February 9, 2018
Agents yarded 700 in Murgon on Tuesday, January 30 for the fortnightly liveweight sale, 50 more than the year’s first sale on January 16.
However, the rising Australian dollar and dry conditions in many areas of the state saw prices cheaper across the board.
Cattle were drawn from Mundubbera, Gayndah, Mt Perry, Nanango, Kingaroy, Kilkivan and the Murgon district.
Sale results:
- Heavy Bulls sold to $2.49/kg and $2260
- Export Heifers sold to $2.49/kg for $1295
- Cows over 500kg averaged approximately 10 cents less than the previous sale at $2.05/kg, topping at $1810
- Cows 400-500kg sold to $2.15/kg for a $1.96/kg average
- Cows under 400kg sold to $1.81/kg
- Droughtmaster cross steers weighing 476kg from M. Donahue of Tansey sold for $1306 at $2.74/kg and $1240 and 1195, both at $2.72/kg
- Emjay Charbray of Goomeri sold 416kg steers for $2.74/kg to return $1140
- Simmental cross steers from HICO Goomeri sold for $1146 at $2.72/kg
- 316kg Charolais weaner steers from A & R Barsby of Tansey sold for $2.83/kg and $895
- 2 pens of Santa cross steers from W & L Dennien of Proston sold for $2.78/kg for $908 and $872
- Brangus weaner steers from D. Smith of Gayndah sold for $954 at $2.76/kg
- Brangus weaner steers from Koobooda Grazing of Gayndah sold for $864 at $2.90/kg
- 263kg Droughtmaster cross weaner steers from Goomeri sold for $745 and $2.83/kg
- Light Brahman weaner steers from Murgon sold to $2.94/kg and $600
- Brahman cross heifers from Booubyjan sold to $1013 at $2.43/kg
- 318kg Charbray heifers from Johnstown sold for $824 at $2.55/kg
- 270kg Droughtmaster heifers from J. Crawford of Murgon sold for $738 at $2.73/kg
- Charbray heifers from N & L Pearce of Tansey sold for $786 at $2.71/kg
- Santa weaner heifers from A. Wessling of Murgon sold for $587 and $2.82/kg
- Brahman Cows and Calves sold to $1200
The next fortnightly sale will be held on Tuesday, February 13.
