Blackall Sale Report 16TH October
Blackall Prime & Store sales Agents yarded 2260 Head cattle sourced from Winton, Longreach, Tambo, Blackall, Barcaldine and surrounding districts.
Prime market was stronger in bullocks and cows with the bull topping at 432.2c/kg.
Good yarding of feeder cattle with the best of the flat back feeder steers topping at 458.2c/kg with a run of Brahman steers making good money as well. Weaner steers topping out at 512.2c/kg.
Numbers remained firm at Blackall this week with 2,300 head of cattle penned. Prime cattle continued to dominate the yarding with 200 bulls, 300 bullocks and 800 cows presented.
Cows followed a similar trend to other centres, slipping 10-15c, however a better quality run of heavy bulls saw prices increase and southern exporters were stronger on grown steers, pushing prices up 10c/kg.
A mixed quality run of light weight restocker steers saw the better quality pens selling to 512.2c to average 488c, while the plainer pens averaged 366c/kg. Feeder steers over 400kg sold to 458.2c to average 439c/kg.
Light weight restocker heifers made to 376.2c to average 368c and PTE heifers 330 to 400kg to feed made to 384.2c averaging 356c/kg. A large portion of the cow yarding presented in lighter condition this week with medium weight 3 score cows selling to 360.2c to average 320c while heavy prime cows over 520kg made to 380.2c to average 355c/kg.
Heavy grown heifers over 540kg made to 400.2c, bullocks over 600kg sold to 418.2c to average 411c and heavy bulls sold to 432.2c to average 402.2c/kg.
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Stuart Searle “Winton Common” Winton sold charbray bull for 432.2c/kg weighing 815kg to return $3522/HD.
Chayce Smith “Evengy” Stonehenge sold Droughtmaster cross bullocks 396.2c/kg weighing 660kg to return $2614/HD.
MC & KL Rigby “Gordonvale” Ilfracombe sold Brahman cross cows 368.2c/kg weighing 604kg to return $2223/HD.
CA Hauff & Son “Colart” Blackall sold Hereford cows for 355.0c/kg weighing 651kg to return $2313/HD.
Elderslie Pastoral Co “Elderslie” Winton sold Santa Heifers for 384.2c/kg weighing 396kg to return $1523/HD.
CS & RH Angus “Glenariff” Prairie sold Droughtmaster steers for 512.2c/kg weighing 205kg to return $1054/HD also selling Heifers for 350.2c/kg weighing 450kg to return $1575/HD.
CONTACT BLACKALL Livestock
- Jack Burgess 0427 576 949
- Sterling George 0418 764 251
- Jay Steedman 0427 737 433
- Ann Russell 0428 204 034
