Naracoorte light steers to $4.97/kg

After good general rains and with plenty of grass in the paddock, prices went skywards on all classes of cattle, local graziers and feedlotters competing on a reduced yarding of 775 cattle, the majority yarded being within the 250-300kg weight range.

Southern Australian Livestock agent Will Nolan believes this was possibly the dearest store market ever seen at Naracoorte.  

He said graziers, having had returns of $2000-$2500 for bullocks, weren’t thinking twice about paying $3.50/kg-plus for store cattle, adding there were some exciting times ahead for the cattle industry with anyone already on board with trading, reaping the rewards for their efforts.

A limited number of heavy steers 300kg-plus were available. Top price honours went to Faraway, who sold eight PCAS-accredited weaned Angus and Hereford-cross steers, March/April 2015-drops av 443.8kg, at $1,575.50 or $3.55/kg and 15 Shorthorn-cross steers, av 383.7kg, at $1385 or $3.61/kg. Both pens sold to Teys Charlton.  

Faraway also sold 12 Angus-cross steers av 411.3kg at $1489 or $3.62/kg to Thomas Foods International.

Hanson Park sold 12 Angus and Angus cross steers at $925 to Pinkerton Palm Hamlyn & Steen, a second draft of 16 Angus steers av 177kg selling at $880 to Southern Australian Livestock, which equated to a record $4.97/kg.

Brimberry Park sold 10 Yambro-blood Hereford and Hereford-cross steers, September 2015-drops av 219kg, at $1000 or $4.57/kg to Spence Dix & Co.

Fisher Clover Ridge Pastoral sold eight PCAS and EU-accredited weaned Angus steers av 402.5kg at $1437 or $3.57/kg to Thomas DeGaris & Clarkson, Penola.

NW&JT Thomas averaged $1038 for 23 Congeith-blood composite steers, August/September 2015-drops weighing 229-335kg.  TFI bought the top draft, av 335kg, at $1192 or $3.56/kg, while Pinkerton Palm Hamlyn & Steen snapped up the lighter draft at $975 or $3.84/kg.

PL&WD Lowe sold five PCAS-accredited August/September 2015-drop Angus-cross steers av 345kg at $1245 or $3.61/kg to TFI.

Local restocker Allan Kain, Kaicowrie, Wattle Range, bought more than 50 Angus steers at the sale, including 15 weaned Stoney Point-blood Angus steers, July/August 2015-drops av 279kg, from Hamanoon at $1110 or $3.98/kg; 11 weaned Pathfinder-blood Angus steers, September/October 2015-drops av 291kg, at $1100 or $3.78/kg from Byefield Proprietors; and 11 PCAS-accredited Pathfinder-blood Angus steers, August/September 2015-drops av 308kg, at $1170 or $3.80/kg from P Cheetham.

SJ&TR Ross, Allambie, sold 11 PCAS-accredited Willalooka and Eldra-blood Angus and Angus-cross steers, April/May 2015-drops av 297kg, at $1120 or $3.77/g to Brian Smith, Mount Gambier.  

The Ross family also sold 18 Hereford-cross steers, with the top draft av 287kg making $1070 or $3.73/kg, selling to Thomas DeGaris & Clarkson, Penola, while a second draft of Herefords av 238kg made $1045 or $4.39/kg sold to Spence Dix & Co, Meningie.

Yalkuri Pty Ltd sold eight PCAS-accredited weaned Yalkuri-blood Angus and Angus-cross steers, July/August 2015-drops av 343kg, at $1250 or $3.64/kg to Ray White Keatley Livestock, Mount Gambier.

MR&C Agnew sold five EU-accredited weaned Morganvale, Spots Hill and Glentanner -blood Hereford steers, February/March 2015-drops av 334kg, at $1270 or $3.80/kg to Thomas DeGaris & Clarkson.

Tallara sold 14 weaned Roeston Park-blood Hereford steers, May 2015-drops av 263kg, at $1060 or $4.03/kg, while DW&HA Ludwig sold 20 PCAS-accredited weaned Angus steers av 278kg at $1135 or $4.08/kg to Pinkerton Palm Hamlyn & Steen.

Balnagowan (property sold) offered 35 weaned Angus heifers with weights ranging from 195-282kg, selling them for an average of $937. The top draft av 292kg made $1090 or $3.86/kg to Thomas DeGaris & Clarkson, while a second draft av 224kg sold to Spence Dix & Co at $930 or $4.15/kg.

Heifers also sold strongly, with most exceeding $3.30/kg. 

Yarlalla sold EU and PCAS-accredited Angus/Simmental heifers, April/May 2015-drops at an average of $1153. The top draft av 327kg sold at $1157 or $3.53/kg to Thomas DeGaris & Clarkson, while a second draft av 325kg sold at $1147 or $3.53/kg.

DC&CR Branson sold eight weaned Glaetz Black Angus-blood Angus and Angus-cross heifers av 285kg at $1000 or $3.51/kg to TFI, who also bought five weaned Pathfinder-blood Angus heifers, September/October 2015-drops av 292kg, at $1040 or $3.56/kg from Byefield Props.

Yoho sold 14 weaned PCAS-accredited October 2015-drop Hereford heifers av 314.6kg at $751 or $3.50/kg to Landmark Naracoorte and a second draft av 205kg at $740 or $3.61/kg to Pinkerton Palm Hamlyn & Steen.

MK&C Agnew sold 11 EU-accredited weaned Morganvale/Spots Hill/Glentanner-blood Hereford heifers, February/March 2015-drops av 343kg at $1210 or $3.53/kg to Princess Royal, while their second draft av 302kg sold at $1070 or $3.54/kg to Thomas DeGaris & Clarkson, Penola.

SJ&TR Ross, Allambie, sold eight Willalooka-blood Angus-cross heifers av 276kg at $1000 or $3.62/kg to Ray White Keatley Livestock, Mount Gambier.  

Their top draft of 21 Willalooka-blood Hereford heifers, av 279kg, sold at $1005 or $3.60/kg to Southern Australian Livestock, who bought another draft of the Allambie Herefords av 236kg at $850 or $3.60/kg.

Southern Australian Livestock bought eight PCAS-accredited weaned Kelson Pines-blood Hereford heifers, April/May 2015-drops av 301kg, at $980 or $3.25/kg, and seven Hereford heifers, April/May-drops av 241kg at $760 or $3.15/kg sold by SR&BL Bury.

Pitchford Farms sold 31 PCAS-accredited weaned Angus heifers, September/October 2015-drop av 235kg at $885 or $3.77/kg to Miller Whan & John.

P Cheetham sold eight PCAS-accredited Pathfinder-blood Angus heifers, August/September 2015-drops av 325kg, at $1115 or $3.43/kg to Landmark Kingston, while a second draft av 300kg sold at $1060 or $3.53/kg to TFI.

Hamanoon sold 13 weaned Stoney Point-blood, Angus heifers, July/August 2015-drops av 281kg, at $960 or $3.14/kg to Ray White Keatley Livestock, and Brimbury sold seven Yambro-blood Hereford-cross heifers, September-drops av 215kg, at $785 or $3.65/kg to the Ogilvie Group.