THERE was excellent demand for quality lines at Shepherdson and Boyd’s very strong Toogoolawah store cattle sale.
The 1450 cattle were drawn from a large area including Nebo, Eidsvold, Monto, Goomeri, and Gin Gin as well as local areas.
The Schafferius family, Sarina, sold three decks of Brangus No.6 and No.7 steers for $1400, $1300 and $1270. Two Tons Pastoral Co, Harlin, sold Droughtmaster steers aged 20 months for $1315. Paul and Ros O’Brien, Gayndah, sold Brahman cross steers two years for $1275.
Peter Klein sold Droughtmaster cross steers aged 20 months for $1210. Diamond L Charbrays had 20 steers at $1380. Len and Pat Haynes sold Charolais cross steers 18 months for $1140. W&A Oxenford sold Angus cross steers 16 months for $1180. Gerald and Jan Ryan sold Charbray steers 10 months for $1155 and $1140. Barry Dunning sold Santa cross weaner steers for $1125. Harrison Family Trust sold Brangus cross steers for $1105 and Charolais cross for $1060.
Terry Rauchle, Woolooga, had outstanding Charbray steers 10-12 months make $1230 and $1160. Graham and Judith McPherson sold Charbray cross steers 10 months for $1230 and $1055. Grieve Brothers had Charbray steer calves make $1120. Julie McKenna’s Charolais cross weaner steers sold for $1000. George Pratten sold Brangus cross steer calves for $850. Brett Turkington sold Droughtmaster cross steers eight months for $850. Tom Inch sold Charolais cross steer calves for $900 and Angus cross for $830. Leofric and Mary North’s six month old Simbrah steers made $840. Matthew Barnes sold Droughtmaster cross steer calves for $900.
PTIC Brangus cows offered by Silas Holdings sold for $1200. Lines of young cows and calves sold at excellent rates. Tony and Julie Brown’s young Euro cows and calves made $1610. Droughtmaster cows and calves from Peachester sold for $1590 and $1550. Moorabool Partners sold first calf Brahman heifers with baby calves for $1360. HH6 Rural Trust sold aged Droughtmaster cows and calves for $1600 with Charolais cross for $1500 and Euro cross for $1620, Murray Grey cross cows and calves sold for $1220.
The 680 heifers met excellent competition. Peter and Fran Eggleston sold empty two year old Droughtmaster-cross heifers for $1250 and 14 month old Charbray cross heifers for $1160. Two Tons Pastoral Co sold Droughtmaster heifers 20 months for $1140 and $1120. Mooru Grazing sold Brangus and Droughtmaster cross heifers 20 months for $1000. Len and Pat Haynes had quality Charolais cross heifers 16 months for $1045. Garth and Toni Reiser sold Charolais cross heifers 18-20 months for $1010 and $1030.
Gerald and Jan Ryan, Linville, had a great line of Charolais cross heifers 12 months make $1140. KDS Partnership sold Droughtmaster heifers 18-20 months for $990, $970 and $950. Graham and Judith McPherson sold quality Charolais cross heifers 10 months for $1130, $1090 and $1000. Apel and Co, Gin Gin, had a line of 200 Charbray heifers 10-14 months selling to $1010 on three occasions, with others for $900, $890, $880 and $840. Terry Rauchle had a magnificent line of 12 month old Charolais cross heifers sell for $1200, $1150 and $1120. Barry Dunning sold Santa cross heifers 10 months for $1080.
Samuel Holdings sold 10-12 month old Brahman heifers from its Imbil property for $900, $860, $830 and $810. Mal Lanham, Maleny, sold Angus cross heifers 12 months for $900. Manumbar Station sold a quality line of Angus cross heifers 8-10 months from its Thangool property for $870, $840 and $790. D&G Van Itallie, Jambin, sold Angus cross heifers 10mths for $830. Tom Inch had Charolais cross heifers 12-14mths for $980 and Santa cross for $925.
