An extremely cold and rainy morning saw a similar numbers penned as last week.

The yarding comprised more bullocks this week and a better quality offering of yearlings suiting the domestic processors.

Restockers and feedlots were very keen to participate, with a good selection of well bred cattle suiting their orders also.

All regular buyers were present and operated in a mostly firm to better market quality related.

A small quality offering of steers suiting the domestic processors lifted up to 11c, making from 275c to 300c/kg.

There were also some good quality heifers, lifting prices up to 5c, receiving from 230c to 275c/kg. Feedlot and restockers were both very active in the market again, with a good number yearling types suiting this market.

Better feeder steers and heifers sold firm to 2c better, making from 238c to 262c and restockers paid from 200c to 260c/kg for yearlings returning to the paddock.

Although the numbers were up there were still only a few good quality grown steers, and bullocks have become very scare, with very few well finished quality cattle suiting the export processors, resulting in prices easing 6c to 7c/kg. The grown steer portion sold from 277c to 292c and bullocks made from 260c to 292c/kg.

Manufacturing was firm, with the best of the well cover crossbred portion making from 200c to 244c, while the better dairy steers received from 200c to 210c/kg. The regular mixed quality cows sold in a slightly better market, lifting 1c to 8c across categories, with the very heavy 4 score beef cows making from 215c to 245c/kg.

The middle run of D2 and D3 types received from 180c to 210c/kg. The D2 and D3 dairy portion made from 170c to 225c and the 1 score cows were making from 50c to 165c/kg. Bulls sold to the usual buying group, with very well shaped beef bulls receiving from 230c to 240, as the best of the dairy portion reached 180c/kg.

