There were 700 head yarded in Murgon on Tuesday, with all descriptions selling to fully firm rates.
Cattle were consigned from Biloela, Mundubbera, Gayndah, Mt Perry, Brisbane Valley, Kingaroy, Kilkivan and locally.
Heavy bulls sold to 650c and $5600. Bullocks topped at 370 for $2800. Heavy cows over 500 kilograms sold to 356c and $2450. Cows 400 to 500kg sold to 369c averaging 330c. Cows under 400kg topped at 298c for an average of 260c. Export heifers sold to 383c and $2110.
Two pens of Santa steers from Nanango sold for 561c to return $2252 and $2128 at 401kg and 379kg respectively. A third pen in the line of 60 sold for 553c for $2174. Local Red Angus steers 336kg sold for 575c and $1934. Charolais cross steers from Wooroonden sold for $1911 at 500c.
Angus cross steers 328kg from Tansey sold for $1835 at 558c. Brangus steers ex Biloela sold for 550c and $1558. Droughtmaster steers 295kg also sold for 550c $1622. Charolais cross steers 300kg from Johnstown sold for $1620 at 540c. Charolais cross weaner steers sold to 646c for $1556. Charolais cross weaner steers from Manyung sold for $1713 at 613c.
Charolais weaner steers from Tansey sold for $1400 at 640c. Two pens of Charolais cross weaner steers from Mt Perry sold for 646c and 682c returning $1440 and $1197 respectively. Droughtmaster weaner steers from Hivesville sold for $1430 at 622c. Angus weaners steers from Wondai sold for $1340 at 618c.
Charbray heifers 405kg from Manumbar sold for $1820 at 450c. A run of 350 Angus heifers from Goomeri sold for $1740 at 499c. Droughtmaster cross heifers from Windera sold for 454c and $1620. Charbray heifers weighing 380kg sold to 450c and $1710.
Angus heifers 293kg from Goomeri sold to 530c for $1557. Two pens of Droughtmaster weaner heifers from Hivesville sold for 572c and 598c returning $1300 and $945. Charolais cross weaner heifers sold for 564c and $139. Local Charolais cross weaner heifers sold for $1358 at 560c. South Devon weaner heifers from Cushnie sold for 548c to return $1315.
PTIC Droughtmaster cows sold to $2110. Charbray cows and calves sold to $2420, and Droughtmaster cows and calves sold for $2400.
