Burnett Livestock & Realty’s meatworks and store sale on Monday saw a mixed quality yarding of 1508 head selling to a mostly firm market. Heavy bulls topped at 254c, bullocks sold to 279c, cows over 500kg topped at 227c, cows 400kg to 500kg topped at 247c, trade heifers over 400kg topped at 288c. B&JA Warrell, Mount Perry sold Brahman cross bullocks for 261c/$1663. RJ Thompson, Gayndah sold Droughtmaster cross bullocks for 263c/$1736. S&V Hayes, Mundubbera sold Grey Brahman cows for 225c/$1408. TD McLennan, Mundubbera sold crossbred cows for 215c/$1304.
Feeder steers 400kg to 500kg sold to a top of 290c while steers 300kg to 400kg sold to 327c. Steers 200kg to 300kg sold to 356c. Jensco Grazing, Mount Perry sold milk tooth Santa steers for 316c/$1064. The Kehl family, Gin Gin sold Droughtmaster cross milk and two tooth steers for 287c/$1332. JA & L Hetherington, Dallarnil sold milk tooth Droughtmaster steers for 286c/$1366. DW Williams, Woolooga sold Brangus weaner steers for 342c/$824. D&K Boon, Wallaville sold Charolais cross weaner steers for 346c/$1016. Rosedale Cattle Station sold Droughtmaster cross weaner steers for 356c/$755.
Heifers 300kg to 400kg sold to a top of 292c. Heifers 200kg to 300kg topped at 300c. FJ & BES Gibson, Biggenden sold Charolais cross milk tooth heifers for 288c/$1282. Murphy&Trundell, Bundaberg sold milk tooth Droughtmaster heifers for 292c/$1022. Santa Hereford cross weaner heifers from Wandoan sold for 295c/$826. A & VE McIntyre, Gin Gin sold Simmental cross weaner heifers for 292c/$673. The Clark family, Gin Gin sold Simbrah weaner heifers for 300c/$726. R&A Rule, Bundaberg sold Angus cross weaner heifers 296c/$847.
Cattle were drawn from Wandoan, Moura, Monogorilby, Eidsvold, Gin Gin, Miva, Lowmead, Childers, Bundaberg, Miriam Vale, Yandaran, Mundubbera, Monto, Gayndah, Mt Perry, Maryborough, Hervey Bay, Booubyjan, Windera, Rosedale and all local areas.