There was a yarding of 740 head plus 92 cows and calves at Eidsvold.

Younger cattle sold to very strong rates at Monto last week.

There was a yarding of 1140 at Blackall on Thursday.

There were 4269 cattle offered at Gracemere on Wednesday.

Good competition brought great results across the yard for quality cattle at Emerald.

There was a yarding of 1856 cattle at Charters Towers on Wednesday.

The romance of the Mountain Calf Sales in Victoria's high country was real for vendors this year as prices pushed above $2000/head.

Too many years of below average rainfall and too long between decent falls is really starting to show in central west Qld.

Quality cattle sold well at Mareeba last week.

There was a smaller yarding of 1109 head at Emerald on Thursday.