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At Stock Journal we're looking back through 2017 at some of our favourite pictures of the year. Here are Jacqui Bateman's photographs.

At Stock Journal we're looking back through 2017 at some of our favourite pictures of the year. Here are Jacqui Bateman's photographs.<br>

Tim and Gary Widdison, Melacca Farms, Tarpeena, sold 98 head at Mount Gambier in January, including 13 February/March 2016-drop, TeMania-blood Angus-Hereford steers, 339kg, at $1300 or $3.83/kg and 16 Morganvale/Pendleton Ag-bld Hereford steers, 368kg, at $1395 or $3.79/kg. Both pens sold to O'Connor & Graney.

Cameron McNicholl, Glenora, Strathdownie, Vic, sold 10 Angus steers, av 450kg, at Mount Gambier in January for $1560 or $3.46/kg and 16 Angus heifers, 409kg, at $1285 or $3.14/kg, both to Thomas Foods International.

Shane Robertson, Kingston SE, sold 43 Allendale/Woonallee-bld Hereford-Simmental steers to $1250 at Mount Gambier. Also pictured is Nick Downward, Elders Kingston SE.

Miller Whan & John agent Peter Creek, LMB Linke auctioneer Bernie Grant and Tugulawa's Gary Allen at the stud's sale in February.

David Little, Elders Millicent, sold 174 Angus and Angus-cross steers, from $3.55-$3.59/kg, for Iluka Estate, Beachport at the February Mount Gambier sale.

Nick Rogers, Warrawee, Kalangadoo, bought 49 steers at Mount Gambier in February to fatten.

Sarah, Matt and Claire Lucas, Kongorong, sold 29 steers av $1327 and 19 heifers av $1175 at Mount Gambier in February.

Goodnwindi's Steve, Danny (right) and Tash Bellinger (front) with Landmark Millicent's Jim Noonan, who bought the $8000 top price bull, and auctioneer Richard Miller at the stud's bull sale in March.

Landmark auctioneer Richard Miller, Miranda and Nick Radford, Radford Pastoral, Penola, and Yerwal Estate's Regan Burow, Lucindale, at the stud's bull sale in February.

Michelle, Casey, Shelby and Heath Weedon, Weedon Pastoral Co, Glencoe, with Elders Mount Gambier agent Brett Exelby, bought 84 steers averaging $1051 at the Mount Gambier store sale in October to stock their Wattle Range property.

Landmark Casterton, Vic, agent Rick Smith, was at Mount Gambier in October to see 41 Angus steers and heifers from client Wirey Swamp, Casterton, sold. He is pictured with Stuart Ferrier, Rosedale, Carapook, Vic.

At the Mount Gambier store sale in October, local buyer John Hommelhoff bought 64 Angus and Angus-cross steers for an average of $2.90/kg.

The $8750 ram with Elders' Tony Wetherall, buyers Deidre, Scott and Murray Brown, Glamis, Bedgerabong, NSW, and Coolawang's Lachie and Trevor James at the stud's sale in October.

Ryeview stud principals Michael and Julie Osborne, Millicent Cancer Council Support Group's Bev Hibberd, Elders Millicent's David Little and charity ram buyer Peter Smith, Poolaijelo, Vic, at the stud's sale in October.

Landmark stud stock auctioneers Richard Miller and Gordon Wood, buyers Andrew and Kevin Harvey, Strathdownie, Vic, and Gowan Brae stud principal Leigh Clifford with the Harveys' equal top price ram at the stud's sale in October.

At the Warriwindi sale in October were auctioneers Matt Treglown and Ethan Bronca with Jordan and Mason Galpin and Peter Coote with daughter Bridget Tilby and granddaughters Evie and Lola.

James and Keith Higgins, Patanga Pastoral Co, Avenue Range, sold their annual draft of Shorthorn steers, averaging $1415, at Mount Gambier in March.

Creek Livestock's Scott Creek and TFl's Matt Heinrich at Mount Gambier in March.

Brad Nunan, Hilton, Bray, and Pinkerton Palm Hamlyn & Steen agent Owen Merrett, Millicent, who bought steers to fatten for the Robe Football Club at the April Mount Gambier store sale.

Drew Agnew, Furner, with parents Bill and Karen, made his first cattle purchase at Mount Gambier in April.

David Fenton, DCF Marine, Karabeal, Vic, sold 120 EU-accredited 11-13mo Murdeduke and Eloora-blood Angus and Angus-Shorthorn steers, av $1431, at Mount Gambier in June.

James Fitzgerald, Hatherleigh, sold 8 Angus steers, 393kg at 10-12 months, at $1380 or $3.51/kg to TFI at Mount Gambier in June.

Landmark Tonkin George Mount Gambier agent Bob Tonkin at his local sale.

Kevin Dukalskis, Mumbannar, Vic, with children Olivia, James and Samuel, and Landmark Mount Gambier agent Jeff Olafsen at Mount Gambier in July.

Bidders on the rails at the Mount Gambier store cattle sale in July.

Ray White Keatley's Matthew McSkimming with Texas Longhorn steers sold by Clifton Hill, Vic, for $500 at the July Mount Gambier sale.

Janice and John Buhlmann, Double Scotch Pastoral Co, Furner, sold 62 Angus steers, 11-13 months, for an average of $1493, at Mount Gambier in May.

The Cooranga crew Alec Ross, Wendy James-Ross, Jim James, Ian James and Meg James-Ross. Cooranga achieved a record high price of $295 at their sale near Lucindale in November.

Nigel Watson, Lucindale, at the Cooranga sale in November.

Paul Doering, Truro, at the Royal Adelaide Show.

Junior champion Charolais female, Chenu Pussycat, with Alizah Fogden, Boulview Charolais, Loxton, and Rebecca Keeley, Chenu Charolais, Bridgwater, Vic, at the Royal Adelaide Show.

Wes Titley, Sherlock, at the Royal Adelaide Show.

SA Rural Ambassador finalists, front ,Nicole Filsell, Kate Fairlie, winner Sarah Hazel and Courtney Johnson and back, Daniel Ryan, Stefan Anesbury and Karina Marshall at the Royal Adelaide Show.

My favourite photos of 2017 – Jacqui Bateman

My favourite photos of 2017 – Jacqu...

At Stock Journal we're looking back through 2017 at some of our favourite pictures of the year. Here...

My favourite photos of 2017 – Jacqui Bateman

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