Articles tagged: colac saleyards
Dry district conditions double cattle numbers
Colac’s May store sale saw more than twice the advertised number of cattle sold due to dry conditions across the district.
Committee members to advocate for yards
Three community members will help to provide advice and advocate for the Colac Regional Saleyards, after their new appointments to a committee.
‘Promise’ ahead of cattle sale
Nutrien livestock agent Phil Douglas says spring is “looking more promising”, ahead of today’s store cattle sale.
Recent rain gives hope for buyers
Charles Stewart livestock agent Matt Nelson says the recent rain will give people more confidence to buy cattle heading into spring.
Cattle numbers and prices lift
Nutrien livestock agent Paul Kerr says while cattle numbers and prices have been positive for the Colac Saleyards since the Camperdown centre’s closure, seasonal conditions over the next three months would tell the real story.
More than 400 cattle at Colac
Prices and numbers both lifted at Colac Regional Saleyards’ fat sale last week, with 414 head of cattle going under the hammer.
Dairy sale offers opportunities for farmers
Sixty head of cattle went under the hammer at Colac Regional Saleyards’ dairy cattle sale last week.
Colac hosts dairy sales as an option for farmers
Colac Regional Saleyards has introduced a dairy sale, aiming to boost business and provide a market for district farmers.
Prices, cattle numbers lift at Colac saleyards
Prices increased and cattle numbers continued to lift at Colac Regional Saleyards’ weekly fat sale on Thursday.
Thursday sales to continue at Colac
Colac Regional Saleyards will continue to host weekly fat sales on a Thursday, despite calls to change days in the wake of the Camperdown Saleyards closure. Regional Livestock Exchanges and Corangamite Shire announced the Camperdown Saleyards closure last month, prompting discussion about how Colac could attract buyers and sellers to travel east. Colac Otway Shire […]
RESPOND NOW: Call for changes at Colac’s saleyards to ensure viability
“Colac saleyards, in my opinion, is living on borrowed time. With the numbers they’re putting through nowadays, unless something is improved at Colac, they will go the same way as Camperdown.”
More than 900 cattle sold
Colac district farmers are hoping a flow-on effect from April’s rain will increase cattle prices in the coming months.
