BLACKALL CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT – THURSDAY 24TH JULY 2025
2,552 Head of cattle were yarded at this week’s Blackall cattle sale. Cattle were sourced from Darwin NT, Winton, Longreach, Jundah, Tambo, Blackall, Barcaldine and surrounding districts. The market remained very strong in Fat Job with the store market was very mixed cattle.
| Description | Head | Average c/kg | Maximum c/kg | Average $/head | Maximum $/head |
| Steers to 220kg | – | – | – | – | – |
| 220 – 280kg | 123 | 384.9 | 458.2 | $985 | $1,193 |
| 280 – 350kg | 169 | 333.8 | 420.2 | $1,094 | $1,393 |
| 350 – 400kg | 208 | 347.5 | 430.2 | $1,297 | $1,629 |
| 400 – 550kg | 481 | 369.9 | 420.2 | $1,750 | $2,176 |
| Over 550kg | 68 | 360.8 | 378.2 | $2,089 | $2,563 |
| Heifers to 220kg | 43 | 290.4 | 294.2 | $571 | $623 |
| 220 – 280kg | 171 | 294.4 | 338.2 | $731 | $864 |
| 280 – 350kg | 152 | 280.9 | 322.2 | $856 | $985 |
| 350 – 450kg | 163 | 302.2 | 340.2 | $1,239 | $1,521 |
| Over 450kg | 95 | 343.9 | 362.2 | $1,737 | $2,507 |
| Feeder Heifers | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cows to 300kg | – | – | – | – | – |
| 300 – 400kg | – | – | – | – | – |
| 400 – 500kg | 182 | 284.4 | 338.2 | $1,296 | $1,647 |
| Over 500kg | 520 | 340.7 | 366.2 | $1,966 | $2,698 |
| Bulls to 450kg | – | – | – | – | – |
| Over 450kg | 67 | 276.1 | 304.2 | $2,175 | $2,766 |
| Mickey | 75 | 287.7 | 314.2 | $1,178 | $1,536 |
| Stag | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cows & Calves | 1 | $720 | $720 |
Highlights
EW & EM Moller “Edwinstowe” Jericho sold Santa X cows for 366.2c/kg weighing 635kg to return $2,325/hd.
WG & CL Glasson “Coopers Ponds” Blackall sold Santa X cows for 362.2c/kg weighing 632kg to return $2,292/hd.
R & A Whiting “Inverurie” Jericho sold Brahman X cows for 322.2c/kg weighing 535kg to return $1,725/hd.
Bill Scott “Budgerygar” Jundah sold Angus X Steers for 392.2c/kg weighing 428kg to return $1,679/hd.
K & T Whiting “Albion Vale” Aramac sold Simmental steers for 390.2c/kg weighing 296kg to return $1,154/hd.
Dunraven Pastoral “Dunraven” Hughenden sold Charbrays Steers for 420.2c/kg weighing 328kg to return $1,378/hd, also selling Charbrays heifers for 336.2c/kg weighing 230kg to return $774/hd.
Robert & Monica Rogers “Marmboo” Longreach sold Charolais Heifers for 338.2c/kg weighing 230kg to return $778/hd.
Jontti Arnold, “Colanya”, Longreach sold Droughtmaster X steers to a top of 410c/kg weighing 443 kg to return $1,818.55/hd.
Lillianfells Investments, “Lillianfells”, Longreach sold Santa X steers to a top of 420c/kg weighing 457 kg to return $1,922/hd.
Z and V Contracting off agistment at “Old Cork”, Winton sold Charolais X heifers to a top of 322c/kg weighing 385kg to return $1,240/hd. They also sold Santa X cows to a top of 355c/kg weighing 562kg to return $1,995/hd.
The Carrington Family, “Anrod”, Winton sold Droughtmaster cows to a top of 360c/kg weighing 597kg to return $2,151/hd. They also sold Droughtmaster heifers to a top of 360c/kg weighing 526kg to return $1,894/hd.
Poligolet Holdings, “Jubilee Park”, Barcaldine sold Santa Bulls to a top of 286c/kg weighing 934kg to return $2,673/hd. They also sold Angus X steers to a top of 410c/kg weighing 530kg to return $2,176/hd.
Aspley Cattle Co Muttaburra had a run of fat cows topping at 354.2c weighing 590kg
Alice Downs Blackall had cows top at 362.2c weighing 745kg returning $2,698.39/hd.
Heart 2J Spring Creek had Angus X weaner steers topping at 458.2c weighing 260kg returning $1,193/hd.
Braemar Investments, Blackall sold Bulls for 294.2c, weighing 905kg to return $2,662/hd.
Jayne Clifford, Tambo sold steers for 378.2c, weighing 577kg to return $2,184/hd.
C1C Grazing, Allawah sold steers for 418.2c, weighing 400kg to return $1,676/hd.
Peter McCalman, Winton sold steers for 414.2c, weighing 278kg to return $1,151/hd.