EUMUNDI SALEYARDS
Tuesday 18 June, 2024
324 head were sold at Stariha Auctions Eumundi cattle sale on Tuesday. All buyers were operating, resulting in the market holding firm, with vealers selling to improved rates.
Fleming Equity, Belli Park, sold pens of Droughtmaster feeder steers for $1400 and $1330. The Edwards Family, Gympie, sold Hereford cows for $1130. Parker Pastoral, Kenilworth, sold Charolais cross steers for $800 & $700 and vealer heifers for $480. Pat Cordwell, Yandina, sold Santa, Angus & Charolais vealer calves, with males making $650, $590 & $520 and heifers $540, $460 & $440. Malcolm Chillman, Yandina Creek, sold Angus cross steers for $1100 and heifers for $1200. Garrett Holdings, Yandina, sold young Droughtmaster steers for $610 and vealer heifers for $480. Rusty Jones, Carters Ridge, sold Droughtmaster heifers for $1120. Brian & Lyn Barker, Ridgewood, sold young Limousin steers for $770 & $570.
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MORETON SALEYARDS
Tuesday 18 June, 2024
Agents Boyd O’Brien Bartholomew reported a yarding of 335 head of cattle. Heavy steers and ox sold to a slightly dearer market, with the better cows remaining fully firm on last weeks rates. Restocker and weaner steers met strong competition, as did pens of quality weaner heifers. Trade cattle sold very well but were in short supply.
Description, Vendor, Breed, c/kg, $/head.
Vealer Heifers, Mt Maroon Grazing, Santa Hereford x, 222.2, $655/head.
Weaner Steers, MJ Bowes, Charbray, 295.2, $712/head.
Yearling Steers, LJ & S Reinke, Santa, 305.2, $1012/head.
Pasture Heifers, ND & LP Ford, Limousin x, 238.2, $1310/head.
Pasture Steers, M S Machin, Charolais x, 279.2, $1758/head.
6 Tooth Ox, ND & LP Ford, Droughtmaster, 269.2, $1618/head.
Bullocks, Mills & Sons Pty Ltd, Droughtmaster x, 269.2, $1992/head.
Medium Cows, TN Klan, Droughtmaster, 190.0, $1035/head.
Heavy Cows, DP Bader, Droughtmaster, 215.2, $1312/head.
Pens of Heavy Cows, CE Arnold, Droughtmaster x, 218.2, $1431/head.
Heavy Bulls, J McEvoy, Brahman, 233.2, $2145/head.
Heavy Bulls, LW Reinke, Droughtmaster, 233.2, $2157/head.
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TOOWOOMBA SALEYARDS
Monday 17 June, 2024
The supply of stock at Toowoomba reduced to 98 head of mixed quality cattle. Most of the regular buyers were in attendance along with a large panel of onlookers. The better bred lines of yearling steers and heifers sold to prices similar to last week and any price gains were due to the improvement in the quality presented.
Yearling steers in the 200-280kg range to restockers sold to 370c and averaged 315c/kg. Yearling steers over 280kg to feed made 338c to average 309c/kg. Yearling steers to feed for the domestic market sold to 350c and averaged 333c/kg. Heavy yearling steers to feed sold to an isolated 254c/kg. Yearling heifers in the 200-280kg range to background averaged 255c and sold to 316c/kg. Yearling heifers over 330kg to feed made 282c to average 268c with those to processors at 244c/kg.
A small sample of heavy cows to processors sold to 180c/kg. Medium weight bulls to feed made 207c with heavy bulls to processors at 170c/kg.
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WARWICK SALEYARDS
Tuesday 18 June, 2024
Warwick agents penned 1,048 cattle being 198 less than last week. All the usual processors and wholesalers were present along with feeder operators and restockers. The overall quality of the yarding was mixed with the better bred and finished lines selling to improved prices however any of the lesser quality cattle received limited competition from the buying panel.
Yearling steers in the 200-280kg range to restockers improved in prices and sold to 392c to average 341c with the plainer lines at 280c to average 268c/kg. Yearling steers over 280kg to feed sold to 340c and averaged 320c/kg. Yearling steers to feed for the domestic market made 345c to average 321c up by 9c/kg. Heavy yearling steers to feed sold to 340c and averaged 318c/kg. Yearling steers over 480kg to feed made 330c with those to the wholesale meat trade topping at 345c/kg. Light weight heifers to restockers averaged 232c and sold to 244c/kg. Yearling heifers over 280kg to feed sold to 286c and averaged 270c/kg. Medium weight heifers to feed sold to 290c and averaged 260c with those to restockers at 305c/kg. Yearling heifers to the wholesale meat trade topped at 376c and averaged 333c/kg.
Young bullocks to processors gained 7c and sold to 300c and averaged 261c with those over 600kg selling to 278c/kg. Grown heifers to processors sold to 310c and averaged 263c/kg. Light weight cows to processors sold from 130c to 203c/kg. Heavy plain conditioned cows to processors sold from 165c to 198c with good heavy cows averaging 209c and selling to 220c/kg. Medium weight bulls to processors made 268c to average 267c/kg. Heavy bulls sold to 259c and averaged 238c/kg.
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WOODFORD SALEYARDS
Monday 17 June, 2024
207 head were sold at Stariha Auctions Woodford cattle sale on Monday. The market held fully firm, with all buyers operating.
Don Barlow, Maleny, sold a line of Droughtmaster cross backgrounder steers for $1190. BOSQ Developments, sold Droughtmaster weaner steers for $1050. Dakabin Highschool sold milk tooth Limousin steers for $1500 & $1090. Shane & Mary Flavell, Conondale, sold light Droughtmaster cross backgrounder steers for $970. Greg Nunn, Kilcoy, sold young Brangus steers for $760. C & B Denning, Maleny, sold a pen of Droughtmaster steer calves for $580. Riley Sippel, Maleny, sold Charbray vealer heifers for $545. Hodgens Partners, Bald Knob, sold Charbray steer calves for $550. Mark Young & Evonne Manns, Linville, sold Charolais cross weaner steers for $820. Philip Deadman, Stony Creek, sold Droughtmaster cows for $1190.
