Brahman steers hit 292.2c/$917 at Mareeba

Updated March 19 2019 - 2:44pm, first published 2:39pm
Brahman steers hit 292.2c/$917 at Mareeba
Brahman steers hit 292.2c/$917 at Mareeba

Mareeba Combined Agents penned a total of 245 head for Tuesday's prime and store cattle sale. Numbers were back slightly on the previous week. 53 steers averaged 218c/kg with the top price of 292.2c going to a pen of very good Brahman steers from Lotus Glen Prison, which returned $917/head. Local trade steers were limited in numbers and didn't hit the high of 267c of the previous week. 24 heifers averaged 146c with top price of 225c sold to the local trade. 49 cows averaged 166c with the best value reaching 216c for a pen of three going to the local trade.

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