CQLX Gracemere Cattle Report

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Report Date: 28th October 2026

Total Yarding: 912 (-538)

The yarding decreased by a further 538 head at CQLX Gracemere sale, to 912 head. Cattle were penned from Yalbaroo north of Mackay to Mount Larcom along with most local districts. Rain disrupted some consignments from other areas, leaving a very mixed offering for buyers to asses. Due to the lack of numbers suitable, some buyers did not operate. Prices showed advances in many classes.

Light weight yearling steers reached 659c/kg, to average 637c/kg for the best- bred pens. Medium weight pens sold to 521c/kg to average 506c/kg. Light weight yearling heifers topped at 493c/kg occasionally, to record an average of 408c to 466c/kg. Medium weight yearlng heifers made to 451c/kg to produce averages ranging from 412c to 443c/kg.

Grown steers to feeders averaged 435c to 489c/kg for the few penned. A few bullocks to processors sold to 450c/kg. Grown heifers to the trade sold to average 429c/kg whilst feeders and restockers paid to 465c/kg for their best.

Plain, two score cows sold mostly to processors and restockers to average 329c to 373c/kg. The best presented, four score cows sold to a top of 403c/kg, returning an average of 398c/kg. Heavy bulls to processors averaged 380c/kg for the few penned. The few cows and calves sold, made from $1,450 to $1,950 per unit.
Reporter: Richard Thomson.

