FOUR of council's Southern Regional Livestock Exchange (SRLE) sales in the last two months have topped the one million dollar mark.
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Council's saleyard co-ordinator said the first sale of the year broke the $1.3 million barrier.
The sales mirror recent record prices fetched in local cattle market values.
"Our last auction saw a number of Simmental cows fetch $1.98 per kilo," Mr Murdoch said.
"This meant that the cows were sold for an average of almost $1750 each."
Mr Murdoch said there were several conditions which could have contributed to the record results.
"Drought conditions around the country have eased, the national herd has decreased to 26 million and the drop in the Australian dollar has contributed to the record livestock prices," he said.
"As a result, we're seeing farmers re-stock their numbers which in turn is boosting both local market demand and the national export market.
Chair of the Business Units Committee which oversees the Southern Regional Livestock Exchange, Mayor Duncan Gair, said the results were a boon for the region.
"Not only has it increased the number of cattle sales passing through the gates each year which in turn gives our local economy a shot in the arm,"Cr Gair said.
"But it's also transformed the Moss Vale facility into one of the premier saleyards in the state."