Widespread rain across south east Queensland resulted in a reduced yarding of 620 head at last Friday's Toogoolawah store sale.
Even though it was a wet track plenty of buyers turned up to push prices to top levels.
Snow and Anne Pakleppa of Moore sold quality four tooth Santa cross feeder steers for $2750/head.
Brian and Colleen Smith of Coominya sold a pen of light Charbray feeder bullocks for $2570/head.
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The Dennehy family of Esk sold Droughtmaster feeder steers, 24-month-old, for $2500/head.
Ross and Tracey Tinney sold Droughtmaster steers, 20mths, for $2500/head.
KDS Partnership of Gregors Creek sold Droughtmaster steers, 20mths, for $2470/head.
Bill and Jo Lindstrum of Lower Cressbrook sold Santa cross steers, 18mths, for $2480/head.
L B Rural of Toogoolawah sold Angus cross steers, 20mths, old $2380/head.
Juandah Grazing of Lake Manchester sold Charbray steers, 18mths, for $2330/head.
Pecan Pastoral of Toogoolawah sold Braford cross steers, 16mths, for $2310/head.
Gina Drew of Mt Mee sold quality speckled Park steers, 16-18mth, for $2160 and $2120/head.
Brisbane Valley Pastoral of Harlin sold Droughtmaster steers, 14-18mths, for $2200, $2150 and $2000/head.
Eskdale Cattle sold a line of backgrounder steers, 12mths, for $1970, $1900 and $1880.
Barnes Grazing of Anduramba sold 12 to 14-month-old Santa steers for $1940/head.
Brisbane Valley Protein of Coominya sold light Droughtmaster weaner steers for $1840/head.
A and B Little of Toogoolawah sold Brangus cross steer calves, 6mths, for $1850/head.
G, R and M Bauer sold light Charbray weaner steers for $1820/head and light Brahman weaner steer calves for $1550, $1470, $1460/head.
A smaller yarding of heifers came to hand.
Pecan Pastoral of Toogoolawah sold two pens of Angus cross heifers, 16mths, for $2100/head.
Melissa Thornton of Kilcoy sold Charolais cross backgrounder heifers, 14mths, for $1800/head.
Eskdale Cattle sold Angus cross backgrounder heifers, 14mths, for $1880, $1760 and $1750/head.
G,R and M Bauer sold a run of light weight quality Brahman weaner heifers, 6mths, for $1580, $1560 and $1400/head.
A quality line of cows and calves saw strong competition.
Barnes Grazing of Anduramba sold aged Charolais cross cows and calves for $4000/unit.
C, M and A MacIntyre sold Brangus cross cows and calves for $3950/unit.
P and R O'Brien of Gayndah sold a line of 69 Red Brangus cross cows and calves for $3900, $3700, $3650/unit.
The final sale for the year will be on December 17.
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