September 9, 2020
Agents yarded 714 head at the fortnightly Fat and Store sale in Murgon on Tuesday.
Export cattle remained firm on previous sales, and weaner cattle sold to a very strong market once again.
Cattle for the sale were drawn from Gayndah, Kilcoy, Nanango, Proston, Cushnie, Wondai, Goomeri, Wooroonden and Murgon districts.
Sale results:
- Heavy bulls topped at $3.18/kg and $2532
- Bullocks sold to $3.59/kg and $1852
- Heavy cows over 500kg topped at $2.85/kg and $1780, averaging $2.77
- Cows 400-500kg sold to $2.69/kg for a $2.57 average
- Lighter cows under 400kg topped at $2.48/kg
- Export heifers sold to $3.54/kg, returning $1859
- Hereford steers from Memerambi sold for $3.59/kg at $1813
- 420kg Gelbvieh cross steers from Nanango sold to $3.68/kg, returning $1486
- Local Charolais steers weighing 350kg sold for $3.94/kg at $1376
- Local 336kg Droughtmaster cross steers sold to $3.93/kg to return $1321
- Angus cross weaner steers from Goomeri sold for $4.20/kg at $1178
- A draft of quality Santa weaner steers from Gayndah sold for $4.58/kg to top at $1096
- Other light weight weaner steers sold out to a top of $4.46/kg
- Local Charolais cross heifers sold to $3.70/kg to return $1412
- 415kg Charbray heifers from Kilcoy sold to $3.37/kg and $1399
- Brangus heifers from Wondai sold for $1243 at $3.32/kg
- Angus cross heifers weighing 286kg sold for $3.79/kg at $1086
- Gelbvieh cross weaner heifers from Goomeri sold to $3.94/kg and $847
- Lightweight weaner heifers sold out to a top of $4/kg
- A small number of cows and calves were yarded and sold to $1610
Upcoming sales:
- Special Store Sale at Coolabunia Saleyards on Thursday, September 10 at 9:00am
- Next Fat and Store Sale at Murgon and Coolabunia is on Tuesday, September 22 2020 at 8:00am
