BUYERS are expected to flock to the Wangaratta Livestock Exchange on Wednesday afternoon with the first of two weaner and grown cattle sales.
Wednesday's sale will bring a yarding of 4200 Angus steers, heifers, grown steers and grown heifers, and this Friday will also see a 1700-strong yarding of coloured cattle including Black Baldy, Hereford, Euro and other breeds - grown and weaner.
Corcoran and Parker livestock agent Reiley Murtagh said these top sales are really putting Wangaratta on the map for prestige weaner sales and it's going to continue to do so in the future.
Featured cattle with quality bloodlines will be yarded with top sellers including Rodda Manning of Davilak Pastoral Co of Mansfield to present the largest herd of 750 Angus steers 10-11mths, Glendaloch bld.
DKF Heywood "Glenlock" of Everton has 400 Angus steers, and 300 Angus heifers both 9-10mths, The Glen, Quarterway & and Glenlock bld on offer.
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While KP & MB McPherson of Whorouly will sell 250 of both Angus steers and heifers, 9-10mths, Alpine & Jarobee bld.
Other Angus steers range from 148 Angus steers, Bellaspur, Riga & Lawsons bld from Tallarook; 80 Fernhill & Cascade bld, Dederang; and 80 Kuuma, Wilgunyah & Muwarra from Mansfield.
Speaking from the yards on Tuesday afternoon, Mr Murtagh was buoyed by the cattle's solid condition and elite quality.
"Cattle are looking outstanding and Deepdale just rolled in, and they have 250 that are looking very good," he said.
"A portion of Davilak have come in and they are in excellent buying condition and they're good, well framed steers for someone to take on.
"All the cattle are looking exceptional, and the line-up is going to be phenomenal with 4200 head and there will be a great number of buying power from the northern and southern parts."
All the producers aim for these sales year-in, year-out and Mr Murtagh said they do it to an exceptionally good quality each year.
"We're going to have repeat buyers who are here every time to operate on some of the best calves from our area and beyond," he said.
"It is definitely more about genetics and what you're putting down the throat and a lot of these cattle are backed by bigger named studs and even people with smaller named studs have exceptional cattle because they are doing the right things with them."
Both Wednesday's and Friday's sales commence after 2pm at the exchange, Shanley Street, Wangaratta (after Wodonga sale), with selling agents Corcoran and Parker, and Elders.
