Feeder steers in high demand at CQLX this week Top X Gracemere agent Brad Mulvihill, with clients Andrew and Nancy Creed, of Creed Grazing Company, and their Brahman steers which reached 440c/kg, weighed 412kg to return $1700/head.
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Feeder steers peaked at 440c/kg at the Central Queensland Livestock Exchange (CQLX) Prime and Store Cattle Sale on Wednesday, where a Red Brahman offering of 287 European Union accredited stock was snapped up by lot feeders and restockers alike.
The quality line, from Andrew and Nancy Creed, of Creed Grazing Company, Raglan, averaged 412kg and returned $1700/head.
Pen of Droughtmasters sold to NSW buyer at CQLX Calliope vendors NM and KL Williams with their Brahman cross steer line which made 272c/kg, weighed 568kg to return $1537/head.
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Steers peaked at 614.2c/kg at the Central Queensland Livestock Exchange (CQLX) Prime and Store Cattle Sale on Wednesday.
A New South Wales buyer pounced on the yarding’s top pen, which was a DE and SA McLean offering of 17 Droughtmaster cross cattle that weighed in at 152kg to return $937/head.
Morgan Harris, Top X, Gracemere, said the sale of the well-presented line reflected a broader trend at the auction of premium quality attracting premium prices.
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Yearling cattle was popular at the Central Queensland Livestock Exchange (CQLX) Prime and
Store Cattle Sale on Wednesday, with a southern operator snapping up a line of Droughtmaster heifers for 490c/kg to use as breeders.
G Perry from Nine Mile supplied the Droughtmaster cattle, with the heifers weighing in at 234kg to return $1150/head, while a local backgrounder secured the steers from the same run for 550c/kg, which weighed 265kg to equal $1460/head.
TopX Gracemere Morgan Harris said all young cattle sold to a firm market, and the heifer price had climbed compared to last week, with the average price for yearling heifers between 434c/kg to 489c/kg.
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A phenomenal $2.1m was grossed at the February All Breeds Sale held this week at the Central Queensland Livestock Exchange.
This was a strong increase on the $1.3m at last yearâs sale.
Held from Monday to Tuesday, the two-day sale had 13 breeds and composites on offer.
The event set a positive tone for 2021âs stud-selling season as the auction had an 85 per cent clearance rate and two bulls more than doubled last yearâs top price of $16,000 to reach more than $39,000.
Spirited bidding for females was also a dominant trend at the sale, which helped lift the average price for the 21 Brahmans processed to $5810, which is $2000 higher compared to last yearâs total of $3500.