The market was firm to dearer for all descriptions at the August 8 Sullivan Livestock Gympie sale where 1607 cattle were yarded.
Cattle were drawn from Mundubbera, Gayndah, Booubyjan, Kilkivan, Woolooga, Maryborough, Kenilworth, Eumundi and all local areas.
Heavy Droughtmaster feeder steers from H&D Jamieson, Tiaro sold for 369c/kg to return $1657. Charbray cross steers from R&A Bambling, Sexton sold for 370c or $1472. Charbray cross steers from John Crossley, Widgee made 362c or $1679. Quality Charbray steers from EJ&DE Euston, Glastonbury sold for 364c to return $1529. Brangus steers from Billeroy Farms, Sexton made 367c and 365c to return $1596 and $1413 respectively.
Charbray steers from Jeff and Wendy Klotz, Scotchy Pocket sold for 373c or $1499 and $1477 and 378c to return $1269. Droughtmaster steers from Payne & Birt, Scotchy Pocket sold for 365c to make $1408. Droughtmaster steers from Roger Lockwood, Wolvi made 365c to return $1382. Droughtmaster steers from SJ&LJ Tramacchi made 370c or $1391. Droughtmaster steers from Yellow Silk, Traveston sold for 360c to make $1246 and 356c or $1073.
Boully Nominees, Hidden Valley, Tansey sold Droughtmaster cross steers for 351c to return $1101. Charbray weaner steers from Peter and Sue Johnston sold for 375c or $1132. Charbray steers from Steve Bury, Mundubbera sold for 384c to make $943. Charbray steers from B&B Tincknell, Widgee sold for 372c or $884. Romagnola cross steers from the Berndt Family, Maryborough sold for 369c or $929. Generally lighter weaner steers sold from 350c to 385c.
Good quality Charbray feeder heifers from Jeff and Wendy Klotz sold for 350c to return $1200. Charbray heifers from L&C Gear, Woolooga sold for 329c or $1497. Charbray heifers from Stuart and Linda Vollmerhausen, Theebine sold for 336c or $1176. Good conditioned vealer heifers topped at 358c for Brahman heifers from Craig Dakin, Gunalda to return $869.
Charbray heifers from Steve Bury, sold for 345c or $930. Droughtmaster cross heifers from P&C Clifford, Chatsworth sold for 344c to make $843. Droughtmaster heifers from AJ Templeton & Son sold for 346c to return $800. Light Droughtmaster heifers from R&A Bloomfield, Cootharaba sold for 357c or $767. Braford Heifers from Julie Trott, Woolooga made 357c or $812. Droughtmaster heifers from Peter McKenzie, Wolvi sold for 358c or $732. Generally quality vealer heifers sold from 335c to 358c.
Cows and calves were limited in supply and sold to a top of $1500. Preg tested Droughtmaster cows sold for $1275 and $1200.
Next sale on Monday, August 22.
