Blackall Combined Agents yarded 1856 head at the prime and store sale on Thursday. The market was strong in most categories with good heavy cows and bullocks selling to a strong market. Good quality feeder steers and heifers also met strong competition. Cattle were sourced locally from Blackall, Tambo and Barcaldine along with consignments of cattle from, Winton, Muttaburra, Aramac and Longreach.
Steers over 550kg sold to 290c, average 280.8c, steers 400-550kg made 308c, average 273.4c, steers 350-400kg reached 308.2c, average 294.8c, steers 280-350kg made 306.2c, average 284.2c, steers 220-280kg sold to 282.2c, averaging 249.8c, and steers under 220kg sold to 276.2c, average 244.7c. Mickeys made to 262c, to average 197.1c.
Cows and calves made to $900/unit.
Heifers over 450kg sold to 250c, averaging 247.2c, heifers 350-450kg made 251.2c, average 234.6c, heifers 280-350kg reached 251.2c, average 237.5c, heifers 220-280kg sold to 246.2c, averaging 222.2c, and heifers under 220kg made 235c, average 191.2c.
Bulls over 450kg made 274.2c, average 199.1c, and bulls under 450kg sold to 224.2c, average 216c.
Cows 300-400kg sold to 200.2c, average 120.5c, cows 400-500kg made 237.2c, average 208c, and cows over 500kg reached 255c, to average 219.7c.
HIGHLIGHTS:
BF & RC Birchley, Gartmore, Tambo sold good quality Braford bullocks for 288.2c at 510kg to return $1470/hd.
MJ & SE Cameron, Romulus, Blackall sold Santa cross cows for 228.2c at 585kg to return $1332/hd.
Cameron Woltman, Lydia, Winton sold Brahman cross cows for 216.2c at 490kg to return $1059/hd.
Keough, Wirth & Pedley, Boonamerrie, Longreach sold Shorthorn/ Hereford cross feeder steers for 306.2c at 377kg to return 1155/hd.
GJ & JM Bambling, Glenavon, Aramac sold a VGQ draft of Brahman steers for 266.2c at 246kg to return $655/hd.
Rosemount Grazing Co, Rosemount, Barcaldine sold good Charolais cross steers to a top of 270.2c to return $410/hd.
Carodon Pastoral Company, Carodon, Julia Creek sold Droughtmaster steers for 294c weighing average 281kg to make $827.10/hd.
BKDJ Pty Ltd Lennox Station Jericho, sold Droughtmaster steers for 306c weighing an average of 340kg to make $1041.81/hd.
WEC Industries, Mellew, Barcaldine sold heavy Angus bulls to 226.8c to make $1925/hd.
Caradon Pastoral Company, Carodon, Station Julia Creek sold Droughtmaster heifers for 246c weighing 314kg to make $785/hd.
Poligolet Holdings, Jubilee Park, sold Droughtmaster cows at 240c weighing 444kg to return $1066.49/hd
Ewen Plains Grazing sold Angus steers at 260c weighing 306.1kg to return $795.74/hd.
G & B Terry investments sold steers to 305c, to return a top of $1173.64/hd and an average of $1113.86/hd.
Listowel Downs, Blackall sold Droughtmaster cross feeder steers topping at 302.2c to weigh an average of 405.6kg to return $1225.80. They also sold Angus heifers for 214.2c weighing an average of 282.5kg to return $605.12/hd.
Paul and Kylie Banks, Duneria, Blackall sold Santa Gertrudis bulls for 226.2c weighing 762.5kg returning $1724.78/hd.
