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Keep up to date with all the current news and events


Pioneering stud beef industry stalwart Don Lawson dies
Don Lawson has died aged 85. by James Wagstaff Well-known Victorian stud beef identity Don Lawson has died. Mr Lawson, the founder of one...


Yea cattle sale: Buyers return to the market as spring feed lifts
Alex McKay of Habbies Howe with the property's line of 76 Angus yearling steers which sold for $1450 at Yea to make more than 470c/kg. by...


‘Very active’ interstate bidders at Yea’s monthly store cattle sale
Nutrien Yea branch manager Tyson Bush by Rachel Simmonds Feedlot buyers drove demand at Yea store cattle sale on Friday, snapping up...


Yea cattle prices soar $200-$300, with an ‘unprecedented’ yarding
Yea livestock agents yarded about 3200 cattle on Friday. by Rachel Simmonds Tariff announcements have failed to influence the immediate...


Weaner sales 2025: Everything you need to know
Elders Yea livestock agent Will Phillips. Picture: Rachel Simmonds by Fiona Myers Rachel Simmonds and Kate Dowler Angus and Hereford...


Nearly 3000 weaners hit the Yea market, as vendors sell early
by Rachel Simmonds Heavy rain in the north pushed buyers to Yea on Friday where 2938 cattle were yarded at the Nutrien autumn drop weaner...


Surprise result at Yea cattle sale as prices surge
by Jenny Kelly 6 September 2024 Prices hit 500c/kg at Yea’s store market in a vote of confidence by producers. See our analysis of the...


Feedlots, restockers lift rates
by Jenny Kelly 7 August 2024 Feedlot demand for heavier steers and a step-up in competition from restockers on younger calves helped...


Report: Calves top $1560 at Yea store sale
by Jenny Kelly 24 May 2024 The feature sale of 4000 spring drop calves saw the odd price creep over 400c/kg, with selling agents quoting...


Encouraging signs for cattle at Yea
5 April 2024 A near capacity yarding at Yea saw feedlots chasing steers with weight while restockers stepped-up their support for lines...


Yea store cattle sale: stronger-than-expected prices across 1700-head yarding
1 September 2023 A different set of buyers kept cattle prices alive at Yea on Friday, with the market not as difficult as anticipated...


Feeder Cattle in Demand
9 August 2023 NUMBERS were low, and quality was plain at the Yea store sale last week as local farmers under no pressure to sell stock...


Signs the beleaguered cattle market could have bottomed out
2 June 2023 In positive news for the cattle market given its recent troubles, prices came up somewhat at Yea today. Some positives...


Pre-winter Sell-off Reward
5 April 2023 Rain boosted confidence and prices at last week's Yea cattle sale as some producers looked to offload numbers before winter....


Yea cattle sale: Small crowd and low prices
3 March 2023 Store cattle prices have taken a further price hit at Yea today as feed pressure becomes another negative for the embattled...


Why the lower weaner prices have still delivered big returns
17 January 2022 Yea’s sale late last week proved a high point in the key two weeks of sales across northern Victoria and the Western...


January 13 Yea Feature Weaner Sale
13 January 2022 It was a breeders yarding and a backgrounders market at the Elders Yea feature weaner sale today as prices strengthened....


Nutrien Yea Upper Goulburn Rivers Annual Classic Weaner Sale 6 January 2023
6 January 2022 The weaner market jumped at the Yea sale today as feature breeders lines fetched well more than 500c/kg. Prices climbed by...


Yea store sale November: Weaners drop $400
25 November 2022 The first big weaner sale for Victoria ruffled some feathers today as long-time vendors and their feature lines saw...


Yea store sale: Prices ease by up to $300
1 July 2022 Prices eased at Yea today in a market fall that has been a common theme across many centres in the past week. Elders Yea...
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