There were 735 head yarded at Stariha Auctions Laidley cattle sale on Thursday. All buyers were operating, with the market firm to previous sales, with cows and feeder rates stronger.
John Hudson, Ropeley, sold Santa cows for $1400-$1610. Rod Doyle, Mt Whitestone, sold Droughtmaster cows for $1340. Peter Daniels, Ringwood, sold a Brangus bull for $1600. Michael McGuane, Mt Sylvia, sold medium Droughtmaster cows for $950. Jim Baldwin, Flagstone Creek, sold Charolais cows for $1000. Jemma Walker, Fordsdale, sold Brahman cows for $1300.
Jackson/Crowley Pastoral sold Santa steers for $1640, milk tooth Charbray steers for $1270 and Santa cows for $1100. Pat Ryan, Junction View, sold medium cows for $955. Stephen Clark, Ingoldsby, sold Charolais cows for $1050. Leanne O'Sullivan, Laidley Creek West, sold a line of milk tooth Angus heifers for $825. Jaimie and Deborah Varcoe, Milford, sold a Black Limousin bull for $1700.
Mt Whitestone Farms sold Droughtmaster steers to $1520, yearling steers for $880 and heifers for $595. Wanpela Samting, Mt Whitestone, sold a Droughtmaster bull for $1530. David Lyons, Thornton, sold Droughtmaster steers for $1315 and milk tooth steers for $930. Tony Stariha, Mulgowie, sold a line of Droughtmaster heifers for $800.
Rodney Litfin, Thornton, sold a line of Brahman cross steers for $760. Don and Joyce Wegner, Fordsdale, sold Hereford cross steers for $825 and 2 tooth heifers for $1180. Glen Reinke, Grantham, sold Brangus weaner steers for $740. Doug Gelhaar, Ingoldsby, sold Brahman cross weaners, with steers making $565 and heifers $590. Tillack Family, Gatton, sold Charolais steer calves for $560. Robert Crosby, Townson, sold a line of Droughtmaster heifers for $755. Des and Marlene Engel, Ropeley, sold Angus heifers for $790.
