The steer market held firm along with breeder heifers that sold in the vendor’s favour at Toogoolawah cattle sale. Light weight weaner heifers were the toughest part of the mainly solid market.
Cattle drawn from Eidsvold, Cracow, Gympie, Murgon, Lockyer Valley, Sunshine Coast and local areas.
Lloyd and Elaine Golinski’s old quality euro cross steers sold for $1370 and $1190. Len and Caril Davis had Droughtmaster steers 2 yrs for $1260.
John Egan of Helidon sold Charolais cross steers 20 months for $1200. T Tasker of Ottaba sold Angus cross steers 18 months for $1000.
R&J Banks sold Droughtmaster steers 18 months for $1010.
Scott Philp sold Santa cross steers 20 months for $1030 and Charolais cross steers 16 months for $895.
Graham and Judith McPherson had Charolais cross steer calves for $795. Harrison and Kruse had Shorthorn steers 18 months for $995. Col Brown’s Droughtmaster steers 2 yrs reached $1320.
Manumbar Station sold Brangus steer calves for $710. Cair Conditioning of Mt. Sylvia sold 62 quality Charolais, Droughtmaster and Santa cross steer calves at $795, $665 and $695.
Quayle Cattle Co. of Peachester sold Droughtmaster steers 16-18 months for $950. Geoff Gelhaar and family sold Charbray cross steer calves for $680.
Leofric and Mary North had outstanding Simmental steer calves for $900, $795 and $735.
Paul and Julie Watson had had steer calves for $600. Nick Bischoff’s Santa steers 5 months sold for $690. Droughtmaster PTIC cows 6-8 yrs sold for $1250.
Aged Droughtmaster PTIC cows realised $1000. Aged Angus PTIC cows sold for $860. D. Hutchins had Brahman cows for $1190.
Allery and Sons Brangus cows and calves sold for $1200. Irwin Granzien sold Droughtmaster cows and calves for $950 and Droughtmaster cows for $1040.
A line of 90 Santa heifers 18-20 months from John and Sharon Cruickshank of Eidsvold EU accredited met spirited competition with 80 of these going as future breeders.
The quality line sold for $1040 and $1020.
Merv Burow had Charolais cross heifers 18 months for $915. Quale Cattle Co. had Droughtmaster heifers 18 months at $1025 and $920.
Graham McPherson sold outstanding Charolais cross weaner heifers for $960. Cair Conditioning had Charolais cross weaner heifers at $690 and $670. Manumbar Station sold Brangus heifer calves for $660 and $600.
CJC Cattle Co. had Angus cross heifers 8 months for $675 and Hereford Santa cross at $645. Plain and young weaner heifers sold into the $435 to $380 range.