It is not hard to sell quality cattle, according to Jake Smith, Elders, Gundagai, auctioneer at today's annual autumn sale in Tumut when 1600 head were yarded.
"Quality offerings will always demand a premium," he said at the conclusion of the sale conducted by Elders, Tumut and Gundagai when restockers from the eastern Riverina and north-east Victoria competed strongly with feedlot interests.
"Yarding cattle like these here today doesn't make it hard to sell them."
Values for steers 300kg to 400kg ranged from $1670 (305kg) to $$1900 (386kg) while those above 400kg sold from $1920 (417kg) to $1980 (495kg).
Steers seven to nine months and under 300kg sold from $1480 (215kg) to $1730 (297kg).
In the heifer pens, those in the 300kg to 400kg range sold from $1725 (307kg) to $1785 (366kg) while those over 400kg sold to $1950 (436kg).
Pregnancy-tested-in-calf cows sold to $3050 when Jamichanex Pty Ltd, Coolac, offered 16 Angus in calf to low-birthweight Bongongo-blood Angus bulls.
Cows with calves topped at $4400 when Kerry Kell, Tumut, offered nine Angus, two and half years with black baldy calves and weighing 544kg.
Some steer sales included 17 Charolais/Composite weighing 495kg and 14 to 15 months sold for $1980 on account W Skein, Tumut; IT and I Gardiner, Adelong, sold 22 Kennys Creek-blood Angus, weighing 432kg and 10 to 12 months for $1945 and D and T McMahon, Adelong, sold 29 Arden-blood Angus weighing 386kg and nine to ten months for $1900.
Heifer sales included 22 Angus weighing 436kg and 20 months sold by Shore Pastoral Co, Adelong, for $1905 and 10 Reiland-blood Angus weighing 452kg sold by Brungle Angus, Brungle, for $1890.
PTIC female sales included 19 Bongongo-blood Angus weighing 690kg sold by RT and JC Jones, Gundagai, for $2550, while P and W Webb, Tumut, sold 11 Hazeldean-blood Angus cows, two-years with Dunoon-blood calves and PTIC to Dunoon-blood Angus bulls for $4300.
- Full report next week
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