NVLX Wodonga Cattle Market Report

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Report Date: 16th January 2025

Total Yarding: 2,200

Commentary

The 2025 Annual Female Sale at the Northern Livestock Exchange attracted 2200 cattle made up predominantly of PTIC heifers with an offering of young heifers and cows with calves at foot. Buyers had the opportunity to obtain outstanding genetics with bloodlines such as Rennylea, Banquet, Tabletop Angus, Te Mania and many more. Purchasers congregated from areas of NSW and Victoria with significant numbers heading to Gippsland and the Victorian High Country. This year’s sale results were very strong propped up by confident repeat buyers.

Vendors came from as far as Northern parts of NSW with most of the yarding supplied by Northern Victoria and Southern NSW producers. The numbers on offer were slightly lower than last years sale, however, the quality was outstanding and a credit to the sellers. An excellent run of 179 PTIC heifers sold averaging $2374/head with the tops making $2840/head. The heifers were made up of Rennylea and Bongongo Angus Bloodlines and were sold into the Mansfield area in Victoria. Overall PTIC young Angus females averaged between $1952 and $2275/head to average approximately 376c/kg lwt. PTIC cows were mixed in quality with most averaging between $1800 and $2200/head. Angus Hereford Cross cows in calf sold between $1600 and $2370/head.

A single pen of Hereford cows and calves sold for $3210/head purchased and went to the Finley area in NSW. Top price for the Angus offering was $2660/head with averages being between $2142 and $2360/head.