{"id":201052,"date":"2018-02-09T18:15:48","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T08:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=201052"},"modified":"2020-08-07T14:08:54","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T04:08:54","slug":"numbers-up-prices-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2018\/02\/09\/numbers-up-prices-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Numbers Up, Prices Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_130209\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-130209\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151214cattle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-130209\" title=\"20151214 Cattle\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151214cattle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151214cattle.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151214cattle-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20151214cattle-285x177.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-130209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yarding numbers were up at the most recent cattle sale in Murgon, but ongoing drought in many parts of the state and a rising Aussie dollar saw prices fall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>February 9, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prattagencies.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">by Pratt Agencies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Agents yarded 700 in Murgon on Tuesday, January 30 for the fortnightly liveweight sale, 50 more than the year&#8217;s first sale on January 16.<\/p>\n<p>However, the rising Australian dollar and dry conditions in many areas of the state saw prices cheaper across the board.<\/p>\n<p>Cattle were drawn from Mundubbera, Gayndah, Mt Perry, Nanango, Kingaroy, Kilkivan and the Murgon district.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sale results:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Heavy Bulls<\/strong> sold to $2.49\/kg and $2260<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Export Heifers<\/strong> sold to $2.49\/kg for $1295<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cows over 500kg<\/strong> averaged approximately 10 cents less than the previous sale at $2.05\/kg, topping at $1810<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cows 400-500kg<\/strong> sold to $2.15\/kg for a $1.96\/kg average<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cows under 400kg<\/strong> sold to $1.81\/kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Droughtmaster cross steers<\/strong> weighing 476kg from M. Donahue of Tansey sold for $1306 at $2.74\/kg and $1240 and 1195, both at $2.72\/kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Emjay Charbray<\/strong> of Goomeri sold 416kg steers for $2.74\/kg to return $1140<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Simmental cross steers<\/strong> from HICO Goomeri sold for $1146 at $2.72\/kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>316kg Charolais weaner steers<\/strong> from A &amp; R Barsby of Tansey sold for $2.83\/kg and $895<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2 pens of Santa cross steers<\/strong> from W &amp; L Dennien of Proston sold for $2.78\/kg for $908 and $872<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Brangus weaner steers<\/strong> from D. Smith of Gayndah sold for $954 at $2.76\/kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Brangus weaner steers<\/strong> from Koobooda Grazing of Gayndah sold for $864 at $2.90\/kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>263kg Droughtmaster cross weaner steers<\/strong> from Goomeri sold for $745 and $2.83\/kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Light Brahman weaner steers<\/strong> from Murgon sold to $2.94\/kg and $600<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Brahman cross heifers<\/strong> from Booubyjan sold to $1013 at $2.43\/kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>318kg Charbray heifers<\/strong> from Johnstown sold for $824 at $2.55\/kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>270kg Droughtmaster heifers<\/strong> from J. Crawford of Murgon sold for $738 at $2.73\/kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Charbray heifers<\/strong> from N &amp; L Pearce of Tansey sold for $786 at $2.71\/kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Santa weaner heifers<\/strong> from A. 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