Murgon Report 16/04/2024
Agents yarded 900 yesterday in Murgon. The market for Export cattle in general and lesser quality younger cattle was easier. Better quality feeders remained fully firm. Heavy Bulls sold to $2.34 per kilogram and $1250.00. Heavy Cows over 500 kg sold to $2.28 per kilogram and $1600.00. Cows 400 to 500 kg topped at $2.19 per kilogram for $1090.00. Cows under 400 kg were short in number and sold to $1.60c/kg. Export heifers sold to $2.68 per kilogram for $1480.00. Steers 400 – 500 kg topped at $3.34 per kilo and $1530.00. Steers 300 to 400 kg sold to $3.44 c/kg for $1350.00. Heifers in the 300 to 400 kg range sold to $3.40 per kilo and $1230.00. Weaner steers topped at $3.86 c/kg and $1080.00. Weaner heifers sold to $2.90 c/kg and $940.00. Cattle were drawn from Mundubbera, Gayndah, Auburn, Nanango, Kingaroy, Kandanga, Kilkivan, & locally. South Devon steers 450 kg sold to $3.34 c/kg for $1520.00. 427 kg Charbray steers from Coolabunia sold for $1385.00 and $3.24 c/kg. Droughtmaster steers from Crownthorpe sold for $1500.00 at $3.22 C/KG. 350 KG Charbray steers from Nanango sold for $1200.00 at $3.44 c/kg. Santa steers from Proston sold for $3.36 c/kg returning $1210.00. 385 kg Charbray & Angus cross steers from Wooroonden sold for $1290.00 at $3.34 c/kg. 304 kg Droughtmaster steers from Kinbombi sold for $1030.00 at $3.38 c/kg. Santa cross steers from Johnstown sold to $1090.00 and $3.32 c/kg. Light Droughtmaster steers from Wondai sold for $880.00 at $3.86 c/kg. 477 kg Angus cross heifers sold for $1300.00 and $2.74 c/kg. 3 pens of Santa heifers from Barambah sold for $2.90 c/kg, averaging 293 kg & $840.00. In general, better quality weaner heifers sold between $2.20 and $2.50 c/kg.
The next Murgon Sale will be on Tuesday the 30th of April at 8.00 am.
Murgon Report 02/04/2024
Wet weather through the Burnett last week & the Easter break saw numbers drop to 400 in Murgon on Tuesday. Better Export cattle sold to firm values. The weaner market remains very tough bearing in mind that not many lines of better weaners were yarded. Heavy Bulls sold to $2.51 per kilogram and $2560.00. Heavy Cows over 500 kg improved selling to $2.40 per kilogram and $1450.00 for an average of $2.30 per kilogram. Cows 400 to 500 kg topped at $2.15 per kilogram for $1010.00. Cows under 400 kg topped at $2.10c/kg, averaging $1.74 c/kg. Export heifers sold to $2.65 per kilogram for $1250.00. Cattle were drawn from Mundubbera, Gayndah, Mt Perry, Nanango, Kingaroy, Kilkivan, & locally. Brangus steers from Tansey sold to $3.10 c/kg for $1400.00. 427 kg steers from MP Creek sold for $1280.00 at $3.00 c/kg. 334 kg Brangus steers from Tansey sold for $3.16 c/kg returning $1050.00. 337 kg Droughtmaster cross steers from Corndale sold for $1050.00 at $3.10 c/kg. Charbray cross steers from Hivesville sold for $1230.00 at $3.10 c/kg. 288 kg Brangus steers sold to $940.00 at $3.26 c/kg. Braford steers from Mt Perry sold for $2.98 c/kg to return $890.00. Simmental cross weaner steers from Wooroolin sold for $840.00 at $3.30 c/kg. Charolais cross weaner steers from Wooroonden sold to $3.27 c/kg for $880.00. Simmental cross heifers 390 kg sold to $930.00 at $2.40 c/kg. Brangus heifers ex Tansey sold for $2.30 c/kg returning $915.00. Braford heifers ex Mt Perry sold to $2.73 c/kg and $845.00. A line of 44 Brangus weaner heifers from Gayndah sold for $2.31 c/kg, topping at $624.00.
The next Murgon Sale will be on Tuesday the 16th of April at 8.00 am.
Murgon Report 05/03/2024
Numbers were back to 800 in Murgon yesterday for the fortnightly sale. Export cattle eased in places as did weaner heifers and lesser quality weaner steers. Heavier feeder cattle were slightly cheaper also. Heavy Bulls sold to $2.76 per kilogram and $2300.00. Approximately 250 Cows were yarded with Cows over 500 kilograms selling to $2.82 per kilogram and $1890.00 for an average of $2.46 per kilogram. Cows 400 to 500 kg topped at $2.50 per kilogram for $1160.00. Cows under 400 kg topped at $2.10 c/kg, averaging $1.95 c/kg. Export heifers sold to $2.80 per kilogram for $1690.00. Cattle were drawn from Hawkwood, Mundubbera, Gayndah, Childers, Durong, Yarraman, Nanango, Kingaroy, Kilkivan & locally. 500 kg Crossbred steers from Goomeri sold for $3.32 c/kg returning $1760.00. Droughtmaster cross steers from Kingaroy weighing 424 kg sold for $3.32 c/kg for $1410.00. 450 kg Braford steers from Yarraman sold for $1500.00 also at $3.32 c/kg. Local 337 kg Charolais cross steers from Cloyna sold for $1284.00 at $1285.00. Local Angus steers 345 kg sold for $1200.00 at $3.50 c/kg. 360 kg Angus cross steers sold for $1250.00 at $3.46 c/kg. Local Gelbvieh steers 310 kg sold to $1280.00 and $4.12 c/kg. Local Angus weaner steers sold for $4.00 c/kg to return $1120.00. Charbray weaner steers from Manyung topped the weaner steers at $4.36 c/kg to return $1210.00. Simmental cross weaner steers from Redgate sold for $4.26 c/kg and $937.00. Light Gelbvieh steers sold for $756.00 at $3.98 c/kg. Local Brahman cross heifers weighing 422 kg sold for $1160.00 at $2.75 c/kg. 380 kg Charbray heifers from Wheatlands sold for 1100.00 at $2.90 c/kg. 2 pens of Brangus/Speckled Park heifers from Durong sold for $2.72 c/kg returning $1088.00 & $1011.00. 302 kg Charbray heifers sold for $2.68 c/kg to return $810.00. Charbray weaner heifers from Goomeri sold for $670.00 at $3.04 c/kg. Brangus weaner heifers from Childers sold for $450.00 at $2.70 c/kg.