Welcome rain over large parts of Queensland and NSW in the last week drove the cattle market to new highs as records continue to be broken.
Cattle were sourced from Westmar, Eidsvold, Manumbar, Beaudesert, Conondale, Linville, Coominya, and all local areas.
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Strong demand from western and southern buyers with increased local interest saw strong competition for all descriptions.
Geoffrey Cowan, Emu Creek, sold pens of four-tooth Brangus bullocks bred by Darcy Pratten, Kilcoy, for $3040, $3000 and $2900. K and S Spierling sold Santa feeder steers for $2220 and $2210/hd. O'Briens Pastoral Co, Bryden sold light Charbray feeder bullocks for $2200 and $2190/hd.
Ninbah Pastoral, Beaudesert, sold a quality line of trade Speckle Park cross feeder steers for $2120, $2100 and $2060/hd. Tim Bourke, Derrymore, sold Charolais weaner steers 12 months old for $1980/hd. Barnes Grazing, Anduramba, sold a quality pen of 12-month-old Santa cross steers for $1990.
Andrew and Hayley Ahern, Gayndah, sold a quality line of Charbray and Brahman cross steers 10 to 12 months for $1920, $1920 and $1900/hd. Brisbane Valley Holdings, Coominya, sold Droughtmaster steers 10 months old for $1890 and $1770/hd. K and T Cook, Westmar, sold a line of Charbray and Brahman weaner steers 10 to 12 months for $1900, $1690, $1670 and $1660/hd.
The Hayes family, Lowood, sold Limo cross weaner steers for $1980. Grant Ward, Toogoolawah, sold 12 to 14-month-old Brangus steers for $1880/hd. Paul Dunn, Beaudesert, sold Angus weaner steers 10 months old $1870/hd. Wendy Callinan, Esk, sold a quality pen of Santa weaner steers eight months old for $1890/hd.
Manumbar Pastoral sold Charolais cross weaner steers six months old for $1720. Cubby Educational Centre of Kilcoy sold light Charolais cross weaner steers six to seven months old for $1700/hd. G Dohle, Linville, sold Droughtmaster weaner steers six months old for $1700 and $1690/hd. Rod and Cathleen Kohler, Moore, sold Droughtmaster cross weaner steers eight months old for $1690.
M and S Symes, Eidsvold, sold Santa cross feeder heifers for $2120/hd. AL Woodrow, Kilcoy, sold Angus cross trade feeder heifers for $2110, $2010 and $1900/hd. Backgrounder heifers Santa and Charolais cross account M and S Symes sold for $1850 and $1770.
KDS Partnership, Gregors Creek, sold 16-month-old Droughtmaster heifers for $1830. Impresa Civil, Coal Creek, sold Droughtmaster weaner heifers for $1790/hd. Justin and Wendy Garvie, Sommerset Dam, sold Droughtmaster weaner heifers for $1760/hd. G and L Hose, Toogoolawah, sold Angus cross weaner heifers 10 months for $1740/hd.
Cubby Educational Centre, Kilcoy, sold six-month-old Charolais cross weaner heifers for $1600 and $1550. K and T Cook, Westmar, sold Brahman and Charbray cross heifers 12 months old for $1570, $1560 and $1550/hd. R and D Mayer, Mount Byron, sold Droughtmaster cross weaner heifers 10 months old $1660.
K and T Cook, Westmar, sold Brahman cross PTIC cows for $2420/hd. Simon Fitzgerald, Esk, sold young Droughtmaster cross cows and calves for $3150/unit. Ivery Downs Cattle Company, Colinton, sold Brahman cross cows and calves for $2975/unit. Barnes Grazing, Anduramba, sold Hereford cross cows and calves for $2700/unit.
There are only two sales left for the year, with the next sale on Friday December 3.
