BLACKALL SALE

THURSDAY  3rd September 

Blackall combined agents yarded 2530 head at the weekly Prime and store sale with a very good quality of the yarding.

With meat work buyers showing no weakness across all categories also with local buyers and restockers showing great strength towards all cattle heading back to the paddock.

Also, with feedlot buyers showing no signs of weakness

Blackall agents yarded 2,500 head for the weekly prime and store sale.

Temperatures were warming up along with the prices with all the usual local and interstate export buyers competing for prime grown steers and heifers which saw improvements of 10 to 40c/kg.

While there was some good quality pens of heavy feeder cattle on offer, the light weight yearlings were of a mixed quality.

It was mostly local backrounders competing for a limited number of light weight restockers steers 200 to 280kg, selling to 550.2c to average 528c/kg. Feeder steers over 400kg continued to strengthen topping at 548.2c to average 531c/kg.

Video report with Sterling George 

Light weight restocker heifers sold to 470.2c to average 443c and those to feed over 400kg sold to 432.2c to average 429c/kg.

Grown steers improved by 15c topped at 434.2 to average 415c and heavy grown heifers over 540kg saw a 40c lift, selling to 424.2c to average 410c/kg.

Medium weight 3 score cows topped at 370c to average 30c better at 358c, heavy 3 score cows over 520kg sold to 375.2c to average 365c and the prime 4 score heavy cows gained 10c, selling to a top of 397.2c to average 380c/kg.

Heavy bulls topped at 462.2c to average 418c/kg. Market reporter, Sam Hart.

Highlights

BW & EA Godfrey “ Lanifer” Winton sold a D/Master bull for 430.2c/kg weighing 860kg returning $3700/hd also selling Santa cows for 380c/kg weighing 676kg returning $2569/hd.

Pathmont Pty Ltd “Moonoomoo” Pentland sold Simbrah bulls for 430.2c/kg weighing 810kg returning $3884/hd also selling a Braham bull for 422.2c/kg weighing 810kg returning $3420.

K & T Whiting “Albion Vale” Aramac sold Braham bull for 426.2c/kg weighing 830kg returning $3537/hd.

Alan Steadman “The Ranch” Longreach sold Brangus steers for 424.2ckg weighing 666kg returning $2824/hd.

Jack Smith “Tara” Barcaldine sold Braham X steers for 430.2c/kg weighing 595kg returning $2559/hd.

Keough Wirth & Pedley “Boonamerrie” Longreach sold Hereford steers for 434.2c/kg weighing 590kg returning $2561/hd.

Pathmont Pty Ltd “Lorn Station” Aramac sold Simmental X steers for 544.2c/kg weighing 458kg returning $2494/hd.

Colinta Holdings Pty Ltd, “Haslingden” Mt Isa sold Charolais steers for 548.2c/kg weighing 288kg returning $1580/hd also selling Charolais heifers for 456.2c/kg weighing 236kg returning $1077/hd.

M & S Macnamara “Mt Guide” Mt Isa sold Santa X steers for 534.2c/kg weighing 429kg returning $2291/hd

  CONTACT BLACKALL Livestock

• Jack Burgess 0427 576 949
• Sterling George 0418 764 251
• Jay Steedman 0427 737 433
• Ann Russell 0428 204 034