CQLX Gracemere Cattle Report

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Report Date: 23rd April 2025

Total Yarding: 1,695

Commentary

With a short week and some isolated falls of rain in parts, CQLX Gracemere sale vendors penned a smaller yarding of 1695 head – down 1990 on last sale numbers. Quality was generally good with well-bred lines in all classes. All regular processors and feeders were present, although some did not operate due to the limited numbers on offer. This could not prevent a general increase in price in many categories.

Vealer steers sold to 481c/kg to return averages from 423c to 459c/kg. Vealer heifers sold to an occasional 379c/kg to average 342c/kg for the best.

Light weight yearling steers sold to a 465c/kg top, to average 404c to 420c/kg. Medium weight pens topped at 453c/kg, returning averages from 333c to 375c/kg. Light weight yearling heifers topped at 351c/kg, averaging 295c to 321c/kg whilst the medium weights averaged 318c to 331c/kg for well bred pens.

Feeders paid to 355c/kg for their grown steers, with processors paying to 345c/kg for their best bullocks to average 342c/kg. Heavy trade heifers improved for the finished pens, to average 313c/kg for the best. Those grown heifers going to feedlots averaged from 278c to 295c/kg.

Heavy, 4 score cows regained last week’s losses to average 282c/kg. A few light conditioned cows made to 262c/kg. Heavy bulls to livex averaged 287c/kg with processors averaging 271c/kg for theirs. A small number of cows and calves sold from $1,200 to $1500 per unit. Reporter: Richard Thomson