Quality females still in hot demand from restockers at weaner sales
A big crowd of buyers and vendors descended on the Benambra yards for the opening Elders whiteface fixture of the 83rd annual Mountain Calf Sales on March 7. Restockers and…
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Mountain calf sales kick off with autumn drop steers to $1870
Victorian and NSW steer finishers, restockers and lot feeders converged on the Victorian High Country on Tuesday to bid for whiteface cattle at the 83rd annual Mountain Calf Sales circuit…
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Restockers chasing quality Hereford females and yearling steers top at $2060
Vendors were greeted by a cheaper market in the nationwide store sales during February but quality autumn calving Hereford cows topped at $2980 and grass fed yearling steers sold to…
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Autumn bull selling season kickstarts with demand for phenotype and balanced data
The autumn whiteface bull selling season kicked into gear in February with strong demand from seedstock herds sourcing elite sires and commercial producers wanting calving ease, growth and carcase. Injemira…
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Annual flush of vendor bred Hereford weaners brings out the buyers
Store sales around the nation in January were marked by a flush of autumn drop weaner steers and heifers with backgrounders and grass-fed finishers competing for quality vendor bred Hereford…
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Strong repeat restocker support results in stellar prices for Hereford heifers
Restockers jockeying for quality future breeders sent prices skyrocketing to a summer weaner sales top for purebred Hereford heifers of $2098 or 662c/kg at Hamilton in Victoria’s Western Districts. Hereford…
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Grass fed beef programs underpin demand for Hereford steers across sales circuit
A quality run of autumn drop Hereford steer weaners brought out those supplying grass fed programs with bids to $1965 and 655c/kg across the 2023 summer weaner sales at Wodonga,…
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Hereford infused heifers ring the bell at $1633 at Casterton
Restockers and backgrounders from Victoria and South Australia dominated the weaner heifers at Casterton, pushing prices to $1568 or purebreds and $1633 for Hereford infused pens. Selling agents Elders and…
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Known quality and performance results in top of $1706 at Hamilton
Repeat buyers returned seeking known quality and performance to pay to $1706 for autumn drop Hereford heifers at Hamilton to wrap up the 2023 Western Districts weaner sales circuit. Selling…
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Single buyer steps in to take lion’s share of Casterton weaners
A grass-fed program supplying Coles Graze accounted for 30 per cent of the yarding at the Casterton, pushing prices to $1833 for autumn drop Hereford steers. Selling agents Elders and…
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