A top-quality yarding of local cattle highlighted by a tremendous line of feeder cattle from the Hood and Nolan families saw cattle sell to a stronger marker for all types at the Hayes & Co Silverdale cattle sale.
A full panel of buyers were in attendance with new buyers from Allora, Keyola and Condamine. One buyer was particularly strong buying 33 per cent of the cattle for feedlots, restocking paddocks and abattoirs.
Droughtmaster cows from PL&AV Cahill sold for 269.2c/kg to return $1454. DC Harsant sold Charbray cows for 262.2c to return $1632. DL&DP Abraham sold Friesian dairy culls for 244.2c to return $1868. Six tooth Charbray heifers from DJ&LM Gelhaar sold for 294.2c to return $1736. GN Bell of Pine Mountain sold a Limousin bull for 263.2c to return $1816. JM Elliot sold lines of Bradford pasture ox for 309.2c to return $1652.
G&R Webster sold lines of Santa bullocks for 304.2c to return $2005. Rugby Farms sold Charolias pasture steers for 369.2c to return $1624. Rugby Farms sold Charbray feeder steers for an average of 340c or $1530 with the top pen making 352.2c to return $1726. J&T Bell of Pine Mountain sold lines of grain assisted steers and heifers with both genders making 354.2c to return $1488 for the steers and $1523 for the heifers. D&J Hood Farming sold Charolais heifers for 330.2c to return $1453. PM Lehmann sold Romagnola feeder heifers for 340.2c to return $1114. EJS & EE Windley sold Droughtmaster vealer steers for 362.2c to return $670. Windley also sold vealer heifers for 360.2c to return $612.