WEANER steers have topped at $933 at the annual Harold Curry Feature Angus and All Breed sale on Thursday 19 March in Warwick.
A total of 2100 cattle were yarded, after 20-40mm of rain on the morning prior to the sale and blight saw numbers reduce from the 2300 booked.
Harold Curry congratulated all vendors on their efforts in producing the quality stock that were yarded and in particular the condition they were yarded in with such a trying start to the season.
All vendors were happy to see the increased returns and appreciated what could only be described as solid results.
The large crowd in attendance saw the market get off to a very strong start with 35 weaner steers account Lyndale Partnership weighing 353kgs making 264.2 cents to return $933.38.
The major prize winner on the day was George and Helen Mulherin, taking out the champion pen of Angus weaner steers which weighed 328kgs and sold for 269.2 cents to return $883.75.
The Mulherins also won the champion pen of Angus weaner heifers which topped at $623.96. Following another week with little to no rain over a very widespread area, buyers attended from southern Queensland, northern and western NSW to compete with local competition, which saw the market consistent throughout the sale with Angus steers selling from 248 cents to a top of 270 cents for a pen of 51 weaner steers account Geroma Partnership which returned $646.36.
The broad ribbon winner for the other breeds weaner steers was Col Cowin with a magnificent pen of Poll Hereford steers that sold for 252.2 cents, weighing 330kgs to return $832.26.
In the other breeds heifer section, Ken and Ann Williams backed up their win from last year with a pen of their Red Angus Simmental cross calves weighing 308kgs to return $619.95.
Lex and Lorna Paterson yarded their annual draft of older Angus steers which saw them once again take out the broad ribbon for this section with the prize-winning pen returning $947.60.
The next feature sale will be an all agents affair on 7 May, a feature weaner sale, with farmers hoping that a widespread rain event occurs prior to this event, as each dry week is seeing increased pressure on prices.
