The scarcity of big lines of quality Brangus future replacement breeders were clearly evident at the 10th Annual Ray White Livestock Brangus Commercial Female Sale, CQLX, last week.
The sale saw 219 females hit $3000 per head to average $2054, selling to a two-state buyers panel with sustained and consistent demand throughout.
The entire sale was pre-weighed and pre-treated for border crossing requirements should they be needed.
Top sellers were two pens of No.0 heifers offered by Bill and Kay Geddes, Doonside, Barmoya, selling for 677 and 650 cents per kilogram respectively to Lisa McKinlay, Melaleuca, Gogango. Both pens sold for $3000 per head.
Tony and Sharon Fernie, Boombah Cattle Company, Boombah, Dingo, offered a line of 52 No.0 EU heifers that sold in a range from 498 to 555 cents, to fetch sums of $1925 to $2075/hd to buyers from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.
Jim and Glenda Maguire, Bingegang, Dingo, supported the sale with three pens (29 head) of No.0 EU heifers selling from $1950 to $2000/hd and in a range from 505 to 621 cents to average $1980/hd to both Queensland and interstate buyers.
Jason and Maria Lloyd, Beeblee Pastoral Company, Beeblee, Nebo, consigned 45 No.0 heifers that achieved the day's second-top price of 728 cents.
The Beeblee top sellers weighed 333 kilograms and fetched $2425/hd, selling to Ken Maclean and family, NSW. These heifers sold from $1900 to $2425/hd, or 517 to 728 cents.
Tim and Rebekah Dwyer, Burrumbush, Goovigen, sold the only pen of red heifers on offer.
These six females were the first of the No.1 heifers in the sale and with a scale weight of 308kg they sold for 584 cents to come back at $1800/hd, selling to Lisco Farming, Brightley, Mackay.
John Collins, Yaraandoo, Gogango, sold eight No.1 heifers for 623 cents, or $1900/hd, to Zac and Cassie Russell, The Caves.
Supporting the sale with 45 head were Bruce and Leanne Woodard and family, Bonox, Taroom.
Their draft of No.1 heifers averaged $2023 and sold in a range from $1600 to a top of $2450/hd.
The top sellers for Bonox were also the top sellers on a cents per kilogram basis with a pen of nine weighing on average 295kg live weight to fetch 831 cents, returning $2450/hd and selling to Scott McGrath, Iron Pot, Yeppoon.
Buyers in the Bonox draft were from NSW, Eungella and local areas.
Ben and Karla Woodard along with Rowan and Jenny Woodard, Taroom, sold a pen of eight No.1 heifers for $1600/hd, fetching at auction 627 cents with an average live weight of 255kg selling to Scott McKinnon, NSW.
Ken Maclean, NSW, took the last pen of the sale offered by Neil and Angela Woodard, Taroom.
These sold for 510 cents and with an average scale weight of 275kg, the No.1 heifers fetched $1400/hd.
- Agents: Ray White Livestock Rockhampton; simulcast by StockLive.