Top store steers at Tuesday's Mareeba Sales were a pen of Droughtmaster steers from Frank and Helen Rockley at Atherton. They sold for 370.2c/kg and weighed 279kg. The Rockleys also sold the top store heifers for 300.2c/kg, weighing 255kg. Photo Mareeba Saleyards.
Droughtmasters topped the Mareeba Sale for the second week in a row, with store heifers and steers from an Atherton property fetching top dollar.
A total yarding of 287 head went under the hammer on Tuesday, with the yard average of 239.3c/kg returning an average $806.51.
Results
- 25 bulls averaged 171.1 c/kg selling to a top of 319.2 c/kg
- 49 cows averaged 172.7 c/kg selling to a top of 220 c/kg
- 56 heifer averaged 241.9c/kg selling to a top of 300.2c/kg
- 97 steers averaged 275.2 c/kg selling to a top of 359.2c/kg
- 26 yearling heifers averaged 210.4 c/kg selling to a top of 340.2 c/kg
- 23 yearling steers averaged 334.9 c/kg selling to a top of 370.2 c/kg
- 1 cows and calf $830/unit
- 3 cows and calves $920/unit
- 5 cows and calves $610/unit
- 2 cows and calves $500/unit
