Strong local buying was the key to a highly successful Warrnambool mixed sex weaner sale held on Friday.
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Steers sold well at expected and recent rates but heifers were a stand-out, attracting great interest.
Steer prices reached a sale high of $1572 a head while heifer rates averaged 364c/kilogram.
At the end of another heavy week of heavy selling, an overnight fall of 30 millimetres of rain before the sale only added further fuel to the local inquiry for the 3700 head.
The yarding, like most other weaner sales in the Western District prior to Friday, offered plenty of weight.
Local enquiry kept feeder orders restrained, especially in the heifer market where many lines were returned to the paddock.
Top steer sales were: KP Mugavin: 9 Angus 468kg, 336c/kg, $1572; Learmonth: 12 Angus 417kg, 357c/kg; $1488; JJ Gapes: 8 Angus 416kg, 358c/kg, $1489; BP&ME Smith: 16 Angus 408kg, 358c/kg, $1460; JB Howard: 24 Angus 407kg, 357c/kg, $1452; Stuchbery House: 12 Angus 407kg, 350c/kg, $1424
The top result from the Warrnambool and other southern weaner sales this year will add more interest to this year’s Beef Week that involves more than 200 beef studs throughout Victoria, south-east South Australia and southern NSW that will have their top genetics on show. Beef Week runs from Friday, January 27 to February 4 with Monday, January 30, and Tuesday, January 31, focusing on the Western District.
On Monday, the Angus studs open will be Alto, Ballangeich, Banquet, Barwidgee, Claremont Blacks, Coolana, Francs, Langi Kal Kal, Murdeduke@Winchelsea, Nampara, Rossander, PJ Cattle Co, Te Mania and Weatherly. Also open will be: Poll Hereford, Jaclinton, Red Rocket, Tee Jay; Hereford/Poll Hereford, Ennerdale; Hereford, Yarram Park; Limousin, Manoora Park, Otway Felix, Pelican Rise and Tanybyrn Park; Simmental, Woonallee.
Open on Tuesday will be: Hereford/Poll Hereford, Melville Park, Milroy, Wilkah; Poll Hereford, Moora, Glenfern, Taronga, Banemore; Hereford, Bra-Ma; Angus, Bassano, Boonaroo, Lynton Park, Glentanner, Murdeduke@Hamilton, Pathfinder, Stoney Point, Weeran; Charolais/Limousin, Conquest; Limousin, Mount Gambier; Simmental, Rellum Farms, Six Creeks, Grangeburn; Salers, Cara Park; Maine Anjou/Poll Hereford, Chalon; Beef Shorthorn, Noorla; Maine Anjou, Wahroonga West; Shorthorn, Eloora; Twinners, Ivanhoe; Red Angus/Angus/Senegus, Kurra-Wirra; Murray Grey, Lindsay; Charolais, Morgiana House.
