Prices continued to drop from the oversupply of cattle numbers being sent to saleyards throughout Central Queensland, with numbers rising to 1564 head at Monto for the fortnightly sale held on March 1. With many feedlots full and the prevailing dry conditions prices eased by about 20c/kg liveweight. Only widespread rain will help ease the slide in the markets. Cattle were sourced from Biloela, Goovigen, Kalpowar, Eidsvold, Langley Flats and Monto districts.
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Heavy bulls sold from 221c to 241c/kg. E and S Hendren sold Brangus bullocks 517kg for 285c or $1475. Alan and Rhonda Price, Bancroft sold a run of Brangus eight tooth bullocks from 261c to 268c to average $1605. James A Sinclair sold 500kg Brangus heifers for 275c or $1375. SA and PK Leahy and family sold a quality run of Santa cows from 219c to 225c topping at $1275. DB and JE Tye yarded Droughtie cows 490kg to return $1062 or 217c. Ash and Rod Kerr sold Brahman cows 610kg for 228 or $1390. Euroka Grazing penned Charbray store cows 510kg to realise 207c or $1056. TL Coulson sold Santa cross cows 490kg for 233c or $1140.
Dawami Partnership sold Brahman steers for 300c or $1210. Rideout Grazing sold two and four tooth Santa Brahman cross steers to 293c or $1200. Tellebang Station penned two and four tooth Droughtmaster cross steers to sell from 266c to 307c to average 274c or $1170. Jim Younger and family sold 300kg Brahman steers for 294c or $883. Mrs C Keiler sold Santa steers 345kg to 314c or $1083. Miessner Pastoral penned Simmental Droughtie cross steers which returned $1200 or 320c. Roy Marbach sold Charbray and Brangus weaner steers for 363c topping at $840. Crabby Mountain Partnership sold light Brahman steers 180kg for 320c or $575. Garth Odell sold Charbray weaner steers for 339c returning $765.
Matthew and Tracey Pattie, Selene sold 443kg Angus heifers for 280c or $1240 and 348kg heifers to 293c or $1020. Miessner Pastoral’s 376kg Droughtie cross heifers sold for 280c or $1054. Paul and Mia Francis yarded Droughtmaster No 5 heifers 387kg to realise 285c or $1105. Mrs C Keiler sold Santa heifers 290kg for 280c and 290c or $995. Garth Odell’s Charbray weaner heifers sold to 295c or $632. John Atkinson sold quality Simbrah weaner heifers 255kg to 291c or $742. Crabby Mountain Partnership sold light Brahman heifers for 286c or $500.
Monto’s next sale is on Wednesday March 15 at 9 am.
