Lighter cattle attract stronger competition at Birregurra weaner sale

Charles Stewart Howard director and auctioneer Shelby Howard said strong buyers flocked to Colac Regional Saleyards, which yarded 3300 head of cattle, from regions that received recent heavy rain.

He said generally, heavy cattle made between $1050-$1100 in some areas while lighter cattle made up to $980-$1000.

"I thought the lighter cattle sold better than the heavy cattle," he said.

"The cattle presented very well, we had repeat buyers for a longer time come for the Angus end."

HF Richardson livestock agent Jesse Brown said the Colac sale was about a "step behind" yesterday's sales at Barnawartha and Wangaratta.

"There were three or four prominent breeder orders [for heifers], especially from northern New South Wales who were taking backgrounder-type heifers," he said.

"Some steers went to southern Queensland, to Roma, they took a good run of Euro calves.

"There's a good run of the blacks locally, more so than the secondary runs, they travelled a bit further as the weight came down.

"One commission buyer from Gunnedah, NSW, he was pretty strong on quite a different number of classes but we had a few prominent commission buyers."

He said most cattle showed good condition and there had been exceptional quality offered at Colac.

"Once you got into the lighter competition the rallying kicked in," he said.

"A lot of the vendors put a lot of time and effort into presenting their cattle as best they can and those well-presented cattle were paid for."

MX & LE Jacob topped the annual sale and sold 46 steers, 8-10 months, 381kg, $1340 or 352c/kg, 52 steers, 8-10 months, 352kg, $1250 or 355c/kg, 42 steers, 8-10 months, 325kg, for $1070 or 329c/kg, and 21 heifers, 8-10 months, 333kg, for $920 or 276c/kg.

RD & LF Kemp sold six steers, 450 kilograms, for $1280 or 284 cents a kilogram, eight steers, 401kg, for $1170 or 292c/kg, seven heifers, 395kg, for $900 or 228c/kg, and 11 heifers, 352kg, for $850 or 241c/kg.

M Howard sold 12 steers, 410kg, for $1210 or 307c/kg, and 24 steers, 361kg, for $1130 or 313c/kg.

J & D Osbourne sold 15 steers, 404kg, for $1240 or 307c/kg, 11 steers, 349kg, for $1100 or 315c/kg, and 22 heifers, 342kg, for $870 or 254c/kg.

Wardor Run sold 19 steers, 420kg, for $1230 or 293c/kg, 26 steers, 379kg, for $1110 or 293c/kg.

Lariggan sold 21 steers, 377kg, for $1140 or 302c/kg, 27 steers, 360kg, for $1150 or 319c/kg.

Sykes Pastoral sold 21 steers, 10-11 months, 380kg, for $1230 or 324c/kg.

Wilgunyah sold 13 steers, 397kg, for $1170 or 295c/kg, six steers, 427kg, for $1170 or 274c/kg, 22 steers, 356kg, $1040 or 292c/kg, 12 steers, 358kg, for $1030 or 288c/kg, 24 heifers, 369kg, for $1230 or 333c/kg, and 21 heifers, 321kg, for $860 or 268c/kg.

Kingoonya sold 11 steers, 384kg, for $1120 or 292c/kg, 21 steers, 359kg, for $1070 or 298c/kg.

Ethlyn Place sold eight steers, 362kg, for $1000 or 276c/kg, 20 heifers, 335kg, for $840 or 251c/kg, 10 heifers, 364kg, for $890 or 244c/kg, eight heifers, 364kg, for $840 or 231c/kg, and 20 heifers, 335kg, for $840 or 251c/kg.

Korangamorah sold 23 steers, 10-11 months, 372kg, for $1150 or 309c/kg, 24 steers, 343kg, for $1130 or 309c/kg.

Irrewarra Partnership sold 20 steers, 375kg, for $1090 or 291c/kg.

Blakeley & Son sold 26 steers, 10-11 months, 374kg, for $1150 or 307c/kg.

Janiso sold 13 steers, 370kg, for $1130 or 305c/kg.

Charlina Pastoral sold 12 steers, 10-11 months, 361kg, for $1100 or 305c/kg.

BL Bowtell sold nine steers, 10-11 months, 384kg, for $1150 or 299c/kg, and 17 heifers, 10-11 months, 333kg, for $860 or 258c/kg.

Janaras Trust sold eight steers, 388kg, for $1150 or 296c/kg.

Olangolah sold nine steers, 358kg, for $1010 or 282c/kg.

R & J Keys sold 17 steers, 10-11 months, 355kg, for $1100 or 310c/kg.

Eurack Estate sold 14 steers, 11 months, 379kg, for $1050 or 277c/kg, and 11 heifers, 336kg, for $830 or 247c/kg.

Turkeith Pastoral sold 18 steers, 8-10 months, 318kg, for $1140 or 358c/kg.

Moonmoote sold 26 Poll Hereford steers, 9-10 months, 393kg, for $1090 or 277c/kg, 22 steers, 364kg, for $1020 or 280c/kg, 22 steers, 341kg, for $1000 or 293c/kg, and 15 steers, 318kg, $950 or 299c/kg.

The Tyrer family, Warronga South Pastoral, sold 18 Poll Hereford steers, 10-11 months, 347kg, for $1030 or 297c/kg.

MG & HM Smith sold 10 Poll Hereford steers, 10-11 months, 348kg, for $990 or 284c/kg.

T Edney sold 18 Hereford steers, 10-11 months, 333kg, for $920 or 276c/kg.

BC & HL Neale sold 16 Charolais X steers, 10-11 months, 410kg, for $1260 or 307c/kg.

G Jacka sold 24 Charolais X steers, 10-11 months, 374kg, for $1130 or 302c/kg.

Williams Ent sold six Charolais-Angus steers, 10-11 months, 457kg, for $1220 or 267c/kg.

GG & LM Ingus sold 15 Charolais X steers, 10-11 months, 383kg, for $1110 or 290c/kg.

Mt William Charolais sold 12 steers, 11 months, 357kg, for $1030 or 288c/kg.

Warrowie Simmentals sold nine steers, 11-12 months, 438kg, for $1230 or 281c/kg, 16 steers, 11-12 months, 373kg, for $1030 or 276c/kg, and 12 steers, 11-12 months, 361kg, for $1000 or 277c/kg.

MY & VA Hastings sold 10 Speckle Park-Angus steers, 325kg, for $870 or 268c/kg.

KW Shone sold 27 Angus heifers, 10-11 months, 334kg, for $880 or 263c/kg, and 26 heifers, 10-11 months, 288kg, for $720 or 250c/kg.