Values remained firm for the 1200 yarded in Murgon on Tuesday. The yarding consisted of 300 export, a limited number of feeders and the balance being younger weaner age cattle.
Bulls topped at 326c and $2550. Heavy cows over 500kg topped at 315c and $2450 averaging 273c. Cows 400 to 500kg sold to 283c for a 252c average. Lighter cows under 400kg topped at 240c. Export heifers sold to 339c and $1710.
Cattle were drawn from Biloela, Baffle Creek, Gayndah, Mt Perry, Biggenden, Durong, Nanango, Kingaroy, Kilkivan and locally.
A line of 402 Brangus steers from Wondai sold for $1562 at 388c. Charolais steers weighing 400kg sold for 383c to return $1539. Two pens of 4-tooth Gelbvieh steers from Johnstown sold for 366c, $1821 and 367c and $1663.
Local Belmont Red steers sold for $1661 at 370c. Santa cross steers 360kg from Wooroonden sold for $1386 at 385c. Brangus steers from Booubyjan sold for $1264 at 385c. Charolais cross weaner steers from Brigooda sold for 446c returning $1020 and $799.
Charolais cross weaner steers from Wondai sold for $916 at 424c. Droughtmaster weaner steers from Tansey sold for $968 and 398c. Braford weaner steers from Booubyjan sold for 396c returning $794.
Santa cross weaner steers from Redgate sold for $803 at 425c. Braford weaner steers from Wondai sold for 815 at 418c. Santa cross heifers 349kg from Hivesville sold for $1284 at 367c. Angus heifers from Durong sold for $1224 and 359c.
Two pens of Santa heifers from Kingaroy sold for 358c, $1256 and 350c and $1049. Droughtmaster cross weaner heifers weighing 209kg sold for 394c to return $824. Two pens of Santa heifers from Gayndah sold for 369c to return $1095 and $850.
Brangus cross weaner heifers from Baffle Creek sold to 359c returning $754. Light Brangus weaner heifers from Gayndah sold for 387c and $747.
