Livestock Market Reports

Livestock Market Report for Biggenden Cattle Sale 22nd September 2008

Total Liveweight Yarding            1605

Average C/KG                              174.40c

Average $/Head                           $631.97

Biggenden Market Still Strong

Burnett Livestock and Realty’s fortnightly meatworks and store sale on Monday 22 September saw a yarding of 1648 head sell to a strong market. Meatworks cattle again sold to a strong market being firm to slightly cheaper while the cattle were of lesser quality than previous weeks. Store cattle were fully firm for better quality while lesser quality stores sold to a slightly cheaper market. Many crossbreed steers made from 200-215c/kg but a highlight was a pen of light Santa Brangus cross weaner steers on account of Gary and Sue Turner and family, Charnwood, Lowmead that sold for 218.2c or $414.

Cattle were drawn from Cracow, Monto, Eidsvold, Mundubbera, Binjour, Gayndah, Goomeri, Miriam Vale, Lowmead, Yandaran, Bundaberg, Bargara, Burnett Heads, South Kolan, Woodgate, Childers, Mt Perry, Gin Gin, Maryborough, Hervey Bay, Torbanlea, Bauple and all local areas.

The Gibbs family, Biggenden sold a Grain Accredited Charolais bullock for 205.2c or $1672 and also sold 8 bulls for 185.2c or $1273. Gary and Sue Turner and family, Charnwood, Lowmead sold bulls to top at 187.2c or $1498, while cows from the Turner’s topped at 172.2c or $888. M & MA Latza, Mundubbera sold Braford cross bullocks off the oats for 202.2c or $1243. L Onoprienko, Booyal sold Brangus bullocks for 202.2c or $1166. Kimber Industries, Coalstoun Lakes sold Brahman cross bullocks for 202.2c or $1192. P & N Warren, Booyal sold 4 and 6 tooth Brahman cross bullocks for 203.2c or $1104. RT & DM Broom, Maryborough sold Droughtmaster cross bullocks for 204.2c or $1205. PK Collyer, Coalstoun Lakes sold Charbray cross bullocks to top at 201.2c or $1200, while Peter also sold trade heifers to top at 193.2c or $774. A & VE McIntyre Gin Gin sold Simbrah bullocks for 203.2c or $1295, while the McIntyre’s sold trade heifers to top at 197.2c or $976. John Booth, Gin Gin sold 4 tooth Brahman cross bullocks for 203.2c or $1229. DW & EJ Harris, Binjour sold Charbray 6 tooth bullocks for 203.2c or $1422. The Harris’ also sold cows for 175.2c or $999. SA Ashford, Gin Gin sold grey Brahman cows for 174.2c or $896. AL Court, Coringa sold Brahman cross cows for 170.2c or $881, AJ, SJ and GA Howlett, Booyal sold Limousin cows to top at 180.2c or $1099. DN & EE Ryan, Gayndah sold Droughtmaster cross cows for 180.2c or $942, while a Droughtmaster bull from the Ryan’s sold for 193.2c or $1439. T & R Hearn, Eidsvold sold Brahman cows to top at 170.2c or $838, and trade heifers to top at 182.2c or $783. DJ & LD Schubel, Gin Gin sold red Brahman cows for 171.2c or $830. The Walker family, Gin Gin Station sold a Fresian cow for 161.2c or $1096. The Walkers also sold trade heifers for 183.2c or $939. G & BJ Downing, Biggenden sold a Brown Swiss cow for 165.2c or $1115. Store cows sold from 90c – 125c. Kellsview, Gayndah sold milk tooth Charbray trade heifers for 200.2c or $1001. Thorlan PL, Mundubbera sold Murrey Grey 2 tooth trade heifers for 195.2c or $791. Hayleigh Farms, Dallarnil sold Santa bulls to sell from 187.2c – 189.2c or $1647 – 2015. Koonoori Pastoral, Brooweena sold Brahman bulls for 188.2c or $1407. BM & LE Wixon, Biggenden sold Brahman bulls for 194.2c or $1583. HK Dwyer, Didcot sold Brahman bulls for 186.2c or $1483. Neubecker Trust, Yandaran sold Brahman bulls to top at 196.2c or $1550. Sandarrah Pastoral, Ban Ban Springs sold a Charbray bull for 184.2c or $1842.

