LOCAL storms late in the week helped keep prices on par to slightly dearer at Bartholomew and Co’s 547 head store cattle sale at Beaudesert on Saturday.
Quality weaner steers and heifers were in particular demand with lines of heavier feeder steers firm and cows and calves in strong demand.
AM Moore, Barney View sold Droughtmaster steers aged two years for $1450. Brahman-cross steers account Agri Prosperity, Veresdale, made $1250. Belltop Pastoral, Milford, sold Brangus steers 18 months for $1200.
Charolais-cross steers aged 15 months account Kerry and Marg Wruck, Maroon, sold for $1180. The Estate of Kelvin Kane, Aratula, sold Charolais-cross steers 12 months for $1180. Droughtmaster-cross steers 12 months account Murray and Judy O’Reilly, Kents Pocket, sold for $1140. Andrew Cooper, Willowbank, sold Charolais weaner steers for $1085. Charbray steers 12 months account Robin Hopkins, Beaudesert, sold for $940.
Charolais-cross weaner steers account Dean Pilon, Merrimac, sold for $900. Euro-cross weaner steers account Jim Ferguson, Barney View, sold for $900. San Ed Cattel Co, Anduramba sold Charolais x weaner steers for $885. Tim Brehmer, Laravale sold Droughtmaster weaner steers for $880.
Braford heifers 18 months account Neil Vaccaneo, Pine Mountain, sold for $1115. Charbray heifers 12 months account Tania Coleman, Toogoolawah sold for $1050. William Toohill, Tarome sold Brangus heifers 15 months for $1010. Euro-cross heifers 12 months account Dean Pilon sold for $990.
Charbray heifers 12 months account Kent Ferguson, Woolooman, sold for $940. Charolais-cross weaner heifers account the Estate of Kelvin Kane sold for $865. Euro-cross heifers account Jenoff, Christmas Creek, sold for $840. Charolais-cross weaner heifers account San Ed Cattle Co sold for $685.
Droughtmaster cows and calves account John Ivey, Canungra, sold for $1610. Greg Beard, Fernvale sold Euro-cross cows and calves for $1380. Lance Batchelor, Palen Creek, sold Droughtmaster cows and calves for $1210. Tania Coleman sold dairy-cross cows for $1000.