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Heavier steers lift, while lighter lines ease in larger 9692 head online offering

Part of a run of 342 Droughtmaster and Droughtmaster cross backgrounder steers 8-11 months from Springsure, Central Queensland, drafted into three lines from 275-280kg made from 611c/kg to 644.3c/kg on Friday.

AFTER an extremely quiet August, numbers through AuctionsPlus commercial cattle sales lifted this week, with the 9692 head offered up 83pc on the previous week’s offering.

Also lifting was buyer sentiment, with an average sale price $309/head over reserve, as online bidding activity bellowed, “here comes spring, get me some cattle.”

Producer confidence for the remainder of…

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