Burnett Livestock & Realty’s meatworks and store sale on Monday June 26 saw a yarding of 1177 head selling to a firm market with weaner type cattle cheaper.
Bullocks sold to 286.2c; cows over 500kg topped at 235c; cows 400kg to 500kg topped at 228c; trade heifers over 400kg topped at 280c. PJBS P/L, Coalstoun Lakes sold Santa bullocks for 279c/$1884. Mooru Grazing, Takilberan sold a line of Santa Simbrah Brangus bullocks to top at 286c/$2004. The Lyons Family, Pine Creek sold Charbray cross cows for 235c/$1422. Dermark P/L, Gayndah sold Droughtmaster cows for 232c/$1269.
Feeder steers 400kg to 500kg sold to a top of 330c while steers 300kg to 400kg sold to 326c. Steers 200kg to 300kg sold to 360c. Peter Munckton, Gin Gin sold milk and two tooth Red Brangus cross steers for 330c/$1496. EG&EJ Johnson, Degilbo sold two tooth Charbray steers for 318c/$1694.
Solano, Schaedel and Anderson, Gin Gin sold Droughtmaster cross milk tooth steers for 325c/$1113. AW Beddows, Booubyjan sold Simbrah weaner steers for 360c/$887. HM Roth, Proston sold Braford cross weaner steers for 352c/$742. HL Fricke, Rosedale sold Droughtmaster weaner steers for 374c/$714.
Heifers 300kg to 400kg sold to a top of 316c. Heifers 200kg to 300kg topped at 326c. Dermark P/L, Gayndah sold milk tooth Droughtmaster heifers for 316c/ $1187. S&T May, Booyal sold milk tooth Droughtmaster heifers for 308c/$1084. The Clark Family, Gin Gin sold Simbrah weaner heifers for 325c/$896. R&A Drayton, Gayndah sold Brahman weaner heifers for 297c/$690.
Cattle were drawn from Rockhampton, Booubyjan, Mundubbera, Gayndah, Maryborough, Hervey Bay, Childers, Bundaberg, Bucca, Rosedale, Lowmead, Miriam Vale, Gin Gin and all local areas.