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Call us anytime (07) 4162 2233 |
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Drop us a line [email protected] |
Kingaroy 07 4162 2233
Mundubbera 07 4165 4804
Coolabunia Saleyards held its first sale back for 2024 on Thursday 25th January with combine agents yarding 981 with Aussie Land & Livestock having 617 of that.
Overall, the cattle yarded were in a forward store condition, both buyers and vendors had positivity with a very competitive & active buyers’ panel.
We had strong buying support from North Burnett, Central QLD, Western Downs as well as locally in the South Burnett. The prices were at a level where both the buyer and vendor are happy with the outcome which has seen all parts of the supply chain in action such as meatworks, butchers, restockers, backgrounders and feedlots.
A few heavy bulls started the sale off strong topping at 306.2c/kg and averaging 289.6c/kg, bringing them back at an average of $2,316. Fat cows seen a top of 280.2c/kg to average 236.2c/kg returning $1,185.
Weaners Steers at 200-300kg made out to 478.2c/kg with a pen of under 200kg making 482.2c/kg, they average 420.2c/kg and returned a top of $1,237 to average back around the 1,000-dollar mark. Into the feeder steers, a strong demand from feedlots on the downs as well as locally seen them make a top of 396.2c/kg and average 364.7c/kg and $1,270/head.
Weaner heifers of 200 to 300kg made a top of 350c/kg and averaged 314c/kg which returns a top of $954/head. The feeder heifers’ range of 300 to 400kg had strong competition from buyers for either feeding or breeding which seen them make an average of 316c/kg and top at 346.2c/kg which returns &1,071 to $1,260/head.
Two very impressive pens of Limousin Steers & Heifers from Wattle Creek Limousin at Blackbutt caught the attention of many today. The steers made 380.2c/kg to return $1,410 and the heifers 334.2c/kg to return $1,260.
We had a large yarding of cows & calves today which sold to a top of $1,700 and averaging around $1,500, most of these cows & calves returned into the South Burnett.
Our next sale at Coolabunia will be Thursday the 22nd of February with an 8am start. In the meantime, we have the fortnightly Murgon Sales at SBLX which the next is Tuesday the 6th of February. For all bookings & enquiries give our team a call.