CQLX Gracemere Cattle Report
Report Date: 11th December 2025
Total Yarding: 5,089
Commentary
The yarding at CQLX Gracemere sale increased by 343 head to 5089 for the last sale for the 2025 selling year. Cattle were drawn from all coastal areas between Bowen and Gin Gin, west through Theodore and Moura and north to Mount Coolon. There was a big range in condition. However quality was improved a little on last sale and there were several larger lines of cattle on offer. A larger than normal portion of the yarding comprised high content, brahman heifers of all ages. There was a full field of buyers present although some major processors were not active as the year draws to a close and their books are full.
Light weight yearling steers made to a top of 583c/kg, to average 438c to 509c/kg relative to breeding. Medium weight pens reached a top of 549 occasionally, returning averages from 442c to 500c/kg for “C” butt pens. Light weight yearling heifers in “C” butt pens to backgrounders and restockers returned averages from 355c to 402c/kg. Medium weight pens of well bred yearling heifers made to 479c/kg top, averaging 391c to 463c/kg.
Grown steers to feed, including some well overweight pens averaged 410c to 488c/kg, with sales to 515c/kg. Bullocks varied with weight and finish, to average 390c to 431c/kg. Grown heifers to the trade made to a 419c/kg top to return averages from 390c to 395c/kg for the finished cattle. Feeders and restockers paid 388c to 409c/kg for their best pens.
Cow values varied from last sale rates relative to the quality on offer, with plain pens selling to restockers and processors with some also to feed averaging from 279c to 347c/kg. Heavy, four score pens topped at 385c/kg, to average 9c/kg less than last sale at 368c/kg. Heavy, bulls to processors averaged 359c/kg and those to Livex 320c/kg – both much easier than last sale. The cow and calf offering was not as good quality as last sale with good average pens making from $1,300 to $1,700 per unit. Reporter: Richard Thomson
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