Burnett Livestock & Realty’s meatworks and store sale on Monday saw a mixed quality yarding of 1509 head. The current dry season saw the better quality cattle sell to firm to dearer rates while the plainer types were cheaper.
Heavy bulls topped at 264c; bullocks topped at 264c/kg; cows over 500kg topped at 222c; cows 400kg to 500kg topped at 212c; trade heifers over 400kg topped at 246c. Mooru Grazing, Takilberan sold Brangus cross bullocks for 263c/$1842. Noel Barnett, Brooweena sold Droughtmaster cross bullocks for 259c/$1549. A&A Trigger Grazing, Biggenden sold Brahman cross cows for 222c/$1572. Gail Gauld, Brooweena sold Santa Gertrudis cows for 219c/$1407.
Feeder steers 400kg to 500kg sold to a top of 279c while steers 300kg to 400kg sold to 312c. Steers 200kg to 300kg sold to 326c. L&M Wehl, Childers sold Santa cross milk tooth steers for 270c/$1175. R&K Preston, Eidsvold sold crossbred milk tooth steers for 279c/$1226. Gail Gauld, Brooweena sold Santa Gertrudis weaner steers for 320c/$803. D&R Roberton, Coalstoun Lakes sold weaned Droughtmaster steers for 290c/$862. G &S McGregor, Gooroolba sold Angus cross weaner steers for 319c/$862.
Heifers 300kg to 400kg sold to a top of 271c and heifers 200kg to 300kg topped at 300c. G&R Piper, Bundaberg sold milk tooth Charbray heifers for 271c/$842. J&D Taylor, Mundubbera sold Droughtmaster milk tooth heifers for 260c/$858. T&L Cooke, Brooweena sold Simmental cross weaner heifers for 282c/$716. R&F Cross, Biggenden sold Braford weaner heifers for 282c/k$719. G Mooney, Mt Perry sold Charbray weaner heifers for 282c/$674.
Cows and calves topped at $1440.
Cattle were drawn from Hughenden, Rockhampton, Monto, Eidsvold, Gin Gin, Lowmead, Monduran, Childers, Bundaberg, Miriam Vale, Yandaran, Mundubbera, Monto, Gayndah, Mt Perry, Maryborough, Hervey Bay, Rosedale and all local areas.
The next Biggenden meatworks and store sale is Thursday October 5.