CQLX Gracemere Cattle Report

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Report Date: 24th July 2024

Total Yarding: 3,508

Commentary

Vendors penned an extra 1057 head at CQLX Gracemere Sale with 3508 head yarded.
Cattle were drawn from coastal areas north to Mackay and west towards Collinsville and Nebo. Vendors also came from Bauhinia Downs, Theodore and south to Miriamvale. Quality was still very mixed in places with some good quality, well conditioned cattle on offer. Prices generally showed some improvement or held ground. The buying panel comprised most of the regular processors along with the usual feeders with renewed vigour obvious from those present.

Vealer steers made to 387c/kg, averaging 309c to 333c/kg. Vealer heifers sold to average from 210c to 243c/kg.

Light weight yearling steers reached a 413c/kg top, to average 263c to 413c/kg for best-bred lots. Medium weight pens sold out to a 393c/kg top to return averages from 325c to 359c/kg. Light weight yearling heifers averaged 235c to 267c/kg whilst the medium weight, well-bred pens sold to 367c/kg on occasions, recording averages of 250c to 304c/kg.

Grown steers to feed yards averaged 317c to 346c/kg for the better-bred lots. The few bullocks sold made from 291c to 311c/kg to processors. Trade weight heifers varied in price achieved relevant to the quality on display. Averages from 233c/kg to 286c/kg were achieved. Feeders paid from 265c/kg to a top average of 311c/kg for their grown heifers.

Two score cows to restockers averaged 180c to 233c/kg with the best, heavy, four score pens averaging 260c/kg to processors. Heavy bulls sold to livex to average 257c/kg and to processors at a 235c/kg average.

Cows and calves to restockers sold from $1,200 to $1,275 per unit.
Reporter: Richard Thomson.