Northern buyers pick up Yea cattle at its first weaner sale for the year

Yea Nutrien branch manager Tyson Bush said the January weaner sale today was on-par with the saleyards' November weaner sale, and met agents' expectations.

"The heavy end of the steer prices were $3.10-$3.50 a kilogram, which is about what we've been quoting people," he said.

"I thought there might be a bit more of a lift in the secondary run of cattle, but I think the best way to describe today is consistent."

He said the sale featured more than 90 per cent of vendor-bred cattle, with a yarding of about 2800-head of cattle.

"A few of the heifers will go into South Australia, we had strong northern buyers," he said.

"A lot of local competition, plus Mansfield, Goulburn Valley, and some agents at Leongatha secured some good runs of cattle.

"In the heifer end they wanted weight, once you came off the weight they were a bit more selective but all in all it was consistent."

He said the recent November weaner sale had already "cleared the decks" of about 2000-head of cattle.

"We have vendors that put some in that sale and some in this sale," he said.

"Today was about on-par [with November], we didn't have the rain then and it was a bit drier, we've now had the rain between November and now, and quite substantially, it has kept it green in the hills and gullies."

Yencken Pastoral sold 21 steers, 10-11 months, 408 kilograms, for $1250 or 306 cents a kilogram, and 24 steers, 10-11 months, 348kg, for $1140 or 328c/kg.

S Tanner sold 19 steers, 10-11 months, 405kg, for $1300 or 321c/kg, and 16 steers, 10-11 months, 346kg, for $1110 or 335c/kg.

GW & ME Oliver sold 23 steers, 385kg, for $1280 or 332c/kg, and 24 steers, 335kg, for $1140 or 340c/kg.

Narangurung sold 14 steers, 391kg, for $1290 or 330c/kg.

Strath Rural sold 21 steers, 10-11 months, 383kg, for $1220 or 319c/kg, 25 steers, 10-11 months, 344kg, for $1160 or 337c/kg, and 19 steers, 316kg, 10-11 months, for $1030 or 326c/kg.

B & D Buckland sold 13 steers, 384kg, for $1270 or 331c/kg, and 10 heifers, 349kg, for $870 or 249c/kg.

The Broderick Family sold 22 steers, 418kg, for $1320 or 316c/kg.

A & D Freeman sold 23 steers, 375kg, for $1190 or 317c/kg, 20 steers, 346kg, for $1160 or 335c/kg.

MPJ Nominees sold 16 steers, 396kg, for $1320 or 333c/kg.

A Virgona sold 17 steers, 387kg, for $1320 or 341c/kg.

The Three Sisters sold 12 steers, 355kg, for $1150 or 324c/kg.

North Central Ag sold 16 steers, 387kg, for $1290 or 333c/kg.

Chartwell Farms sold 21 steers, 10-11 months, 344kg, for $1150 or 334c/kg, and 18 steers, 322kg, for $1040 or 323c/kg.

J & JB O'Halloran sold 21 steers, 10-11 months, 353kg, for $1280 or 363c/kg.

Campsie Glen sold 13 steers, 10-11 months, 381kg, for $1290 or 339c/kg, 26 heifers, 10-11 months, 302kg, for $690 or 228c/kg, and 20 heifers, 10-11 months, 264kg, for $640 or 242c/kg.

BM & MM Griffiths sold 18 steers, 9-10 months, 331kg, for $1100 or 332c/kg, and 14 heifers, 239kg, for $560 or 234c/kg.

L & M Bennett sold 22 steers, 378kg, for $1220 or 323c/kg.

G & B Young sold 14 steers, 359kg, for $1150 or 320c/kg.

4G Partnership sold 11 steers, 359kg, for $1190 or 331c/kg.

Maindetta sold 22 steers, 340kg, for $1080 or 318c/kg, and 18 heifers, 312kg, for $840 or 269c/kg.

Glenlyon Pastoral sold 14 steers, 344kg, for $1080 or 314c/kg.

Athlone Park sold 21 steers, 289kg, for $1000 or 346c/kg.

Glendale Rural sold 18 steers, 341kg, for $1150 or 337c/kg and 12 heifers, 253kg, for $580 or 229c/kg.

Jingella sold nine steers, 369kg, for $1210 or 327c/kg, and 13 heifers, 336kg, for $870 or 259c/kg.

Cathedral Pastoral sold 10 steers, 325kg, for $990 or 305c/kg.

Alencon Pastoral sold 17 steers, 322kg, for $950 or 295c/kg, 19 heifers, 295kg, for $700 or 237c/kg, 24 Poll Hereford heifers, 286kg, for $600 or 210c/kg, and 24 heifers, 231kg, for $440 or 190c/kg.

D Chisholm & Sons sold 10 Hereford steers, 410kg, for $1060 or 259c/kg, 21 steers, 341kg, for $970 or 284c/kg, and 10 steers, 360kg, for $1060 or 294c/kg.

I & J Marshman sold 22 Hereford steers, 10 months, 326kg, for $920 or 282c/kg, 27 steers, 10 months, 304kg, for $840 or 276c/kg.

B & J Dignam sold 14 Poll Hereford steers, 10-11 months, 355kg, for $990 or 279c/kg, 15 Poll Hereford heifers, 326kg, for $760 or 233c/kg, and seven Poll Hereford heifers, 264kg, for $570 or 216c/kg.

TJ & LA Newton sold 13 Poll Hereford steers, 329kg, for $890 or 271c/kg.

R Bett sold 15 steers, 345kg, for $990 or 287c/kg, 23 Angus x Limousin steers, 265kg, for $700 or 264c/kg, 24 heifers, 305kg, for $760 or 249c/kg, and 15 heifers, 312kg, for $770 or 247c/kg.

Claremont Pastoral sold 23 steers, 302kg, for $990 or 328c/kg.

R Nolan sold 12 heifers, 350kg, for $880 or 251c/kg.