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Larger runs feature at cattle sale Gary Wendt from Ray White Rural Gracemere with a pen of DP and KC, Dululu, Brangus No.1 steers. Rural Penny Hoffmann Premium Content Subscriber only Formerly known as the Gracemere Saleyards, the CQ Livestock Exchange hosted a prime and store cattle sale on Wednesday. The exchange is one of the biggest selling centres in Queensland and one of the nation’s best stud selling facilities. Gary Wendt, of Ray White Rural Gracemere, said restockers boosted the cattle market, even if prices were firm to dearer across the board. “Last week feeder and prime cattle prices lifted, and we had similar results this week, which makes me think the market will stay strong,” he said. ....
Smaller yarding doesnât dampen buyersâ spirits Monty Wilson, Elders, with 70 No 0 Brahman Heifers which topped at 395c/kg. Picture: Contributed Rural Staff writers Premium Content Subscriber only A smaller yarding at the Central Queensland Livestock Exchange Prime and Store Cattle Sale on Wednesday didnât dampen buyersâ spirits with high bids for quality cattle. More than 2280 went under the hammer from as far west as Clermont. TopX Gracemere Brad Mulvihill said better pens were rewarded with the high rates of the previous week. âSlaughter cattle went well at about five cents dearer, but the real highlight were feeder heifers,â Mr Mulvihill said. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only The $367.2 million Rookwood Weir project reached a significant milestone on Friday, with the announcement in-river construction was underway. Rookwood Weir is being built on the Fitzroy River, 66 kilometres southwest of Rockhampton. Once complete, the more than 16-metre high weir would enable a transition to higher value agricultural land use and facilitate new industrial business opportunities in the region. The 18-metre high concrete Riverslea Bridge upgrade was also nearly complete. The upgrade would replace the existing crossing with a single 3.5-metre wide road lane, connecting the approaches to the bridge with the existing road, including passing bays at both ends, and demolishing the existing culvert crossing. ....