BLACKALL SALE

Location: Blackall
Yarding: 1690 GDL 594
Report Date: Thursday, 11 April 2024

Blackall Sale 11th April

The Blackall Prime and store sale for the 11/04/2024 saw a good yarding of Fat cattle. all markets were softer over every category.

Good run of local fat cattle was presented well.

A total of 1,780 head were yarded for the weekly Blackall prime and store sale.

The yarding was dominated by local prime steers, cows and grown heifers alongside a mixed quality yarding of yearlings.

All the usual buyers were present and active however competition could not maintain the prices of the previous week for prime cattle, and a reduction in quality saw yearlings also lose ground.

Light weight yearling steers saw a top of 346.2c to average 335c, yearling steers 280 to 330kg sold to 330.2c to average 320c and small supply of heavy yearling steers to feed sold to 320.2c to average 310c/kg.

Heavy heifers to feed made to 263.2c to average 252c while those to the processor sold to 262.2c averaging 240c/kg.

Heavy grown steers over 500kg sold to 285.2c to average 278c, Medium cows 400 to 520kg sold to 225.2c to average 210c and good heavy cows over 520kg sold to 238.2c to average 218c/kg.

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Highlights

DG & DL Carter “Elsinore” Blackall sold Santa cross cows for 218.2c/kg weighing 675kg to return $1474/HD.

PJ & OJ Crombie “Drumlion” Longreach sold Santa Cross heifers for 262.2c/kg weighing 491kg to return $1287/HD.

DF Arnold & LA Anderson “Spring Creek” Blackall sold Droughtmaster Cross heifers for 250.2c/kg weighing 433kg to return $1084/HD.

Maxvale Land Trust “Maxvale” Jundah sold Santa cross steer for 310.2c/kg weighing 400kg to return $1240/HD.

PJ Dean “Notus Downs” Longreach sold Hereford steers for 346.2c/kg weighing 239kg to return $827/HD also selling Hereford cross heifers for 252.2c/kg weighing 244kg to return $616/HD.