Bounty resumes
Collection teams will be back on the road next month with the resumption of the Victorian Fox and Wild Dog Bounty.
Agriculture Victoria’s John Matthews said collections will begin on March 5, starting with north-west collection centres.
“The collection period for the fox and wild dog bounty will run from March until the end of October, consistent with previous years.
“Eligible participants can submit entire fox scalps for a $10 reward and entire wild dog skin pieces for a $120 reward during scheduled collection times,” Mr Matthews said.
The yearly average for the bounty is now 98,413 fox scalps and 535 wild dog skin pieces.
Market report for 14th and 15th February Wednesday Fat Sale 403 head. Thursday Bull and Cow Sale 37 bulls, 299 cows.
Numbers eased this Wednesday with 117 less head on offer. Heifer numbers were greatly reduced dropping from 31 head to 5 and with demand wavering, competition was missing in this area. Bullock numbers were firm and so were the prices. Steer numbers were back, but a demand for the heavier bodies gave for a rise in the average. Around 80 less vealers were penned and although the top sale was easier, the better pens held value, demand for the secondary veal slipped, easing the average. This week’s yard average was back 10c to 261.7. 5 bullocks made to 248, and averaged 236.4. 5 heifers made to 221.2, and averaged 161.2. 19 steers made to 263.2, up 4, and averaged 230.6, up 21. 372 veal made to 330.6, back 6, and averaged 267.8, back 15.
Numbers on Thursday were very similar to last week, the only factor this week was several buyers have sufficient stocks on hand and held off slightly 37 bulls reached 247.6, back 13 and averaged 9 cents easier at 214.2. There were 299 cows yarded and the top made 222.2, back 22, with the average easing 10 cents to 176.2. This week yard average was 182.1, back 13.
1 LimX 1 LimX 1 LimX 1 LimX 1 LimX 1 LimX Bullocks 1 Ang Steers 5 Ang A&P Laidlaw, Tanjil 1 Ang F&B Vandyk, Yarragon Export Cows and Heifers 2 Ang J Wade, Newry 7 AngX J Roberts, Yarragon 1 Ang R&A Thirkell, Nilma Nth 8 Ang C Stewart 5 Ang C&A Marson Vervale 1 Brindle R Smith, Bunyip Dairy Cows 6 Frn J Roberts, Yarragon 1 Frn Bonnie View, Drouin 1 Frn Dedjtr, Ellinbank 1 Frn D Parker, Shady Creek 1 Frn C&S Russell, Drouin Sth 1 Frn J Rhodes, Shady Creek Bullocks 2 Ang 1 Ang Bulls 1 Ang 3 Ang 1 Ang 1 Ang 1 Lim
D Evenden, Hazelwood 345 J Linn & Sons, Childers 355 C&K White, Yannathan 320 R Maroney Hill End 355 G&J Mills, Yinnar 430 G Cummaudo, Mirboo Nth365
J&D Anderson, Trafalgar J Rhodes, Shady Creek M Rhodes, Shady Creek
H Fisher Yarragon Pastoral, Yarragon McCrorey P/L, Trafalgar C Ferguson, Fumina H&H Krutsch, Vesper
Gibbon, 4. Landmark, 5. Elders.
595
440 510
582 609 650 581 755 775
773 775 735 680 745 685
533 680
330.6 330.0 330.0 325.0 318.0 318.0
247.6
265.0 263.2
222.2 218.0 216.0 207.6 206.0 206.0
206.6 205.0 201.2 199.6 193.2 192.6
250.0 240.0
1140 1171 1056 1153 1367 1160
1473
1166 1342
1293 1327 1404 1206 1555 1596
1597 1588 1478 1357 1439 1319
1331 1632
970 247.0 2401 829 246.6 2042 1210 244.6 2959 920 235.2 2163 555 235.2 1305 1. SEJ, 2. Scotts, 3.