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Are there compensatory gain opportunities ahead in young cattle for lotfeeders?

Among larger lines sold on AuctionsPlus recently, these 240 Santa cross heifers in store condition averaging 171kg from Adavale, far western Queensland made 307c/kg, while a further 106 heifer sisters averaging 280kg made 237c/kg. Both lines were described as offering ‘plenty of compensatory gain’ potential.

 

As dry conditions continue to encroach across large parts of Eastern Australia, there’s been a growing number of sale cattle listings for young store cattle where words like ‘potential for compensatory gain’ have appeared in the marketing preamble.

This large line of 346…

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