THE strength of the cattle market continues with 713 cattle sold at red hot rates at Bartholomew and Co’s first Beaudesert store sale of the year on Saturday.
An outstanding line of feeder steers came to hand and sold to very strong competition. Quality lines of weaner steers and heifers sold to prices high above expectations. Cows and calves sold firm to slightly dearer compared to 2016 prices.
Allan and Sandy King, Mt Gipps, sold Santa steers two years for $1425. Charbray steers 18 months account MRJ Properties, Palen Creek, sold for $1400. Michael Cahill, Christmas Creek, sold Droughtmaster-cross steers 18 months for $1350. Charbray steers 18 months account Brendan Jackson, Moogerah, sold for $1340. Peter Garner, Moogerah, sold Droughtmaster-cross steers 18 months for $1340. Charbray steers 18 months account Eurara Pty Ltd, Innisplain, sold for $1310. Murray and Judy O’Reilly, Kents Pocket, sold Santa steers 18 months for $1305.
Charbray steers 12 months account the Shirley Family, Beaudesert, sold for $1210. Droughtmaster steers 14 months account Crystal Park, Currumbin, sold for $1220. Droughtmaster steers 14 months account Donald Pocock, Hoya, sold for $1180. Paul Benstead, Christmas Creek, sold Droughtmaster steers 14 months for $1150. Shannon White, Veresdale, sold Droughtmaster weaner steers for $1060. Len and Karen Murphey, Cannon Creek, sold Charolais-cross weaner steers for $960. Droughtmaster weaner steers account Os Plumbing, Biddaddaba, sold for $940. Angus steers 12 months account Dough and Pam Hardgrave, Barney View, sold for $940.
Todd Finch, Mt Alford sold Droughtmaster weaner steers for $905. The Storey Family, Birnam, sold Droughtmaster-cross weaner steers for $850.
Charbray heifers 18 months account Suter and Dalzell, Lamington, sold for $1245. Dean Zurvas, Mt Alford, sold Euro-cross heifers 18 months for $1125. Droughtmaster heifers 15 months account Rob and Marian Kotzur, Maroon, sold for $1200. Crystal Park sold Limousin-cross heifers 12 months for $1145. Charbray weaner heifers account the Shirley Family sold for $1105. J&A Siddins, Beaudesert, sold Santa heifers 12 months for $1010.
Brahman-cross weaner heifers account Shane Maudsley, Wolffdene, sold for $790. Droughtmaster weaner heifers account Reid Drainage, Knapps Creek, sold for $720.
Rob and Marian Kotzur sold Droughtmaster cows and calves for $1560. Ian Sirett, South Maclean, sold Euro-cross cows and calves for $1260. Euro-cross cows account Suter and Dalzell sold for $1235. Charbray cows account Reid Drainage sold for $980.
The next Beaudesert store sale will be held on January 28.
