Dalby market video report from Eastern Rural’s Peter Bird

3395 cattle were yarded on Wednesday for the first Dalby sale of the year.

The market remained firmed on the final sale of 2016.

Due to such a warm day agents, clients, buyers and everyone else involved appreciated the undercover shed over the new yards, especially the livestock.

Quotes supplied from GDL from its yarding of 1147 head included:

Santa cross cows to processors from Tara, 535kg sold to 349.2c to average $1333.
Droughtmaster cross steers to processors from Tara, 560kg sold to 302.2c to average $1692.
Angus Steers of Taroom, 221kg sold to 386c to average $855.
Santa cows from Taroom,645kg sold to 246c to average $1589.
Angus cross steers from Kingaroy, 562kg sold to 315c to average $1774.
Angus cross steers from Kingaroy, 527kg sold to 315c to average $1161.
Angus cross heifers from Kingaroy, 290kg sold to 332c to average $963.
Angus cross heifers from Kingaroy, 285kg sold to 332c to average $948.
Angus cross steers from Kingaroy, 540kg sold to 285c to average $1541.
Brahman cross steers from Mitchell, 521kg sold to 285c to average $1487.
Angus cross steers from Mitchell, 535kg sold to 286c to average $1531.
D/master cows to Processors from Meandarra, 623kg sold to 249c to average $1552.
D/master Steers to feeders from Meandarra, 433kg sold to 348c to average $1507.
D/master Steers to feeders from Meandarra, 369kg sold to 358c to Av $1322.
D/master heifers to feeders from Meandarra, 319kg sold to 340c to Av $1087.
D/master Steers to restockers from Meandarra, 325kg sold to 364c to average $1185.
D/master Steers to restockers from Meandarra, 292kg sold to 382c to average $1117.
D/master Steers to restockers from Meandarra, 261kg sold to 382c to average $1000.
D/master heifers to feeders from Meandarra, 314kg sold to 337c to average $1061.
Hereford cross Steers to feeders from Meandarra, 329kg sold to 356c to average $1171.
Hereford cows to restockers from Drillham, 513kg sold to 225c to average $1157.
Hereford Steers to feeders from Drillham, 505kg sold to 336c to average $1700.
Hereford heifers to restockers from Drillham, 265kg sold to 336c to average $890.
Hereford heifers to restockers from Drillham, 257kg sold to 336c to average $865.
Charolais cows to processors from Dirranbandi, 661kg sold to 251c to average $1661.
Charolais cross heifers to Processors from Dirranbandi, 558kg sold to 258c to average $1442.

Source: Grant Daniel Long, Eastern Rural