Yarding 3139 Change -584

Agents penned 3,139 cattle at Dalby down by 584 head on last week.

Heavy rain continued to fall during the sale. Cattle were drawn from local and western areas with a large consignment of store cows from the far west.

All the regular export processors were present and operating along with the usual feeder buyers and local and interstate restockers who were very active in the market.

Light weight yearling steers under 280kg to restockers averaged 554c and sold to 698c/kg. Yearling steers in the 280-330kg range returned to the paddock at 550c to average 512c/kg. Yearling steers under 400kg made 520c and averaged 483c/kg. Heavy yearling steers to feed made 434c/kg. Yearling heifers returning to the paddock averaged 506c and made to 554c/kg.

Yearling heifers to feed for the domestic market sold to 506c and averaged 475c/kg. Heavy weight yearling heifers to feed averaged 408c and made to 473c/kg. Grown steers to feed sold to 426c and averaged 389c/kg. Grown heifers again to feeder buyers sold to 391c and averaged 376c/kg.

A large number of western store cows averaged 299c and made to 328c/kg. Good heavy weight score 3 cows to processors averaged 296c and made to 307c/kg. Heavy bulls to export processors sold to 320c/kg.

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Total Yarding
A full panel of buyers in attendance today saw the heavy cattle sell to a firm to slightly dearer market, with the young re-stocker cattle make up to a dollar dearer then previous week.

Prime Quotes
Heifers up to 400kg – Lowest 355c/kg, highest 473c/kg, Av 407.9c/kg
Heifers over 400kg – Lowest  322c/kg, highest  391c/kg, Av 375.8c/kg
Cows up to 400kg – Lowest 244c/kg, highest  292c/kg, Av 270.7c/kg
Cows 400kg to 500kg – Lowest  202c/kg, highest  328c/kg, Av 299.1c/kg
Cows over 500kg – Lowest   268c/kg, highest  307c/kg, Av 296.1c/kg
Steers & bullocks up to 500kg – Lowest   341c/kg, highest  426c/kg, Av 388.9c/kg
Steers & bullocks over 500kg  – Lowest 346c/kg, highest 360c/kg, Av 352.2c/kg

Store & Feeder Quotes
Steers up to 200kg – Lowest  478c/kg, highest 600c/kg, Av 547c/kg
Steers 200kg to 280kg – Lowest  386c/kg, highest 698c/kg, Av 553c/kg
Steers 280kg to 330kg – Lowest 448c/kg, highest  550c/kg, Av 511.7c/kg
Steers 330kg to 400kg – Lowest 420c/kg, highest 520c/kg, Av 483.1c/kg
Feeder steers over 400kg – Lowest  400c/kg, highest  430c/kg, Av 422.8c/kg
Heifers up to 200kg – Lowest 510c/kg, highest  580c/kg, Av 573.3c/kg
Heifers 200kg to 280kg – Lowest 388c/kg, highest  554c/kg, Av 506.4c/kg
Heifers 280kg to 330kg – Lowest  434c/kg, highest 532c/kg, Av 461.4c/kg
Heifers 330kg to 400kg – Lowest  474c/kg, highest 502c/kg, Av 485.9c/kg
Feeder heifers over 400kg – Lowest  322c/kg, highest  391c/kg, Av 375.8c/kg
Feeder/Boat Bulls – Lowest  389c/kg, highest  400c/kg, Av  396.3c/kg
Slaughter Bulls – Lowest 280c/kg, highest  320c/kg, Av  306.1c/kg

Highlights

Simmental X Bulls sold by JM Allan & Sons P/L of Blackall to processors 315.2c/kg, 1,090kg, $3,435.

Droughtmaster X Cows sold by RA & BL McClymont of Goondiwindi to processors 270c/kg, 412kg, $1,113.

Santa Cows sold by Billinbah Pastoral Co of Moonie to processors 303.2c/kg, 684kg, $2,074.

Charolais Steers sold by PM & SF Hatfield of Kingaroy to feedlotters 430.2/kg, 440kg, $1,896.

Angus Steers sold by Goonoona Pastoral of Durong to feedlotters 434.2c/kg, 457kg, $1,988.

Simmental X Heifers sold by JM Allan & Sons P/L of Blackall to processors 347.2c/kg, 625kg, $2,170.

Simmental X Heifers sold by JM Allan & Sons P/L of Blackall to feedlotters 405.2c/kg, 462kg, $1,875.

Charolais X Ylg Steers sold by A Keith & Co of Jandowae to re-stockers 668.2c/kg, 268kg, $1,791.

Charolais X Ylg Steers sold by S Urquhart of Crows Nest to feedlotters 432.2c/kg, 378kg, $1,635.

Droughtmaster X Ylg Steers sold by Westcor Constructions of Kingaroy to re-stockers 698.2c/kg, 187kg $1,309.

Charbray Ylg Steers sold by Castle Livestock Pty Ltd of Kumbia to feedlotters 524.2c/kg, 330kg, $1,732.

Charolais Ylg Heifers sold by A Keith & Co of Jandowae to re-stockers 492.2c/kg, 279kg $1,374.

Blonde Ylg Heifers sold by BP & AM O’Reilly of Kingaroy to re-stockers 500c/kg, 185kg, $925.

Charbray Ylg Heifers sold by Castle Livestock Pty Ltd of Kumbia to re-stockers 502.2c/kg, 311kg, $1,565.

Sources: NLRS, Grant Daniel Long, Eastern Rural