A quality yarding of 656 head were yarded at Stariha Auctions Laidley cattle sale on Thursday. Cows and heavy feeder cattle sold to stronger rates. Light feeders, weaners and veal all remained firm.
Reinke family, Mt Sylvia, sold a line of milk tooth Santa steers for $1790. David Molkentien, Lowood, sold Charolais cross steers, 20 months, for $1605 and Droughtmaster cows and calves for $1350. Ray and Wendy Villis, Forest Hill, sold a line of Charolais cross steers, 20 months, for $1600. Andrew and Josh Zwynenberg, Tarampa, sold Limousin steers, 20-22 months, for $1550-$1640.
Jayke Jackwitz, Lowood, sold Droughtmaster steers, 18-20 months, for $1300, weaner steers for $880 and heifers for $820. Ron Monro, Mt Tarampa, sold lines of Droughtmaster steers, 18-20 months, for $1200-$1250. Robert Crosby, Townson, sold a line of Droughtmaster steers, 16-18 months, for $1140. Andrew Lerch, Laidley, sold Brahman cross steers, 20 months, for $1280.
Pat Wallace, Laidley, sold cows for $1500. Peter Luck, Laidley, sold Brahman cross cows for $1300 and Santa steers for $1095-$1225. Crowley Pastoral, Tallegalla, sold a line of Braford cows and calves for $1325. Wenpela Samting, Mt Whitestone, sold lines of Angus heifers for $790-$870. George Miller, Mt Whitestone, sold young Brahman bulls for $1480 and $1570. Ben Quinn, Blenheim, sold a Charbray bull for $1560 and cows for $1300.
Neil Bertram, Lockyer Waters, sold a milk tooth steer for $1680 and heifers $1400. Tina Scott, Rockside, sold 12-14 month old Santa heifers for $1000 and steers for $960. Bevan and Glenda Karrasch, Lowood, sold Santa cows and calves for $1400 and 15 month old Santa heifers for $970. Collins Grazing, Anduramba, sold a line of 6-7 month old Droughtmaster steers for $755. Des Schmidt, Haigslea, sold a line of Limousin weaner steers for $840.
