Values were steady during the store sale at NVLX Wodonga today when 1088 head were yarded.
A feature of the sale was the line of 210 Sugarloaf-blood Hereford steers, 12-14 months and bred by Robert Reid, Reid Trust, Howlong, along with 50 Wirruna-blood Hereford steers, 8-10 months offered by breeder Running Creek Herefords, Dederang, Victoria.
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Indicative price ranges for the steers weighing 300kg to 400kg were $1915 (307kg) to $2250 (397kg) while steers under 300kg sold from $1450 (219kg) to $2000 (299kg).
Heavy steers over 400kg sold from $2180 (405kg) to $2530 (518kg).
Heifers weighing 300-400kg sold from $1590 (304kg) to $1920 (391kg) while those under 300kg sold from $1375 (253kg) to $1760 (295kg).
Single pens of heavier heifers sold to $2000 (490kg) while cows with calves sold to $2900 and PTIC cows made $2550.
Representative sales of steers included 20 Sugarloaf-blood Herefords, 12-14 months offered by Robert Reid, Reid Trust, Howlong, and weighing 397kg sold for $2250; 12 Angus, weighing 337kg sold for $2130 when sold on account RK and JE Washusen, Warrenbayne, Vic and Ross Jacob, Burrumbuttock, sold 16 Murray Greys weighing 352kg for $2000.
Four Limousin cross steers weighing 308kg sold by WJ and J Sutherland, Wymah, Vic., for $2005: eight Shorthorn cross weighing 388kg sold by Yeramba Pastoral Co., Henty, for $2015 and 11 Angus weighing 328kg made $2100 for Phillip Seymour, Running Creek, Vic.
Carabobala Pty Ltd, Culcairn, sold 15 Angus weighing 299kg for $2000: Running Creek Herefords, Dederang, Vic., sold 18 Wirruna-blood Herefords weighing 266kg for $1835 and TA and DM Cardwell, Mitta Mitta, Vic., received $1630 for six Herefords, weighing 288kg.
Sales of steers over 400kg included 12 Shorthorns weighing 536kg sold for $2500 for Rohan Jarvis, Noronga, Vic.,; Phillip Seymour, Running Creek, Vic., received $2180 for eight Angus weighing 405kg and 20 Sugarloaf-blood Herefords, weighing 418kg sold for $2330 on account Robert Reid, Reid Trust, Howlong.
Sales of heifers included 17 Limousin cross weighing 321kg sold by WJ and J Sutherland, Wymah, Vic., for $1900; 14 Angus weighing 351kg sold for $1910 on account LC and N Boyes, Lenova, Vic., and 18 Angus weighing 295kg sold for $1760 by RK and JE Washusen, Warrenbayne, Vic.
Ben Valley Angus, Yackandandah, Vic., sold five PTIC Angus to Swallow Angus bulls, and weighing 567kg for $2550.
Lagoona Livestock, Lurg, Vic., sold four Angus cows with calves for $2900.
Feedlots were very active as were restockers across the southern Riverina and Victoria.
The sale was conducted by Wodonga-based agents BUR, Schubert Boers, Peter Ruaro Livestock and Corcoran Parker.