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A smaller yarding expected this week at WVLX in Mortlake, with 365 cattle booked in so far. The breakdown is: Bulls – 2 Bullocks – 123 Trade – 143 Cows – 97 Sale commences at 9am as usual, with a reminder that there will be no sale next Monday (5th April) due to the Easter
PHOTO: Steers topped the market today with this pen of Hereford X standouts sold by Charles Stewart & Co making 475c/kg, returning $1936ph for Bostocks P/L! Total Yarding: 845 The usual processing companies and restockers attended the mixed quality penning of 845 cattle, 240 less than last week. Not all buyers operated fully but restockers
PHOTO: Topping the market at a whopping 690c/kg at today’s store sale was this quality pen of Angus X Weaner Steers which HF Richardson sold on behalf of Liewah Nominees P/L, returning $1608 per head! Yarding: 5,326 It was a beautiful day for the March store sale at WVLX in Mortlake today. Agents yarded 5,326
PHOTO: Topping the market today at WVLX in Mortlake at a high 485c/kg was this pen of Charolais X Heifers sold by Nutrien Ag on behalf of Glynbrae Pastoral Co., which returned $2086ph! Total Yarding: 1085 Compared to the previous sale held two weeks ago at WVLX in Mortlake (due to a public holiday
And we have another large yarding for this Monday’s Prime Market in Mortlake, with 929 cattle booked in. Bulls – 2 Bullocks – 225 Trade – 306 Cows – 396 Sale starts at 9am – hope to see you there, or tune in on Facebook for our live-stream!
PHOTO: There were several pens topping the market today at 480c/kg, including this excellent pen of Limousin X Heifers sold by Elders Kerr & Co on behalf of PW & ME Hay that returned $1699. Total Yarding: 627 There was another mixed quality penning of cattle with not the top end of last week seen
PHOTO: S & N Branson sold these quality Angus Cows to a top of 326c/kg through Southern Grampians Livestock, returning them $2787ph. Total Yarding: 944 Supply moved up again, with 944 cattle yarded, 384 more in a mixed quality selection. There was a near full field of buyers in attendance but not all operated fully.
Despite our February store sale yarding 4735 cattle only a day ago, agents have still booked in 740 cattle for Monday’s Prime Market in Mortlake. Here’s the WVLX Draw & Yarding. Vendors and the public will be allowed to attend, however please note face masks are required and we ask everyone to maintain social distancing.
PHOTO: Topping the market at an almighty 600c/kg today was this quality pen of Angus X Weaner Steers which Elders Kerr & Co sold on behalf of K & H Calvert, returning $1447 per head! Yarding: 4,735 The February Store Sale saw a very good quality yarding of cattle which sold to a huge demand.
PHOTO: Topping the market today at 467c/kg was this pen of Limousin X Steers sold by Charles Stewart Nash McVilly on behalf of WR McKenzie, returning $1943ph. There was a big drop in cattle supply, possibly due to the state’s snap decision to COVID-19 lockdown for 5 days. The 560 average to good quality cattle,