(Photo: Pratt Agencies)
August 28, 2023
Most descriptions remained reasonably firm when 650 head were yarded for the combined agents sale in Murgon on August 15.
Better quality feeder cattle were slightly dearer.
Cattle were drawn from Gayndah, Mundubbera, Kingaroy, Yarraman, Nanango, Kingaroy, Kilkivan, Hivesville, Goomeri, Woolooga and the Murgon district.
Sale results:
- Heavy Bulls sold to $2.60/kg and $2480
- Cows over 500kg sold to $2.25/kg and $1560, averaging $2.02/kg
- Cows 400-500kg topped at $2.10/kg for $1170
- Cows under 400kg sold to $1.70/kg
- Export heifers sold to $2.63/kg for $1350
- 417kg Droughtmaster steers from Wooroonden sold for $3.40/kg to return $1420
- A line of Santa steers from Cobbs Hill sold to a top of $3.38c/kg
- Angus steers from Hivesville also sold to $3.38/kg for $1380
- 395kg Charolais cross steers from Proston sold for $3.43/kg, returning $1350
- Charbray steers ex-Tansey sold for $1150 at $3.38/kg
- 355kg Charolais cross steers from Goomeri sold for $1170 at $3.30/kg
- Charbray steers from Goomeri sold for $3.28/kg to return $930
- Local Angus steers from Manyung sold for $3.21/kg and $1020
- Charbray weaner steers from Goomeri sold for $930 at $3.15/kg
- Local Charbray weaner steers sold to $3.28/kg for $980
- Santa cross heifers from Nanango sold for $1310 at $2.63/kg
- 377kg Charolais cross heifers from Mondure sold for $2.69/kg at $1020
- 395kg Charolais cross heifers from Cloyna sold for $1040 at $2.62/kg
- Local 360kg Charolais cross heifers sold for $935 and $2.60/kg
- 300kg Santa heifers from Goomeri sold to $2.74/kg to return $840
- Charolais cross heifers from Moffatdale sold to $2.58/kg for $795.00
- Charolais cross weaner heifers from Cloyna sold for $660 at $2.36/kg
- Charolais cross weaner heifers from Goomeri sold for $2.30/kg, returning $622
The next combined agents sale is on Tuesday, August 29, at 8:00am.
