Agents yarded 570 head at Murgon Saleyards on Tuesday for the fortnightly Fat And Store Sale.
All descriptions sold to dearer rates, especially a top end line of weaners.
A major export buyer attended Tuesday’s sale, which helped push export prices up.
Sale results:
- Bulls made up to $3.56/kg
- Heavy cows sold to $3.38/kg
- There were too few store cows to quote, but most sold to $3.00/kg
- A good pen of 400kg Santa Gertrudis feeder steers sold to $5.10/kg
- Angus weaner steers ex-Mundubbera sold up to $6.60/kg
- Most other weaners sold between $5.80 to $6.50/kg, depending on quality
- 350kg Angus heifers ex-Proston sold for $5.50/kg
- Most weaner heifers made up to $5.76/kg
- Heifers sold between $5.00 to $5.50/kg, again depending on quality
- A handful of cows and calves sold to $2700
- PTIC cows sold for $1775
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Upcoming Sales
- The Bunya Bull Droughtmaster Sale will be held at Coolabunia Saleyards on Saturday, September 3 with 91 bulls up for offer.
- The JAK Production Sale at Bell Showgrounds on Monday, September 5 will be offering black and red bulls, females and show steers.
- The next SBLX Fat & Store Sale will be held on Tuesday, September 6 at 8:00am at Murgon Saleyards.
