Yarding 4332 Change -1272

Agents at Dalby penned 4,332 cattle down by 1,272 head for the last sale of 2024.

File picture of selling action at Dalby saleyards.

All the regular processors attended however not all operated resulting in heavy bulls selling to cheaper trends heavy cows sold to prices that mirrored last week.

A large panel of feeder operators saw heavy feeder steers and heifers lift in price by 9c to 20c/kg. Restockers also competed strongly and lifted prices on yearling steers and heifers to background from 16c to 30c/kg.

Yearling steers in the 200-280kg range to restockers made 486c to average 435c/kg. Yearling steers overs 280kg to background made 460c to average 431c/kg. Yearling steers to feed for the domestic market sold to 432c with those to restockers at 436c to average 412c/kg. Heavy yearling steers to feed made 410c to 419c and average from 391c to 396c/kg. Light weight yearling heifers to restockers made 382c to average 349c/kg. Yearling heifers over 280kg to feed made 390c/kg.Medium weight heifers to feed made 390c to average 358c/kg. Heavy yearling heifers to feed made 372c with those to the wholesale meat trade at 344c/kg.

Grown steers to feed sold to 375c with those over 600kg to processors at 330c to average 321c/kg. Grown heifers to feed made 370c to average 328c/kg. Heavy grown heifers to processors made 322c/kg. Light weight plain cows to processors sold from 170c to 228c with restockers paying to 252c/kg. Heavy score 2 cows made 265c to average 253c/kg. Good heavy cows sold to 289c and averaged 279c with the best heavy cows topping at 295c/kg. Light weight bulls to feeder buyers made 322c to average 301c with restockers paying to 400c/kg. Heavy bulls to processors sold to 280c and averaged 260c/kg.

Market Reporter: Errol Luck

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A yarding of 4332 to finish the year in Dalby 2024. Processors were in attendance but not all operating. With feeder cattle being in strong demand.

Prime Quotes

Heifers up to 400kg – 240c/kg, 322c/kg, 306c/kg
Heifers over 400kg –246c/kg, 322c/kg, 287c/kg
Cows 400kg to 500kg –170c/kg, 234c/kg, 219c/kg
Cows over 500kg –240c/kg, 295c/kg, 273c/kg

Steers & bullocks up to 500kg –340c/kg, 373c/kg, 352c/kg
Steers & bullocks over 500kg –268c/kg, 375c/kg, 330c/kg

Store & Feeder Quotes
Steers up to 200kg –350c/kg, 390c/kg, 380c/kg
Steers 200kg to 280kg –322c/kg, 486c/kg, 434c/kg
Steers 280kg to 330kg – 362c/kg, 460c/kg, 407c/kg
Steers 330kg to 400kg –342c/kg, 432c/kg, 407c/kg
Feeder steers over 400kg – 298c/kg, 419c/kg, 33c/kg
Heifers 200kg to 280kg –180c/kg, 390c/kg, 349c/kg
Heifers 280kg to 330kg –282c/kg, 390c/kg, 340c/kg
Heifers 330kg to 400kg –306c/kg, 340c/kg, 330c/kg
Feeder heifers over 400kg –270c/kg, 368c/kg, 344c/kg
Feeder/Boat Bulls –210c/kg, 332c/kg, 300c/kg
Slaughter Bulls – 220c/kg, 280c/kg, 260c/kg

Highlights

Brangus Bull sold by Pybron Pastoral Co of Dalby to processors 270c/kg, 701.67kg, $1895.

Santa Cows sold by Martin Bunyard of Goondiwindi to processors 280c/kg, 752.50kg, $2107.

Angus Heifers sold by Oriental Ag of Goondiwindi to feedlotters 368.2c/kg, 532.50kg, $1961.

Charolais X Steers sold by The Grant Family Trust of Meandarra to feedlotters 412.2c/kg, 460.91kg, $1899.

Charolais Steers sold by Southwest Grazing of Moonie to backgrounders 424.2c/kg, 362.66kg, $1538.

Santa Ylg Heifers sold by Greenup P/L of Kumbia to backgrounders 370.2c/kg, 279.58kg, $1035.