CATTLE farmer Scott Witherow can trace the connection to his Murmungee property back nearly 100 years.
Mr Witherow's great grandfather selected it from the original owners, and his grandfather added 270 acres to the original homestead, land which Mr Witherow now works.
His father inherited the 270–acre property when the original farm was split between him and his two brothers six years ago.
Of the three, Mr Witherow thinks his father inherited the finest property.
He is planning to take around 65 weaner cattle to the Myrtleford Store Cattle Sale on Friday, with around a 50/50 split of heifer and steer calves.
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"I'm hoping to get exceptional prices – as every farmer would," he said.
Mr Witherow is happy with the quality of the cattle this year – he and his father run a mix of straight–bred Angus and Shorthorn Angus cross cattle.
"We've got some decent bloodlines in with the bulls, which is working well for us at the moment," he said.
Six years ago they moved from selling Hereford cattle to Angus because they performed better at the saleyards.
"If you can get an extra $10 a head or $20 a head for the same size beast in the yard – my theory is go for the money," Mr Witherow said.
Cattle prices have remained steadily high this year – March's Myrtleford Weaner Cattle Sale saw 2050 head of cattle sold for a gross total of $4.65 million, averaging around $2268.30 a head.
Mr Witherow is hoping that prices will remain strong for the next 12 months, saying the high demand should continue because the recent droughts and floods in New South Wales and Queensland decimated herds, and farmers are still restocking.
Some 2000 cattle will go under the hammer at Friday's Myrtleford Store Cattle Sale, set to start with cows and calves and pregnancy–tested in–calf females from 10:30am at Nutrien Yards, Howell Lane, Myrtleford.
Sales of weaners will start around midday at Paull and Scollard Nutrien Yards, Mathesons Lane, Myrtleford.
