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'Good money': prices higher for large yarding of quality cattle at Mortlake
8+ hour, 4+ min ago (576+ words) Prices were strong at Mortlake's store cattle sale despite an influx of numbers. Agents yarded 5602 cattle in a massive day of cattle sales, with Leongatha and Wangaratta both holding their own large sales. Weaner steers made a top of 632 cents…...
Producers bring cattle forward for epic 6000-head store sale at Mortlake
4+ week, 5+ hour ago (748+ words) Fears over rising input costs resulted in producers bringing cattle forward for a massive 6000-head store sale at Mortlake. Agents from 11 companies yarded 6158 head of steers and heifers at the Western Victoria Livestock Exchange. Outcross reported grown steers sold to…...
Beaufort farm holds successful bull sale two months after fire razed property
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (457+ words) A Beaufort beef stud has held a successful bull sale two months after bushfire razed through its property. Francs Angus stud sold 29 of the 30 bulls offered at its helmsman-styled sale, with lots averaging $7760. The sale achieved a top price of…...
Repeat buyers push Ensay Herefords beyond $2000 at relocated Mountain Calf Sale
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (1021+ words) Strong competition between repeat buyers has pushed Hereford weaner cattle prices beyond $2000 a head on several occasions in the first Mountain Calf Sale for 2026. Elders yarded about 1600 cattle for the Ensay calf sale, held at the East Gippsland Livestock Exchange…...
Cattle fetch up to $200 a head more as farmers celebrate early autumn break
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (405+ words) Heavy cattle sold for up to $150-200 a head more at Bairnsdale's fortnightly store sale on Friday. Elders Bairnsdale livestock manager Morgan Davies said agents yarded 1250 head of cattle for the sale. Mr Davies said it was a mixed-quality offering. "It…...
Mortlake softens on some categories, but weaners sought by regional agents
6+ mon, 6+ hour ago (926+ words) Prices at the Mortlake store sale softened for some categories due to a lack of feedlot competition. Agents yarded 4730 head of steers and heifers at the Western Victoria Livestock Exchange (WVLX). South Australian buyers Creek Livestock, Penola, SA, were joined…...
Buyers less active at Mortlake, as weaner steers fetch up to 666c/kg
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (553+ words) Prices in some areas were down at the Mortlake store sale on Thursday compared to the last sale of 2025. Grown steers sold to a top of 520 cents a kilogram or $3371 a head compared to a top of 560c/kg or $3106 on…...
The top buyers of northern Victorian weaner cattle in January 2026
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (1766+ words) A dozen key cattle buyers from across the eastern seaboard have purchased thousands of cattle during a series of major weaner sales in north-east Victoria. The buyers profiled in this story bought 40 per cent of the cattle on offer across…...
Mortlake weaner cattle record 100c/kg jump on last year's prices
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (761+ words) The top prices at Mortlake's all-breeds weaner sale on Thursday were at least 100 cents a kilogram higher than last year across the board. Agents yarded more than 6529 head of cattle. Weaner steers sold to a top of 602 cents a kilogram…...
Market recap: widespread rain boosts prices at seven cattle sales this week
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1043+ words) Timely rain has pushed store cattle prices in Victoria up by as much as 100 cents a kilogram in a matter of days. Livestock markets across western, northern and eastern Victoria all reported price rises this week after falls of 20-50 millimetres…...