							Liveweight (c/kg)				Carcass weight (c/kg)			$/head
Category	Weight Range	Sale Prefix	Muscle Score	Fat Score	Head	Change	Min	Max	Avg	Change	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max	Avg
Yearling Steer	0-200	Restocker	C	2	2	-14	540	540	540	-68	1,039	1,039	1,039	$999	$999	$999
			D	2	10	-10	351	523	461	-128	675	1,006	886	$509	$915	$749
	200-280	Feeder	C	2	1	NQ	395	395	395	NQ	760	760	760	$1,106	$1,106	$1,106
		Restocker	C	2	101	-163	497	659	637	46	938	1,267	1,225	$1,289	$1,703	$1,519
			D	1	26	5	283	573	497	59	566	1,146	993	$637	$1,347	$1,143
				2	74	-41	435	649	540	-13	837	1,248	1,038	$937	$1,590	$1,323
			E	1	1	NQ	343	343	343	NQ	686	686	686	$875	$875	$875
	280-330	Feeder	D	2	7	6	475	475	475	22	914	914	914	$1,568	$1,568	$1,568
		Restocker	E	2	3	NQ	365	365	365	NQ	702	702	702	$1,099	$1,099	$1,099
	330-400	Feeder	D	2	7	4	469	469	469	37	902	902	902	$1,595	$1,595	$1,595
		Restocker	C	2	4	NQ	459	521	506	NQ	883	1,002	972	$1,629	$1,745	$1,716
	400+	Feeder	D	2	1	NQ	380	380	380	NQ	731	731	731	$1,539	$1,539	$1,539
Yearling Heifer	0-200	Processor	D	2	1	NQ	380	380	380	NQ	731	731	731	$703	$703	$703
		Restocker	D	1	6	4	335	445	361	41	644	890	714	$562	$801	$615
				2	32	19	279	461	433	42	537	887	832	$530	$876	$798
	200-280	Feeder	C	2	1	NQ	381	381	381	NQ	733	733	733	$857	$857	$857
			D	2	10	9	397	397	397	12	764	764	764	$1,112	$1,112	$1,112
		Processor	C	2	2	-8	400	437	419	20	769	840	805	$900	$940	$920
			D	2	7	-5	400	421	409	25	769	810	786	$940	$1,155	$1,023
		Restocker	C	2	79	-73	420	493	447	1	808	948	859	$937	$1,210	$1,058
				3	4	NQ	461	479	466	NQ	870	904	878	$1,102	$1,268	$1,226
			D	1	4	-21	445	445	445	33	890	890	890	$1,090	$1,090	$1,090
				2	72	-47	385	469	446	31	740	902	857	$890	$1,196	$1,034
	280-330	Feeder	C	2	3	NC	451	451	451	11	867	867	867	$1,466	$1,466	$1,466
			D	2	14	-2	401	421	415	1	771	810	799	$1,163	$1,242	$1,219
		Restocker	D	2	15	-90	397	443	431	-59	764	852	828	$1,131	$1,263	$1,228
	330-400	Feeder	D	2	5	NQ	410	420	412	NQ	789	808	792	$1,456	$1,575	$1,479
		Restocker	C	2	5	NQ	435	441	436	NQ	837	848	839	$1,501	$1,654	$1,531
			D	2	11	9	407	413	412	40	783	794	793	$1,425	$1,506	$1,432
Grown Steer	0-400	Restocker	D	2	8	NQ	381	461	435	NQ	733	887	837	$1,334	$1,775	$1,644
	400-500	Feeder	C	2	1	-13	489	489	489	-35	940	940	940	$2,323	$2,323	$2,323
			D	3	2	1	440	440	440	25	830	830	830	$1,958	$1,958	$1,958
		Restocker	C	3	2	NQ	475	475	475	NQ	896	896	896	$2,114	$2,114	$2,114
			D	2	3	NQ	470	470	470	NQ	904	904	904	$2,045	$2,045	$2,045
	500-600	Feeder	C	2	1	-10	449	449	449	-64	864	864	864	$2,357	$2,357	$2,357
			D	2	1	NQ	459	459	459	NQ	883	883	883	$2,479	$2,479	$2,479
		Processor	C	3	1	-4	450	450	450	-33	849	849	849	$2,430	$2,430	$2,430
Grown Heifer	0-540	Feeder	C	2	4	1	429	429	429	-22	825	825	825	$2,038	$2,038	$2,038
				3	31	28	447	473	465	26	843	893	878	$1,703	$1,967	$1,892
			D	2	4	-4	410	410	410	-1	789	789	789	$1,558	$1,558	$1,558
		Processor	C	4	1	-5	430	430	430	19	796	796	796	$2,043	$2,043	$2,043
			D	2	3	NQ	395	395	395	NQ	760	760	760	$1,679	$1,679	$1,679
				4	21	NQ	415	448	429	NQ	783	840	804	$1,891	$2,106	$2,042
		Restocker	C	1	10	NQ	465	465	465	NQ	930	930	930	$1,418	$1,418	$1,418
			D	1	11	NQ	431	453	447	NQ	862	906	894	$1,228	$1,427	$1,373
				2	10	6	397	421	411	-28	764	810	791	$1,074	$1,310	$1,168
Cows	0-400	Restocker	D	1	2	NC	329	329	329	28	783	783	783	$1,250	$1,250	$1,250
	400-520	Feeder	D	2	9	-3	359	371	370	42	816	843	840	$1,526	$1,577	$1,571
		Processor	D	2	39	11	345	397	373	24	763	827	806	$1,432	$1,826	$1,673
				3	19	14	375	389	382	5	781	828	802	$1,744	$2,002	$1,812
				4	13	12	389	389	389	-6	763	778	770	$1,828	$1,887	$1,860
		Restocker	D	1	1	-5	296	296	296	11	705	705	705	$1,258	$1,258	$1,258
				2	12	5	339	355	349	9	759	772	765	$1,441	$1,491	$1,479
	520+	Processor	D	2	6	NQ	377	377	377	NQ	820	820	820	$1,979	$1,979	$1,979
				3	14	10	393	393	393	23	819	819	819	$2,083	$2,083	$2,083
				4	56	23	389	403	398	1	767	786	774	$2,101	$2,314	$2,218
Bulls	0-450	Feeder	C	2	6	1	403	449	419	-36	760	864	793	$1,473	$1,814	$1,671
			D	2	6	-10	369	427	409	-9	710	821	787	$923	$1,706	$1,469
		Restocker	C	2	17	-13	461	507	500	38	887	975	962	$1,090	$1,291	$1,125
			D	1	1	-4	336	336	336	19	672	672	672	$706	$706	$706
				2	35	25	240	529	473	28	462	1,017	910	$866	$1,521	$1,208
	450-600	Feeder	C	2	2	1	389	391	390	13	734	738	736	$2,081	$2,092	$2,087
				3	1	NC	443	443	443	36	820	820	820	$2,171	$2,171	$2,171
		Restocker	C	2	1	NQ	255	255	255	NQ	481	481	481	$1,369	$1,369	$1,369
				3	1	NQ	391	391	391	NQ	711	711	711	$2,307	$2,307	$2,307
	600+	Processor	C	3	2	1	370	389	380	-2	673	707	690	$2,646	$3,268	$2,957
				4	1	NQ	465	465	465	NQ	861	861	861	$3,371	$3,371	$3,371
			D	3	2	NQ	479	479	479	NQ	887	887	887	$3,281	$3,281	$3,281
		Restocker	C	3	1	NQ	403	403	403	NQ	746	746	746	$2,559	$2,559	$2,559

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