Heifers to $1500 at Mount Pleasant

Landmark Fawcett Mount Pleasant principal Colin Fawcett said while breeders sold well, store cattle and trade steers were also met with good buyer competition.

"Good quality cattle continue to sell very well, and there has been a marked improvement in stores," he said.

"We've probably seen that (improvement) over the last four or five weeks," he said.

Birdwood Horse Works, Birdwood, sold the top price cow - a poll Hereford cross - while DW Kubenk and Sons, Tepko, sold a Murray Grey for $1540.

The top price heifer was a Murray Grey, sold by P Opperman, Truro.

The second top price heifer was made by Kingsbelt Farming, Freeling, for an Angus heifer knocked down to $1100, with the same vendor also selling an Angus steer which topped the steer offering at $1400.

Mark John, Light Pass, sold a cow with calf-at-foot for $1020, as well as another at $1000.

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In the sheep yarding, quality was mixed, according to Mr Fawcett, with 10 lambs from R&J Sweetman, Red Creek, making the top price of $184.

Nine lambs from HD&ML Jones, Williamstown, made the second-top price of $170, and NT&PF Hall, Angas Valley, made $166 for a pen of 29 lambs.

Hoggets topped at $150, for one from Orchard Range, Forest Range, with wethers topping at the same price, for one from P&H Foletta, Mount Pleasant.

In the ewe section, SN&CA Paech, Callington, sold a pen of 28 that made $130, while WB Judd, Lonsdale, made the top price in the ram section, selling one for $110.

AB&LJ Smith, Sandergrove, sold two Dohne rams that also made $110, and another one which was knocked down for the second top price of $96, as well as one at $80.

Six sheep from DB&HP Wright, Macclesfield, topped the sheep offering, making $150.

Buying support came mainly from Frew Meats, Thomas Food International, Meat Barn, Two Brothers, Kangarilla Meats, Bridgewater Meats, and Alan Bennett, Mount Barker.

The next Mt Pleasant market will be held on January 9.