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Sales tipped more than $3.6 million at the Beef Australia’s Nutrien Livestock Commercial Cattle Competition on Monday.
More than 1600 head of Australia’s finest commercial cattle were judged at the Central Queensland Livestock Exchange at Gracemere on Sunday and then sold on Monday at the Sale of Champions.
The top price paid was $2,889 per head, with the sales delivering an impressive grand total of $3,644,338.
There was 898 head in the grain fed cattle, paying an average of 599kg per head with $4 per kilo and $2,395.50 average price per head.
The grass fed cattle, with 668 head, had an average 580kg per head, paying $3.88 per kilo and $2,252.50 per head on average.