Colac Regional Saleyards sell 900 cattle with low prices

Agents yarded about 900 cattle at the July monthly store sale, where prices continued to decline month-on-month.

Charles Stewart livestock agent Matthew Nelson, Colac, said there were mostly local buyers at the sale, but repeat competition from Warrnambool added more competition.

He said he hoped to see a rise in the market during spring, but Colac's sale followed statewide trends.

"It was tough enough, we are feeling it down here a bit at the moment," he said.

"Without outside buyers, it makes that job a little bit tougher.

"We've had competition from Warrnambool, which is really good, they've supported us really well and a lot of buyers locally.

Mr Nelson said the softer sale was challenging for some people to watch.

"It is a bit tougher this time of year and we've come off an almighty high over the past two years so it's a bit of a shock to the system for people," he said.

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Nutrien livestock agent Paul Kerr, Colac, said the sale stayed on-par with other sales in Victoria, with mainly locals purchasing cattle ahead of spring.

"It's a winter yarding, it was a tough day at the office, but that's all over the state," he said.

"I've looked at other sales and it's noticeably come back, Mortlake was back a bit [on Thursday] as well.

"It was very tough on your crossbred and dairy steers and heifers, once you came off the better lines you did notice it was failing to get 350 cents a kilogram."

T & D Richardson sold two Angus cows with calves at foot for $1600 a unit.

Lodge Cattle Co sold seven Angus heifers with calves at foot for $2350.

Railway Limousin sold one second-calving cow with a calf at foot $1000.

Gunwick Hill Farm, sold five Angus cows to calve early September, four years, for $1400, and five Angus cows, seven years, for $1200, and two Angus cows, three years, for $1340.

H Tonkin sold seven Speckle Park second-calving cows to calve from August for $1120.

Lubcke Children sold one Hereford heifer joined to an Angus bull for $840.

Toughton Farm sold eight Angus/Friesian-cross heifers to calve in September and October, two years, for $1000, and six Angus/Friesian-cross heifers for $960.

LJ Evans sold seven Charolais-cross steers, 12-14 months, 404kg, for $1260 or 311c/kg, and 10 Angus and Angus-cross steers, 306kg, for $880 or 287c/kg.

Seaview Holdings sold three Angus steers, 12-14 months, 463kg, for $1400 or 302c/kg.

Tomahawk Beef sold 17 Lincoln Red/Shorthorn-cross steers, 12-14 months, 332kg, for $980 or 295c/kg.

Lynwood sold six Angus steers, 393kg, for $1260 or 320c/kg.

Crocket Pastoral sold four Angus steers, 13-16 months, 370kg, for $860 or 232c/kg.

Riverlea sold two Angus steers, 14-16 months, 355kg, for $720 or 202c/kg.

Welkin Park sold five Angus steers, 340kg, for $910 or 267c/kg, and five Angus heifers, 283kg, for $570 or 201c/kg.

Riverfern sold seven Angus steers, 11-12 months, 287kg, for $890 or 310c/kg.

M Adams sold eight Angus steers, 8-9 months, 263kg, for $940 or 357c/kg.

S & H Preston sold five Hereford steers, 9-10 months, 287kg, for $630 or 219c/kg.

Waight Properties sold four Speckle Park steers, 288kg, for $580 or 201c/kg.

Armistead Contracting sold six Limousin-cross-Angus heifers, 8-10 months, 316kg, for $710 or 224c/kg.

M King sold 10 Speckle Park/Friesian-cross steers, 18-20 months, 424kg, for $1080 or 254c/kg.