CQLX Gracemere Cattle Report

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Report Date: 9th September 2026

Total Yarding: 3,490

Commentary

Numbers at CQLX Gracemere sale rebounded from last week’s smaller sale with an offering of 3490 head penned. Cattle came to hand from local districts, coastal areas from Gin Gin to north of Mackay plus consignments from Mount Coolon, Baralaba and Bauhinia Downs. Quality and condition of stock penned varied with values strengthening for processor types and the better-bred feeders, backgrounders and restocker lines. The usual buying panel assembled with a keener attitude than previous weeks.

Best bred yearling steers, in light weight pens, sold to 589c/kg, averaging 415c to 506c/kg depending on the quality in pens. Medium weight pens reached 513c/kg to average 464c to 497c/kg. Light weight pens of yearling heifers averaged 349c to 415c/kg for well-bred pens to background with medium weights and heavy pens making to an occasional 523c/kg to average 381c to 462c/kg for the best-bred lots.

Grown steers to feed sold to 505c/kg, recording averages from 446c to 498c/kg. Processors bought their grown steers and bullocks from 400c to 421c/kg. Grown heifers to trade buyers reached 468c/kg to return averages from 373c/kg to 419c/kg. Well-bred brahman heifers returned to breeders at 459c/kg.

Two score cows sold to processors and restockers to top at 344c/kg, whilst the best finished, heavy, four score cows made to 387c/kg to average 373c/kg to processors. Heavy bulls to processors averaged 388c/kg. A few well-bred, brangus cows, with calves at foot made $2,150 per unit. Reporter: Richard Thomson.