High-quality heavy cattle show at Pakenham as feedlotters step in

Alex Scott & Staff livestock manager Dave Setches said the vendors at today's sale at the Victorian Livestock Exchange Pakenham site ensured they had the cattle "as good as they could be".

"We've had one of the best runs of cattle we've seen here in recent times," he said.

"As a result there were a lot of feeder-weighted cattle here, about 40 pens of cattle ranging from 400 kilograms to 615kg.

"The feedlotters really stepped into those.

"A big run of Strathbrae Equity calves here that were EU accredited and TFI stepped into those where they stayed in the system, and they sold to very firm rates in recent times in other saleyards."

Strathbrae Equity, Inverloch, sold 21 steers, 509 kilograms, for $1700 or 334 cents a kilogram, 20 steers, 447kg, for $1520 or 340c/kg, 21 steers, 456kg, for $1650 or 361c/kg, 20 steers, 428kg, for $1500 or 350c/kg, and 17 steers, 426kg, for $1480 or 347c/kg.

The same vendor also sold 16 steers, 424kg, for $1440 or 340c/kg, 19 steers, 412kg, for $1340 or 325c/kg, 16 steers, 397kg, for $1330 or 335c/kg, 16 steers, 382kg, for $1300 or 340c/kg, 15 steers, 379kg, for $1120 or 296c/kg, and 11 steers, 362kg, for $1310 or 362c/kg.

Eddington Holdings, Loch, sold 19 steers, 571kg, for $1790 or 313c/kg, 17 steers, 557kg, for $1780 or 319c/kg, 12 steers, 547kg, for $1760 or 322c/kg, 16 steers, 534kg, for $1830 or 342c/kg, 19 steers, 520kg, for $1770 or 340c/kg and 12 steers, 481kg, for $1660 or 345c/kg.

Mr Setches said lighter weaner calves between 270 and 330 kilograms, there was a "very good run" of lighter-weighted calves which sold exceptionally well to restockers.

He said the restockers were mostly local, with several pens headed to south Gippsland, but buyers also attended from northern Victorian regions including Yea.

"It's getting a bit drier, we're all waiting on the autumn break to give us more confidence to keep the job ticking along," he said.

"Certainly the cattle today presented exceptionally well and sold accordingly."

Agents yarded about 2000 head of cattle at the Pakenham site.

Hurley Family Angus, Dargo, sold 10 steers, 429kg, for $1420 and 331c/kg, 17 steers, 384kg, for $1390 or 362c/kg, and 17 steers, 377kg, for $1390 or 369c/kg, 15 steers, 350kg, for $1340 or 383c/kg, and 16 steers, 350kg, for $1360 or 388c/kg.

The same vendor also sold seven heifers, 370kg, for $1180 or 319c/kg, and 11 heifers, 310kg, for $910 or 293c/kg.

These pens averaged $1307.

P Miller, Almurta, sold 21 heifers, 332kg, for $1030 or 310c/kg, 22 heifers, 324kg, for $920 or 284c/kg, and eight heifers, 357kg, for $1000 or 280c/kg.

G & C Black, Seymour, sold 10 steers, 351kg, for $1100 or 313c/kg.

Northside Pastoral, Tarwin, sold 24 steers, 415kg, for $1050 or 253c/kg.

R Clarke, Clarkefield, sold 15 steers, 422kg, for $1050 or 248c/kg, three steers, 500kg, for $1360 or 272c/kg.

Northside Pastoral, Tarwin, sold 11 heifers, 425kg, for $1000 or 235c/kg.

A M Ruzza, Caldermeade, sold eight steers, 513kg, for $1300 or 253c/kg.

T & C Hatch, Athlone, sold seven steers, 503kg, for $1400 or 278c/kg.

R M Biasi, Bunyip, sold 15 steers, 416kg, for $1300 or 312c/kg, and 16 heifers, 416kg, for $960 or 230c/kg.

B & C Cole sold five steers, 340kg, for $810 or 238c/kg, and 11 heifers, 340kg, for $750 or 220c/kg.

Ryedun Pastoral, Rye, sold 15 steers, 550kg, for $1470 or 267c/kg.

M & K Jolly, Ripplebrook, sold 13 steers, 498kg, for $1400 or 287c/kg.

Oamaru Stud, Red Hill South, sold nine steers, 406kg, for $1450 or 357c/kg, and 22 heifers, 376kg, for $930 or 247c/kg.

N & M Olsen, Hallora, sold 10 steers, 354kg, for $1040 or 294c/kg.

Mitford Farm, Flinders, sold four heifers, 342kg, for $730 or 213c/kg.

A Vogrig, Yarragon, sold 23 steers, 615kg, for $1700 or 276c/kg.

Shoreham Farming, Shoreham, sold 23 steers, 476kg, for $1520 or 319c/kg.

R Zelout, Main Ridge, sold 14 steers, 443kg, for $1370 or 309c/kg.

Campbell & Crosswell, Modella, sold 14 steers, 451kg, for $1290 or 286c/kg.

Boundry Road Inv, Dromana, sold 16 steers, 465kg, for $1160 or 249c/kg.

R Stephens, Yarra Glen, sold 14 steers, 586kg, for $1690 or 288c/kg.

PW Rollash, Woodleigh, sold 13 steers, 467kg, for $1350 or 289c/kg.

CT Ferguson, Longford, sold 28 heifers, 394kg, for $1070 or 271c/kg.