CQLX Gracemere Cattle Report

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Report Date: 26th August 2026

Total Yarding: 3,411

Commentary

CQLX vendors penned an increased number with a yarding of 3411 head at Gracemere – 552 more than last sale. Again a very mixed offering which included several larger runs of cattle. Cattle came to hand from local districts, Capella and most coastal areas from Mackay south to Mount Larcom. The state of the season is reflected in the cattle presented with quite a few light conditioned cattle on hand. Good buyer support came from the usual processors and feedlot buyers along with an ever changing list of restockers. Price improvements from last sale were noticeable in the better finished cows, bullocks and weaner heifers in particular.

Light weight yearling steers sold to 553c/kg occasionally, to record averages from 417c to 462c/kg for best-bred pens. Medium weight pens topped at 507c/kg to average 419c to 476c/kg for the best presented lots. Light weight yearling heifers sold to a 401c/kg top, returning averages from 329c to 365c/kg for the better quality pens. Medium weight heifers, above 280kgs, topped at 477c/kg for forward conditioned, cross bred pens to feed to record averages from 358c to 464c/kg.

Grown steers and bullocks to processors sold to 417c/kg, whilst the better- bred pens to feed made to 467c/kg and averaged 426c to 446c/kg. Grown heifers, selling to processors, averaged 363c to 382c/kg, whilst those to feed sold to average 360c to 430c/kg for the best-bred pens.

Plain, one and two score cows to restockers and feed averaged 217c to 267c/kg for light weight pens with processors paying to 335c/kg average for heavy, two score lots. Heavy, four score cows reached 375c/kg, returning an improved average of 348c/kg – up 7c/kg on last sale. Heavy bulls to processors averaged 364c/kg and sold to 393c/kg.The best of the cows and calves sold from $1,040 to $1,775 per unit. Reporter: Richard Thomson.