THERE was plenty of strong competition from southern restockers on the buyers' rail at the Carcoar store cattle sale last Friday.
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The tremendous season in the south and central parts of the State was just the fuel the market needed to power prices to as high as $740 a head for heavy weaner steers.
Landmark Bathurst agent Bill Gilbert said it was pleasing to see so many buyers from the south active on the big steer yarding.
"The market has been going extremely well considering it's winter," he said.
"People are judging that it's going to be a reasonable winter."
Restockers also pushed cows with calves to $1040 for heavy Angus breeders with two- to four-month-old calves.
Locals graziers Justin and John Press (pictured), "Wyoming", Blayney, had to compete with the extra competition from the south, but managed to win a fierce bidding war to take home a pen of Hereford steers for $580/hd.
Karen Bailey
The Land's markets editor.
The Land's markets editor.
