The monthly Yea store cattle sale saw prices strengthen slightly, with rates firm on lower quality cattle.
Nutrien Ag Solutions Yea branch manager Chris Pollard said the sale was very strong.
"Every month it gets a bit stronger," Mr Pollard said.
While the quality of the stock "wasn't there", as cattle sold to the same prices as June, the market ended up dearer.
Most of the yarding was made up of 250-320 kilogram cattle.
Steers weighing 250kg sold for around 600 cents a kilogram, with "exceptional" lighter steers going for more than 700c/kg, agents said.
Steers weighing around the 350kg mark ranged in price from 550-580c/kg for Angus and 500-540c/kg for coloured stock.
Feedlots Jalna, Garrison, Conroy Brothers, Comdain and Albury, NSW, commission buyer Duncan Brown were active.
"Mansfield were reasonably strong, there was a little bit of Gippsland support and there were the blokes out of the north-east," Mr Pollard said.
He said producers put up several drafts of good quality spring-drop Angus calves.
Agents yarded 1471 head of cattle.
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M&F Lombardozzi sold 14 Hereford steers, 591kg, for $2570 a head or 434c/kg.
Sharrock Family Trust sold 12 two-year-old Angus steers, 493kg, for $2320 or 470c/kg.
D&P Reid sold 12 steers, 544kg, for $2370 or 435c/kg.
PD & P Ryan, Pyalong, sold 16 steers, 397kg, for $2140 or 539c/kg.
Meeran Quark sold five steers, 24 months, 594kg, for $2580 or 434c/kg.
D&F Reid sold 12 steers, 544kg, for $2370 or 435c/kg.
GE Campbell Farms sold six steers, 354kg, for $1920 or 542c/kg.
Caversham sold 15 Bongongo-blood steers, 321kg, for $1810 or 563c/kg.
CJ Forbes and Sons sold 21 Merridale-blood steers, 362kg, for $2000 or 552c/kg.
C&K Molner sold 18 Connamara-blood steers, 344kg, for $1930 for 561c/kg.
Mark Walsh, Kithbrook, sold 23 Anvil and Dunoon-blood steers, 255kg, for $1760 or 690c/kg.
Scanlon Angus sold 17 Alpine-blood steers, 236kg, for $1620 or 686c/kg.
Williamson Pastoral sold 10 Connamara-blood steers, 248kg, for $1610 or 649c/kg.
T&J Young, Killingworth, sold 14 Anvil-blood steers, 271kg, for $1680 or 619c/kg.
D. Chisholm and sons, Fernside, sold 25 Glendan Park-blood steers, 334kg, for $1810 or 541c/kg.
Glenfiddich, sold 20 Te Mania-blood steers, 324kg, for $1790 or 552c/kg.
Bungle Boori sold 21 Connamara-blood Angus steers, 282kg, for $1760 or 624c/kg.
Elders Yea manager Jamie Quinlan agreed it was a firm market, with the bigger cattle a fraction back in price on June.
"It's probably getting into the last draft of those spring-drop weaners, but the 220-230kg cattle are still making $1450-1600 in places for really well-bred calves," Mr Quinlan said.
The main run of heifers was around 200-300kg, but they still made $1400-$1500.
T&T Murphy sold 23 heifers, 347kg, for $1580 or 455c/kg.
NDS Training Stables sold five heifers, 457kg, for $1750 or 382c/kg.
T Angelo sold five heifers, 384kg, for $1920 or 500c/kg.
CJ Forbes and Sons sold 13 heifers, 335kg, for $1850 or 552c/kg.
Inverness sold nine heifers, 299kg, for $1590 or 531c/kg.
GK and ME Oliver sold 12 heifers, 304kg, for $1630 or 536c/kg.
Allanbrae South, Yarck, sold 23 Dunoon and Fernhill-blood heifers, 269kg, for $1500 or 557c/kg.
The Estate of JR & LS Drysdale sold six heifers, 337kg, for $1750 or 519c/kg.
Burnewang Pastoral sold 12 heifers, 305kg, for $1450 or 475c/kg.