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Prices were firm to dearer at the Central Queensland Livestock Exchange Prime and Store Cattle Sale on Wednesday, which drew the biggest yarding for the selling centre’s 2021 season of just over 5000 head.
Trent McKinlay of Nutrien Ag Solutions Rockhampton said the increase in numbers was due to great prices luring more producers to the sale.
A line of 256 Braford cross female cattle attracted buying interest from both the north and south.
The run supplied by the Riethmuller family, Allambee Cattle Company, made 508.2c a kg, and averaged 315kg to return $1390 a head, while the lead pen topped at $1648 a head.
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Records were broken at the Central Queensland Livestock Exchange Prime and Store Cattle sale on Wednesday with a pen of Charbray cattle reaching 598.2c/kg.
The quality cattle were offered from PV Rolfe of ‘Evergreen’, Marmor, and set a new standard for the cents per kilogram record.
The No.1 steers weighed 198kg and returned $1184/head.
Justin Rohde, from Nutrien Ag Solutions Rockhampton, said the cattle were purchased by a restocker who would put them straight back to the paddock.
Mr Rohde said there were a few fresh faces at this week’s sale.
“Locals, as well as buyers from far away, are chasing the restocker and backgrounder types,” he said.