Mortlake agents yarded 750 head at the final WVLX Prime market for the year representing a considerable drop to the previous week, however it was in line with most Eastern markets where auction numbers declined significantly also. The overall quality of the offering was very good. Grown cattle and bullocks presented with weight with very
Just over 5,500 cattle yarded at the December WVLX Store Sale. Quality was mostly excellent with big runs of well bred beef cattle offered, however there were pens at the end of each run of plainer types. All the usual buying gallery were present from all over Victoria, Southern NSW and South Australia, they operated
A record number of cattle 2,911 were yarded at Mortlake today representing an increase of 700 head. Overall quality was very good. The grown cattle and bullocks displayed more weight with a step-up in manufacturing steers. There was a good mix of beef and dairy breeds in the cow market where most of the regular
PHOTO: Marg Draffen of Heatherlie Farms (pictured with Elders agent Bill O’Brien) sold 60 Angus weaner steers today at the WVLX Store Sale through Elders Kerr & Co for 274-298c/kg, averaging $817-1052ph. Agents penned 4,270 cattle at the WVLX Store Sale of mixed quality consisting of good runs of wellbred cattle, cows and calves, PTIC
PHOTO: Topping the market today was this pen of Angus grown heifers that HF Richardson sold for 274c/kg, returning $1289ph for S Gibbons. WVLX Mortlake agents yarded just over 2,000 head at today’s market representing an increase of some 200 head on the previous week. The grown cattle and bullocks displayed an increase of weight
PHOTO: T Howley presented this pen of Angus cows that sold for a top of 220c/kg under the Southern Grampians Livestock hammer, averaging $1459ph. Agents yarded 1,800 at Mortlake cattle market this week slightly fewer than the previous week and the yarding displayed excellent quality. The grown cattle and bullocks offered more weight and there
PHOTO: Timanda presented this pen of Angus grown steers at the WVLX prime market that topped this category at 230c/kg under the Southern Grampians Livestock hammer, returning $1508ph. Mortlake agents yarded 1,980 cattle at this week’s prime market, representing a number similar to the previous week. Despite dry conditions, the offering was of excellent quality
PHOTO: Julie Hayes of Gazette sold 24 weaner steers today through JM Ellis & Co, including this pen of 15 Angus X Herefords for 255c/kg averaging $895ph, and their 9 brothers for 240c/kg, making $1097ph. The combined agents fortnightly store cattle sale at WVLX Mortlake yarded 4,435 head. The quality was very good with an
PHOTO: DR & GM Lucas presented this great pen of Angus bullocks at WVLX Mortlake that Elders Kerr & Co sold for a top of 215c/kg, averaging $1675ph. Due to the prevailing dry spring being experienced in the Western Districts, numbers increased substantially to 1,990 cattle this week at Mortlake representing an increase of 1,000
PHOTO: AR & W Gellie presented this pen of Angus cows at WVLX Mortlake that HF Richardson sold for a top of 188c/kg, averaging $1462ph. Numbers were back this week at WVLX Mortlake where 900 cattle were penned representing a decrease of some 400 cattle from last week’s market. Trade cattle were mixed with bullocks