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Rain is needed desperately in parts of Queensland to help lift cattle prices.

Prices crash as producers rush to offload cattle

WHILE it may not be as dire for Darling Downs cattle producers as it is for those struggling with drought out west, times are still tough.

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Rain will turn the beef cattle market around

THE market this week was much the same as last week with 270 head selling.

Kevin Cocciola, Off the Rails

Breeders in demand at CQLX sale

GOOD lines of well-presented breeder cattle were in strong demand at CQLX Gracemere last Friday, resulting in good competition.

Travel expo added to primary industry show

VISITORS to this year’s Primex primary industry exhibition in Casino will have access to the latest farm machinery and can book their dream holiday.

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John Hutchings of Grafton was selected as the Vendor of the Week at the Grafton Prime Cattle Sale on Tuesday. The vendor sold five vealers of uniform quality and excellent temperament. The vendor’s top price was received for a pen of three Angus steers which sold for 141.2c/kg at an average weight of 246.7kg to gross $348.29/head. Pictured with an inquisitive steer is the selling Agent, David Farrell, of Farrell McCrohon Stock and Station Agents.

Grafton fat cattle market

THERE were 568 cattle yarded at Grafton on Tuesday.

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LOCAL showers earlier in the week decreased the offering to just more than 1400 at the Emerald prime and store sale last Thursday.

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Burnett Livestock and Realty's Lance Whitaker with a pen of Santa Gertrudis cows from Sujeewong Pastoral Co, Chinchilla. The cows sold for 106.2c/kg or $613 a head at the Biggenden Meatworks and Store Sale. Photo Contributed

Toowoomba region livestock sales

THE smaller yarding contained a good mix of young cattle and a relatively small sample of heavy steers bullocks and cows.

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WHEN you hail from the traprock country, chances are you haven’t spent a lifetime wearing mud boots.

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Meat sheep need care

THE smaller yarding contained virtually no good heavy grown steers and bullocks and only a small selection of cows, plus a large line-up of young cattle.

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Toowoomba region livestock sales

NORMALLY Leyburn’s Mick O’Leary is a little reticent about the limelight but clinching a “real bargain” can liberate even the most media-shy types.

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Quality offering impresses purchaser

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Unlocking success secrets in Angus

AN ANGUS research project could assist cattle producers in the north to successfully integrate Angus genetics.

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THE Cattle Council of Australia will be hold a grassfed beef producer forum in Casino as part of the Casino Beef Week celebrations.

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Producer forums for Casino Beef Week celebrations

DROUGHT-stricken graziers can now use national parks and other selected properties in north-western Queensland for emergency agistment.

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Selected national parks opened for grazing

PINNING down Stanthorpe cattleman Trevor Wren during a cattle sale is a little like trying to harness the wind with a straw hat.

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Time to buy young in ‘best season ever’ says farmer

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