Dry weather conditions and easing prices at beef processors saw the entire market soften at Murgon on Tuesday (Photo: Pratt Agencies)

August 27, 2017

by Pratt Agencies

The 850 head yarded in Murgon last Tuesday met a softer market throughout.

The combination of easing processing prices and dry weather conditions saw most descriptions cheaper than the market two weeks ago.

Cattle were drawn from Mundubbera, Gayndah, Mt Perry, Yarraman, Nanango, Kingaroy and the Murgon district.

  • Heavy Bulls topped at $2.65/kg and $2800
  • Bullocks sold to $2.59/kg and $1697
  • Export Heifers sold to $2.49/kg for $1450
  • Cows over 500kg sold to a top of $2.07/kg or $1650
  • Cows 400–500kg averaged $1.80/kg to a top of $2.05/kg
  • Lighter Cows under 400kg sold to $1.80/kg
  • Droughtmaster steers from Michelle Donahue of Tansey sold for $2.77 and $2.67 respectively to return $1254 and $1224
  • 338kg Hereford cross steers from Karla Grimes sold for $976 at $2.88c/kg
  • Angus steers from W. Sampson of Yarraman sold for $898 at $2.87/kg
  • 300kg Square Meater cross steers from Geoff Savage of Murgon sold for $886 and $2.93/kg
  • Droughtmaster steers from Booubyjan sold for $2.94/kg and $820
  • Charbray weaner steers from R & F Nichol of Mt Perry sold for $3.07/kg, returning $735
  • Charolais cross weaner steers from J & B Smith of Brigooda sold for $3.06/kg, returning $845
  • Charolais weaner steers from Russell Dower of Tingoora also sold for $797 at $3.11/kg
  • Two pens of Santa weaner steers from G & T Campbell, Paradise Dam sold for $3.03/kg, returning $768 and $653
  • Santa weaner steers from James and Matthew Zillman of Gayndah sold for $750 (3.06), $676 (3.09) and $707 (3.11)
  • 318kg Hereford heifers sold to $827 at $2.60/kg
  • Brangus heifers from Koobooda Grazing of Gayndah sold for $694 at $2.73/kg
  • Santa weaner heifers from Gayndah sold to $2.78/kg to return $676
  • Droughtmaster weaner heifers from Tansey sold for $697 at $2.75/kg
  • 240kg Charolais weaner heifers sold to $660 at $2.74/kg
  • Brahman weaner heifers from G. Pierce of Murgon sold for $2.80/kg, returning $672
  • Fresher weaner heifers sold between $2.60 and $2.75, while plainer store types sold in the $2.40 to $2.60/kg bracket

The next fortnightly sale will be held at the Murgon Saleyards on Tuesday, September 5.


 

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