CQLX Gracemere Cattle Report

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Report Date: 14th May 2025

Total Yarding: 2,787

Commentary

Numbers at CQLX Gracemere sale increased by 182 head to 2787. Cattle were drawn from Collinsville and Charters towers south to Bundaberg and west to Theodore and Moura. Quality and condition varied with most cattle in forward condition. Following the trend of other selling centres, values for slaughter classes and the lesser-bred restocker and backgrounder pens eased. Other variations were in response to variations of quality from the previous sale.

Vealer steers sold to 437c/kg for best-bred lines to average 374c to 398c/kg to restockers. Vealer heifers topped at 291c/kg, averaging 242c to 272c/kg.

Light weight yearling steers made to 413c/kg, averaging 361c/kg for the best-bred lines. Medium weight pens averaged 323c to 360c/kg for the best. Light weight pens of yearling heifers were shared between restockers, feeders for the veal trade and the veal processors to average 254c to 263c/kg and top at 279c/kg. Medium and heavy weights average 270c to 298c/kg for better-bred lines. One exceptional pen made 369c/kg.

Bullocks to processors were generally under finished and sold from 273c to 298c/kg. Feeder steers sold to 360c/kg with resulting averages from 309c to 347c/kg. Grown heifers to the trade eased again to average 258c to 276c/kg. A few to feed made to 303c/kg for heavy pens.

Two score cows were less affected and remained close to last sale rates at averages from 232c to 237c/kg for those with frame. Heavy, four score cows averaged 247c/kg and sold to 251c/kg. Heavy bulls averaged 252c/kg to livex and 243c/kg to processors. A reasonable quality offering of cows and calves sold from $1,430 to $2,050 per unit.
Reporter: Richard Thomson.