Monto Cattle and Country’s final sale saw 510 head yarded in extremely wet conditions. Prices for prime cattle eased slightly while feeder cattle held firm. Cattle were drawn from Cracow, Eidsvold, Boyne Valley, Harrami, Biloela and Monto districts.
Heavy bulls sold from 220 to 251c. Bill and Kath Dow sold Charbray bullocks 600kg for 300c or $1800. Larsen family sold Charbray trade steers 496kg for 304c or $1510. Glenjoy Holdings sold Brahman cross 4 tooth heifers for 265c or $1135. LG and RE Benecke sold Charbray cows for 241c or $1307. CS and ALR Anger sold Santa cross cows for 239c or $1215. Birch Pastoral’s Droughtmaster cows 510kg made 230c or $1165.
J, F and C Younger sold quality Brahman steers 390kg for 286c or $1116. S and P Leahy’s Santa No.7 steers 378kg sold for 284c or $1075. Nev and Helen Iversen’s Droughtmaster No.7 steers sold to 281c or $1225. Yasamayi Grazing’s 404kg Droughmaster cross steers sold to 284c or $1150. Moscrop Enterprises sold Charbray steers 267kg for $722 or 270c. CS and ALR Anger sold Santa and Brahman cross weaner steers from 250c to 299c. N Mossman penned Brahman weaner steers for 278c or $636.
Larsen Family Trust sold milk tooth Charbray No.8 heifers 484kg for 286c or $1385 and 365kg heifers for 276c or $1017. KD and AP Wyatte’s Droughtmaster No.7 heifers 328kg returned $932 or 272c. Callide Cattle Co penned Droughtmaster 2-tooth heifers to return 274c or $1045. N Mossman’s Brahman weaner heifers sold to $547 or 231c. RR and DC Kerle’s Charbray weaner heifers sold to 235c or $637.
Brad and Donna would like to thank their saleyard staff, vendors, buyers and all clients for their support during 2018. The first sale for next year will be held on January 16 at 9am.