WELL above advertised numbers were penned at the Elders store cattle sale at Boyanup last week when more than 1800 cattle were offered.
About half of the liveweight cattle were also interfaced on AuctionsPlus, which performed flawlessly.
Several pens were purchased through this system and there were a few other lines where the losing bidder was operating on AuctionsPlus.
Access to buyer names after the sale proved all lines knocked down to AuctionsPlus went to a lotfeeder normally in attendance.
The quality of the yarding was once again very good with only a few lesser types offered and these still generated interest.
The sale was one of many parts, with some sections lifting and others a little softer, so assessment depended on which section of the sale was observed.
Large lines of beef steers sold strongly to $1073 and an isolated 302c/kg.
Later, a pen of beef cross steers reached $1284, with a single heavy steer making $1444.
The strength again was the consistent return of 280-296c/kg.
Beef heifers reached $997 and 264c/kg to be only down 2c/kg for the top price.
Friesian steers sold to $1093 and 248c/kg, up 8c/kg while appraisal sales saw beef steers reach $985 and Friesian $775 under good competition.
Older Friesian poddies sold reasonably well to top at $410 but smaller types were totally neglected.
A mixed selection of cows and calves saw an equally mixed price range, with a young pen of first calvers topping at $1825.
An offering of stud bulls drew support to make up to $2700 in a 100 per cent clearance.
The sale started with several pens of Angus steers from Crendon Irrigation, Donnybrook, with 12 weighing 376 kilograms topping at $1073 or 285c/kg.
These were bought by Semini Enterprises, which also paid $1069, $1071, $1066 and $1065 for other lines of 12 steers, all at 286c/kg.
John Gallop competed, securing two pens at 290c/kg for his lotfeeder order.
AuctionsPlus paid $1069 at 282c/kg also.
Greg Jones snapped up a pen from GJ & KL P Cain, paying $1072 at 288c/kg.
A run of Angus steers from Alcoa Farmlands, Waroona, saw Mr Gallop buy most of them, paying between 280 and 290c/kg to top at $1056 for 14 weighing 369kg.
Later, the best of the Alcoa Murray Grey-Angus cross steers topped at $1007 with the 357kg steers making 282c/kg when knocked down to Mr Gallop.
A run of lighter Charolais cross from MJ & CH Bleechmore, Boyup Brook, saw Elders Capel representative Rob Gibbings, buy all the pens to sell, paying to $962 and the top of 302c/kg.
The top price for beef heifers was set early when nine Angus from GJ & KL Cain sold for $997 and 264c/kg to Elders Brunswick representative Craig Martin.
Alcoa Farmlands sold a number of pens of Angus heifers, topping at 242c/kg with Elders Boyanup representative Alex Roberts, buying the nine pens.
The Alcoa Farmlands Murray Grey-Angus cross heifers sold a little better, with the top pen making $837 and 252c/kg.
S & L Ablett sold 14 Angus heifers weighing 375kg for $900 to Mr Jones, with these making 240c/kg.
A second run of beef steers saw seven Angus averaging 368kg from G & K Cain make $1054 and 286c/kg, bought by Mr Gallop.
Two steers from A & K Bashford, Busselton, sold for $1016 before a single steer weighing 715kg returned $1444 to Gary Payne Nominees when V&V Walsh paid 202c/kg.
Three lighter steers in the pen then went to the bid of Mr Gibbings for $1098 and 244c/kg.
Three pens of South Devon steers from DW & MJ Rees, Collie, saw the lightweights attract keen competition, topping at $678 when Elders Manjimup bid to 274c/kg for the 237kg cattle.
Murray Grey heifers from TJ Buller, weighing 390kg topped at $975 when Harris Beef Enterprises bid to 250c/kg.
A line of eight Charolais heifers from TR & A Larter sold to Elders Albany representative Jai Newman for the top of 262c/kg, to cost $935.
Ten Friesian steers weighing 441kg from MB & PS Gelmi made $1093 when DW Jackson bid to 248c/kg.
Another 10 went to Elders Busselton representative Clint Gartrell for $1071 and 234c/kg to be the better result.
Mr Gartrell also paid top price of $985 for appraisal beef steers from TA Hick.
A pen of 11 young Yallaroo blood Hereford steers sold by CA Panetta, Harvey, were bought by Mr Roberts at $665.
Appraisal dairy steers topped at $775, the 15 steers sold by Evelyn Park were snapped up by Gralyn Estate, Metricup.
The better dairy poddies sold well, reaching $410 paid for 13 from Uduc Brook Farms and bought by OB Procopio.
West & Haggerty sold calves to $360, while Negus Enterprises topped at $355.
Jubilee Farm took cow and calf top price honours when its nine SimAngus made $1825 when bought by Firelight Pty Ltd.
Geoff Lyster, Lysgorran stud, Boddington, had a successful trip with his three Limousin bulls when all sold to a top of $2700, paid by A & K Bashford, Busselton.
Sale summary:
Liveweight beef steers:
$826-$1444 (236-302c/kg)
Liveweight beef heifers:
$618-$997 (234-264c/kg)
Liveweight beef cross steers: $697-$1284 (184-276c/kg)
Liveweight Friesian steers: $731-$1093 (200-248c/kg)
Appraisal beef steers:
$495-$985
Appraisal Friesian steers: $420-$775
Friesian poddies: $185-$410
Cows and calves:
$1000-$1825
Bulls: $2000-$2700
