Western Queensland, NSW and Darling Downs buyers more favoured for recent rain, descended on Toogoolawah on Friday. With a large percentage of young cattle at this sale, restockers were eager to pay premiums for young well-bred plain condition cattle. Feeder cattle met a very strong market and younger quality weaners were swamped by restockers from many parts of Queensland.
A&K Chambers, Moore, sold 15 mths Charolais cross steers for $1465. Mark & Sarah Connors sold 12 mths Charolais Angus cross steers for $1415. Barry Neuendorff sold Droughtmaster steers 20 mths for $1390. Matt and Nathan Heilig, Glasshouse, sold Grey Brahman steers 12 mths for $1050.
W&J Browning of Blackbutt sold Charolais cross steers 10 mths for $1060. P Muller, Yarraman, sold Santa cross steers 2 years for $1550. Liam Birchley sold Charolais cross steers 12 mths for $1100. Jim and Sandra Gault sold Charolais cross weaner steers for $980. G&J McPherson sold 8 mths Charbray steers for $1165, $1135 and $1050.
Col and Sharon Henderson sold high grade Brahman steers 6-8 mths for $860, $970 and $855. Heart E Grazing sold 10 mths Charolais cross steers for $1020 and Angus cross steers for $990. Des Campbell, Moore, sold 6 mths Droughtmaster cross steers for $790. Mary Birchley Eidsvold sold 6 mths Brahman cross steers for $750.
Andrew and Jennifer Hackworth sold Charolais cows PTIC for $1560. Mary Birchley sold store Charolais cross cows for $1190. Graham Ozanne sold Brangus cows and calves for $1410, while Sam Puglia sold light frame Angus cows with 3 month calves for $1510.
Heifer market was described as exciting as breeders, restockers and feedlotters scrambled for quality lines of 20 mths heifers.
John and Sherry Westaway of Meridan Partnership sold Charolais cross heifers 16-18 mths for $1270. Mooru Grazing Gin Gin sold No 5 Santa Angus heifers for $1275 and $1260. Will and Karl Edwards Kilkivan sold Santa heifers 16 mths for $1090. Eskdale Station sold Santa heifers 16 mths for $935 and $905.
Mark and Sarah Connors sold 12-14 mths Charolais Angus cross heifers for $1380. Liam Birchley sold 12 mths Charolais cross heifers for $880. G&J McPherson sold Charolais cross heifers 6 mths for $875 & $855. Grey Brahman heifers top quality 20 mths sold for $1180. Heart E Grazing Co sold Angus cross heifers 10-12 mths for $840 and Charolais cross heifers for $805.