Blackall combined agents yarded 1483 head at their final prime and store sale for 2016. Cattle were drawn from Aramac, Barcaldine, Muttaburra, Winton, Tambo, Jericho, Alpha, Hughenden, Cloncurry and Blackall.
Values in Blackall stayed firm on current market trends. Weaner steers sold to 398.2c with feeder steers selling to 364.2c. Heifers in the 220 to 280kg range sold to 346c. Bullocks topped at 291.2c. Medium to heavy cows topped at 238.2c. Bulls sold to 346.2c with the heavier end topping at 292.2c.
WJ, WJ, NO&B Hartley, Bowen Downs, Aramac sold Brahman cross steers to top at 293c weighing 544kg returning at $1596. Cows topped at 248c weighing 510kg returning $1265.
R&C Hall, Betanga, Alpha sold Charolais cross heifers topping at 346c weighing 247kg for a return of $860.
Russell Past Co, Champion, Blackall sold Braford cows weighing 680kg to top at 235c returning $1600.
Luke Woods, Aramac sold Brahman cross cows weighing 515kg selling to 230c to return $1186, while RS&AM Windsor, Innerdale, Blackall sold a pen of heavy Braford heifers to 264c weighing 492kg to realise $1301.
Gunnawarra Past Co, Muttaburra sold a pen of Brahman steers weighing 519kg to 274c to $1423, Chippendale Past Holdings, Blackall consigned a pen of Santa Hereford cross steers selling to 364c weighing 356kg to realise $1297.
Mildura Grazing, Barcaldine sold Santa cross steers to 350c weighing 358kg making $1256 while their heifer portion sold to 300c weighing 260kg to return $781, La Plata Grazing, Blackall sold Droughtmaster steers to 360c weighing 308kg to realise $1109 while the heifer portion sold to 310c weighing 238kg to make $737.
Inkerman Grazing, Hathaway, Barcaldine sold two pens of Charbray steers to 398c weighing 258kg returning $1030.
C, G&R Lawrence sold Braford heifers for 280c averaging 330kg returning $924. JE Lawrence sold steers for 310c averaging 460kg returning $1426.
Wololla Partnership, Wololla, Jericho sold Brahman cows for 236.2c weighing 523kg returning $1237 and also sold quality Brahman cross heifers for 308.2c weighing 288kg returning $889.
RA&KA Crozia, Highlands, Tambo sold Brahman cross cows for 238.2c weighing 541kg returning $1289.
Rosemount Grazing Co, Rosemount, Barcaldine sold quality Charolais cross steers for 330.2c weighing 467kg returning $1542. ST&B Loudon, Newark, Jericho sold Droughtmaster cross steers for 350.2c weighing 308kg returning $1080.
GP&LJ Cameron, Caledonia, Aramac sold Charolais and Angus cross cows and calves for $1625.
