WITH paddocks blanketed in fresh feed, there was no shortage of buyer confidence at the Western Queensland Livestock Exchange (WQLX) during the Nutrien Western Special Store Sale on Friday where steer prices hit 800c/kg.
The auction processed 3000 head of cattle drawn from the Northern Territory and Western Australia and marked the return of frequent sales to WQLX after a nine-year hiatus due to ongoing drought.
Boyd Curran, Nutrien Harcourts Longreach, described the auction as an “outstanding success”.
Boyd Curran
“With the lull in the live export market, producers from the…
