Quick trip around the weekly store sales: spring on the way brings confidence

The Land's Alexandra Bernard takes a look at the trends across the store sales this week.

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00:00I'm Alexandria Fernand and as temperatures start to rise, the stock cattle market is rising too

00:06with a promising spring on the horizon for many parts of the state.

00:11Meanwhile, down in the south, recent rainfall is bringing confidence back to the rails.

00:17Down in the border, Wodonga was a bit of a say, while numbers were back.

00:21Adding said the market was strong.

00:24They've last competed on heavier steers, while most other cattle stayed local as recent rainfall injected some confidence back into the market.

00:33Up at Gloucester last Thursday, steers were $100 to $200 a head deer up, while heifers rose by about $50 a head.

00:42Buyers were local as well as from the Central West, New England and Hunts Valley areas.

00:47Up forwards last Friday, prices continued to climb as a strong spring on the horizon and recent rainfall spurred the market on.

00:55There was strong support from local Central West buyers, as well as orders from the south and up to Tamworth.