Strong local demand for Mt Compass female sale

Updated January 13 2016 - 12:53pm, first published January 8 2016 - 2:37pm

MOUNT COMPASS 

Yarding: 500 breeders

PTIC dairy-cross heifers to $1980, most $1600-$1800

PTIC beef-crosses $1000-$1800

PTIC cows $1200-$1750 

Cows and calves to $2230

Unmated heifers to $1200

HAPPY CHAP: Peter Davidson, Hindmarsh Valley, normally trades in steers but bought PTIC cows with calves-at-foot in July because there was more available stock. He sold five Angus second-calvers at $1760; three Angus-Hereford cows at $1520; and three Murray Grey cows at $1620. All were PTIC to a Murray Grey bull.
HAPPY CHAP: Peter Davidson, Hindmarsh Valley, normally trades in steers but bought PTIC cows with calves-at-foot in July because there was more available stock. He sold five Angus second-calvers at $1760; three Angus-Hereford cows at $1520; and three Murray Grey cows at $1620. All were PTIC to a Murray Grey bull.

IN-CALF heifers sold to $1980 at the Mount Compass annual breeders sale on Friday, well up on 2015 prices.

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