September 12, 2018
Showers and storms over the preceding weekend were the main reason for numbers being reduced to 500 in Murgon on Tuesday, August 28 at the fortnightly cattle sale.
However, the market improved for all descriptions.
Cattle were drawn from Gayndah, Eidsvold, Hivesville, Brigooda, Nanango and the Murgon area.
Sale results:
- Heavy Bulls sold to $2.52/kg and $2030
- Bullocks sold to $2.71/kg for $1570
- Export Heifers sold to $2.50/kg for $1290
- Cows over 500kg sold to $2.25/kg, averaging $2.12/kg, up 10c on the previous sale
- Cows 400-500kg sold to $2.19/kg
- Cows under 400kg topped at $2.15/kg
- 498kg Belmont Red steers from M & C Ward of Murgon sold to $1190 at $2.40/kg
- Brangus steers from Gayndah weighing 390kg sold for $1000 at $2.57/kg
- Droughtmaster steers from Hivesville weighing 387kg sold for $2.56/kg, returning $993
- Charbray weaner steers from R, F & W Nichol of Eidsvold sold to $2.68/kg and $732
- Charolais weaner steers from J & B Smith of Brigooda sold for $600 at $2.71/kg
- 2 pens of Simmental cross weaner steers from Gayndah sold for $780 at $2.65/kg and $650 at $2.56/kg
- 440kg Droughtmaster heifers from Nanango sold for $1100 and $2.49/kg
- 3 pens of Santa heifers from Merlwood Enterprises of Murgon sold for $914, 361kg at $2.53/kg ($907), 361kg at $2.51/kg ($862), 345kg at $2.50/kg
- Local Droughtmaster heifers weighing 391kg sold to $972 at $2.48/kg
- 380kg Brangus heifers from Gayndah also sold to $2.48/kg for $943
- 2 pens of Charbray weaner heifers from Eidsvold sold for $2.35/kg, returning $600 and $500 respectively
- Brahman cross weaner heifers from Gayndah sold for $622 and $2.28/kg
- Most weaner heifers sold in the $1.90-$2.10/kg bracket
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This Tuesday (September 11), just under 500 head were yarded in Murgon where most descriptions sold to a fully firm market.
There was a slight improvement in heavy feeder steers and better types of weaner heifers.
Cattle for the sale were drawn from Durong, Mundubbera, Gayndah, Biggenden, Nanango, Jimna, Kilkivan and the Murgon area.
Sale results:
- Export Bullocks improved, selling to $2.88/kg and $2017
- Heavy Cows also sold to dearer rates, topping at $2.35/kg and $1510
- Cows over 500kg averaged $2.10/kg
- Cows 400–500kg sold to $2.24/kg, averaging $1.95/kg
- Only a handful of Heavy Bulls were yarded and sold to $2.40/kg
- Local Santa steers weighing 416kg sold to $1150 at $2.76/kg
- Their 394kg brothers were selling for $2.69/kg to return $1060
- Charolais cross steers from R, J & J Creagh of Boondooma sold for $1115 at $2.73/kg
- 323kg Charbray steers from Didcot sold to $2.51/kg for $812
- 3 pens of plainer conditioned Droughtmaster steers ex Johnstown sold for a $778, averaging $2.70/kg
- Charbray weaner steers from R, F & W Nichol of Durong sold to $2.70/kg and $732
- Charbray weaner steers from Jimna sold to $2.68/kg to return $552
- 410kg Droughtmaster heifers from Merlwood sold to $2.60/kg for $1070
- Local Charolais weaner heifers sold for $2.40/kg for $655
- Light Santa weaner heifers from Wondai sold to $2.30/kg
- A big percentage of the weaner heifers yarded sold in the $2.00-$2.20/kg bracket
The next Murgon Liveweight sale will be on Tuesday, September 25 at 8:00am.
