WEANER steers sold to a top of $540 at last Friday's Tamworth autumn feature weaner sale which also included some cows and cows with calves.
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The market trend was generally dearer across the offering, considered to be in good condition.
While the cows with calves topped the sale overall at $730, it was a pen of Santa Gertrudis/ Hereford steers which made the top price for weaner steers.
A total of 1175 cattle were yarded at the Tamworth Regional Livestock Exchange (TRLX).
In the sale breakdown, weaner steers sold to $540 and an average of $333; weaner heifers sold to a top of $390 and an average of $239.
The offering of cows sold to $690 and an average of $614, while the cows with calves sold to a top of $730 and an average of $425.
Vealer-weight steers sold to a top of $340 and an average of $270, with the heifers reaching $240 to average $201.
And yearling steers sold to $380 to average $364, while the females sold to a top of $275 to average $174.
The top pen of weaner steers was sold by Russell's Chickens, "Bru-bri", at Manilla and were bought by Scott Simshauser, Landmark Tamworth.
Mr Simshauser said he had bought these cattle for clients further to the west who had received some decent rain.
Generally, he said the overall sale result was positive.
"It was definitely a dearer sale and there was a good quality offering, especially given the dry conditions, and the cattle held up quite well," Mr Simshauser said.
In addition to the top pen of weaner steers, a pen of Charolais cross steers from "Brubri" had sold for $500.
The sale was conducted by the Tamworth Saleyards Selling Agents' Association.
Nick Heydon
The Land's property editor.
The Land's property editor.
