Agents from northern Victoria have been seeking cattle at the monthly Kyneton store sale, as supplies start to dwindle.
Lighter steers sold for more than 700 cents a kilogram.
Agents yarded about 320 head of steers, heifers and cows and calves.
Elders Kyneton livestock agent Dean Coxon said the "whole job was extraordinary," given the amount of cattle on offer.
"While its still cold, there are a few people starting to poke about," Mr Coxon said.
"Local restockers and agents from Yea, Echuca, Wangaratta and Ballarat made up most of the buying field.
"There are no cattle anywhere - while we have small sales, the quality of our cattle is pretty good."
Most of the yarding weighed between 220-330 kilograms.
"I think a lot of people are travelling around to every sale, just in case there are cheap cattle, but we haven't found a cheap one anywhere," he said.
"Years ago, you would line 300 cattle up and get no-one, now everyone comes in case it's cheap, and its not."
Nutrien Ag Solutions auctioneer Richard Leitch said the job was very good, for a small yarding of mixed quality.
"There were quite a few Friesians and cross-breds," Mr Leitch said.
"But where do you find the cattle at present?
"There was spirited bidding on everything and pretty much everything sold from 550-700c/kg."
Restockers had the chance to get back into a market that was not dominated by the feedlots.
"It was a little bit different scenario, to try and go to Ballarat and buy," he said.
D&J Barber sold four Hereford steers, 457kg, for $2100 or 459c/kg.
D English sold eight Angus steers, 245kg, for $1740 or 710c/kg.
Eaton Park sold nine Angus heifers, 304kg, for $1760 or 579c/kg.
Barber sold five x five Poll Hereford cows and calves, rejoined to a Poll Hereford bull, for $3420.
D English sold seven x seven Angus cows and calves for $3280.
John Mayes sold five Angus steers, 411kg, for $2100 or 510c/kg.
Travis Young sold 11 Angus steers, 275kg, for $1960, or 713c/kg.
Bill Gray sold 12 Angus steers, 277kg, for $1900 or 685c/kg.
Mark Barri sold eight 335kg, $1800 or 537c/kg and another pen of 10, 289kg, for $1700 or 588c/kg.
Andrew Miller
I'm a general reporter with Stock & Land, with a special interest in irrigation issues. I completed my cadetship, with the Age, in 1980. Over my career, I've worked for ABC radio news (Mt Isa, Qld) and at provincial and suburban newspapers.
I'm a general reporter with Stock & Land, with a special interest in irrigation issues. I completed my cadetship, with the Age, in 1980. Over my career, I've worked for ABC radio news (Mt Isa, Qld) and at provincial and suburban newspapers.
