BLACKALL FEEDER & WEANER SALE MARKET REPORT – THURSDAY 31ST OCTOBER 2024
The Blackall Feeder and Weaner sale for the 31/10/2024 saw very good yarding of weaner and feeder cattle. The feeder market was very strong with a big buying panel. The weaner market held strong with local trading buying attending the sale. Weaner’s cattle were 20c/kg to 40c/kg better in places.
Prime Quotes
| Description
Heifers |
Category | Wt. Range/kg | Price in cents/kg | ||
| Lowest | Average | Highest | |||
| Heavy | Over 450kg | 250.2 | 287.5 | 296.2 | |
| Cows | Medium | Up to 400kg | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Heavy | 400kg to 500kg | 140.0 | 187.1 | 250.0 | |
| Extra Heavy | Over 500kg | 195.0 | 257.9 | 270.0 | |
| Steers & Bullocks | Medium | Up to 500kg | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Heavy | Over 550kg | 300.2 | 300.2 | 300.2 | |
Store & Feeder Quotes
| Description | Wt. Range/Kg | Price in cents/kg | ||
| Lowest | Average | Highest | ||
| Steers | Under 220kg | 242.2 | 342.1 | 440.0 |
| 200kg to 280kg | 254.2 | 373.0 | 424.2 | |
| 280kg to 350kg | 226.2 | 336.3 | 422.2 | |
| 350kg to 400kg | 242.2 | 341.2 | 380.0 | |
| Feeder Steers | Over 400kg | 220.2 | 335.5 | 362.2 |
| Heifers | Under 220kg | 160.2 | 239.5 | 364.2 |
| 220kg to 280kg | 172.2 | 256.2 | 364.2 | |
| 280kg to 350kg | 204.2 | 264.4 | 364.2 | |
| 350kg to 450kg | 160.2 | 274.1 | 300.0 | |
| Mickey | 186.2 | 242.1 | 358.2 | |
| Slaughter Bulls | 200.2 | 256.2 | 270.2 | |
Highlights
Ewen Plains “Ewen Plains” Prairie sold VGQ Droughtmaster Cross steers for 355.2c/kg weighing 505kg to return $1793/HD.
La Plata “La Plata” Blackall sold VGQ Droughtmaster feeder steers for 362.2c/kg weighing 440kg to return $1596/HD.
Macdonald Down “Macdonald Downs” Alice Spring sold Santa Cross steers for 358.2c/kg weighing 399kg to return $1431/HD
Duthie Park “Duthie Park” Blackall sold Santa cross steers for 370.2c/kg weighing 389kg to return $1440/HD Also selling Angus Cross Heifers for 298.2c/kg weighing 337kg to return $1005/HD.
Adams & Son “Darracourt” Blackall sold VGQ Santa X steer for 422.2c/kg weighing 317kg to return $1340/HD.
JE & TL Nowlan “Callala” Tambo sold Santa cross steers for 404.2c/kg Weighing 312kg to return $1263/HD.
MT & SW Pigeon “Ventry” Isisford sold Angus Steers for 370.2c/kg weighing 312kg to return $1189/HD.
CJ & MJ Arnold “Gelebele” Muttaburra sold VGQ Charolais steers for 400.2c/kg weighing 256kg to return $1028/HD.
CN Hermann “Vindex” Winton sold Charolais Heifers for 300.0C/kg weighing 410kg to return $1230/HD.
Broadford Past “Broadford” Hughenden sold Angus Cross heifers for 306.2c/kg weighing 253kg to return $774/HD.
Rumleigh Grazing “Rumleigh” Tambo sold Angus Cross heifers for 300.2c/kg weighing 317kg to return $952/HD.
Ouchy Alva Past “Viola” Julia Creek sold Charolais Cross Heifers for 282.2c/kg weighing 315kg to return $889/HD.
KS $ TL Whiting “Albion vale” Aramac sold Simbrah Heifers for 274.2c/kg weighing 278kg to return $763/HD.
Greg Wood “Sandringham” Bedourie sold Charolais bullocks for 300.2c/kg weighing 621kg o return $1864/HD.
Bloomfield Pastoral Company, “Bloomfield”, Blackall sold Droughtmaster steers weighing 370 kg for 356 c/kg to return $1317 per head.
Lloyd Werai Grazing, “Bloomfield”, Blackall sold Charolais cross steers to a top of 362 c/kg weighing 366 kg to return $1328 per head.
Deleece Carrington off agistment at “Rossmoyne”, Augathella sold Droughtmaster steers to a top of 356 weighing 423 kg to return $1506 per head. The same vendor also sold Droughtmaster cows to a top of 270 c/kg weighing 747 kg to return $2018 per head.
Pemberley Grazing “Pemberley” Isisford, sold Santa Gertrudis steers for 350.0c/kg weighing 500kg to return $1,750/hd.
Ray Goldsworthy “Bushy Park” Alice Springs, sold Angus cross steers for 340.2c/kg weighing 450kg to return $1,531/hd.
JE & JL Creevey “Lucknow” Augathella, sold Charolais cross steers for 380c/kg weighing 352kg to return $1,338/hd.
Kurundi Station Pty Ltd “Kurundi” Tennant Creek, sold Droughtmaster cross steers for 348.2c/kg weighing 384kg to return $1,337/hd.
RG & MJ Kent “Valparaiso” Blackall, sold Shorthorn cross heifers for 272.2c/kg weighing 333kg to return $907/hd Also selling sold Shorthorn cross cows & calves for $950/hd.
Banjo Grazing Co ‘Allandale’ Blackall sold Charolais X Steers for 355c/kg averaging 427.9kg returning $1,518.89/head.
Nathan Dickson & Tanya James ‘The Lake’ Aramac sold Santa Gertrudis X Steers for 400c/kg averaging 261kg returning $1,044/head.
Judy O’Dell ‘Colorado’ Jericho sold Charolais X Steers for 407.2c/kg averaging 238.7kg returning $971.92/head.
DR & E Clarke / B & D Bucking Stock ‘Kamaran Downs’ Bedourie sold Brangus X Heifers for 266.2c/kg averaging 342.5kg returning $911.74/head.
Forest Park Santa Gertrudis ‘Alice Downs’ Blackall sold Santa Gertrudis Bulls for 270.2c/kg averaging 840.7kg returning $2,271.61/head.
The Westhill Trust “Westhill” Blackall, sold Santa Gertrudis steers for 378.2c/kg weighing 338kgs for a return of $1278p/hd.
Elrose Family Trust “Elrose” Boulia, sold Santa Gertrudis steers for 440.0c/kg weighing 207kgs for a return of $911p/hd. They had also sold Charolais X heifers for 364.2c/kg weighing 341kgs for a return of $1241p/hd. As well as Santa Gertrudis X cows & calves for $1700p/hd.
IT & NM Batt “Hillview” Mutaburra, sold Brahman X steers for 336.2c/kg weighing 330kgs for a return of $1109p/hd.
RA & LA Munro “Ronleigh” Blackall, sold Angus X steers for 332.2c/kg weighing 302kgs for a return of $1004p/hd.
RS & JE Keogh “Belle” Blackall, sold Charolais X steers for 362.2c/kg weighing 349kgs for a return of $1266p/hd