Prices keep lifting at Leongatha as rain brings back confidence in the market

Nutrien South Gippsland auctioneer Jack Ginnane said cattle prices were 80 cents to 100 cents dearer at Leongatha this Thursday.

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00:00G'day guys, Jack Ganane here, Nutri in South Gippsland Livestock, just commenting on the

00:04store sale at Leangatha today. There was roughly 26 or 700 cattle here sold at VLE Leangatha

00:11with a very, very strong sale with a lot of local competition coming back into the market.

00:16A fair whack of lighter steers today and sold exceptionally well. Saw $6 in a few places

00:22for those lighter steers and up very close to $6 for some of the top end of those heavier

00:27calves close to 400 kilos. So yeah, the job's certainly on the rise. The local competition

00:32certainly back in the ring here. Feedlot is very strong as well. Yeah, certainly a deer

00:38in market across the board. And yeah, another 2,500 cattle found in good homes.