Rockhampton combined selling agents yarded 3733 head on Friday, a sizeable increase on the previous week's numbers, comprising 1753 steers, 1227 heifers, 628 cows, 50 bulls and 75 cows and calves.
Most categories eased marginally after the high of the previous week. The increase in cattle numbers was due to cattle coming from dry areas and also numbers forced to sell after fires in the nearby districts.
Cattle were drawn from the usual local areas together with cattle from Wandoan to Collinsville. There were a much larger proportion of light conditioned cattle although there were some excellent quality, forward conditioned cattle on offer.
Slaughter steers sold to 318c, average 300c, steers 400-500kg made 314c, average 298c, steers 300-400kg reached 314c, average 288c, steers 200-300kg made 292c, average 257c and steers under 200kg sold to 242c, average 191c.
Slaughter cows sold to 282c, average 241c, cows 400-450kg made 268c, average 209c, cows 320-400kg reached 230c, average 171c, and cows under 320kg made 188c, average 147c.
Heavy heifers sold to 290c, average 251c, heifers 300-400kg made 282c, average 253c, heifers 200-300kg reached 270c, average 211c, and heifers under 200kg made 244c, average 176c.
Cows and calves sold to $1025/unit, average $781/unit.
Bulls over 600kg made 306c, average 274c, bulls 450-600kg reached 295c, average 245c and bulls under 450kg sold to 290c, average 235c.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Bullrush Past. Nebo, sold No.7 Brangus steers for 309c, weighing 530kg to return $1640/hd. R & U Oates, Comet, sold Brahman steers for 312c, weighing 435kg to return $1358/hd.
Wotonga Grazing, Middlemount, sold 216 No.8 Droughtmaster steers to average 305c, weighing 368kg to return $1122/hd. A and M Seth, Biloela, sold No. 9 Brangus steers for 298c, weighing 338kg to return $1008/hd.
Riverside Pastoral Co, Nebo, sold 463 No.8 Brahman cross steers to average 272c, weighing 284kg to return $773/hd. Front Paddock Pastoral, Lake Mary, sold Droughtmaster weaners to 278c weighing 233kg to return $650/hd.
Jim Churchward, Wowan, sold Brahman cross cows for 260c, weighing 542kg to return $1409/hd. J and K Brosnan, Mt Morgan, sold Brahman cows for 250c weighing 513kg to return $1285/hd.
JG, MA and IJ McCartney sold a run of Grey Brahman heifers to average 269c, weighing 321kg to return $862/hd. JF Reid, The Caves, sold Brangus weaner heifers to 250c weighing 266kg to return $666/hd. Rushmore, Theodore, sold Braford cows and calves for $1025/unit.
