CQLX Gracemere Cattle Report

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Report Date: 3rd June 2026

Total Yarding: 910

Commentary

Following on from the first weaner and feeder sale on Monday, the yarding at CQLX Gracemere sale dropped to 910 head – 1375 head less than last week’s regular sale. In a very mixed offering there were insufficient numbers for all buyers to compete on all descriptions. Despite this, slaughter descriptions improved values generally whilst restocker and feeder lines varied in price relative to the quality on offer.

A few vealer steers topped at 537c/kg whilst the vealer heifers topped at 393c/kg to average 386c/kg.

Light weight yearling steers sold to 561c/kg, averaging 497c to 547c/kg for well-bred pens. A few medium weight pens reached 499c/kg and averaged 492c/kg for the best.
Light weight yearling heifers averaged from 323c to 403c/kg, relative to butt shape. Medium weight pens averaged from 347c/kg for plain types. Well bred, heavy lines sold to 493c/kg to average 484c/kg for some choice pens to feed.

Grown steers, selling to feeders, reached a top of 505c/kg to return averages from 425c to 475c/kg. Processors paid from 381c to 440c/kg average for their bullocks. Trade heifer buyers paid to 429c/kg for those most suitable, to average 398c to 402c/kg. The most suitable grown heifers to feed averaged 419c to 456c/kg.

Two score cows sold to processors mostly, averaging 296c to 332c/kg whilst the best, heavy weight, four score cows averaged 390c/kg, with a top of 398c/kg. Heavy bulls improved to average 366c/kg to processors. A small offering of cows and calves made from $1,410 to $1,810 per unit Reporter: Richard Thomson.