus-blood heifers, 433kg, for $1860, or 429c/kg.

Robb & Deacon sold 15 heifers, 361kg, for $1700, or 470c/kg.

MPJ Nominees sold 8 heifers, 440kg, for $1890, or 429c/kg.

Campsie Glen sold 10x10 mixed aged Campsie-blood cows and calves for $2500.

Farley Family Trust sold 6x6 cows, redepastured to a Merridale bull, with three-to-five-month old CAF, for $2850 to Paul & Scollard, Myrtleford.

A second pen of 8x8 cows and calves sold for $2300 to Nutrien Delaney, Pakenham.

Crickstown, Alexandra, sold 15x15 fourth and fifth calvers to Hamish Falla, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Wangaratta, for $2500.

A&M Hall sold 6x6 Murray Grey cows and calves for $1980.

WT Wall, Glenburn, sold 17x17 cows and calves for $2650.