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Dalby sale 22 Jan 2025: Dalby agents penned 7138 head

Beef Central 23/01/2025


Yarding 7138 Change +2286

Dalby agents penned 7,138 head a lift of 2,286 cattle were drawn from NSW, SA and 1,739 from far western QLD which included one consignment of 570 head with the balance from the local supply area. All the regular processors and feeder buyers attended along with restockers and backgrounders. With the extra numbers on offer prices for all classes could not maintain last weeks dearer trends and slipped from 12c to 20c/kg and more in places.

File picture of selling action at Dalby saleyards.

Light weight yearling steers to background sold to 444c with those over 280kg at 452c to average 402c/kg. Yearling steers to feed for the domestic market made 438c/kg.Heavy yearling steers to feed sold to 402c and averaged from 360c to 373c/kg. Light weight yearling heifers to restockers sold to 370c with those over 280kg at 360c to average 320c/kg. Yearling heifers to feed for the domestic market sold to 360c and averaged 335c/kg. Heavy yearling heifers to feed made 370c to average 344c/kg.

Grown steers to feed averaged 374c and sold to 394c with those to processors at 351c to average 338c/kg. Heavy bullocks to processors made 358c to average 344c/kg. Grown heifers to processors made 336c to average 321c/kg.Plain conditioned light weight cows to processors made 272c to average 255c/kg. Heavy score 3 cows to processors made 290c to average 280c with the best heavy cows topping at 298c to average 289c/kg. Light weight bulls to restockers made 360c to average 311c/kg. Heavy bulls to processors made 318c to average 285c/kg.

Market Reporter: Errol Luck

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A large yarding in Dalby this week with cattle arriving from a Mix of New South Wales and Western QLD, with larger numbers this week prices dropped from the previous week with the most common trend dipping 15-20c.

Prime Quotes

Heifers up to 400kg – 240c/kg, 326c/kg, 302c/kg
Heifers over 400kg –292c/kg, 311c/kg, 302c/kg
Cows 400kg to 500kg –232c/kg, 273c/kg, 254c/kg
Cows over 500kg –236c/kg, 276c/kg, 266c/kg

Steers & bullocks up to 500kg –340c/kg, 394c/kg, 374c/kg
Steers & bullocks over 500kg –317c/kg, 358c/kg, 343c/kg

Store & Feeder Quotes

Steers 200kg to 280kg –340c/kg, 444c/kg, 410c/kg
Steers 280kg to 330kg – 346c/kg, 430c/kg, 388c/kg
Steers 330kg to 400kg –354c/kg, 438c/kg, 387c/kg
Feeder steers over 400kg – 299c/kg, 401c/kg, 369c/kg
Heifers 200kg to 280kg –258c/kg, 320c/kg, 291c/kg
Heifers 280kg to 330kg –280c/kg, 360c/kg, 320c/kg
Heifers 330kg to 400kg –271c/kg, 360c/kg, 335c/kg
Feeder heifers over 400kg –296c/kg, 370c/kg, 342c/kg
Feeder/Boat Bulls –272c/kg, 320c/kg, 284c/kg
Slaughter Bulls – 274c/kg, 300c/kg, 286c/kg

Highlights

Santa X Cows sold by Tucker Daughter Estate Trust of Kingaroy to processors 293.2c/kg, 622.22kg, $1824.

Simmental Bulls sold by Kem Cattle Co of Texas to processors 300.2c/kg, 772.50kg, $2319.

Charolais X Heifers sold by Gibson Grazing & Co of Dalby to processors 319.2c/kg, 481.88kg, $1538.

Santa Steers sold Kelly Ray Family Trust of Taroom to processors 346.2c/kg, 660.00kg, $2285.

Angus Steers sold by MM & KA Fullagar of Bell to feedlotters 388.2c/kg, 416.25kg, $1616.

Brangus X Ylg Steers sold by Jodie Muntelwit of Blackall to backgrounders 435.2c/kg, 326.67kg, $1425.

Angus Ylg Heifers sold by BP & TL Mohr of Kingaroy to backgrounders 358.2c/kg, 289.44kg, $1037.

 

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