The final heifer sale for the weaner season at Naracoorte experienced a similar price jump to steers the previous day.
PPHS director Richard Harvie quoted the market $90 to $110 dearer than the previous heifer sale in early January but noted it was another "very good quality" yarding.
"Anyone selling complete drops their top end was certainly sought after," he said.
Breeder interest was strong and he said an order from NSW commission buyer Jeremy Cummins underpinned the sale's success, willing to pay $2,90 to $3.20/kg for heifers to put out in the paddock.
Mr Cummins bought 660 heifers- about one quarter of the 2244 head yarding.
"Nampara was still looking for breeder types to rejoin and bring back but there was also opportunity buyers paying $600 to $800 for heifers looking to put some weight on and do a job later,"Mr Harvie said.
He said it was evident from the strong bidding that confidence had returned on the back of widespread rain and lifts in the prime market.
"Underpinning it now is the fat market, you can get $3/kg for fat heifers and $3.20/kg for bullocks," he said.
Nampara Pastoral Company, Lucindale, were determined to buy the best of the heifers to be joined later in the year and re-offered as PTIC females in the Naracoorte feature female sale in 2025.
Their tally included the $1370 sale topping pen from the McLachlan family, Clovelly Pastoral Trust, Naracoorte.
These impressive 21 March/April drops were sired by JB Angus bulls and weighed 360kg.
Nampara was particularly keen to buy back heifers sired by their bulls including a draft from Bull Island, Avenue Range, which also had Mandayen and Millah Murrah bloodlines.
The heaviest 18 from Bull Island which weighed 402kg were only April/May drops made $1310. They also bought 43 350kg heifers from the same vendor for $1060.
Laneville, Lucindale, was also among the high prices with 21 EU Angus which were 392kg, The Pathfinder and Mandayen blds made $1260 to Nampara.
Another Lucindale vendor HD&CJ Smith, sold 15 Angus Marcch/April drops to Nampara for $1180. These were 380kg.
Korunye Park feedlot, Korunye buying through Nutrien Gawler secured 150 heavy end including six of the sale's first eight pens.
They paid $1260 for the opening pen offered by RB&VJ Berling, Parrakie which were 420kg. These were January/February drop Bull Oak Well blds.
A pen of spring 2022 drop EU Angus from Mark Thorn Nominees, which were 440.5kg sold to Korunye for $3.06/kg. This equated to $1348 for the Boonaroo blds.
There was also a top quality run of black baldy heifers but these made at least 10c/kg less than the Angus.
C&S Bates received $1200 for 15 of these which were nine to 10 months of age and 375kg.
JE&GA Fltzgerald, secured $3.16kg for 18 April/May drop black baldy heifers which weighed 344.7kg. These sold to Schubert Boers.
Similar to the previous day some of the biggest rises came for the lighter cattle with hardly a heifer making less than $700.
Ferris Partners, Keilira, enjoyed some of the top cents a kilogram rates with three of their pens of 330 to 334kg Angus making $3.40/kg.
These sold to Elders Naracoorte account LS Johnson & Son.
In their consignment of 41, Biggin Hill Trust, Lochaber, received up to $3.28/kg for 14 April drop Pathfinder blds which were 299.6kg.
They sold to NSW.
Miller Whan & John's Andrew Whan, buying on behalf of the Ogilvie Group was strong early in the sale.
