Yarding 3808 Change -1557

The forecast of the coming cyclone resulted in numbers at Dalby reducing by 1,557 head to 3,808 head which included 605 from far western QLD and 147 from NSW with the balance from the local supply area. All the regular buyers attended with reduced rates for all the export lines resulting in bulls, cows and bullocks back from 5c to 20c/kg. Heavy feeder steers followed suit dropping by 10c/kg with heavy feeder heifers going against the trend selling 4c/kg better.

Light weight yearling steers to restockers sold to 480c/kg. Yearling steers over 200kg made 458c to average 406c/kg. Yearling steers over 280kg to background made 408c to average 382c/kg. Yearling steers to feed for the domestic market sold to 400c/kg. Heavy yearling steers to feed sold to 380c and averaged from 343c to 354c/kg. Light weight yearling heifers to background made 312c to average 301c/kg. Medium weight yearling heifers to feed sold to 332c and averaged 304c/kg. Heavy yearling heifers to feed made 358c to average from 305c to 319c/kg.

Grown steers to feed made 330c to average 310c/kg. Bullocks to processors averaged 336c and sold to 342c/kg. Grown heifers to feed sold to 313c with those to processors at 328c to average 308c/kg. Light weight score 2 cows to processors made 265c to average 247c/kg. Score 3 heavy cows made 285c to average 270c with the best heavy cows topping at 290c to average 279c/kg. Light weight bulls to restockers made 338c to average 316c/kg.Heavy bulls to processors made 303c to average 279c/kg.

Market Reporter: Errol Luck

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A reduced yarding in Dalby this week following the forecasted cyclone in Southeast QLD and Northern NSW, majority of the regular buyers were present with reduced rates for export lines. Resulting in Bulls and Bullocks dropping 5 to 15 cents, with heavy feeder Heifers raising 5 cents on last week.

Prime Quotes

Heifers up to 400kg – 270c/kg, 307c/kg, 285c/kg
Heifers over 400kg –280c/kg, 328c/kg, 307c/kg
Cows up to 400kg –190c/kg, 275c/kg, 263c/kg
Cows 400kg to 500kg –203c/kg, 280c/kg, 246c/kg
Cows over 500kg –232c/kg, 290c/kg, 278c/kg

Steers & bullocks up to 500kg –286c/kg, 334c/kg, 324c/kg
Steers & bullocks over 500kg –270c/kg, 342c/kg, 336c/kg

Store & Feeder Quotes

Steers 200kg to 280kg –320c/kg, 458c/kg, 406c/kg
Steers 280kg to 330kg – 298c/kg, 408c/kg, 348c/kg
Steers 330kg to 400kg –263c/kg, 400c/kg, 339c/kg
Feeder steers over 400kg – 260c/kg, 380c/kg, 348c/kg
Heifers 200kg to 280kg –248c/kg, 312c/kg, 280c/kg
Heifers 280kg to 330kg –244c/kg, 310c/kg, 276c/kg
Heifers 330kg to 400kg –218c/kg, 332c/kg, 284c/kg
Feeder heifers over 400kg –260c/kg, 358c/kg, 317c/kg
Feeder/Boat Bulls –278c/kg, 338c/kg, 315c/kg
Slaughter Bulls – 260c/kg, 284c/kg, 271c/kg

Highlights

Angus Bulls sold by DQ Commodities P/L of Goondiwindi to processors 256.2c/kg, 785kg, $2011.

Angus X Cows sold by SL & TM Richters of St George to processors 281.2c/kg, 652.50kg, $1835.

Angus X Heifers sold by Moogoon Pty Ltd of Goondiwindi to processors 307.2c/kg, 604.29kg, $1856.

Angus X Heifers sold by Carbene Grazing of Condamine to feedlotters 302.2c/kg, 475kg, $1435.

Angus X Steers sold by Carbene Grazing of Condamine to processors 337.2c/kg, 578.33kg, $1950.

Angus X Steers sold by Rebeca Perrin of Dalby to feedlotters 368.2c/kg, 448.13kg, $1650.

Charolais X Ylg Steers sold by AK Cullen of Kingaroy to backgrounders 408.2c/kg, 331.43kg, $1353.

Speckle Park Ylg Heifers sold by DQ Commodities P/L of Goondiwindi to backgrounders 324.2c/kg, 262.50kg, $851