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MARKET REPORT-PRIME CATTLE- AUGUST 17, 2020

J.M Ellis & Co client Carlsfield Plains Partnership presented a charolais heifer at today’s Prime Cattle Market which topped the heifer portion at 410c/kg, returning $1549.80! Total Yarding: ​535 There was an increase in numbers to 535 cattle at Mortlake this week. The offering of steers and trade cattle was excellent together with a good

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MARKET REPORT-PRIME CATTLE- AUGUST 10, 2020

Southern Grampians Livestock & Real Estate sold an outstanding pen of Angus steers on behalf of Baulch Feedlot at today’s Prime Cattle Sale with the steers topping the entire market fetching 427c/kg, and an average return of $2110.09 per head!  Total Yarding: 370 Agents yarded 370 cattle at Mortlake this week’s offering was overall far

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MARKET REPORT-PRIME CATTLE- 27 JULY, 2020

Southern Grampians Livestock & Real estate sold an outstanding pen of 19 Angus steers today on behalf of P & J Wines. The Angus steers weighed in on average 509kg per head fetching 388c/kg or $1975.74!    Total Yarding: 245 Agents yarded 245 cattle at Mortlake in a typical winter offering where the quality ranged from

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MARKET REPORT-PRIME CATTLE- 20 JULY, 2020

Total Yarding: 347  Numbers were back to 347 at Mortlake this week, the offering overall was of a much better and more even quality than the previous week over all grades, which included some well finished grain fed cattle. Not all the regular processors were in attendance and operated in a market that was generally

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MARKET REPORT-PRIME CATTLE-13 JULY, 2020

Te Mania Angus PTY LTD, locals to Mortlake sold a pen of 6 very impressive Angus Heifers at today’s Prime Sale. These vendor bred heifers made to a top of 382c/kg, and averaged a return of $1709.45 per head! Total Yarding: 645 Agents yarded 645 Cattle at Mortlake, just slightly down on last week’s offering. The offering this week

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MARKET REPORT-PRIME CATTLE- 6TH JULY, 2020

Elders Kerr & Co Presented an outstanding pen of  5 Angus Steers on behalf of VF & SJ Tucker which topped the market today going under the hammer for 418c/kg, averaging $1254.00 per head!  Total Yarding: 696 Agents yarded 696 cattle at Mortlake today, a similar number to last week’s offering. There was a very

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MARKET REPORT-PRIME CATTLE- 22 JUNE, 2020

Charles Stewart Nash McVilly sold an outstanding pen of Angus cows on behalf of Gilmour Quirk Pastoral which topped the cow portion fetching 339c/kg, and averaging $2265.65 per head!  Total Yarding: 644 Agents yarded 644 cattle at Mortlake today, 381 less. There was an outstanding offering of grown steers and heifers and the trade cattle were a little

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MARKET REPORT-STORE SALE-JUNE 18, 2020

Auctioneer Joshua McDonald and agent Ben McVean from Nutrien Livestock pictured above with “The Best Presented Steers” Ribbon for the Hazelwood Farm steers which made 420c/kg, averaging $1911.50 per head! Store Sale -18th of June, 2020 WVLX’s June Store sale was a great success with yet another massive yarding consisting of a quality run of

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Market Report-Prime Cattle- 15 June, 2020

Elders Kerr & Cosold a brilliant pen of Limousin cows on behalf of “The Eyrie Limousin Stud” which topped today’s cow portion fetching 332c/kg, and averaging $2415.30 per head average.   Total Yarding: 1’025 After missing last week’s sale due to the Queens birthday long weekend agents yarded 1,025 cattle at Mortlake today the overall

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Market Report-Prime Cattle-1st June, 2020

Southern Grampians Livestock & Real Estate sold a pen of Angus heifers on behalf of J & M Lilley which sold for 400c/kg and averaged 330.8kg in weight.  Total Yarding: 1’191 Agents yarded 1,191 cattle at Mortlake in another good yarding of cattle with a quality range from plain excellent overall categories. All the regular processor buyers

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