Location: Blackall
Yarding: 1330 GDL 140
Report Date: Thursday, 13 March 2025
The Blackall sale for the 13th March
Blackall Fat and Store sale for this week saw a mixed yarding of cattle. Reduced yarding of fat cattle.
1500 head were yarded in what was a plain quality yarding at Blackall this week.
Most averages were affected by quality however a run of local steers and heifers sold to solid local demand and prime cows to the processor followed similar trends to the rest of the state.
A small sample of light weight restocker steers under 200kg sold to 430.2c and steers 200 to 280kg made to 414.2c/kg.
A run of local steers 330 to 400kg topped at 398.2c while d muscle pens averaged 242c/kg.
A limited number of heavy feeder steers sold to 346.2c to avg 336c/kg.
Light weight c muscle restocker heifers made to 312.2c and heavy weight heifers to feed made to 266.2c to average 245c/kg.
Heavy grown steers to the processor sold to 314.2c and heavy heifers made to 302.2c to average 300c/kg.
Medium weight prime cows sold to 270.2c to average 245c and heavy weight prime cows made to 275c to average 267c/kg.
Video report with Sterling George
Highlights
BF Birchley & RC Birchley “Gartmore” Tambo sold Braford bullocks for 268.2c/kg for 787kg to return $2112/HD.
RJ & AV Whiting “Inverurie” Jericho sold Simmental X steers for 430.2c/kg weighing 168kg to return $725/HD.
Pathmont “Audreystone” Barcaldine sold Simmental X heifers for 234.2c/kg weighing 351kg to return $821/HD.
CONTACT BLACKALL Livestock
Jack Burgess 0427 576 949
Sterling George 0418 764 251
Jay Steedman 0427 737 433
Ann Russell 0428 204 034