GRACEMERE CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 27TH NOVEMBER 2024
Combined agents at Gracemere this week yarded a total of 3513 consisting of 1759 steers, 1089 heifers, 411 cows, 119 cows & calves, 85 mickeys, & 28 bulls. A good size yarding of cattle here this week, with good competition from buyers on most categories. Overall, the market was about 10 cents softer than last weeks sale. Weaner steers averaged 343c/kg with the best pen making it up to 438c/kg, on par with last weeks numbers. Feeder steers sold to an average of 323c/kg and made it up to 384c/kg, about 20 cents softer than last week. Weaner heifers averaged 257c/kg and reached up to 312c/kg for the best pen. Feeder heifers sold for an average of 305c/kg with the best pen making it up to 346c/kg. The cow market here averaged 254c/kg with the top end of them making 312c/kg.
| Description | Minimum | Maximum | Average | |
| Steers | 600+ | 295 c/kg | 318 c/kg | 315 c/kg |
| 500-600kg | 240 c/kg | 336 c/kg | 320 c/kg | |
| 400-500kg | 252 c/kg | 384 c/kg | 331 c/kg | |
| 330-400kg | 240 c/kg | 384 c/kg | 328 c/kg | |
| 280-330kg | 114 c/kg | 408 c/kg | 342 c/kg | |
| 200-280kg | 102 c/kg | 422 c/kg | 350 c/kg | |
| Under 200kg | 150 c/kg | 438 c/kg | 353 c/kg | |
| Cows | 600+ | 268 c/kg | 284 c/kg | 273 c/kg |
| 500-600kg | 256 c/kg | 284 c/kg | 270 c/kg | |
| 400-500kg | 200 c/kg | 312 c/kg | 262 c/kg | |
| 330-400kg | 170 c/kg | 250 c/kg | 234 c/kg | |
| Under 330kg | 80 c/kg | 226 c/kg | 141 c/kg | |
| Heifers | 500-600kg | 314 c/kg | 314 c/kg | 314 c/kg |
| 400-500kg | 290 c/kg | 346 c/kg | 313 c/kg | |
| 330-400kg | 240 c/kg | 318 c/kg | 288 c/kg | |
| 280-330kg | 160 c/kg | 312 c/kg | 282 c/kg | |
| 200-280kg | 160 c/kg | 296 c/kg | 261 c/kg | |
| Under 200kg | 60 c/kg | 270 c/kg | 227 c/kg | |
| PTIC Heifers | NQ | NQ | NQ | |
| Cows & Calves | $300/hd | $1610/hd | $1274/hd | |
| Bulls | Over 600kg | 186 c/kg | 291 c/kg | 264 c/kg |
| 500-600kg | 224 c/kg | 278 c/kg | 263 c/kg | |
| 400-500kg | 224 c/kg | 224 c/kg | 224 c/kg | |
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY
P & J Stone, Baralaba sold Angus cross steers for 374c weighing 463kgs to return $1735/hd
R & H Creed, sold Brahman steers for 338c/kg weighing 435kg to return $1,471/hd
East Top Grazing of Clermont sold a run of feeder steers with the lead pen of Brangus x steers achieving 382.2c/kg weighing 367kg to return $1403 head
Malvern Developments Pty Ltd, Tungamull sold Brangus Cross No4 steers for 406c weighing 294kg to return $1196
RCL & MS Torrisi, Dixalea sold Brangus Cross Steers for 348c/kg weighing 338kg to return $1,177/hd
I & G Ohl, Baralaba sold a pen of Brangus steers reaching 398.2c/kg, averaging 279 kg to return $1112 hd.
C & K Bird, Wowan sold Charbray steers for 420c weighing 231kg to return $974/hd
Darnelle Grazing, Ridgelands sold Charbray Steers for 412c/kg weighing 235kg to return $972/hd
K & M Sainsbury, Baralaba, sold Charbray heifers for 346 c/kh weighing 474 kg to return $1642/head
T & P Flynn of South Yamba sold a pen of Brangus heifers for 314.2c/kg weighing 519kg returning $1630per head
Watermark Pastoral, Bluff sold Charbray cross heifers for 306c weighing 427kg to return $1309
C & Z Russell, The Caves sold Brangus heifers for 290c weighing 450kg to return $1305
Draycorp of South Yamba sold Brangus cross heifers to 316c/kg weighing 364kg to return $1150 per
Melrose Grazing Company, Morinish sold Shorthorn cross heifers for 294c weighing 321kg to return $945
Darnelle Grazing, Ridgelands sold Charbray Cows for 268c/kg weighing 631kg to return $1,694/hd
Oakleigh holdings, Alligator Creek sold Brangus PTIC cows for 312c weighing 466kgs to return $1456/hd
Diamond Downs, Alton Downs sold Brahman Cross cows for 279c/kg weighing 427kg to return $1,192/hd
Bauman & Acton Family, Dingo sold Brahman cross cows and calves for $1610/unit