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Victorian Livestock and Property agent Will Phillips, Yea, said prices at the recent Yea market remained consistent to previous sales. by Andrew Miller A smaller, mixed yarding at Yea attracted buyers from Gippsland, the Goulburn Valley and northern Victoria, with fewer locals at the rails. Agents yarded 1712 steers, heifers, cows and cows and calves at the saleyards. Steers sold to $3000 a head, while heifers fetched a top price of $2110. Victorian Livestock and Property age

Karen and Andrew Armstrong, Killara, Alexandra. by Fiona Myers and Rachel Simmonds Strong buyer demand has underpinned the first weaner sale held by newly formed Victorian Livestock and Property at Yea, with steer prices pushing beyond 550c/kg despite a yarding of lighter cattle. Agents yarded 3625 head on Wednesday, drawing buyers from as far afield as northern NSW. The offering included 2241 steers, which topped at $2360 and averaged $1670, and 1384 heifers that reached $19

Jack Sundblom, Chelsea Spagnolo, Eden, 4, Leni, 18 months, Sundblom, and Sue, Michael and Kieran Spognolo, Box Hill Pastoral, Yea, sold 220, Connemara-blood, 9-10 months, mixed-sex, Angus calves, including 22, 385kg, steers for $2220 or 576c/kg by Barry Murphy Weaner prices rocketed at the inaugural Victorian Livestock & Property weaner sale at Yea on Wednesday. Prices were up a steady 20-30 cents a kilogram on the marker laid down at sales at Wodonga and Wangaratta on Monday

Elders Yea branch manager Andrew Hill said the Yea store sale saw "very good" results. by Barry Murphy Cattle prices at the Yea store sale on Friday were in line with those seen at other sales this week, but weaner steers traded dearer in places, according to agents. Nutrien, Elders, Victoria Livestock & Property, and Alex Scott & Staff (ASS) agents yarded approximately 2500 cattle. Elders Yea branch manager Andrew Hill said it was a "pretty good line up", with a number of fe

Nutrien agents at Yea field bids for the sale's 1850-head yarding on Friday. by Petra Oates The smallest of the state's major cattle sales last week achieved the best returns. Four store cattle sales at Kyneton, Yea, Leongatha and Bairnsdale were held across Victoria last week. Collectively, the sales yarded just over 8600 cattle across three days. The Kyneton sale on Wednesday was the smallest sale of the week, yarding just under 1000 head. However, the sale's quality autumn

Ron Goff, Yarragon, with Alex Scott & Staff agent Glenn Barwick, bought a pen of 11, 318kg, 6-8 months, Simmental steers for 540c/kg or $1720. by Andrew Miller The "new kid on the block" cleaned up at Yea's second store cattle sale of the month. Victorian Livestock and Property buyers were active from the start of the sale, where 1729 head of steers, heifers and cows and calves were yarded by VLP, Alex Scott & Staff and Elders. Rounding out the buying gallery were Miller, Wha

Photos: Elders team in action. Alex Scott & Staff and the VLP boys conferring. Elders team taking bids.

Photos: David and Joyce Fitzroy with a pen of well-bred steers they purchased at this week’s store sale. David previously worked at the Yea Saleyards, assisting with both pre-sale and sale-day operations. Rob Hill and Laurie Purcell taking in the strong line-up of well-finished cattle presented at Yea this week. Michael Purcell and Andrew Fulford, lane-way control officers, ensuring steady movement of livestock through the yards. Crowds gathered at the Yea Saleyards—pictured

Sandra Clark, Springfell, Ghin Ghin, sold 21, Tulagi-blood, 8-9 months, 231kg, heifers for $1000 or 432c/kg, with Nutrien Seymour agent...