CQLX Gracemere Cattle Report

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Report Date: 4th March 2026

Total Yarding: 3,115

Commentary

CQLX Gracemere vendors penned 3115 head for sale – 1011 less than last week with cattle drawn from the local districts, north to St Lawrence, west to Clermont and south to Gin Gin and Theodore. There was a bigger than usual offering of grown steers for feedlot buyers to operate on whilst condition throughout the yard was ahead of last sale. The usual feeder buyers and processors were represented although not all operated. Prices for the best bred pens throughout the day improved a little whilst some plain lines were harder to shift.

Light weight yearling steers in well bred lines topped at 603c/kg to return averages from 542c to 580c/kg. Medium weight lots topped at 529c/kg to return averages from 467c to 494c/kg. Light weight yearling heifers reached 421c/kg, averaging 363c to 381c/kg for the best. Medium weight yearling heifers averaged 385c to 434c/kg to restockers and backgrounders.

A few bullocks, selling to processors averaged from 439c to 447c/kg, topping at 460c/kg whilst those to feedlots averaged 439c to 490c/kg. Grown heifers to the trade returned condition related averages from 373c/kg to 396c/kg with sales to 413c/kg. Grown heifers to feed averaged 399c to 428c/kg.
Two score cows to back ground averaged 296c to 298c/kg. Heavy, four score cows averaged 384c to processors, topping at 397c/kg.

Heavy bulls averaged 386c/kg to Livex. Good framed cows with calves at foot sold from $1,650 to $2,550 per unit. Reporter: Richard Thomson