Weaner steers a/c Joe Marriot, Kingaroy, sold for $1720 at Toogoolawah on Febreuary 20, showing the start of the magnificent Brisbane Valley weaners. Feeder bullocks eased slightly in the line with the current decline in feeder prices. All other types of feeder steers and heifers were fully firm and great demand from southern buyers for the first of the top quality weaners from the Brisbane Valley.
John and Sharon Cruickshank, Eidsvold, had three decks of Santa number 0 steers selling for $2110 to average $1967. Stuart Patterson sold Santa and Droughtmaster steers 20 months for $1800. Paroz Bros., Laidley, had Charolais cross number 0 steers for $1880, $1820 and $1720. Gald Pastoral Co sold 20 months Charolais cross for $1800.
Jacques and linda Moisson sold Brangus Limousin cross steers for $1640. P and R McCarthy had Limousin cross steers 20 months for $1820. Ben and Alice Roughan sold Droughtmaster steers 16 months for $1700. Neil Hobart Droughtmaster steers 16 months sold for $1600 and Charolais cross $1650. AngleG Grazing Co, Monsildale, sold Euro cross steers 18 months for $1610.
The weaner steer market stole the show, with pen after pen over $1400. Nathan and Zana Heit had Charolais cross steer calves for $1660. Tony Dingle, TIY Pty Brooyar Station, Woolooga, had Charbray steer calves for $1560. ATG of Kilcoy had Charolais steer calves for $1690. Wade and Megan Stretton had Charolais cross steers for $1550.
Garth and Tony Reiser sold Charolais cross 16 months for $1690. Tablelands sold 16 months Charolais cross steers for $1620. Melissa Thornton sold Charolais seven months for $1400. Christonhill sold 15 months Brangus steers for $1590. D and S Kelly, Nanango, sold Angus and Speckle Parks steers 10 months for $1330.
Mark and Sara Connors had Angus cross heifers 15 months for $1610. J and L Moisson had Brangus cross heifers 15 months for $1520 and Euro cross heifers for $1580. Yabba pastoral Co sold milk and two-tooth spayed Santa heifers for $1620 and $1590. Glen and Aron Marshall had Angus cross heifers 12-14 months for $1420 and Santa cross for $1430. Bob Wainwright had Charolais cross heifers 12 months for $1530.
Brooyar Station sold Charolais cross heifer calves for $1440. Bottle Tree operations of Harlin had Charolais cross heifers for $1380. The Heits' Charolais heifer calves sold for $1120. Cole Country Trust's Angus heifers 10 months sold for $1230. Clinton Stretton's Angus heifer calves six months sold for $1000. Tandarra Partners sold milk tooth Charolais cross heifers for $1640. G and N Stark had Droughtmaster Angus cross heifers 12 months for $1420.
Reiser and Sons PTIC aged Charolais cross cows sold for $1700 and Grey Brahman aged PTIC cows for $1590. ALB had Red Brahman PTIC heifers for $1710. W and T Browning sold Brangus cows for $1930. Judy Schloss, Gatton, sold Murray Grey cows and calves for $2650.
C Stephan, Gatton, had Limousin cross cows and calves for $2600. Bernie Witham's aged Santa cows and calves sold for $2200. Ping Grazing Co sold aged Santa and Charolais cows and calves for $2400.
