Welcome rain across a large area has sent backgrounder cattle prices to a new level at Toogoolawah. Friday's yarding consisted of mainly weaner and backgrounder cattle as feeder numbers decrease.
Tandora Grazing, Maryborough, sold a line of 41, eight to 10-month-old Charbray cross weaner steers for $1990/hd. G and N Scholl, Gatton, sold eight-month-old Charbray weaner steers for $1840/hd. P and R O'Brien, Gayndah, sold Charolais cross steers 14 months old for $1930/hd. Coal Creek Angus, Esk, sold Angus weaner steers six months old for $1830/hd. G and N Stark, Crows Nest, sold Angus cross weaner steers six months old for $1810/hd.
L and M North, Wivenhoe, sold Simmental cross weaner steers six months old for $1720/hd. G, R and M Bauer, Tambo, sold Brahman cross light weaner steers for $1650/hd, $1630/hd and $1560/hd. Sarger P/L, Kilcoy, sold light Charolais cross weaner steers for $1640/hd. B and C Hardy, Emu Creek, sold Bazadais cross steers 12 months old for $1980/hd. Dale Bennett, Ivory Creek, sold Charbray cross weaner steers calves three months old for $1220/hd.
Weaner and backgrounder heifers were in strong demand as restockers competed to secure cattle as numbers shorten across the state. Mark Tilley, Beaudesert, sold quality Santa heifers 14 months old for $1890/hd. Peter Simpson, Commissioners Flat, sold Santa cross heifers 14 months for $1750/hd. J D Lex, Coominya, sold Droughtmasters cross heifers 16 months old for $1860/hd. Palikes P/L, Esk, sold Droughtmaster cross weaner heifers for $1790/hd. JF, JM and RM Cross, Kumbia, sold quality Brahman heifers 16 months old for $1780/hd.
Tandora Grazing, Maryborough, sold a line of 31 Charbray cross weaner heifers, eight months old sold for $1800/hd, with their Limousin cross heifers topping at $1650/hd. Vedelago family, Gatton, sold Charolais cross weaner heifers for $1670/hd. G and N Scholl, Gatton, sold a quality pen of Charolais cross weaner heifers eight months old for $1670/hd. Bottle Tree Operations, Spring Creek, sold Charolais weaner heifers six to eight months old for $1670/hd. Colinton Pastoral sold Charbray weaner heifers for $1680/hd.
R and T Richards, Manumbar, sold Charolais cross weaner heifers six to eight months for $1550/hd. G, R and M Bauer sold Charbray weaners six months old for $1480 and $1440/hd, with the Brahman weaner heifers topping at $1230/hd. Colinton Past sold Charbray heifer calves five months old for $1300/hd.
A limited number of cows and calves were yarded last week with a pen of Charbray cows and calves account WJ and KA Lefoe selling for $2850/hd. J and S Pastoral sold a quality Red Brahman cows PTIC for $2560/hd and some Brangus cross PTIC cows for $2460/hd. P and R O'Brien, Gayndah, sold aged store conditioned PTIC Red Brangus cross cows for $2060, $1940/hd.
