Monto Cattle & Country held its fortnightly fat and store sale last Wednesday. A quality yarding of 640 head were presented with strong buyer support for store cattle.
Cattle were drawn from Biloela, Boyne Valley and Monto districts.
Heavy bulls weighing 815kg sold for 310c or $2530. L and R Kerr sold 600kg Droughtmaster cross bullocks for 355c or $2130. W and A Goody's 643kg Santa cross cows sold for 297c or $1910. R and K Preston sold 580kg Brahman cows for $1692 or 292c. RG Tucker's Droughtmaster heifers weighed 506kg, selling for 354c or $1795. Charbray store cows 584kg sold for $1630 or 279c.
Red Brangus feeder bullocks 405kg on account of KJ Hockey sold for 421c or $1710 and $1733. Goolah Grazing sold quality Santa No. 0 steers weighing 384kg for 470c or $1805. Galloway Pastoral sold No. 0 Braford cross steers weighing 308kg for 498c or $1535. MD, RJ and WJ Brown's 308kg Charbray steers sold for 460c or $1416.
Droughtmaster weaner steers on account of N and J Keitley sold for 514c or $1330. Brangus steers from Biloela sold for 576c or $1230. Charbray weaner steers on account of Hiscock and Sons sold for $1216 or 544c. Brangus mickeys from Biloela sold for 564c or $1200.
Quality Charbray No. 0 heifers 365kg sold for 431c or $1575. B and N White sold Angus No. 0 heifers weighing 387kg for $1600 or 413c. 330kg Droughtmaster cross heifers on account of BD and AJ Louttit sold for 398c or $1314. Charbray weaner heifers sold for 512c or $890. Angus weaner heifers from Biloela sold for 536c or $900. The majority of weaner heifers sold from 460 to 520c.
Cow and calf units sold from $1780-2200/unit.
