Burnett Livestock and Realty’s meatworks and store sale held on Monday May 23 saw a yarding of 1449 head. In the meatworks section bullocks and cows sold to a firm market. Store cattle sold to similar rates with weaner heifers selling to a cheaper rate compared to last sale. Bullocks sold for top 277c. Cows over 500kg topped at 235c. Cows 400kg to 500kg sold topping at 228c. Trade heifers over 400kg topped at 265c/kg.
Feeder steers 400kg to 500kg yarded topping at 299c. Steers 300kg to 400kg also sold to 320c. Steers 200kg to 300kg sold to 330c. Heifers 300kg to 400kg sold topping at 287c. Heifers 200kg to 300kg topped at 279c.
C&V Stevens, Goodnight Scrub sold milk tooth Charbray steers for 296c/$1153. The Anderson Family, Childers sold milk and two tooth Droughtmaster steers for 292c/$1159. The Seymour Family, Gooroolba sold milk and two tooth crossbred steers for 291c/$1339. DA&DM Kearney, Bucca sold two tooth Brahman steers for 290c/$1385. Brahman steers mostly two tooth from Duaringa sold for 290c/$1104.
Santa Hereford No 5 steers from Wandoan sold for 299c/$1256. Avocado Acres, Childers sold crossbred milk and two steers for 288c/$1194. Mervyn Thorne, Biggenden sold milk tooth Droughtmaster steers for 295c/$1076. NJ&JA Reinke, Mundubbera sold milk tooth Brangus steers for 295c/$1017. Webster Grazing, Eidsvold sold milk tooth Limousin cross steers for 320c/$1152.
Lara Partnership, Gayndah sold Droughtmaster weaner steers for 326c/$688. The Cislowski family, Lowmead sold Droughtmaster weaner steers for 330c/$621. JH&LA Kerle, Mundubbera sold crossbred weaner steers for 308c/$788. WF&SD Guyatt, Gayndah sold red Brahman weaner steers for 330c/$704. TJ&HS Wainwright, Yandaran sold Charbray weaner steers for 322c/$714.
The Fowler Family, Coalstoun Lakes sold No 5 Santa cross heifers for 287c/$1077. No 5 Santa Hereford cross heifers from Wandoan sold for 278c/$1043. Toondoon Grazing, Mundubbera sold Droughtmaster milk tooth heifers for 274c/$891. L&M Wehl, Chiders sold Brahman cross milk tooth heifers for 272c/$933. AN&TL Petersen, Scotchy Pocket sold a line of Senepol Hereford milk tooth heifers from 258-280c/$735-$900.
PW&KM Bust, Biggenden sold Droughtmaster weaner heifers for 271c/$583. G Kerby, Biggenden sold crossbred weaner heifers for 270c/$891. Mike Gronold, Tiaro sold Limousin weaner heifers for 270c/$864. P&MA Dalton, Bundaberg sold Brangus weaner heifers for 268c/$645.
Gary Jones, Coalstoun lakes sold Brahman bullocks for 277c/$1772. L&M Wehl, Childers sold Brahman bullocks for 275c/$1795. C&K Schmidt Gin Gin, sold Droughtmaster cross bullocks for 272c/$1687. Ryan Hockey, Mt Perry sold Droughtmaster cows for 236c/$1372. Campbell Citrus Consulting, Biggenden sold Droughtmaster cows for 232c/$1238. Peter Baczynski, Gin Gin sold Charbray cows for 227c/$1454. Maitland Bros, Boompa sold crossbred cows for 230c/$1243. RJ&MM Lloyd, Bundaberg sold Limousin cross cows for $237c/$1126.
Cattle were drawn from Duaringa, Scotchy Pocket, Murgon, Theodore, Eidsvold, Mundubbera, Mt Perry, Gayndah, Maryborough, Hervey Bay, Childers, Bundaberg, South Kolan, Bucca, Rosedale, Lowmead, Miriam Vale, Gin Gin, Booyal and all local areas.
The next meatworks and store sale will be on Monday June 6.