Local restockers to the fore at second Pakenham stand-alone female sale

Alex Scott & Staff livestock representative Jason Fry said most of the cattle went back locally.

"Nothing went anywhere else," Mr Fry said.

"It was basically restockers buying, people taking a chance on those cows with anything with a bit of a quality making a bit of money.

"Prices are definitely holding, given the amount of rain we have had and the conditions."

He said the monthly female sale was working well.

"As long as all the agents stick together and make it a monthly thing, I think it will only get bigger and grow stronger," he said.

"The punters there were looking for split value later on, and they are always going to be there for those cows and calves."

He said the first pens offered by ASC were "well-bred Angus cows" and sold accordingly.

"When you are in the high $3000 [a head range], getting towards $4000, that is pretty good money," he said.

Robert Farrell, Trafalgar, topped the sale with a pen of cows and calves, which sold for $3700.

"I have too many cattle, more than I want down there and it's a very wet farm," Mr Farrell said.

He said during summer, crickets damaged the root system of his pastures, leaving little grass.

"I'll probably have to offload some more cattle soon," he said.

Mr Farrell's pen included 6x6 Banquet-blood cows with Fernleigh-blood calves at foot.

Matt Bardwell, Lang Lang, bought 6x6 cows and calves, paying between $2100-$2400.

He said he usually restocked his property at this time of year.

"I don't run stock from March through to June, by July there is better grass on the property," he said.

He said the stock he bought at the sale would be gone by March - "at least that's the plan".

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Agents offered just over 450 head of cows, calves and heifers at the sale.

Hanslee Farms, Caldermeade, sold 8x8 cows and Banquet-blood calves for $3225.

Hanslee also sold seven pregnancy-tested-in-calf cows for $3050.

The estate of K J Johnstone, Poowong, sold 9x9 cows and calves for $2125.

G Steer, Glengarry West, sold 4x5 cows and calves for $2900.

CC, D and J Nowell, Barongarook West, sold 11x11 cows with calves for $2850.

They also sold 11x11 Red Angus cows and calves for $3000.

J Fleming sold 5x5 Hereford cows and calves for $3000.

Charleroi Belgian Blue, Garfield North, sold 4x4 cows and calves for $2350.

H Thomson, Hazelwood North, sold 9x9 cows and calves for $2500.

They also sold seven cows for $1525.

J Duigan, Moorooduc, sold 4x4 cows and calves for $2000.

C and K White, Garfield North, sold 5x5 cows and calves for $1875.

Seaview, Kilcunda, sold 3x3 cows and calves, redepastured, for $2700.