Dalby Report
Yarding: 5699 GDL 1513
Report Date: Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Dalby Sale Report 19th March
A major improvement on yarding in Dalby this week with numbers catching up on last weeks low yarding.
Pricing for higher quality cattle held firm with a dip in price for secondary cattle
The supply of stock at Dalby increased to 5,699 head which included 740 from far western QLD 258 from NSW and a handful from SA.
All the regular export buyers plus a southern processor and feeder operators attended along with local restockers.
Heavy bulls and bullocks sold to dearer trends with heavy cows firm and plainer light cows selling to easier prices.
Heavy feeder steers and heifers improved in price however restockers were very selective with only the better quality lines of yearlings selling to firm prices.
Light weight yearling steers to background made 443c to average 391c/kg.
Medium weight yearling steers to feed sold to 350c with restockers paying to 428c/kg.
Heavy yearling steers to feed made 376c to average 341c/kg. Light weight yearling heifers to restockers sold to 320c/kg.
Yearling heifers over 280kg to feed and to background sold to 330c/kg.
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Highlights
Charolais Bulls sold by S & R McInnes of Durong to processors 291.2c/kg, 1000kg, $2912.
Charbray Cows sold by Welsh Cattle Co of Taroom to processors 295.2c/kg, 689.29kg, $2035.
Hereford Heifers sold by Roxanna Farming of Crows Nest to processors 330.2c/kg, 595kg, $1965.
Simbrah Heifers sold by JM Allan & Sons of Blackall to feedlotters 346.2c/kg, 493.57kg, 1709.
Santa Steers sold by LR Armstrong of Millmerran to processors 350.2c/kg, 616.67kg, $2159.
Charbray Steers sold by Welsh Cattle Co of Taroom to feedlotters 376.2c/kg, 451kg, $1697.
Simmental Ylg Steers sold by Nanango High School of Nanango to backgrounders 380.2c/kg, 297.86kg, $1133.
Angus X Ylg Heifers sold by H & S Littleton of Crows Nest to backgrounders 320.2c/kg, 315kg, $1009.
Heavy yearling heifers to feed sold to 346c and averaged from 293c to 323c/kg.
Grown steers in the 500-600kg range to processors sold to 365c and averaged 328c with bullocks over 600kg at 354c to average 323c/kg.
Grown heifers to processors sold to 348c/kg.
Light weight 2 score cows to processors sold from 210c to 255c/kg.
Heavy score 2 cows sold from 220c to 256c/kg 3 score cows 248c to 270c/kg.
The best heavy cows sold to 295c and averaged 278c/kg.
Light weight bulls to restockers sold to 346c and averaged 290c/kg.
Medium weight bulls to feed made 298c to average 277c/kg.
Heavy bulls to processors made 295c to average 283c/kg.
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The Dalby Agents are:
Peter Daniel 0428 790 967
Anthony O’Dwyer 0408 195 114
Tom Hukins – 0473 535 633
Braydon Manning – 0429 328 914.
Kevin Way 0448 855 750
Kearin MacDonald 0407 044 877
