STORE SALE – 15 FEB – STEERS

The February 15th Store Cattle Sale will be just for steers (no heifers) and will feature grown and weaner steers. Sale starts at 10am – numbers are now up to about 5700 head! 150224 S&L Full ad

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MILK VEALERS GAIN 5-10C/KG AS DO COWS

PHOTO: This pen of Angus bullocks on account of GL & AM Sheen went under the Nutrien Ag hammer at today’s prime cattle sale for a top of 325c/kg, returning $2383ph. Mortlake agents yarded 2,873 cattle at today’s prime cattle sale representing an increase of some 640 head on last week. Overall it was an

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COWS & CALVES AND PTIC FEMALES SOLD DEARER

PHOTO: Topping the store cattle sale today was this pen of PTIC Angus cows that HF Richardson sold on behalf of IL & PA Potter for $2100ph. Mortlake fortnightly store cattle sale yarded 2361 cattle, made up of Cows & Calves, PTIC cows & Heifers, Beef bred steers & heifers and crossbred cattle. the quality

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STRONG MARKET FULLY FIRM OVER MOST CATEGORIES

PHOTO: This pen of Simmental Cows on account of Moobaark Trading P/L was sold by HF Richardson at today’s Prime Cattle Market for a top of 276c/kg, averaging $2094ph.  Mortlake selling agents yarded 2,200 cattle at this week’s Prime Cattle Market representing an increase of 160 head. The quality of the yarding overall was good

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GROWN & WEANER STEERS OVER 20C/KG STRONGER

PHOTO: Ros and Peter Craig sold a pen of Angus grown steers through Charles Stewart Nash McVilly that made a high 320c/kg, returning $1866ph. Mortlake fortnightly store sale yarded 4200 cattle, quality ranged from plain to excellent, most of the yarding consisting of nice lines of Angus breed cattle.  A large buying gallery and onlookers

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GROWN CATTLE GAIN 30-40c/kg

PHOTO: Topping the market today was this pen of Angus steers on account of PJ & RJ Craig that Charles Stewart Nash McVilly sold for 314c/kg, averaging $2120ph.  A total of 2,039 cattle were yarded at Mortlake today representing an increase of over 800 head. It was a good quality yarding overall. The grown cattle

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EXCELLENT QUALITY YARDING AT WEANER SALE

PHOTO: Representing Furneaux were (from back left) son Dougal, parents Georgie and Bobby Mann with agent Bill O’Brien, and (from front left) children Jack and Liv Mann. They sold 157 Angus weaner steers to a top of 324c/kg, $1198ph. WVLX Mortlake held their Feature Weaner Sale, yarding 5700 head. The yarding mostly consisted of Angus

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SUCCESSFUL FIRST F1 FEMALE SALE IN MORTLAKE

PHOTO: Graham & Merilyn Sutherland sold 93 Angus PTIC heifers to a top of $2100ph, and the family came along to see including daughter Charlotte (back left), Merilyn (back middle), and grandchildren Lucy (middle left), Millie (middle), Angus (middle right) and Tommy (front). There was a very good yarding of all sections of F1 Heifers

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LAST WVLX PRIME MARKET FOR 2023

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

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BIDDING INTENSE ON YOUNG WEANER STEERS

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

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