Euroa vendors pleased with prices, while rain causes 450-head yarding loss

Elders Euroa livestock manager Joe Allen said the 450-head of cattle missing from the Euroa Weaner Cattle Sale yarding of 1500 included about 250-head of Euro and British-breed cattle.

He said the vendors who missed out on the Euroa sale would likely prepare their cattle for the February sale.

"The sale went really well, the steer job was similar to how other sales have opened up this year, and we're similar to how we left off in December," he said.

"There was a fair representation from the north here, it's not a huge yarding because of the rain but the [other sales] give them an opportunity to come down."

Mr Allen said the recent rain failed to cause too much damage in Euroa's immediate area.

"Locally we haven't had too much trouble, we had more than 40 millimetres of rain here, but everyone around here is going really well," he said.

"Our thoughts go out to the people down towards Yea and Seymour who are affected."

Rodwells Euroa livestock agent Ryan Carpenter said the steers lifted about 20 cents from the December sale.

He said the heifers were a "real standout" for the weaner sale.

"Your top run of feeder heifers were at about 260 cents a kilogram to 270c/kg, and the weaner heifers made between $850 to $1100 a head," he said.

"The lighter heifers, everyone made about $900, no matter the weight."

Active buyers were from GDL St George, QLD, alongside local buyers, and to the Bathurst, NSW, and Albury-Wodonga regions.

GR McAllister sold three steers, 15 months, 485 kilograms, for $1410 or 291 cents a kilogram, and 10 heifers, 15 months, for $1220 or 274c/kg.

R & J Kubiel sold 10 steers, 10-11 months, 373kg, for $1180 or 316c/kg.

RJ & PD Paget sold 15 steers, 409kg, for $1340 or 328c/kg, eight steers, 359kg, for $1190 or 331c/kg, and 11 heifers, 353kg, for $960 or 272c/kg.

G & L Johnstone sold 14 steers, 9-10 months, 370kg, for $1230 or 332c/kg.

J Straughen sold six steers, 369kg, for $1210 or 328c/kg, and five heifers, 364kg, for $990 or 272c/kg.

Newblax sold 17 steers, 405kg, for $1320 or 326c/kg, 20 steers, 361kg, for $1220 or 338c/kg, 14 heifers, 341kg, for $980 or 287c/kg, 13 heifers, 296kg, for $800 or 270c/kg and 11 heifers, 328kg, for $940 or 286c/kg.

Jippo Angus sold 35 steers, 374kg, for $1290 or 345c/kg, 22 steers, 305kg, for $1060 or 348c/kg.

Deuba, Highlands, sold 15 steers, 351kg, for $1210 or 345c/kg, 15 steers, 299kg, for $1080 or 361c/kg, 21 heifers, 325kg, for $950 or 292c/kg, and eight heifers, 290kg, for $890 or 307c/kg.

Sretlaw Park sold 16 steers, 320kg, for $1090 or 341c/kg, six steers, 277kg, for $1000 or 361c/kg, 12 heifers, 320kg, for $970 or 303c/kg, and 10 heifers, 272kg, for $790 or 290c/kg.

Galls Gap Farm sold seven steers, 366kg, for $1230 or 336c/kg.

AJ Harrington sold 10 steers, 331kg, for $1170 or 353c/kg, and 14 heifers, 305kg, for $850 or 279c/kg.

G Woodburn sold eight steers, 331kg, for $1120 or 338c/kg, and 10 heifers, 309kg, for $920 or 298c/kg.

JH Wall & Sons Lynfield, sold 18 steers, 326kg, for $1150 or 353c/kg, 20 steers, 297kg, for $1070 or 360c/kg.

R & J Dean sold 11 steers, 8-9 months, 352kg, for $1200 or 341c/kg, six steers, 8-9 months, 316kg, for $1090 or 345c/kg, and 15 heifers, 297kg, for $980 or 330c/kg

G & V Williams sold 19 steers, 9-10 months, 309kg, for $1140 or 369c/kg.

Waroonga sold 18 steers, 313kg, for $1110 or 355c/kg and 14 heifers, 272kg, for $830 or 305c/kg.

WJ Williams sold 11 steers, 326kg, for $1100 or 337c/kg, 14 heifers, 302kg, for $920 or 305c/kg, and six heifers, 259kg, for $780 or 301c/kg.

Cluney Constructions sold five steers, 332kg, for $1050 or 316c/kg.

Allambi sold seven steers, 325kg, for $1050 or 323c/kg.

Hazelglen Horses sold nine steers, 372kg, for $1110 or 298c/kg.

Nick Liddell sold five steers, 407kg, for $1300 or 319c/kg.

Willow Park sold 11 steers, 369kg, for $1100 or 298c/kg.

Granite View sold nine steers, 361kg, for $1170 or 324c/kg.

Finn Valley sold seven steers, 379kg, for $1230 or 325c/kg.

Wenearlia Pastoral sold one Charolais steer, 345kg, for $1060 or 307c/kg, and three steers, 313kg, for $1040 or 332c/kg.

G & B Wheaton, Springfield Angus, sold 10 heifers, 339kg, for $980 or 289c/kg.

Duffields sold 12 steers, 302kg, for $1050 or 348c/kg, and six heifers, 280kg, for $830 or 320c/kg.