top of page
Search

'At least a dollar dearer': Yea cattle prices surge amid interstate interest

  • May 29
  • 1 min read
Allan Robinson, Alexandra, sold a pen of 26, 352kg, Angus steers for $2070 or 588c/kg at Yea.
Allan Robinson, Alexandra, sold a pen of 26, 352kg, Angus steers for $2070 or 588c/kg at Yea.

Cattle prices continued to climb at Yea with sizeable week-on-week lifts, including a surge in young heifer prices of up to 200 cents a kilogram.


Agents yarded 4100 head at the special autumn grown and weaner feature sale on Friday.


Victorian Livestock & Property auctioneer Jamie Quinlan said the market was extremely strong.


"That's down to absolutely nothing else but the rain everyone has had," Mr Quinlan said.


He said competition was strongest on the weaner cattle



bottom of page