Blackall Sale Report 6th November
Blackall Combined Agents yarded a total of just under 3000 head of cattle at our weekly fat and store sale.
Cattle were mainly sourced locally from Blackall, Longreach, Barcaline, Tambo, Aramac, Yaraka and Winton and surrounds.
With a large run also coming down from Alice Springs. Cows saw a 20-30c/kg increase. Bullocks also saw a 30c/kg increase while Bulls increased by 20c/kg. Overall, it was a very strong market.
If you’re looking to sell now’s the time - there will be a sale next week with approximately 1700 already booked.
HIGHLIGHTS
N6R Grazing, Barcaldine sold a Brangus Bull for 432.2c/kg weighing 1020kg returning $4,408.44.
BF Birchley & RC Birchley ‘Gartmore’ Tambo sold Braford Steers for 420.2c/kg averaging 615kg returning $2,586.85/head.
Keyes Cattle Co, Cloncurry sold Brahman x Steers for 432.2c/kg averaging 582kg returning $2,515.40/head.
La Plata Grazing ‘La Plata’ Blackall sold Droughtmaster Cows for 400.2c/kg averaging 707.5kg returning $2,831.42/head.
They also sold Droughtmaster Steers for 502.2c/kg averaging 249kg returning $1,251.64/head.
Ross & Sons ‘Vacy’ Yaraka sold Santa Cows for 400c/kg averaging 572kg returning $2,288.57/head.
They also sold Santa Steers for 500.2c/kg averaging 330kg returning $1,650.66/head.
JH & RG Banks ‘Springleigh’ Blackall sold Charolais X Cows for 392.2c/kg averaging 577kg returning $2,262.50/head.
Clarenden Cattle Co ‘Ballygar’ Aramac sold Droughtmaster X Cows for 390.2c/kg averaging 571kg returning $2,226.58/head.
Corella Cattle Co ‘Corella Station’ Winton sold Santa Steers for 542.2c/kg averaging 324kg returning $1,758.45/head.
Numbers were back to 3,000 head for the weekly Blackall prime and store sale.
Quality improved on the 1,500 prime cattle and the return of multiple southern exporters saw prices improve by 20 to 40c/kg. Very good quality runs of feeder steers and heifers saw gains of 20c and yearling steers and heifers returning to the paddock were also firm to dearer in places this week.
Good quality restocker steers 280 to 330kg topped at 542.2c average 496c and heavy feeder steers sold to 476.2c average 471c/kg.
Medium weight Preg tested empty heifers to the restocker made to 446.2c average 405c
Heavy heifers to the processor averaged 421c, grown steers lifted 34c selling to 454.2c to average 434c and medium weight 3 score cows made to 411.2 to average 383c/kg.
Heavy cows gained 18c selling to 425c to average 401c and heavy bulls average 390c/kg.
CONTACT BLACKALL Livestock
- Jack Burgess 0427 576 949
- Sterling George 0418 764 251
- Jay Steedman 0427 737 433
- Ann Russell 0428 204 034
