Cows comprised 90pc of the yarding and with limited numbers available, cow prices improved by around 7c/kg (live).

Cows over 500kg topped at 160c/kg and averaged 151c/kg (+5); cows in the 400-500kg range topped at 165c/kg and averaged 141c/kg (+12); and cows in the 300-400kg range topped at 140c/kg and averaged 115c/kg (-5).

The major vendor of the sale was S Kidman and Co, which offloaded a line of 227 Santa-cross cows from their Windorah property, Morney Plains.

The best of the cows topped at $1014/head, with the entire line selling for an average of 150c/kg at 542kg to return an average of $786/head.

Meanwhile, heifers over 450kg topped at 170c/kg and averaged 153c/kg (-2); and heifers in the 350-450kg range reached 160c/kg and averaged 150c/kg (-6).

The Schottelius family, of Quilpie, sold 480kg Brahman-cross heifers for 149c/kg or $716/head.

Bulls continued to sell strongly, with those over 600kg selling to 187c/kg and averaging 167c/kg (+9).