BLACKALL SALE

Location: Blackall
Yarding: 3530 GDL 963
Report Date: Thursday, 08 May 2025

Blackall Sale Report 8th May

Blackall Fat and Store sale Show Sale for 08/05/2025 saw a mixed yarding of cattle.

Good number of cattle yarded with some good store runs of cattle on display.

A total of 3,500 head of cattle were yarded for the annual Blackall show sale.

Despite some exceptional quality pens of prime bullocks, cows and heifers, and the return of a southern export buyer, most catagories eased on on last week similar to other centres across the state. Alongside the show classes the quality was fairly mixed and a full panel of buyers operated selectively.

Light weight restocker steers topped at 438.2c to average 425c for ‘C’ muscle lines while the plainer types averaged 345c/kg. Restockers paid up to 444.2c for steers 280 to 300kg to average 400c and those over 330kg returning to the paddock made to 442.2c to average 395c/kg.

Steers to feed over 400kg sold to 362.2c to average 344c/kg with restockers paying up to 394.2c/kg. Light weight restocker heifers eased this week as well, mainly due to quailty, topping at 328.2c to avg 308c, with a large portion of the plainer type light weight heifers under 330kg bought by the processors for a top of 280.2c to average 260c/kg.

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Highlights

Swan Hill Cattle Co “Swan Hill” Blackall sold VGQ Santa Bullocks for 318.2c/kg weighing 631kg to return $2009/HD. Class 1 Winning Prime Steers

CA Hauff & Son “Colart” Blackall sold VGQ Hereford Fat Heifers 288.2c/kg weighing 579kg to return $1669/HD.

Adams & Son “Darracourt” Blackall sold VGQ Santa Cross steers for 394.2c/kg weighing 404kg to return $1595/HD.

Clarenden Cattle Co “Clarenden” Blackall sold VGQ Charbray steers for 430.2c/kg weighing 357kg to return $1537/HD.

Jack Campbell “Ballygar” Aramac sold VGQ Charolais Heifer for 340.2c/kg weighing 282kg to return $961/HD. Class 6 Winning Weaner Heifers.

Some very good quality PTE feeder heifers saw strong support selling to 350.2c with most around 335c/kg.

Continuing large numbers of prime cattle across the eastern states saw pressure on prime cattle again this week with most catagories back 20c, with the top pen of heavy heifers to the processor selling to 302.2c to average 279c, medium cows averaged 233c while good heavy cows topped at 272.2c to average 253c/kg.

Heavy bullocks made to 324.2c to average 298c and heavy bulls averaged 234c/kg.