Fewer cattle leads to pricing increase at Pakenham store sale

Baw Baw Livestock auctioneer Jayden Ferrari, Pakenham, said the job was "pretty good" with fewer cattle on offer, but higher quality remained available.

"I think the sale has gone very well, it's definitely dearer than last week," he said.

"There's not as many cattle around, the quality is very good, the cattle with weight are selling very, very well.

"There's about $3-plus on the weighted cattle, between 500 and 550 kilograms are all making $3 or $3.20 a kilogram."

He said there wasn't a "massive field" of buyers, but feedlot operators from northern Victoria and NSW, and several local buyers to purchase cattle to go back to the paddock.

"Numbers have certainly shortened up on last week, which is probably positive in a way because there was a big flood of cattle that came in which put the prices down," Mr Ferrari said.

Bellbird Park, Newry, sold six steers, 531kg, for $1600 or 301c/kg, eight steers, 531kg, for $1450 or 273c/kg, 15 steers, 457kg, for $1310 or 286c/kg, 13 steers, 283kg, for $690 or 244c/kg, and 16 heifers, 274kg, for $550 or 201c/kg.

A Bean, Wattleglen, sold seven steers, 612 kilograms, for $1510 or 247 cents a kilogram.

G Boorer, Hernes Oak, sold 13 steers, 532kg, for $1600 or 301c/kg.

AG Jorgensen Holdings, Tonimbuk, sold eight steers, 517kg, for $1500 or 290c/kg, 12 steers, 495kg, for $1490 or 301c/kg, and 15 steers, 442kg, for $1290 or 291c/kg.

I & L Pitman, Modella, sold five steers, 433kg, for $1360 or 314c/kg.

Blackwood Pastoral, Koo Wee Rup, sold nine steers, 400kg, for $950 or 238c/kg.

A Rankcolm, Belgrave South, sold seven heifers, 347kg, for $640 or 184c/kg.

Kostos Livestock sold 14 steers, 475kg, for $820 or 173c/kg.

Paul Viggers sold 12 steers, 500kg, for $1500 or 300c/kg.

Geoff Hawkins sold 12 steers, 500kg, for $1520 or 304c/kg, and six steers, 410kg, for $1250 or 305c/kg.

S Williams sold 12 steers, 425kg, for $1330 or 312c/kg, seven steers, 360kg, $1140 or 317c/kg, and 19 heifers, 345kg, for $880 or 255c/kg.

Wallis Pastoral Co sold six steers, 430kg, $1260 or 293c/kg.

BH & LS Beveridge sold 11 Hereford steers, 380kg, for $1050 or 276c/kg.

M Lettieri, Narre Warren North, sold eight steers, 723kg, for $1940 or 268c/kg.

Stoney Pastoral Pty Ltd, Fawcett, sold 13 steers, 500kg, for $1530 or 306c/kg, 14 steers, 461kg, for $1460 or 317c/kg, and five heifers, 390kg, for $1150 or 295c/kg.

HD Middleton, Vesper, sold five steers, 441kg, for $1250 or 283c/kg and 10 heifers, 482kg, for $1430 or 297c/kg.

L Schoots, Vesper, sold five steers, 441kg, for $1250 or 283c/kg.

J & O Currie, Drouin South, sold 10 steers, 367kg, for $1170 or 319c/kg.

G Dants, Vesper, sold 14 steers, 350kg, for $1110 or 317c/kg, and 10 steers, 300kg, for $820 or 273c/kg.