Dubbo store sale reaches $1060 for Angus cows with calves

Competition consisted of buyers from the local area.

Meat and Livestock Australia reporter David Monk said a consignment of good quality large framed Angus cows with fresh calves at foot from the Wee Waa district were the feature line.

"There were a few pens of good quality steer and heifer weaners along with a few plainer types," he said.

Weaner steers less than 280 kilograms sold from $140 to $560 a head, while those from 280kg to 330kg attracted bids to $900.

Weaner heifers weighing less than 200kg sold to $250, while those from 200kg to 280kg sold from $250 to $435.

Weaner heifers that tipped the scales at more than 280kg sold to $520.

Cows with calves attracted bids from $950 to $1060.

A pen of 24 Angus cows with calves from the Wee Waa district topped the sale at $1060.

In the steers, a quality pen of 13 Angus weaners sold to $900 while a lighter pen of four Angus weaners sold to $460.

A pen of four Holstein attracted bids to $140 while three Santa Gertrudis and Charolais-cross steers sold to $560.

In the quality heifers, seven Angus weaners off the 12 mile road sold to $435 while a pen of two Angus weaners sold to $520 per head.

The sale was conducted by Dubbo Stock and Station Agents Pty Ltd.