Despite the heatwave conditions, Monto Cattle and Country yarded 650 head to kick off the sales for 2017.
Prime cattle were in shorter supply but sold to strong competition from processors. Younger store cattle sold strongly.
Heavy finished bulls sold from 263c to 270c while plainer conditioned bulls sold from 245c to 258c. Bill and Kath Dow, Kimbelin, sold 635kg Santa bullocks for 307c or $1950.
Peter and Kaye Wilson’s Brangus bullocks at 566kg returned $1650 or 291c. KJ and TM Gilvear penned Brahman trade heifers 460kg to realise $1345 or 291c. WR and AJ Goody sold quality Charbray cows 527kg for 260c or $1372. WR & BM Avis sold Droughtmaster cows 611kg for 265c or $1622. Monal Grazing’s Charbray cows 467kg sold to 245c or $1145. Lighter conditioned store cows sold from $2 to 217c.
Neville and Jenny Keitley sold a run of No.6 Droughtmaster cross steers sold from 363c to 368c to average 364.6c or $987. P&S Adcock sold 306kg Charbray steers for $1127 or 368c. Allambee Grazing sold a run of Droughtmaster, Brahman cross weaner steers from 340 to 377c topping at $900. Larsen Farms sold 228kg Charbray weaner steers for 387c or $882.
Monto’s next sale will be on February 1.