Burnett Livestock and Realty’s Biggenden meatworks and store sale on August 21 saw a mixed quality yarding of 1616 head selling to a mostly firm market. Heavy bulls topped at 254c; bullocks sold to 256c; cows over 500kg topped at 213c; cows 400kg to 500kg topped at 195c; trade heifers over 400kg topped at 277c.
Gary Jones, Biggenden sold Brahman cross bullocks for 255c/$1509. Rod Fleischfresser, Boompa sold Brahman cross bullocks for 255c/$1595. Gary Jones, Biggenden sold four to eight tooth heifers for 240c/$1350. DP Christensen, Goodnight Scrub sold Red Brahman cows for 213c/$1282. Maryborough Downs sold crossbred cows for 213c/$1124.
Feeder steers 400kg to 500kg sold to a top of 289c while steers 300kg to 400kg sold to 298c. Steers 200kg to 300kg sold to 354c. Santa Hereford cross steers with milk and two teeth from Wandoan sold for 289c/$1200. Avocado Acres, Childers sold crossbred milk and two tooth steers for 277c/$1316. Grey Brahman milk and two tooth steers from Rockhampton sold for 279c/$926. Santa Hereford cross weaner steers from Wandoan sold for 339c/$898. TW&RJ Hall, Goodwood sold Belmont Simmental cross weaner steers for 354c/$723. Glengarvey P/L, Mundubbera sold Angus cross weaner steers for 352c/$826.
Heifers 300kg to 400kg sold to a top of 278c. Heifers 200kg to 300kg topped at 338c. Santa Hereford cross milk and two tooth heifers from Wandoan sold for 277c/$1143. Peter Colyer, Coalstoun Lakes sold Charolais cross milk tooth heifers for 278c/$826. BJ&L Williamson, Gin Gin sold milk tooth Santa Gertrudis heifers for 278c/$1021. Gaeta View Grazing, Dallarnil sold milk and two tooth Brahman cross heifers for 278c/$1000. Tim Moodie Contracting, Bundaberg sold quiet Red Brahman heifers for 331c/$861. TW&RJ Hall, Goodwood sold Belmont Simmental cross weaner heifers for 302c/$658. Peter Colyer, Coalstoun Lakes sold Angus cross weaner heifers for 308c/$868.
Cattle were drawn from Wandoan, Rockhampton, 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.
The next Biggenden meatworks and store sale is Septembe 4.