CQLX Gracemere combined agents had an increased yarding of 4169 head on Wednesday, comprising 2129 steers, 1407 heifers, 364 cows and 106 bulls.
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Cattle were drawn from the local area together with a big percentage from as far south as Theodore through to Gumlu in the north and west to Bauhinia.
Quality and condition were generally good on a yarding from such a large draw area. Processor and feeder buyers were similar to last sale, along with the continually changing restocker gallery. Price variations were relative to the variations of quality and condition within the sale.
Slaughter steers sold to 390c, average 356c, steers 400-500kg made 414c, average 370c, steers 300-400kg reached 520c, average 428c, steers 200-300kg made 642c, average 523c and steers under 200kg sold to 676c, average 586c.
Slaughter cows sold to 338c, average 284c, cows 400-450kg made 334c, average 274c, cows 320-400kg reached 278c, average 261c, and cows under 320kg made 238c, average 238c.
Heavy heifers sold to 426c, average 349c, heifers 300-400kg made 468c, average 376c, heifers 200-300kg reached 520c, average 442c, and heifers under 200kg made 568c, average 503c.
Cows and calves sold to $2600/unit, average $2219/unit.
Bulls over 600kg made 326c, average 275c, bulls 450-600kg reached 286c, average 345c and bulls under 450kg sold to 530c, average 442c.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Melrose Grazing, Morinish, sold Shorthorn cross weaner steers for 640c weighing 180kg to return $1152. HD M and T Dingle, Miriam Vale, sold Red Brahman weaner steers for 492c weighing 321kg to return $1577/hd. Malvern Developments, Keppel Sands, sold Brangus weaner steers for 620c weighing 219kg to return $1360/hd.
Bayfield Cattle Co, Biloela, sold No.1 Brangus weaner steers for 504c weighing 323kg to return $1629. B and H McKee, Duaringa, sold Droughtmaster cross weaner steers for 626c weighing 224kg to return $1400/hd. CJ Mahon, Bauhinia, sold Brahman cross No.9 steers for 410c weighing 463kg to return $1902/hd.
ES Bambling, Dingo, sold Santa weaner steers for 626.2c weighing 278.6kg to return $1744/hd. Bee Blee Pastoral Nebo sold No.9 Brangus cross steers for 412c weighing 401kg to return $1653/hd. Winstondale Cattle Co sold Brahman steers to 359.2c, weighing 600kg, to return $ 2155/hd. Smoothy Cattle Co, Theodore, sold cows and calves to return $2564/hd.
Hazelton Pastoral Co, Middlemount, sold Brahman cows for 289c weighing 599kg to return $1732. RCL and MS Torrisi, Wowan, sold Brangus cows for 291c weighing 592kg to return $1724. SA and MC Hartwig, Taroom, sold Charbray cross weaner heifers for 556c weighing 167kg to return $930/hd. Bee Blee Pastoral, Nebo, sold No.9 Brangus heifers for 408c weighing 350kg to return $1431/hd.
