Dunedoo store cattle sale hits $1520 for PTIC Charolais cows

Milling Stuart agent, Jamie Stuart, Dunedoo, said it was a quality winter yarding with some plainer cattle.

"Any cattle with weight sold well however the lighter weights were a lot harder going," he said.

"Compared to last sale, the higher weight cattle sold very similar with light cattle containing to remain harder to sell."

A standout for Mr Stuart was a pen of seven red tagged Charolais cows pregnancy-tested-in-calf to a Charolais bull to calve in six weeks which sold for $1520 a head.

Weaner steers sold from $340 to a top of $480.

Yearling steers sold from $620 to $1070 and yearling heifers sold for $470 to $600.

Cows with calves sold from $840 to $1460 and pregnancy-tested-in-calf cows sold for $1180 to $1520.

David Croft, Greenmount, Gulgong, bought a pen of nine Angus heifers with Wargundy Angus blood for $600.

"During the drought I completely destocked so I'm still trying to restock," Mr Croft said.

"I mainly run Herefords but I can't buy them at the moment so I've purchased some black heifers as they give me more options.

"I'll see how they go but I plan to either fatten and join them or fatten and sell."

Liamena Creek, Dunedoo, sold a pen of Angus steers, 330 kilograms, for $1070.

Rowan Perry, Dunedoo, sold a pen of Angus steers with Wargundy blood, for $960.

Bowberry Partnership, Dunedoo, sold eight Angus cows with first calf at foot for $1040.

Arcady Park, Dunedoo, sold a line of 20 Charolais-cross cows, PTIC to the Charolais bull to calve in September/October from $1180 to $1520.

The same vendor also sold eight Charolais-cross cows, calf at foot by the Charolais bull for $1460.

IF and MA Circosta, Gungal, sold three Angus-cross steers for $620.

The sale was conducted by Milling Stuart, Dunedoo, and AWN Lord, Dubbo.