Tamworth Livestock Selling Agents yarded 2610 head of cattle on Friday with the top money of $3950/hd going to a three way breeder opportunity.
Steers, 1325 head, sold at open auction and averaged around $1500 to reach a top of $1900.
Carnegie at Niangala sold Santa/Angus steers with Clunie Range and Wattasanta blood, selling through Garven and Cousens with the top pens going to Fleming and Ross at Gunnedah to a top of $1830.
Angus steers with potential to turn over a modest profit by July sold for $1790 from RT Pastoral, Loomberah, going to Linden Ross, "Willowbank" at Wallamore via Tamworth, who will put them on grass prior to oats which have been planted with turnips.
Angus weaner steers, 6-8 months from Bykowski, selling through Chris Patterson brought $1770.
Buyers reported that lighter calves made dearer money compared to recent sales while the heavier steers offered some buyers an opportunity to invest again.
Flood affected calves of all colours from the Manning Valley presented an opportunity for Yarrowitch Grazier Geoff O'Keefe who paid $1080 for Santa Gertrudis cross steers from Buttsworth Pastoral at Taree.
Murray and Reilly O'Keefe also from Yarrowitch, found heavier steers to their liking paying upwards of $1675 for Hereford and $1340 for Braford.
More than 300mm of sudden rain at the top of the Hastings Valley during last month's flood contributed to the heaviest flood since 1956 - maybe exceeding that event - but Mr O'Keefe said there was good grass to carry on as a result.
Heifers, 975 head, weren't far behind their brothers averaging around $1350 and peaking at $1850.
Two Creeks Beef at Jilliby on the Lower Hunter were also in the market for the cheaper coastal cattle, confident their condition would improve on similar coastal country, paying $1070 for Angus heifers from Buttsworth Pastoral, Taree.
"It's unfortunate for those who flooded worse than us," said buyer Daniel Miller. "We flooded, too, but now we can take more cattle."
Angus cross heifers with heavy hindquarters, weaned off their mothers the day before, made $1660 for Brian Hartman, Dungowan going onto grass to the Smith family, Gowrie. Mr Hartman sold their brothers earlier at the same sale for $100 more.
Broken baldy Charolais heifers from the Bernau family at Loomberah sold for $1850 going to Adrian Hawkins, Barraba, who will put them to Black Limousin bulls from Alex Robson, Attunga.
Wilmot Pastoral was in the market for Angus heifers paying $1335.
Cows with calves numbered 205 making from $2400 to $3200 while cows and heifers tested in calf - 105 head - made from $1700 to $3950.
Angus cows with calves running with a black Limousin bull from Harlees through Davidson Cameron made $3200 going to Glen Moore, Manilla.
Poll Hereford cows with calves by Ben Nevis Angus from Tyrone Pastoral, Gurley, through Purtle Plevey Agencies, brought $2775 going to Corindi.
A Dungowan Galloway with her belted calf brought $1900.
Angus cows with calves pregnant to Angus made $2625 for CTK Cattle Co, Barraba, going to David Watson, Kentucky, who was taken by their big progeny.
Exceptional Shorthorn/Angus cows with first calves topped the sale at $3950 from GF Berry at Walcha - managed by Dean Wood - going to the McMurtrie family, Loomberah who were impressed by phenotype and the promise of value over time.
Jack Burley, Nyngan, came away with Angus cows and calves for $2700 and Shorthorn cows with calves for $2150
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