MURGON FAT & STORE CATTLE SALE – TUESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER 2024
Murgon Agents yarded 800 for the second last sale for 2025. Prices for all descriptions were fully firm to a shade dearer. The most noticeable improvement was in lighter heifers. Heavy Bulls topped at $2.96 per kilogram and $2590.00. Heavy Cows over 500 kg sold to a top of $3.16 per kilogram and $2260.00 averaging $2.97 cents per kilo. Cows 400 to 500 kg sold to $2.87 per kilogram for $1340.00. Cows up to 400 kg topped at $2.66 c/kg & $1040.00. Export heifers sold to $3.25 per kilogram for $1660.00. Cattle were consigned from Mundubbera, Gayndah, Mt Perry, Durong, Nanango, Kingaroy, Kilkivan & locally. Local Droughtmaster steers 460 kg sold to $3.78 c/kg for $1740.00. Simbrah steers from Nanango sold for $1640.00 at $3.74 c/kg. 2 pens of Brangus cross steers from Tansey sold for $4.14 c/kg, returning $1430.00 & $1200.00. Charolais cross steers ex Windera sold for $3.96 c/kg returning $1350.00. Droughtmaster cross steers from Murgon sold for $1140.00 at $4.06 c/kg. 2 pens of Droughtmaster weaner steers from Johnstown sold to $4.30 c/kg for $1075.00 & $970.00. Charbray weaner steers from Goomeri sold for $970.00 at $4.08 c/kg. Charolais cross heifers from Nanango weighing 458 kg sold to $1500.00 at $3.30 c/kg. 490 kg Angus cross heifers from Tansey sold for $1600.00 at $3.28 c/kg. Limousin cross heifers from Hivesville sold for $1115.00 at $3.28 c/kg. Brangus cross heifers from Goomeri 340 kg, sold for $3.14 c/kg returning $1075.00. Santa weaner heifers ex Crownthorpe sold to $3.20 c/kg to return $960.00. Brangus heifers from Proston also sold to $3.20 c/kg for $960.00.
The last Murgon Sale for 2025 will be on Tuesday the 10th of December at 8.00 am.
| CATEGORY | WEIGHT RANGE | HEAD | CENTS PER KILOGRAM | DOLLARS PER HEAD | ||||
| MIN | AVG | MAX | MIN | AVG | MAX | |||
| Cows & Calves | – | 7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | $1,300.00 | $1,392.86 | $1,500.00 |
| Bulls | 200-280 | 6 | 156.20 | 279.20 | 320.20 | $382.69 | $595.63 | $672.42 |
| 400-500 | 2 | 226.20 | 226.20 | 226.20 | $961.35 | $995.28 | $1,029.21 | |
| 600+ | 9 | 270.20 | 281.57 | 296.20 | $1,669.20 | $2,118.05 | $2,591.75 | |
| Cows | 280-330 | 6 | 120.00 | 202.15 | 268.20 | $360.00 | $636.78 | $844.83 |
| 330-400 | 7 | 210.00 | 238.37 | 266.20 | $782.25 | $906.51 | $1,044.84 | |
| 400-500 | 63 | 148.20 | 255.33 | 287.20 | $607.62 | $1,120.00 | $1,337.00 | |
| 500-600 | 30 | 220.20 | 281.51 | 305.20 | $1,112.01 | $1,544.56 | $1,773.98 | |
| 600+ | 14 | 245.00 | 297.57 | 316.20 | $1,612.92 | $1,912.95 | $2,265.27 | |
| Heifers | 0-200 | 15 | 122.20 | 259.63 | 288.20 | $226.07 | $475.12 | $510.97 |
| 200-280 | 127 | 202.20 | 301.84 | 336.20 | $414.51 | $756.39 | $861.91 | |
| 280-330 | 75 | 170.00 | 294.96 | 320.20 | $510.00 | $880.74 | $961.78 | |
| 330-400 | 51 | 240.00 | 290.17 | 328.20 | $816.00 | $1,047.46 | $1,186.36 | |
| 400-500 | 18 | 280.00 | 305.06 | 330.20 | $1,150.80 | $1,359.23 | $1,608.18 | |
| 500-600 | 2 | 298.20 | 308.89 | 320.20 | $1,640.10 | $1,652.57 | $1,665.04 | |
| Mickey Bulls | 200-280 | 14 | 250.00 | 258.94 | 276.20 | $581.25 | $670.48 | $706.38 |
| 280-330 | 3 | 257.20 | 259.40 | 264.20 | $792.60 | $825.75 | $842.33 | |
| 330-400 | 5 | 260.00 | 276.74 | 298.20 | $891.66 | $985.20 | $1,028.79 | |
| 400-500 | 1 | 249.20 | 249.20 | 249.20 | $1,121.40 | $1,121.40 | $1,121.40 | |
| Steers | 0-200 | 12 | 260.00 | 265.54 | 320.00 | $329.59 | $422.65 | $560.00 |
| 200-280 | 161 | 156.20 | 358.39 | 430.20 | $312.40 | $856.57 | $1,075.50 | |
| 280-330 | 54 | 254.20 | 372.09 | 414.20 | $711.76 | $1,096.28 | $1,228.92 | |
| 330-400 | 63 | 250.00 | 370.11 | 414.20 | $858.00 | $1,314.20 | $1,501.79 | |
| 400-500 | 51 | 274.20 | 340.15 | 378.20 | $1,206.48 | $1,544.68 | $1,739.72 | |
| 500-600 | 6 | 318.20 | 320.38 | 332.20 | $1,710.83 | $1,762.12 | $1,772.37 | |