After missing a sale last week due to lack of numbers; Longreach Combined Agents yarded 1960 head. The Meatworks Market stayed on par with stores; especially the steers had good lifts. A limited yarding of bullocks over 600Kg sold to 160c/kg. The Feeder Steers 4-500Kg rang the bell at 183c/kg; averaging a very strong 174c/kg. A fair yarding of cows this week sold to a solid market; with 520Kg+ Meatworks cows selling to 135c/kg, averaging 127c/kg. A tidy line of Grey Brahman PTIC cows; in calf to crossbred bulls, sold very strongly, making 146c/kg with the lead pen weighing 510Kg. Fat heifers sold to 153c/kg, averaging 140c/kg. Increased competition in the store steers market had a very positive effect. Store steers 2-300Kg sold to 203c/kg, not seen in a few weeks. Vealer heifers sold to 178c/kg; with backgrounders & vealer abattoirs all active. Brahman cows & calves sold to $652.50; while Santa cows & calves sold to $747.50
Ray White Longreach Sale Highlights Sheales Pastoral Co "Mahrigong" Winton sold Droughtmaster cross bullocks to 158c/kg weighing 631Kg to return $997. Sheales Pastoral Co "Mahrigong" Winton sold Droughtmaster steers to 165c/kg weighing 534Kg to return $882. Eugenie Cluff "Gideon Park" Winton sold Santa steers to 165c/kg weighing 498Kg to return $822. Jodie Cluff "Gideon Park" Winton sold Droughtmaster steers to 176c/kg weighing 454Kg to return $800. Brown & Sons "Beenfield" McKinlay sold Droughtmaster steers to 178c/kg weighing 409Kg to return $729. Matt Nunn "Sunnyside" Longreach sold Droughtmaster steers to 177c/kg weighing 343Kg to return $607. Jim & Leonie Nunn "Sunnyside" Longreach sold Charbray steers to 173c/kg weighing 316Kg to return $548. Peter Nunn "Sunnyside" Longreach sold Droughtmaster steers to 181c/kg weighing 282Kg to return $510. Jim Lawrence "Hickleton" Longreach sold Braford steers to 203c/kg weighing 248Kg to return $504. Donna Sheales "Mahrigong" Winton sold Brahman cows to 130c/kg weighing 577Kg to return $751. Sheales Pastoral Co "Mahrigong" Winton sold Santa cows to 128c/kg weighing 572Kg to return $733. Simon & Mim Daley "La Mancha" Longreach sold Brahman cows to 131c/kg weighing 545Kg to return $715. Forstar Trading "Trivalore" Richmond sold Brahman cows to 126c/kg weighing 518Kg to return $654. Shane Rayment "Swanvale" Jundah sold a run of Brahman cows PTIC 4 month + Red Tag; to 146c/kg weighing 510Kg to return $746. Brown & Sons "Beenfield" McKinlay sold Droughtmaster cows to 128c/kg weighing 510Kg to return $653. Sheales Pastoral Co "Mahrigong" sold Droughtmaster heifers to 153c/kg weighing 485Kg to return $744. Brown & Sons "Beenfield" McKinlay sold Charolais heifers to 164c/kg weighing 509Kg to return $653. Forstar Trading "Trivalore" Richmond sold Brahman heifers to 148c/kg weighing 321Kg to return $476. Jim & Leonie Nunn "Sunnyside" Longreach sold Charolais heifers to 156c/kg weighing 308Kg to return $479. Toobrack Grazing Co "Toobrack" Longreach sold Charolais heifers to 178c/kg weighing 265Kg to return $472.
Longreach Market Report 10th October 2012 DESCRIPTION Bullocks 500Kg+ Heavy Feeder Steers 4-500Kg Store Steers 3-400Kg