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COWS HEAVILY CONTESTED AT MORTLAKE MARKET

PHOTO: Cows were heavily contested for today at WVLX Mortlake with Charles Stewart & Co selling these 2 cracking Charolais X girls for a top of 398c/kg, returning $2677ph for JG & J Swayn. Total Yarding: 463 At Mortlake agents yarded 463 head, 68 less than last week in yarding that was mixed in quality.

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MARKET TOP HITS 632c/kg AT PRIME MARKET!

PHOTO: Steers were in hot demand today at WVLX Mortlake and this pen was no exception. Reaching a very handy 632c/kg and topping the market today were these quality Angus X steers, sold by JM Ellis & Co returning $1359ph for CJ & TM Parker.   Total Yarding: 531 Mortlake agents yarded a similar number to

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COWS HIT THE 400c/kg MARK!

PHOTO: Hitting the 400c/kg mark today were these Angus cows that Elders Kerr & Co sold in Mortlake, returning $2023ph. Total Yarding: 551 Not all the regular buyers were present or represented at the yarding of 551 mixed quality cattle, 48 less week on week. Prices for young cattle reflected the more widespread selection in

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PRICES REACH NEW LEVELS AT MORTLAKE!

PHOTO: LMB Livestock agent Bernie Grant with vendor Philip Rowett of Marylands who sold a cracking pen of Angus weaner steers for 711c/kg (just shy of the top price of 718c/kg), making a very handy $1708ph. Yarding: 3,816 It was a cold start to the July store sale with agents yarding around 3800 head of

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COMPETITION STRONG AT PRIME MARKET

PHOTO: Topping the market today at 532c/kg were these quality Angus X steers that Nutrien Ag sold. The vealers weighed 258kg returning $1372ph for N Pickering. Their sisters did equally as well, with the heifers selling for a top of 472c/kg, returning $1015ph. Total Yarding: 599 Agents penned an increased yarding of 599 cattle at

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MARKET REPORT-PRIME CATTLE-28 JUNE, 2021

Soudan Holdings sold a pen of 11 Red poll bullocks at yesterday’s Prime Sale. The bullocks went under the hammer for 435c/kg, or $2459.72 🐂 (Sold by HF Richardson) Total Yarding: 490 It was a good quality offering of 490 cattle, 48 less, that sold to the usual field of buyers of which not all

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COWS TOP 400c/kg

Photo: Cows hit the 400c/kg mark today with JM Ellis & Co selling this pen of Red Angus beauties for the top price, returning $1910ph for RG Townsend P/L.    Total Yarding:  538 It was a mixed quality selection of 538 cattle at WVLX Mortlake that were penned for the mostly usual field of buyers of

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HEIFERS TOP THE MARKET AT 478c/kg

PHOTO: Heifers were in demand today in Mortlake with these Angus X girls sold by Nutrien Ag making the market top of a very handy 478c/kg, returning $1777ph for Glynbrae Pastoral Company.   Total Yarding:  563 The larger yarding of 563 cattle in Mortlake, 223 more, was again of plain to good quality and attracted the

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SMALLER YARDING AT TODAY’S PRIME MARKET

PHOTO: These quality Angus Heifers sold by LMB Livestock made a very high 476c/kg. 1 returned $1676 for Touchstone Pastoral, while the other 3 returned $2055ph for BW Grant.   Total Yarding:  340 Agents penned a plain to good selection of 340 cattle in a relatively equal priced sale. A near regular following of buyers attended

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AVERAGE ACROSS TOTAL YARDING – 562C/KG

PHOTO: Topping the market at a high 710c/kg at the new WVLX Spring Drop Weaner Sale was this pen of Angus Weaner Steers which Elders Kerr & Co sold on behalf of Ardonachie Holdings, returning $1592 per head.  Yarding: 4,439 Our new May Spring Drop Weaner Sale yarded just shy of 4500 cattle, which sold

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