There were 329 head sold on Monday at Stariha Auctions Woodford cattle sale. The market remained firm, with all types in demand.
Tandarra Partners, Sandy Creek, sold Droughtmaster cows for $1590, cows and calves for $1550 and Murray Grey heifers for $915. Rodney Armstrong, Upper Caboolture, sold Santa cows for $1300. Trevor Carbery, Elaman Creek, sold a line of milk-tooth South Devon steers for $1300.
Murray Johnston, Royston, sold Droughtmaster cows for $1400 and six to seven-month-old weaners, with steers making $800 and heifers $705. Lee and Jan Maroske, Mt Mee, sold a Santa bull for $2000. Michael Gough, Samsonvale, sold the top Brahman cow and calf for $1780.
Pyman Pastoral, Peachester, sold a line of Droughtmaster heifers for $1095 and six-month-old steers for $740. Nathan Heilig, Beerburrum, sold Charbray heifers for $990. Ned Radtke, Redland Bay, sold Droughtmaster heifers for $980. Kerry McKay, King Scrub, sold a line of Charbray steers for $1100.
Terry O'Neill, Bracalba, sold a line of 18 to 20-month-old Charbray steers for $1355 and four-month-old Brahman steers for $605. Garry Brown, Stony Creek, sold six-month-old Charbray calves, with steers making $880 and heifers $785. Darcy Pratten, Kilcoy, sold mixed sex Angus cross vealers, five months, for $725.
J and E Pratten, Kilcoy, sold Angus cross vealers for $805. Christensen family, Linville, sold seven to eight-month-old Santa calves, with males making $825 and heifers $915. Ian Aitken, Neurum, sold Santa cross weaner steers for $870. Glen Marshall, Kilcoy, sold Droughtmaster steers, seven to eight months, for $880.