WITH weather conditions starting to dictate stocking rates, vendors chose to off load any extra head they needed to manage feed.
Eight hundred and sixteen head were yarded for the Wednesday Fat Cattle Sale at Baw Baw Livestock Exchange, Warragul, with prices remaining relatively steady on the previous week.
One hundred and nineteen bullocks made up 15 per cent of the yard and held on to all but 1.5 cents of last week’s average. Prices ranged from 114.6 to 151.6.
One hundred and four heifers lost some ground easing 12 cents to 128.1, although light condition heifers suffered most dragging the rest back, heavy heifers made from 94.6 to 156.6 and light 51.6 to 123.6.
One hundred and fifty eight steers stood firm and maintained last Wednesday’s average with prices starting at 95.2 and climbing to 178.6.
Four hundred and twenty six vealers also remained steady with no change, although the top prices were hard to hold onto, heavy veal made from 108.2 to 209.2 and light vealers 105 to 189.2.
Sixty four buyers were present to purchase necessary head with the sale regarded as strong, considering this week’s average weight was 40 kilograms lighter.
On Thursday the Bull and Cow sale eased in both categories with bulls the most, 25 bulls were yarded and contained some lighter framed head, bulls decreased their average price by six cents to 130.1, with prices in the range of 113.2 to 145.
Cows took a two cent drop to average 111.2 with prices ranging from 70 cents to 146.2 for the 425 head offered.
Vealers
Six, LimoX, J.K. Tanner, Tyers, 345 kilograms, 205 cents per kilogram, $707; 1, BazaX, W. and N. Patterson, Nyora, 400, 202, $808; 5, AngusX, G. and L. Price, Yarram, 370, 196, $725; 1, S/HornX, R. and E. Penny, Cloverlea, 395, 194.2, $767; 1, LimoX, A. and H. Rhodes, Darnum, 255, 189.2, $482; 3, Char, S. and V. Missen, Rosedale, 386, 185, $715.
Steers
Eight, Hereford, P.E. Brown, Lardner, 496, 155, $769.
Bullocks
Eight, Angus, Golden Gully Farms, Driffield, 577, 151, $871; 8, Angus, T. and R. Eacott, Longwarry North, 667, 150.6, $1004; 12, Angus, P.G. Hoadley, Warragul, 699, 150.2, $1049; 9, Angus, W. and S. Bartlett, Warragul, 657, 150, $985; 6, Hereford, A. and P. Santucci, Drouin South, 664, 147.6, $980; 6, Hereford, W. Nichol, Nilma North, 678, 147.6, $1000.
Heifers
Eight, AngusX, N. and V. Smith, Glengarry, 311, 170, $529; 8, Angus, I. Kellas, Drouin South, 394, 156.6, $617.
Export Cows And Heifers
One, Limo, C. and J. Fitzpatrick, Catani, 555, 134.6, $747; 5, LimoX, A. Bawden, Warragul, 584, 130.6, $762; 1, AngusX, Warragul Pastoral, Warragul, 635, 130, $825; 1, Red Angus, E. and L. Ferguson, Buln Buln, 560, 129.6, $725; 1, Friesian, B. and C. Hinson, Traralgon, 585, 128, $748; 1, Friesian, C.J. Butler, Ellinbank, 660, 128, $845.
Bullocks
Two, Angus, A. and M. Templeton, Trafalgar, 684, 146.6, $1004; 2, AngusX, C.J. Butler, Ellinbank, 570, 146.6, $835.
Bulls
One, Limo, J.K. Tanner, Tyers, 785, 145, $1138; 1, Limo, Westbury Downs, Westbury, 885, 142.6, $1262; 1, Angus, T. Parkes, Tynong North, 815, 136.6, $1113; 1, Angus, B. and L. Heywood, Yarragon, 910, 136.2, $1239; 1, Angus, Vandervalk and Honeyman, Garfield, 605, 134.2, $811; 6, Friesian, J. Kay, Healesville, 739, 132.2, $976.
Monday Calf Market
One hundred and twenty four calves sold on market day with Friesian heifers making to $130, beef cross calves to $200, dairy bull calves made to $80.
The draw for Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 November is as follows: 1, Gibbon; 2, SEJ; 3, Landmark; 4, Scotts; 5, Elders.
