Agents say the fortnightly Mortlake store sale has kept pace with other markets, around Victoria.
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Elders Mortlake livestock manager David Patterson said he thought steers between 250 and 320 kilograms sold to strong competition.
"They probably remained firm, on a fortnight ago," Mr Patterson said.
"Once you dropped under the 250kg I thought there was probably a cheaper trend, maybe 15 or 20 cents a kilogram.
"On the heifers, I thought there was maybe a little bit more competition on them, so they were possibly 10-15c/kg higher on the better bred females, especially the ones going back to a bull."
Agents yarded 4656 head of steers and heifers.
Prices ranged from 150-438 cents a kilogram for the 2036 weaner steers sold; for the 725 heifers the price range was 150c/kg to 356c/kg.
That equated to a price-per-head range of $375-$1541 for steers and $364-$1021 for heifers.
For grown steers, the price ranged from $1184/hd - or 294c/kg - topping out at $1875, or 388c/kg.
Grown heifers ranged from $968-$1475/hd, or 200-340c/kg.
Purchasers of the heavier steers, included Teys, Charlton, Thomas Foods International, local livestock agents, Ray White Rural, Albury, NSW and South Australian agent Thomas, Degaris and Clarkson, Penola.
Miller, Whan and John, Mount Gambier and PPHS, Penola, and Gippsland agents also bought cattle.
Mr Patterson said commission buyers Duncan Brown, Albury, and Campbell Ross, Melbourne were active and the feedlots "were all there and chipping away."
"Locals have sold their heavier cattle now and are happy to put some lighter cattle back in the paddock," he said.
"We are having a good season
"There's is grass about, it's borderline wet - the next two or three weeks will tell us where we are at.
"We are hitting winter with a good feed wedge in front of us, but obviously the job is tricky at the moment."
Nutrien Warrnambool auctioneer Josh McDonald said the bulk of the yarding was spring-drop calves, with 800 drafted by Moyne Falls, Macarthur.
"I think the market held up pretty well, it was tough in places, particularly pretty early on the grown cattle," he said.
"Last sale, that was pretty solid, so it's certainly come off the boil there
" I thought our weaner cattle probably still held up okay.
"Like everywhere there is not a lot of weight in these spring-drop calves, that's where you fall into a bit of a hole."
There had not been a lot of "guts" in the feed, which was probably having the biggest impact, he said.
"People are selling cattle now because its cold and it's getting to the middle of winter," he said.
"I thought our heifers held up really well, on what I was expecting - those Moyne Falls heifers were making more than 400c/kg, we haven't seen that in the last couple of months."
The feedlots shared the spoils, even bidding down to the heavy weaner cattle.
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Fernbank sold 19 steers, 282kg, for $1082 or 384c/kg.
Hopkins Ridge sold 12 Dollar-blood sters, 291kg, for $913 or 314c/kg.
Moyne Falls Partnership sold the first pen of its draft, 17, av 262kg, for $986 or 376c/kg.
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M and M Thom sold 18 Banquet-blood steers, 430kg, for $1541 or 358c/kg.
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Banuke Pastoral sold 24 Ballangeich-blood heifers, 468kg, for $1475 or 315c/kg.
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