BLACKALL SALE

Location: Blackall
Yarding: 3674 GDL 1914
Report Date: Thursday, 28 November 2024

The Blackall sale for the 28th November

The final Blackall Weaner sale for 2024 saw a mixed yarding of predominantly light weight and store condition weaners.

The Few heavy feeders yarded met a strong market and the weaner market was exceptional with gains of up to a 40/50c/kg from our last sale a fortnight ago.

The fat market was strong with full mouth bullocks selling well and all usual processors operating on the cow market.

Highlights

Romulus Past Trust “Romulus” Blackall sold VGQ Santa feeder steers for 390.2c at 489kg to return $1,907/hd.

Clarenden Cattle Co “Clarenden” Blackall sold VGQ Charbray cross steers 398.2c at 362lg to return $1,441/hd.

GA & JE Smith, Winton sold Charolais cross steers for 432.2c at 201kg to return 868/hd, also selling heifers for 328.2c at 193kg to return $635/hd.

Wando Grazing Co, Winton sold Charolais cross steers for 434.2c at 286kg to return $1,241/hd, also selling heifers for 328.2c at 199kg to return 652/hd.

Annabelle Paterson “Kaloola” Longreach sold Angus cross heifers for 336.2c at 225kg to return $756/hd

G & C Connolly “Elwell” Prairie sold good quality Angus cross heifers for 343.2c at 246kg to return $844/hd.

Video report with Sterling

Recent rain got the bids flying at the last Blackall weaner sale for 2024.

Despite a mixed quality yarding of 3,500, including a line from the Northern Territory, good quality restocker steers and heifers saw a vast improvement on previous weeks with solid competition from local and south east buyer orders.

A large number of light weight restocker steers in store condition were penned with the best steers under 280kg selling to 452.2c to average 418c, with ‘D’ muscle lines averaging 360c/kg.

Buyers were still preferring steers 280 to 330kg with the top price of 444.2c to average 429c/kg.

Medium steers returning to the paddock averaged 401c and good quality heavy feeder steers also improved, selling to 390.2c to average 379c/kg.

Northern restocker support helped push light weight restocker heifers under 280kg out to 346.2c to average 319c while those heifers 280 to 330kg made to 330.2c to average 307c/kg.

Feeders paid up to 320.2c for medium weight heifers averaging 283c, and a small sample of heavy feeder heifers made to 280.2 averaging 270c/kg.