Speckle Park cows and calves top category at $4125

Published January 17, 2021

Speckle-Park-HillstonCows with calves sold from $1,750 to $4,125/head, averaging $2,851/head – with 505 units sold on AuctionsPlus last week.

The top price was achieved by A/c ‘J B & E Wesley’ from Hillston NSW, with a line of 4-year-old PTIC cows with 7-8-month-old calves at foot (pictured).

The Speckle Park cows weighed 650kgs, with 300kg CAF sired by Speckle Park bulls.

PTIC cows achieved 82% clearance, selling from $1,380 to $2,780/head, averaging $2,176/head. ‘RK & BJ Danson’ from Mendooran NSW, secured the top price with their line of 3-4-year-old Charolais and Red Angus cows weighing 592kg, PTIC to Red Angus bulls.

PTIC heifers achieved 83% clearance, selling from $1,900 to $3,380/head – averaging $2,490/head. A line of 22-23-month-old Angus heifers weighing 569kg achieved the top price.

These heifers were PTIC to registered Angus bulls and were offered by A/c ‘Glenruben Angus’ from Woomargama, NSW.

There were 2,184 heifers on offer this week, achieving a 77% clearance rate for the category.

Light heifers weighing under 200kgs sold from 485c to 634c, averaging 576c/kg. The top price went to a line of 7-10-month-old Angus and Angus cross heifers weighing 188kg, offered by A/c ‘CC & TS Gibson’ from Logans Crossing, NSW.

Heifers weighing 200-280kgs sold from 461c to 731c, averaging 564c/kg – up 6c on last week. A/c ‘PJ Lowien Pty Ltd’ from Bellata NSW, secured the top price with their line of 246kg, 10-12-month-old Angus heifers with Bald Blair, Wattletop and Eastern Plain bloodlines.

Heifers weighing 280-330kgs sold from 457c to 654c, averaging 515c/kg. The top price went to a line of mixed-age Wagyu heifers weighing 329kg, offered by A/c ‘MS & SP McCosker’ from Emerald, QLD.

Feeder heifers weighing 330-400kgs sold from 418c to 511c, averaging 468c/kg. The top price went to a line of 16-17-month-old Angus heifers weighing 359kg offered by A/c ‘Billabong Beef Co’ from Bungowannah NSW, with Ardrossan, Twynam and Injemira blood.

Heavy heifers weighing over 400kgs sold from 396c to 474c, averaging 444c/kg. The top price went to a line of 17-18-month-old Angus steers weighing 410kgs from Inverell NSW, offered by A/c ‘Paraway Pastoral Co – Burmah’.

A larger offering of steers resulted in a strong clearance rate, with 83% of the 3,617 head on offer selling. Steers weighing under 200kgs sold from 353c to 778c, to average 593c/kg.
The top price went to a line of 6-7-month-old Angus weaned steers from Coles SA, which weigh 179kg. The steers were organic certified and will journey to Albury, NSW.
Steers weighing 200-280kgs sold between 335c and 698c, to average 606c/kg. Again, from Coles SA, offered by A/c ‘Macdonald Cluain Props’, the top price went to a line of 6-7-month-old Angus weaned steers weighing 221kg.
Steers weighing 280-330kgs sold between 487c and 628c, to average 547c/kg. The top price went to a line of 9-10-month-old Angus steers weighing 337kg, with Millwillah bloodlines, offered by A/c ‘Merrimuka Pastoral’ from Belltrees NSW.
Feeder steers weighing 330-400kgs sold from 433c to 547c, averaging 497c/kg. Offered by A/c ‘G Nock’ from Bathurst NSW, the top price was secured by a line of 351kg, 8-9-month-old Angus steers with Millah Murrah bloodlines.
Heavy steers weighing over 400kgs sold from 400c to 460c, averaging 454c/kg. The top price was secured by a run of 17-19-month-old Angus steers weighing 490kg, offered by A/c ‘Glen Collin Pastoral Co’ from Walcha, NSW.
Over in the west, Western Australia had 104 head on offer, with a 100% clearance. A line of 16-19-month-old mixed sex Angus and Angus cross yearlings weighing 587kg sold for 632c/kg cwt, offered by A/c ‘N & A Stenbeck and Blue River Grazing’ from Northcliffe.
In Tasmania, there were 428 offered this week, with a 98% clearance rate. Weaners sold to 100% clearance, from $1,410 to $1,750/head – averaging $1,565.
The top price went to a line of 9-10-month-old Angus weaned steers, weighing 372kg with Cluden Newry bloodlines offered by A/c ‘JB & RA Hawkins’ from Chudleigh. Yearlings sold from $1,340 to $1,890/head, to average $1,653/head.
The top price went to a line of 16-17-month-old Angus steers weighing 462kg with Landfall Angus blood offered by A/c ‘ND & K Aylett’ from Parkham.
-AuctionsPlus