Sell, spell and weigh at WQLX.

The Western Queensland Livestock Exchange (WQLX) is situated 7km from the heart of Longreach in Central Western Queensland. It is a major livestock transit hub, connecting remote Australia with regional re-stocker, feedlot and processor markets.

Services on offer at WQLX

WQLX offers a range of tailored complementary services to help drive your business performance.

  • Private weigh on our accredited full deck weigh bridge as well as single weigh

  • Spelling and Transit Facility with shaded yards and bunk feeding

  • Short and long-term feeding with specialised rations

  • Modern truck wash facilities

  • NLIS Management

  • Additional services such as protocol inductions, weaning programs

  • Specialised sales with ability to host a standalone sale to promote your business

  • Pre-sale marketing and interfaced online sales with StockLive

  • Pre and post-sale preparation

  • Combined service discounts

Sell

    • Dual purpose stud and commercial selling ring, giving over 160 buyers and vendors seated comfort in the shade

    • Over 250 selling pens with access to water supplied from the Thomson River

    • Over 65 delivery pens with 25 pens directly onto feed bunks to assist pre and post-sale feeding

    • Fully integrated online bidding platform with StockLive

    • Multiple drafting facilities including a new 7-way pneumatic draft with accredited single-weigh

    • Make the sale your own – tell your story, promote your business, involve charitable organisations

    • Flexible agent offering – choose an agent that suits your needs

    • Flexible billing structure - combined service discounts

    • Flexible transport options - rail and road load out infrastructure

Spell

    • Organic and EU Accredited

    • Thomson River water supply improving animal hydration

    • Modern facilities with shaded bunk-feeding facilities with custom rations

    • Ability to feed short and long-term

    • Quality fodder with feed testing completed on delivery

    • Managed pen density with quality bedding

    • Flexible billing structure based on vendor consignment or use of combined services

  • Transit Feeding improves livestock performance and financial returns through:

    • Reduced shrink

    • Re-hydration with access to Thomson River water

    • Increases future performance

    • Livestock travel better

    • Hit the ground running at the end of the journey

Weigh and deliver

    • Full deck weighbridge

    • Weigh dockets sent via Agrinous within minutes

    • All curfew arrangements

    • Discounts available based on vendor consignment

    • Rehydrate your livestock on cool Thomson River water to improve animal performance for the duration of their stay and journey

    • Double deck loading and unloading facilities with three 52 metre driver walkways to optimise loading efficiency as well as enhance livestock and user safety

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Site Manager - Mick Andrews: 0456 529 967