BULLOCKS

Hereford 762kg @ 292ckg/$2225.04 A McConnell, Naringal

Hfd/Frix & Ang/Frix 838kg @ 263ckg/$2203.94 T Fox, Aringa

STEERS

Angus & Charx 601kg @ 288ckg/$1733.23 P.Logan, Lake Gillear

Angx & Hfdx 580kg @ 260ckg/$1510.36 CR & JC Box, Sth Purrumbete

Friesian 510kg @ 210ckg/$1071.00 S Teal, Dixie

VEALERS

Angx Steers 370kg @ 240ckg/$888.00 G Edge, Allansford

Angus Heifers 520kg @ 230ckg/$1196.00 RG Thwaites, Tarrone

COWS

Ang/Frix & Hfd/Frix 771kg @ 237ckg/$1828.84 Montrose, Mailors Flat

Angus 605kg @ 184ckg/$1113.20 RG Thwaites, Tarrone

Angus 580kg @ 184ckg/$1067.20 MA Mills, Terang

Friesian 637kg @ 190ckg/$1211.25 Solaris Farms, Allansford

Friesian 570kg @ 190ckg/$1083.00 S Eccles-Wallace, Yangery

Friesian 565kg @ 190ckg/$1073.50 Alkira Pastoral Co, Woolsthorpe

Friesian 467kg @ 138ckg/$644.46 JA & ME Thomas, Naringal

BULLOCKS & STEERS

Poll Hereford Bullocks 769kg, 286c, $2200.00 DJ & JM Purcell, Bessiebelle

Brown Swiss X Steers 567kg, 232c, $1316.00 SJ & KJ Cocks, Heywood

Angus X Steers 510kg, 240c, $1224.00 Eddington Park, Panmure

Angus X Steers 490kg, 240c, $1176.00 P Chapman, Port Fairy

Hereford X Steers 490kg, 197c, $965.00 Victoria Rea, Naringal

Friesian Steers 540kg, 200c, $1080.00 Tom Mugavin, Warrnambool

Ayrshire Steers 450kg, 183c, $825.00 Eddington Park, Panmure

Limousin X Steers 430kg, 210c, $903.00 Tom Mugavin, Warrnambool

Limousin X Steers 390kg, 210c, $819.00 DJ Frost, Tyrendarra

VEALERS

Murray Grey Heifers 550kg, 255c, $1403.00 John Cameron, Condah

Murray Grey Heifers 480kg, 255c, $1224.00 IG & BA Boyd, Weerite

Angus Heifers 615kg, 255c, $1568.00 IG & BA Boyd, Weerite

Angus Heifers 570kg, 255c, $1454.00 RJ & JL Page, Penshurst

Angus Heifers 525kg, 255c, $1339.00 Tom Mugavin, Warrnambool

Angus Heifers 460kg, 185c, $851.00 G Mugavin, Orford

Angus Steers 365kg, 236c, $861.00 P Chapman, Port Fairy

Angus Heifers 396kg, 258c, $1023.00 Elandery Lodge, Killarney

Angus Heifers 362kg, 262c, $951.00 Elandery Lodge, Killarney

Angus Heifers 330kg, 210c, $693.00 Eddington Park, Panmure

Friesian Heifers 510kg, 210c, $1071.00 Eirenclare Farm, Noorat

Friesian Heifers 450kg, 160c, $720.00 Elandery Lodge, Killarney

Angus X Heifers 390kg, 220c, $858.00 Stephen Calleja, Portland

COWS-BEEF

Angus Cows 610kg, 240c, $1464.00 RJ & JL Page, Penshurst

Angus/Murray Grey X Cows 605kg, 240c, $1452.00 IG & BA Boyd, Weerite

Red Poll Cows 560kg, 245c, $1372.00 IW & M Mahood, Wangoom

COWS-DAIRY

Friesian Cows 680kg, 225c, $1530.00 SM, JG & GM O'Keefe, Winslow

Friesian Cows 610kg, 195c, $1190.00 Eirenclare Farm, Garvoc

Friesian Cows 640kg, 180c, $1152.00 Eirenclare Farm, Garvoc

Friesian Cows 565kg, 170c, $961.00 PG & MM Moloney, Garvoc

Friesian Cows 513kg, 160c, $821.00 Sam Mahony, Wangoom

Friesian Cows 530kg, 163c, $864.00 Sam Mahony, Wangoom

Angus/Friesian X Cows 470kg, 195c, $917.00 Cherdan Nominees, Panmure

Friesian X Cows 480kg, 145c, $696.00 M Finnigan, Toolong

Jersey X Cows 430kg, 150c, $645.00 Sam Mahony, Wangoom

Jersey X Cows 413kg, 150c, $620.00 PG & MM Moloney, Garvoc

Jersey Cows 380kg, 150c, $570.00 JW & WE Smith, Mepunga

BULLS

Limousin Bull 730kg, 240c, $1752.00 Cherdan Nominees, Panmure

Angus X Bulls 555kg, 170c, $944.00 Stephen Calleja, Portland

OX

Ang 422.5kg @ 260ckg $1098.50 - J O'keefe, Purnim West

Frn 446kg @ 192ckg $856.32 - K Melican, Wangoom

VEALERS

Ang 400kg @ 260kg $1040 - R Melican, Wangoom

MG 385kg @ 212ckg $816.20 - R Melican, Wangoom

Ang 371kg @ 260ckg $965.71 - Spring Bank Creek, Tarrone

Ang 431kg @ 260ckg $1122.73 - Spring Bank Creek, Tarrone

Hfd 450kg @ 210ckg $945 - J O'Keefe, Purnim West

COWS

Ang 490kg @ 215ckg $1053.50 - Braeside Farms, Ecklin

Ang 531kg @ 215ckg $1141.65 - Kimberleigh, Illowa

Ang 478.3kg @ 216ckg $1033.20 - Braeside Farms, Ecklin

Ang 465kg @ 216ckg $1004.40 - Braeside Farms, Ecklin

Ang 500kg @ 184ckg $920 - J O'Keefe, Purnim West

Ang 525kg @ 184ckg $966 - M & H Stuart, Winslow

Ang 435kg @ 184ckg $800.40 - Shirlea Park, Yambuk

Frn 693kg @ 208ckg $1441.44 - J Green, Toolong

Frn 595kg @ 181ckg $1076.95 - R Bell, Orford

Frn 566kg @ 181ckg $1024.46 - R Bell, Orford

Frn 620kg @ 200ckg $1240 - Shirlea Park, Yambuk

Frn 567.2kg @ 200ckg $1134.44 - Kimberleigh, Illowa

XB 514.5kg @ 180ckg $926.10 - J Green, Toolong

BULLS

Ang 755kg @ 230ckg $1736.50 - J Maling, Portland

Ang 730kg @ 230ckg $1679 - Brumley Park, Mortlake

Ang 625kg @ 230ckg $1437.50 - Kerrvale, Grassmere

Ang 605kg @ 230ckg $1391.50 - Kerrvale, Grassmere

Frn 575kg @ 170ckg $977.50 - J Green, Toolong

Frn 545kg @ 170ckg $926.5 - R Bell, Orford

Frn 540kg @ 170ckg $918 - R Bell, Orford

Price/kg Top price

Bullocks above 600kg

$2.92 $2225.00

Heavy steers

$2.72 $1517.00

Trade steers

$2.60 $1395.00

Friesian steers

$2.10 $1315.00

Steer vealers

$2.65 $1242.00

Heifer vealers

$2.55 $1123.00

Trade heifers 400-500kg

$2.55 $1219.00

Heavy heifers over 500kg

$2.55 $1568.00

Bulls

$2.40 $2278.00

Beef cows

$2.45 $1828.00

Dairy cows Friesian

$2.25 $1530.00

Dairy cows Jersey

$1.69 $810.00

Calves-Friesian bull

$60.00

Calves-Friesian heifers

$340.00

Calves-XBred heifers

$80.00

Calves-XBred Steers

$250.00

Store calves-steers

$290.00

Store calves-heifers

$600.00

Prices exclude GST