Commission buyer swoops on Kyneton

Albury, NSW, commission buyer Duncan Brown put a strong floor in Kyneton's March store cattle sale, swooping on a significant portion of the yarding.

Agents yarded around 820 head of cattle, saying spring-drop calves were starting to come through.

Elders Kyneton livestock agent Dean Coxon said Mr Brown had been a feature at Kyneton for the last few months.

"I don't think he's missed a sale since late in the spring last year," Mr Coxon said.

Mr Brown was also staying in the south for subsequent sales after Kyneton.

"We have started to see some of the spring calves come through, they are lighter weighted and a lot younger but they were still good quality," Mr Coxon said.

He said prices had eased a little on the last sale.

"You had Ballarat Meat Company, Highland, Hardwicks and Ascot Meats there as well, so four butchers," he said.

McGrath Rodwells livestock agent Kieran McGrath said the straight-bred Angus cattle sold to particularly strong competition.

"Coloured and off-bred cattle sold at current rates," Mr McGrath said.

"There was a definite trend towards straight-bred Angus cattle."

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Cattle went to NSW, Queensland and local districts.

K Keeble sold 13 Angus steers, 316kg, for $2090 a head or 661 cents a kilogram.

Tamana Farms sold 16 Angus steers, 230kg, for $1744 or 751c/kg.

Greg Carnovale sold four Angus steers, 293kg, for $2020 or 689c/kg.

HM Barty sold 10 Hereford steers, 315kg, for $1900 or 603c/kg.

L & L Schultz sold eight Charolais steers, 300kg, for $1900 or 633c/kg.

K,T, B and R Murphy sold five Shorthorn steers, 357kg, for $2000 or 560c/kg, and five heifers, 337kg, for $1550 or 459c/kg.

Rush Bros sold 12 Adameluca-blood heifers, 272kg, for $1880 or 661c/kg, as well as nine, 324kg, for $2240 or 691c/kg, and seven, 267kg, for $2000 or 749c/kg.

Wirraway Pastoral sold four Charolais cows and calves for $3560.

B & S Girvan sold 6x5 Shorthorn cows and calves, pregnancy-tested-in-calf for spring calving, for $3100.