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CQLX Gracemere Cattle Report

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Meat & Livestock Australia Saleyard Reports

CQLX Gracemere Cattle Report

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Report Date: 27th March 2024

Total Yarding: 1,668

Commentary

Numbers decreased by 1306 head to 1668 at CQLX Gracemere sale with cattle drawn from Alpha, all local areas and south to Miriamvale. Quality was fair to good with condition mostly good. The usual panel of processors and feeders was present with some not operating due to the shorter numbers. Restockers comprised the usual operators from further south and north along with a few locals. Black entries showed in most of the averages columns today, after a couple of weeks of red entries.

Light weight yearling steers sold to 397c/kg to record averages from 318c to 340c/kg for “C” butt lines and 257c to 288c/kg for plainer descriptions. Medium weights made to 363c/kg to average 325c to 356c/kg for the best-bred pens. Light weight yearling heifers in “C” butt pens averaged 204c to 232c/kg with plain descriptions averaging 171c to 211c/kg. Medium weight pens returned averages from 206c to 253c/kg.

Grown steers to feedlots sold from 296c to 329c/kg average. A few bullocks in very mixed condition and age sold from 245c/kg for old well finished heavy ox to 275c/kg for finished trade weight steers. Grown heifers, selling to the trade, made from 218c to 251c/kg average.

4 Score cows made to 228c/kg and average 224c/kg, to recover 27c/kg of the losses of the past fortnight. Two score cows to restockers averaged 174c to 195c/kg. Heavy bulls to livex averaged 254c/kg with a top of 270c/kg, whilst processors averaged 248c/kg for theirs. The better quality cow and calf units sold from $1,120 to $1,300 per unit.
Reporter: Richard Thomson.

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