There were 545 head yarded at Stariha Auctions Laidley cattle sale on Thursday. The market was stronger for all types, with competition from St George, Condamine, Warwick, Kilcoy, Crows Nest, as well as the usual local, feedlot and processor support.
D Parsons, Laidley, sold a Brangus cross bull for $1900 and Droughtmaster cows for $1200. Bao Quuc Ngo, Calvert, sold an Angus bull for $1810. JL Investments, Ravensbourne, sold an Angus bull for $1550, steers for $1125 and 15-month-old Angus heifers for $1000. Brown Family Trust, Coominya, sold Charbray heifers for $1220. Colin Cocup, Blenheim, sold yearling males for $960-$1100 and milk tooth steers for $1290.
George Miller, Woodbine, sold Brahman cows for $1200. Leslie and Valerie Mills, Laidley, sold Hereford males, 12-15 months, for $1070-$1190. Dave Wilton, Woodlands, sold a line of milk tooth Charbray heifers for $1000. Boyd Laycock, Kilcoy, sold Droughtmaster steers for $1520 and a line of heifers for $750. Greg Muller, Summerholme, sold lines of Droughtmaster steers, 20-24 months, for $1130-$1310. Gary Stark, Forest Hill, sold Greyman steers, 15-18 months, for $1035-$1250.
Shane Engel, Blenheim, sold a Santa bull for $1660. L and S Logan, Mulgowie, sold a line of Brahman cross steers for $1000. Tom Gibson, Thornton, sold Murray Grey steers, 10-12 months, for $990. Trevor and Sue Whitehall, Mt Berryman, sold a line of Santa steer calves for $620. Jaswinder Takhar, Mt Cotton, sold 10-12 month old Santa steers for $890. Hoger Brothers, Ropeley, sold 5 month old Charolais steer calves for $680.
Val Reichle, Moore, sold Murray Grey steers for $865 and Droughtmaster heifers for $770. Lance Jones, Derrymore, sold Santa/Hereford cross steers for $760. Lester and Madeline Pickering, Black Duck Creek, sold a line of Droughtmaster steer calves for $635. Mark Curtin, Ma Ma Creek, sold Charbray weaner steers, eight months, for $780. Henry Dippel, Thornton, sold lines of Droughtmaster cows and calves for $990 and $1000.
