Vealer numbers were up last week at Baw Baw Livestock Exchange with 54 extra penned.
Quality was on par with recent weeks with some handy bodies in the better pens and although the top was slightly easier at 363.2 cents, the extra numbers were mainly the better quality head and the good prices remained over extra pens which lifted the vealer average by eight cents to 291.4 cents.
Numbers in the other categories remained light and with the lower numbers competition was easier with all bullocks, steers and heifers slipping on average, the larger amount of good veal pens lifted the yard average six cents to 278.
On Thursday bull numbers were up, with around half the pens containing light weight younger bulls.
Last week’s top was improved at 286 cents but with the lighter bulls the average slipped to 224.3 cents.
There were more cattle yarded with 377 head penned. The top price in the cow section was firm at 247.2 cents, demand in the lighter pens eased bringing the cow average back 29 cents to 174.4 cents.
The draw for 20 and 21 September is: 1 Scotts, 2 SEJ, 3 Elders, 4 Gibbon, 5 Landmark.
Vealers
Two, Limo X, S Bentley, Garfield, 322 kilograms, 363.2 cents per kilogram, $1169; 1, Simm X, MJ and I Crawford, Darnum, 365, 345, $1259; Two, Limo X, L and M McKenzie, Tynong, 420, 331.2, $1391; 5, Char X, F and K Matthews, Yarram, 303, 326.6, $989; 5, Angus, J Cochrane, Nar Nar Goon, 396, 310, $1227.
Bullocks
Three, Angus, B Sutton, Modella, 693, 255, $1767.
Steers
One, Angus, KRG Ross, Delburn, 490, 287.6, $1409; 1, Angus, G and H Ferguson, Shady Creek, 535, 282.6, $1511; 1, Simm X, P and A Drew, Mt View, 510, 274.2, $1398.
Heifers
Two, Angus, D and S Russel, Buln Buln, 465, 285, $1325; 1, Blonde X, P and A Drew, Mt View, 470, 260.2, $1222.
Export Cows and Heifers
Three, Char X, D and P Roberts, Yarragon, 686, 242, $1660; 1, Char, Johnson and Wood, Neerim, 530, 226.6, $1200.
Dairy Cows
One, Frie, J and J Tekema, Neerim Nth, 705, 225.6, $1590; 1, Frie, G and T Gardiner, Catani, 635, 225.6, $1432; 1, Frie, R and R Peacock, Modella, 635, 217.2, $1379; 1, Frie, Walhalla, TPT Warragul, 555, 215.6, $1196; 1, Frie, IFES Co, Modella, 555, 215, $1193; 1, Frie, S and L Finger, Yannathan, 705, 215, $1515; 1, Frie, M Attenborough, Poowong, 690, 212, $1462.
Bulls
One, Blonde, B Repinac, Jindivick, 790, 286.6, $2264; 1, Angus, I Barratta, Strezelecki, 945, 275, $2598; 1, Angus, S and L Contracting, Yarragon, 905, 271.2, $2454; 1, Frie, Roanda Farms, Childers, 860, 264.6, $2275.
