Yea's lack of northern buyers pushes prices down a little

Agents yarded about 2400 steers, heifers, cows and calves on Friday.

Nutrien Yea auctioneer Tyson Bush said the heavier cattle sold on a par with other previous markets.

"They could have been a tad dearer, but the spring drop cattle were probably a touch easier, $60-80 a head cheaper," Mr Bush said.

"The market was predominantly held up by heavier cattle."

He said Nutrien's spring-drop sale, later this month, had already received bookings for more than 3600 head of cattle.

"I am hoping it is a drawcard for the northern blokes to come down and confidently buy cattle that are properly vendor-bred, high country cattle," Mr Bush said.

"There were not enough numbers to draw commission buyers and agents, from up north."

Elders Yea livestock manager Jamie Quinlan said several good drafts of stock, particularly from Ponkeen and Mount Erica, sold well.

"There was a lot of cattle, but not a heap of big runs," Mr Quinlan said.

"Lighter weight heifers might have been a little bit cheaper."

Feedlots JBS, Schubert Boers, Ravensworth, Comdain and Hopkins River were all active.

"There were some heavier cattle, over 500 kilograms, with the blacks making a tick above 400 cents a kilogram, while the coloured cattle made in the low 370-375c/kg," he said.

"The black steers, 400-500kg, made 460-475c/kg while the Herefords made 450-460c/kg."

Lighter cattle sold to more than 600c/kg.

MJ and GA Purcell, sold 12 steers, 617kg, for $2450.

P Moran sold 11 Charolais-cross steers, 595kg, for $2280 or 383c/kg.

Home Creek Homestead sold 14 Angus steers, 573kg, for $2380 or 415c/kg.

JPL Agriculture sold 20 Hereford steers, 292kg, for $1500 or 513c/kg.

DA & SA Hodge sold four steers, 216kg, for $1340 or 620c/kg.

Yarra Bend sold 19 Shorthorn-cross heifers, 425kg, for $1750 or 411c/kg.

Airwire, Caveat, sold 20 Habbies Howe-blood steers, 230kg, for $1450 or 630c/kg.

Ponkeen, Tarcombe, sold 10 Hereford-cross steers, 404kg, for $1900 or 470c/kg and a second pen of 20 Simmental-cross steers, 378kg, for $1890.

Contract Racing, Romsey, sold 14 Landfall-blood, April 2020-drop steers, 411kg, for $2020 or 491c/kg.

A second pen of 10 steers, 267kg, sold for $1500 or 561c/kg.

Mount Erica Station sold 22 Fenleigh-blood steers, August and September drop, weighing 316kg, for $1690 or 534c/kg.

P Moran sold 11 Charolais-cross steers, 595kg, for $2280 or 383c/kg.

CK and LM Oliver sold 19 Connamara-blood steers, 413kg, for $2080 or 503c/kg.

Bungle Boori sold 33 Connamarra-blood heifers, unjoined, 451kg, for $2030 or 450c/kg.