Warrnambool store cattle maintain prices

Warrnambool Stock Agents Association president Jack Kelly said the feedlot enquiry was very strong, even though the sale did not feature as many heavier cattle.

Mr Kelly said the spring-drop beef steers and heifers sold better than expected.

The Warrnambool sales typically sold cattle above 300kg, he said.

"We probably had steers and heifers from 180 odd kilos to 240kg, which is unusual for us to sell them that early but the prices are that good people are deciding to give the cow a bit of a spell," he said.

"The fat job in the last three weeks has really picked up.

"They've got cattle to sell and they've got to replace them, so they've decided even if they can get something that's only 210 or 220kg, they've got something in their paddock they can grow out.

"Normally you wouldn't be able to buy the little ones because normally they're not for sale."

Feature lines included LE & ML Lloyd, who sold 24 Angus steers, 289kg, for $1720 or 595c/kg and 18 Angus steers, 221kg, for $1520 or 687c/kg.

The same vendor also sold 22 Angus heifers, 233kg, for $1440 or 618c/kg and a pen of 22 Angus heifers, 263kg, for $1440 or 547c/kg.

Barakee sold 27 Angus steers, 276kg, for $1660 or 601c/kg, and 16 Hereford steers, 255kg, for $1500 or 588c/kg.

The same vendor also sold a pen of 23 Angus steers, 206kg, for $1450 or 703c/kg and a pen of 14 Angus and Black Baldy steers, 234kg, for $1570 or 670c/kg.

Barakee also sold five Angus and Black Baldy heifers, 220kg, for $1110 or 504c/kg.

Russells sold 10 Angus steers, 184kg, for $1410 or 766c/kg, and six Angus steers, 160kg, for $1200 or 750c/kg.

Account Glenburn sold five Angus steers, 286kg, for $1544 or 540c/kg, while D Jarrett sold six Angus steers, 310kg, for $1649 or 532c/kg.

St Kitts sold 13 Angus steers, 352kg, for $1816 or 516c/kg.

B & M Farley sold seven Angus steers, 366kg, for $1866 or 510c/kg.

B & L Morgan sold 12 Angus steers, 498kg, for $2380 or 478c/kg.

Steers weighing between 400 to 500kg and above sold between 475 and 489c/kg, while steers between 300 and 400kg made between 510 and 540c/kg.

Mr Kelly said there was also a very good run of heavier crossbred steers, which gave feedlots another avenue and made between 390 and 446c/kg.

Mr Kelly said there were fewer big lines of heifers but they still sold very well.

Weaner heifers sold between 550 and 634c/kg, while those weighing between 300 and 400kg reached 475c/kg.

Elandery Lodge sold 11 Angus heifers, 373kg, for $1771 or 475c/kg, while Yanarrie sold eight Angus heifers weighing 352kg for $1661 or 472c/kg.

R & E Mather sold 17 Angus/Friesian cross heifers and Angus calves for $2950, and T & C Schultz sold 12 Angus/Friesian cross heifers and Limousin calves for $2900.