May 17, 2024
A total of 450 cattle were yarded in Murgon for Tuesday’s fortnightly cattle sale.
All descriptions remained reasonably firm, and export cattle showed some promise with increases in places, as did better feeder types.
Better quality weaner steers also sold strongly but lighter weaner heifers were still hard to place.
Cattle for the sale were drawn from Gayndah, Mt Perry, Durong, Nanango, Kingaroy, Kilkivan and the Murgon district.
Sale results:
- Heavy bulls sold to $2.52/kg and $1980
- Heavy cows over 500kg sold to $2.38/kg and $1520
- Cows 400-500kg topped at $2.36/kg for $1130; no lighter cows under 400kg were yarded
- Export heifers sold to $2.84/kg for $1820
- Local 400kg Charolais cross steers sold to $3.26/kg to return $1300
- Two pens of Brangus and Speckled Park steers ex-Durong sold for $3.46/kg, averaging 392kg and $1360
- Local 343kg Santa steers also sold for $3.46/kg and $1190
- 303kg Santa cross steers from Johnstown sold to $1040 at $3.42/kg
- Charolais cross weaner steers from Nanango sold to $3.44/kg and $790
- Two pens of Simmental cross weaner steers from Gayndah sold for $3.40/kg to return $1065.00 & $838.00.
- Two pens of Santa cross Heifers from Wooroolin sold to $2.84/kg, returning $1335 and $1230 respectively
- Santa cross heifers from Windera sold for $2.40/kg for $760
- Simmental cross weaner heifers from Tingoora sold for $552 and $2.44/kg
- A small number of cows and calves sold to $1025
The next Murgon Sale will be on Tuesday, May 28, at 8:00am.
