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MARKET REPORT – PRIME CATTLE – 25 NOVEMBER, 2019

PHOTO: Kellie Cozens and daughter Maya from Koroit were very happy with the sale of their Angus X Bullocks that Rodwells sold today for the market top of 313c/kg (691kg), $2161ph.    Total Yarding: 1024 With plenty of cattle everywhere available to processors, and a larger yarding here of 1,024 head, 448 more, prices were

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MARKET REPORT – STORE SALE – 21 NOVEMBER, 2019

PHOTO: A large crowd look on as this fine pen of Murroa East Angus Steers topped the Grown Steers section at today’s store sale at 339c/kg (370kg), $1254ph, sold by Elders Kerr & Co.    Total Yarding: 2784 A very good yarding of about 2800 cattle, with a lot of weight in the yarding showing

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MARKET REPORT – PRIME CATTLE – 18 NOVEMBER, 2019

PHOTO: Doug & Marg Trigg were all smiles after Rodwells sold their pen of Hereford Bullocks for a high 317c/kg (620kg), $1965ph, just 1c/kg off the top pen of Angus X Bullocks that sold for 318c/kg.    Total Yarding: 576 Agents yarded 576 cattle at Mortlake today, an increase of 169 head. The overall quality

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MARKET REPORT – PRIME CATTLE – 11 NOVEMBER, 2019

PHOTO: Competition was at a high today with extra buyers in the gallery pushing prices up, as can be seen here with three buyers bidding on this pen of Friesian Bullocks. Bullocks were well up on last market, with Elders Kerr & Co selling the top pen of Hereford Bullocks for 320c/kg (619.2kg), $1981ph.   

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MARKET REPORT – PRIME CATTLE – 28 OCTOBER, 2019

PHOTO: Buyers were at the ready for this pen of Angus Steers that Southern Grampians Livestock sold for the market top today of 304c/kg (582kg), $1770.80ph. Total Yarding: 400 Agents yarded 400 cattle at Mortlake today a similar number to last week. The yarding was again mixed and plainer than last week. All the regular

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MARKET REPORT – PRIME CATTLE – 21 OCTOBER, 2019

PHOTO: A nice close up of some beautiful Limousin X Steers sold by HF Richardson & Co. that made just shy of top dollar at 309c/kg (378.3kg), $1169.05ph. The top pen of Angus Steers were sold by Elders Kerr & Co. which made 312c/kg (495kg), $1544.40ph.  Total Yarding: 377 Agents yarded a similar number of

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MARKET REPORT – STORE SALE – 17 OCTOBER, 2019

PHOTO: Nick & Jo Lillie, pictured with mother Pat Lillie, had the Best Presented Pen of Steers for this pen of Hereford Steers that Charles Stewart & Co. sold for 310c/kg (406.3kg), $1259.52ph. Nick said he was very happy with today’s prices.  Total Yarding: 699 Today’s store sale consisted of close to 700 cattle, with

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MARKET REPORT – PRIME CATTLE – 14 OCTOBER, 2019

PHOTO: Three buyers all vie for the winning bid on this pen of Hereford Cows at today’s prime market in Mortlake, with cows up on average from last week. In general, there were more cattle numbers this week which brought more buyers and stronger competition across the board! Total Yarding: 386 Agents yarded 386 cattle

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MARKET REPORT – PRIME CATTLE – 7 OCTOBER, 2019

PHOTO: Bullocks were up on last week, with this Hereford pair making the top of 272c/kg (585kg), reaching $1547ph.  Total Yarding: 214 Agents yarded 214 cattle today at Mortlake almost double last weeks yarding. The yarding was mixed for quality however there was some good grown heifers offered on a market that was generally softer

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MARKET REPORT – PRIME CATTLE – 30 SEPTEMBER, 2019

PHOTO: Plenty of kids around at today’s prime market in Mortlake thanks to school holidays, including these children looking on at the very efficient WVLX weighbridge operations   Total Yarding: 116 Agents yarded a very small number of cattle this week at Mortlake. It was another plainer quality yarding and lacked the top end quality

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