Dalby Cattle Report

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Report Date: 11th December 2024

Total Yarding: 4,332

Commentary

Interim Report Agents at Dalby penned 4,332 cattle down by 1,272 head for the last sale of 2024. All the usual processors attended however not all operated resulting in heavy bulls selling to cheaper trends heavy cows sold to prices that mirrored last week. Heavy feeder steers and heifers at the time of this interim have lifted in price from 10c to 20c/kg.

Yearling steers to feed for the domestic market sold to 420c with those to restockers at 428c/kg. Heavy yearling steers to feed made 410c to 419c and average from 389c to 406c/kg. Medium weight heifers to feed made 390c/kg. Heavy yearling heifers to feed made 368c with those to the wholesale meat trade at 344c/kg.

Grown steers to feed sold to 375c with those over 600kg to processors at 330c to average 321c/kg. Grown heifers to feed made 370c to average 328c/kg. Heavy grown heifers to processors made 322c/kg. Light weight plain cows to processors sold from 170c to 228c/kg. Heavy score 2 cows made 242c to average 233/kg. Good heavy cows sold to 289c and averaged 273c with the best heavy cows topping at 295c/kg. Light weight bulls to feeder buyers made 322c to average 301c/kg. Heavy bulls to processors sold to 280c and averaged 260c/kg.

Market Reporter Errol Luck.