Leongatha heavy steers sell even higher

Agents yarded about 4600 head at the Victorian Livestock Exchange.

Elders livestock manager Michael Foote said it was an outstanding yarding, with heavy cattle selling exceptionally well.

"There was just lane after lane of heavy grown steers," he said.

"The heavier end of the job was probably $100 to $150 dearer for those 470 to 600kg steers and upwards.

"The rest of the job firm, probably could have even been a whisker better again."

The high prices were drawing cattle out to be sold earlier, he said.

"There's been a lot of cattle being sold, especially the last few sales, that would normally have been kept through to October, November," he said.

"People are taking the $2600, $2700 now.

"They might be worth $3000 later on, but they might not be either."

Feeder steers topped $3060 a head while weaner steers sold between 550 to 650 cents a kilogram.

D Nave sold a pen of 16 Black Baldy steers weighing 695kg for $3060 or 440c/kg, while Waites & Lillicrapp sold 19, 675kg, for $3020 or 447c/kg.

Woorra Park sold 11 Black Baldies, 651kg, for $2890 or 443c/kg.

Market Place sold 13, 628kg, for $2820 or 449c/kg and 14, 591kg, for $2710 or 459c/kg.

P & C Davis sold 18, 563kg, for $2580 or 458c/kg, while D & S McMahon sold 10 weighing 545kg for $2500 or 458c/kg.

Feature lines included R & L Debortoli, Yarra Rise, who sold 15, 589kg, for $2750 or 466c/kg and 20, 579kg, for $2700 or 466c/kg.

The same vendor sold 22, 569kg, for $2630 or 462c/kg, a pen of 25, 544kg, for $2570 or 472c/kg, and 28, 504kg, for $2600 or 515c/kg.

The vendor also sold 15, 480kg, for $2460 or 512c/kg and 16, weighing 622kg, for $2810 or 451c/kg.

N Belcher sold a draft of 80, including 20, 424kg, for $2210 or 521c/kg and 20, 379kg, for $2000 or 527c/kg.

The same vendor sold a pen of 20, 355kg, for $1960 or 552c/kg and 19, 333kg, for $1910 or 573c/kg.

Mr Foote said feedlot activity was very strong, with local restockers only picking up one or two pens of the heavy steers.

R Telling sold 24, 385kg, for $2000 or 519c/kg, while AG Jones sold 17 Herefords, 367kg, for $1830 or 498c/kg.

JP Fleming sold 23, 296kg, for $1780 or 601c/kg and Backline Pty Ltd sold 23, 238kg, for $1570 or 659c/kg.

Heifers also sold well, with G & V Lane selling a pen of 20 weighing 390kg for $1930 or 495c/kg.

R & C Donat sold 18 heifers, 286kg, for $1550 or 542c/kg and a pen of six, 230kg, for $1300 or 565c/kg.

M Berry sold 23 weighing 301kg for $1540 or 512c/kg, while J & P Fleming sold a pen of 12, 272kg, for $1440 or 529c/kg.

T & C Hulls sold 15 heifers, 355kg, for $1730 or 487c/kg and a pen of 11, 312kg, for $1550 or 496c/kg.

G & L Dempsey sold 26, 263kg, for $1360 or 517c/kg.