A reduced yarding today with 1262 head yarded. A mixed quality yarding, meet with more de- mand. Meatworks cattle made some gains with bullocks topping at 282ckg a rise of 7ckg on last week’s offering. The quality of cattle at today’s sale was back a little as well. Fat cows made some good gains as well with a top of 246ckg to up around 15ckg. Not a big lot of store cattle to- day but what was offered sold to a dearer market. Store steers topped at 299ckg for some EU types. Feeder steers also gained ground reaching 304ckg also for EU eligible steers. Heifers were up also with a top of 268ckg
Sale Highlights: Mt Flora Cattle Co ‘Mt Flora’ Nebo sold a run of Brahman cross cows to a top of 234ckg to average 230ckg to return $1102 per head. Keith Hoare ‘Maryvale’ Rubyvale sold some Brah- man cross steers to make 272ckg for a return of $615 per head. Vex Grazing, ‘Mt Vexation’ Springsure sold Brahman cross cows for 245ckg weighing 534kg to return $1308 per head, Laurie & Hastings Haw- kins ‘Serpentine’ Springsure sold Droughtmaster steers to $280ckg weighing 405kg or $1134, The O’Shannessy Family ‘Bellevue’ Clermont sold #4 Brahman heifers for 242ckg weighing 264kg or $638. Andy and Sam Bulger ‘Serento’ The Willows, sold very good quality Droughtmaster/Brangus x feeder steers weighing 413kg to average 274ckg and $1134 per head. Natalia Brownlie ‘Lochmead’ Emerald sold Euro x steers to 281ckg to weigh 590kg and gross $1659 per head, Neil and Belinda Jaques ‘Logie’ Bogantungan sold D/Master x heifers to 268ckg to weigh 355kg and gross $953 per head, Rich- ard & Robert Lewis ‘’Wilga Downs’’ Emerald sold D/Master x cows to 242ckg to weigh 576kg and gross $1396 per head.
Category |
Weight Range | No. of
Head |
Price Low | In High | C/kg Av. | Price
Change |
Bullocks – Heavy | Over 550kgs | 37 | 230 | 281 | 261 | +7 |
– Medium | 500-550kg | 19 | 230 | 281 | 267 | NQ |
Steers – Heavy | 400kg -500kg | 94 | 204 | 303 | 271 | +30 |
– Medium | 320 – 400kg | 91 | 206 | 299 | 275 | +30 |
– Weaner | 220 – 320kg | 171 | 150 | 299 | 283 | +20 |
– Light | Under 220kg | 97 | 160 | 294 | 262 | +20 |
Heifers – Heavy | Over 400kgs | 3 | 230 | 230 | 230 | NQ |
– Feeder | 300 – 400kg | 39 | 194 | 268 | 254 | +10 |
– Medium | 220 – 300kg | 302 | 120 | 266 | 241 | +15 |
– Light | Under 220kg | 119 | 149 | 241 | 212 | +10 |
Cows – Heavy | Over 520kgs | 22 | 229 | 254 | 245 | NQ |
– Medium | 400-520kgs | 96 | 140 | 235 | 213 | +5 |
Bulls | Over 600kg | 27 | 167 | 236 | 222 | +15 |
Cows & Calves | $ | $820 |