Burnett Livestock and Realty’s meatworks and store sale held on April 28 saw a yarding of 890 head. In the meatworks section bullocks and cows sold to a firm market. Store cattle sold to reduced rates. Bullocks sold for a top of 267c. Cows over 500kg topped at 225c. Cows 400kg to 500kg sold topping at 218c. Trade heifers over 400kg topped at 275c.
Feeder steers 400kg to 500kg yarded topping at 286c. Steers 300kg to 400kg also sold to 298c. Steers 200kg to 300kg sold to 348c. Heifers 300kg to 400kg topped at 286c. Heifers 200kg to 300kg topped at 292c.
Cattle were drawn from Murgon, Scotchy Pocket, Eidsvold, Mundubbera, Mt Perry, Gayndah, Maryborough, Hervey Bay, Childers, Bundaberg, South Kolan, Bucca, Rosedale, Lowmead, Miriam Vale, Gin Gin, Booyal and all local areas.
OP Dingle and Family, Mt Perry sold two tooth Santa cross steers for 280c/$1088. KD Sarnadsky, South Kolan sold milk tooth Charbray steers for 286c/$1271. ES Thiel, Bundaberg sold two tooth Droughtmaster steers for 298c/$1041. DA&CA Giles, Biggenden sold two tooth Brahman cross steers for 271c/$1330. WA&CR Bramer, Binjour sold milk tooth Charolais cross steers for 283c/$1167. Gavin Onions, Gin Gin sold milk tooth Droughtmaster steers for 296c/$921. Peter Greaves, Gin Gin sold milk tooth Belmont red cross steers for 296c/$887.
BN Stehbens, Biggenden sold grey Brahman weaner steers for 294c/$791. Glenn Cox, Miriam Vale sold Charbray weaner steers for 294c/$720. FA&CA Beddows, Biggenden sold Santa cross weaner steers for 348c/$741. RC&AL Drayton, Gayndah sold Charbray weaner steers for 296c/$955.
Geata View Grazing, Biggenden sold milk tooth Brahman cross heifers for 263c/$1085. Clare Grazing, Theodore sold a line of two tooth Charolais and Santa cross heifers for 275c/$1265. The Seymour Family, Gooroolba sold milk tooth Santa heifers for 280c/$1008. KG&MA Jensen, Gin Gin sold milk tooth Santa cross heifers for 270c/$1006. HM Roth, Proston sold a line of crossbred No 5 heifers for 269c/$907. RJ&AM Rule, Bundaberg sold milk tooth Brangus heifers for 275c/$786. KJ&MR Findlay, Gin Gin sold red Angus cross weaner heifers for 286c/$891.
Clare Grazing, Theodore sold two tooth Charbray bullocks for 267c or $1494. David Smith, Bundaberg sold Brahman cross bullocks for 258c/$1613. EM Johnson, Biggenden sold Droughtmaster bullocks for 258c/$1630.
E Kirk & Co, Gayndah sold grey Brahman cows for 222c/$1361. Charbray cows from Gin Gin sold to a top for 223c/$1342. KJ&MR Findlay, Gin Gin sold red Angus cross cows for 222c/$1422. P&K Forman, Bundaberg sold Limousin cows for 222c/$1699.
Next Biggenden Meatworks and Store Sale is Monday, May 9.
