Dalby prices solid

Grant, Daniel and Long, Dalby, agent Brendan Gilliland said with the continuing dry weather, the yarding was made up of mostly store cattle.

“We had a very good run of bullocks from out of Wandoan and Taroom, with our top bullocks making to 196c/kg and our whole bullock run averaging in the early to mid 180s,” he said.

“The cow job was solid throughout, with the lead of the cows getting to 150c, with the second run of cows averaging between 125c and 130c.

“Feeder job was floating very well I thought, with the good feeders making up to 170c.”

Mr Gilliland said the drought conditions were beginning to affect local producers.

“The weather is really starting to impact from the far west and also locally, we are seeing a lot of cattle starting to become very drought affected,” he said.

“Basically all our crop cattle are now finished and the only good cattle coming through are cattle that are being assisted with grain.”

Meat and Livestock Australia's National Livestock Reporting Service reported good quality yearling steers to restock and feed generally sold to a firm trend, however there was some quality related price changes.

Heavy grown steers sold firm to slightly dearer, while the cow market was also dearer, up 2c to 9c.

Good heavy cows saw the best of the increase with a little more restocker competition on plain condition lines.

Medium-weight yearling steers to feeder buyers were 2c lower to average 172c, while medium-weight yearling heifers were firm on 143c.