Yea store sale: Victorian weaner sales kick off with strong cattle prices

The first Victorian weaners went for good prices at Yea recently. See the top sales.

A ripper sale day at Yea has kicked of the first off the Victorian weaner sales.

Yarding just under 1700 cattle and tipping the scales at around 400kg for the heavier end, all types sold well, achieving highs of well into the $8/kg range.

Nutrien Ag Solutions Yea agent Tyson Bush said as the first weaner sale of the season there were nerves surrounding the day.

“It’s always a bit of a worry because we are that first trial so you wonder if it’s too early or not early enough,” Mr Bush said.

“We had some confidence though because our monthly store sales have had autumn drop calves littered through them.”

Vendor Marshall Yencken from Mansfield, right, with Nutrien Mansfield agent Jamie Beckingsale who bought a pen of 28 of Mr Yencken’s large steer weaners for $2500 at Yea.

Weaner steers from 350kg to 400kg and above made from 630c/kg up to 700c/kg while those from 300kg to 350kg made from 680c/kg to around 750c/kg. Types below 300kg made from 750c/kg to up and well into $8/kg.

Vendor Marshall Yencken from Mansfield offered a large line of 129 of his Angus steer weaners at the sale. They sold to a top of $2500 or 672c/kg for 28 at 372kg and a second pen of 44 Angus at 335kg returned an impressive $2470 or 737c/kg.

Cents-per-kilogram wise, Ancona Station returned highs of well over $8/kg for 16 Angus weaner steers at 245kg which achieved $2050 or 837c/kg.