REPORT

MONARO LIVESTOCK & PROPERTY

14th Annual Weaner Sale

3rd APRIL 2024

3200 mainly spring drop calves were yarded for MLP’s 14th annual weaner sale on Wednesday 3rd, April.

The sale saw 63 registered bidders from Packenham Vic, Leongatha Vic, Cowra, Albury, Dubbo, Junee, Wagga, Warren, Young, Boorowa, Corryong, Adelong, Gundagai, Goulburn, Coonamble, Yass, Forbes, Braidwood &  Mt Gambia SA with strong support from local buyers.

Prices firmed considerably for straight black Angus steers while Hereford and Black Baldy steers remained firm on the back of a warm dry Easter with a strong forecast for rain post sale.

Prices for steer weaners sold out to $1480 with most sales for Angus steers above 300kg selling from $1250-$1400 with the mid-run of steers selling from $1150-$1250, converting to $4.30-$4.60p/kg live weight.

Lighter-weight calves sold from $700 to $1000

The best spring drop heifer calves reached $1030 with most sales of the heavier drafts from $870-$990. Medium-weight heifers sold out from $750-$850. Lighter younger heifer calves ranged from $500-$700.

The MLP annual ‘Best Presented Pen’ of steers and heifers sponsored by South East Rural, was judged by Chippy Boller, who awarded the best-presented pen of steers to Merrigang Pastoral Co of Bombala, with a pen of 24 Angus Hazeldean blood steer weaners which sold for $1310 with the best-presented pen of heifers being awarded to MN & S Gregory of Tharwa ACT, with a pen of 38 Angus Hazeldean blood heifers which sold for $990. Congratulations to the Feilen and Gregory families for their outstanding respective lines of calves.

Congratulations to all vendors for their presentation on their calves with all calves showing plenty of weight & bloom on the back of a late but good spring and summer.

MLP couldn’t run these sales without the huge effort from all yard staff, transport operators, vendors, and buyers that helped make this sale a success – Thank you.