RAIN didn't dampen competition at Dunedoo's monthly store cattle sale where reports of up to 60 millimetres of rain around the local area was recorded.
Agents Milling Stuart, Dunedoo. and PT Lord, Dakin and Associates, Dubbo, yarded 980 head attracting buyers from the local district, Dubbo, Mudgee and Forbes.
PT Lord, Dakin and Associates auctioneer Mark Garland, Dubbo, said the females met very solid demand at their last store sale for the year.
"Cows and calves met some very solid competition, and it was hard to buy any weaner heifers under $950 a head," he said.
Milling Stuart's Angus Stuart said the sale was very strong even in the wet weather, but there were plenty of restockers including many locals wearing Drizabones and enjoying the yarding and the rain.
Yearling steers sold to a top of $1800/head while backgrounder steers sold from $1255 to $1720. Top pen of yearling steers were 13 Shorthorns from the Hogan family, Coolah, making $1800 each.
A run of one-mark yearling Santa Gertrudis steers sold from $1100 to $1330.
Cows and calves met some very solid competition, and it was hard to buy any weaner heifers under $950 a head.
- Agent, Mark Garland
A draft of Poll Hereford weaner steers from the Dubbo district sold to a top of $1665 while Angus weaner steers sold from $1150 to $1380.
The tops of the cows with calves section were a run of Shorthorn cows, with four- to-six-month-old calves at foot. They were offered on account of Ronald and Judi Bowman, Meruthera, Dunedoo, and sold for $2960 a unit. A line of Angus cows and calves made $2790/hd.
Pregnancy-tested-in-calf cows also sold to good competition, selling up to $1900 for Santa Gertrudis and Santa/Brahman cows in calf to Charolais and Angus bulls.
A draft of 26 Poll Hereford heifers, 17 to 18 months, in calf to Waratah-blood bulls sold for $2260/hd. They were sold on behalf of David and Robin Croft, Dunedoo.
The bulk of the cow offering sold from $1300 to $1900/hd. A good line up of heifers was on offer, making up to $1560. Angus heifer weaners made a top of $1330 while a draft of Limousin heifers made $1210.
Birkalla Pastoral, Dunedoo, sold 18 Charolais-cross cows PTIC at $1900 each.
The sale was conducted by Milling Stuart, Dunedoo, and PT Lord, Dakin and Associates, Dubbo.
