Blackall Sale Report 23rd October
A total of 2,339 head of cattle were yarded at this week’s Blackall sale. Consignments came from Alice Springs, Winton, Longreach, Tambo, Blackall, Barcaldine, and surrounding districts.
The fat cattle market remained firm, with the best cows reaching 378.2c/kg.
The store market was well supplied with quality lines, resulting in weaner steers selling to 505.2c/kg and feeder steers up to 462.2c/kg.
The heifer market was also strong, supported by the good quality yarding presented throughout the sale.
Blackall agents yarded 2,300 head of cattle for the prime sale this week.
Prime cattle continue to dominate the yarding and while prime cows were firm on last week, bullocks, bulls and heavy heifers lost ground. Some very well bred pens of yearling steers saw good competition and local restockers were active on a better quality yarding of restocker heifers. Light weight restocker steers saw a top of 505.2c to average 492c and steers 280 to 330kg also made to 505.2c averaging 464c/kg.
Medium weight yearling steers to feed saw and improvement of 20c mainly due to quality topping at 458.2c to average 457c while those returning to the paddock saw an isolated 504.2c/kg.
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Clentbury “Penola Downs” Mckinlay sold Droughtmaster cows for 370.2c/kg weighing 597kg to return $2143/HD.
CG Glover & Son “Prospect” Tambo sold Brangus Cross Cows for 370.2c/kg weighing 613kg to return $2270/HD.
PJ & OJ Combie “Rimbanda” Longreach sold Santa Cross cows for 378.2c/kg weighing 581kg to return $2199/HD.
J Mitchell & Son “Fairymead” Winton sold Santa Cross heifer for 376.2c/kg weighing 598kg to return $2252/HD.
B & M Gundersen “Wallaby Springs” Boulia sold Santa Heifer for 382.2c/kg weighing 600kg return $2293/HD.
SmithBlue Print, Boulia sold Santa Cross steers for 450.2c/kg weighing 467kg to return $2105/HD.
Melinda Downs “Melinda Downs” Cloncurry sold Droughtmaster cross heifer for 340.2c/kg weighing 369kg to return $1257/HD.
Napier Past “Pine Hill” Alice Springs sold Santa Heifers for 400.2c/kg weighing 269kg to return $1079/HD.
Heavy feeder steers also experienced a lift in quality and price, topping at 462.2c to average 16c better at 455c/kg.
A large run of good quality light weight heifers saw competition from local buyers selling to 400.2c to average 371c while a plainer run of heavy heifers to feed lost ground selling to 350.2c to average 331c/kg.
Heavy heifers to the processor sold to 382.2c to average 376c, heavy grown steers over 600kg made to 402.2c averaging 397.2c and store cows sold to 304.2c. Medium weight prime cows were firm to slightly dearer at a top of 352.2c averaging 325c, and averages for heavy prime cows over 520kg also improved at 360c with a top price of 378.2c/kg.
Heavy bulls sold to 384.2c/kg.
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- Jack Burgess 0427 576 949
- Sterling George 0418 764 251
- Jay Steedman 0427 737 433
- Ann Russell 0428 204 034