GT & C Meredith sold milk and two tooth Santa steers for 194c or $850. Pars Developments, Burnett Heads sold milk and two tooth Brahman cross steers from 192.2c – 194.2c or $879 - $884. KD Sarnadsky, South Kolan sold red Brangus cross milk tooth steers from 188.2c – 191.2c or $683 - $786. TC & VR Dove, Mundubbera sold milk and two tooth steers from 185.2c – 187.2c or $652 - $684. Gary and Sue Turner and family, Charnwood, Lowmead sold light No 7 Santa and Brangus steers from 170c – 195.2c or $535 – $586. RA & JJ Edwards, Bundaberg sold Brangus cross steers 18 months for 182.2c or $642. Gavin Ford, Mundubbera sold Angus steers, milk and two tooth for 180.2c or $669. JT & YM Hetherington, Dallarnil sold Angus Dairy cross steers 16 months for 183.2c or $575. Kerry Jensen, Eidsvold sold Brahman cross steers 16-18 months for 185.2c or $657. Roy Brown and family, Brooweena sold Brangus and Brahman steers 14-16 months from 177.2c – 181.2c or $443 - $589. Barry Thomas, Gin Gin sold light Brahman and Droughtmaster cross steers15-18 months from 177.2c – 181.2c or $471 - $565. Kellsview, Gayndah sold Charbray steers 14 months from 187.2c – 192.2c or $522 - $688. RN & DN Strathdee, Yandaran sold Charbray and Santa steers 12-14 months from 187.2c – 199.2c or $445 - $674. CD & PM Myers, South Kolan sold Charbray steers 15 months for 190c or $671. Stephen Holder, Biggenden sold Charbray Piedmontese cross steers from 8-12 months from 190.2c – 205.2c or $440 - $600. DM & CM Dingle, Mt Perry sold Charbray Santa cross steers 9 months for 215.2c or $499. SP Hung & Co, Monto sold Brahman Charbray cross steers 10 months to top at 191.2c or $476. PF & DF Adcock, Monto sold Charolais cross steers 9 months from 205.2c – 207.2c or $437 - $546. M Maragna sold Droughtmaster steers 8 months from Miriam Vale and Bauple properties selling strongly from 205.2c – 214.2c or $414 - $472. Nethercote & Lee, Ban Ban Springs sold Droughtmaster steers 10 months for 206.2c or $522. Sandarrah Pastoral sold light Brahman cross steers 6 months for 199.2c or $347. JC Hiscock, Monto sold Bazadais cross steers 8 months for 190.2c or $394. The Barrett family, Brooweena sold light Brahman cross steers 8 months for 206.2c or $456. Most steers sold from 155c – 215c.

ZE Dent & Sons, Gayndah sold milk tooth Brahman cross heifers for 175.2c or $629. Boyden & Neller sold Santa heifers milk tooth for 170c or $568. TC & VR Dove sold Droughtmaster cross heifers 16 months for 173.2c or $563. PA, JA & L Hetherington sold Angus Dairy cross heifers 16 months to top at 178.2c or $564. EC & MJ Horton, Dallarnil sold Brahman cross heifers 12 months for 174.2c or $468. RE & BM Gibbs, Biggenden sold Brahman cross heifers 8 months to top at 173.2c or $490. Stephen Holder, Biggenden sold Charbray heifers for 175.2c or $443. PF & DF Adcock, Monto sold Charbray heifers 9 months for 173.2c or $422. PK Collyer, Coalstoun Lakes sold Brangus heifers 8 months for 178c or $441. David Roll, Bundaberg sold Charbray heifers 8 months for 177.2c or $487. DM & A Wendt, Goodnight Scrub sold Charbray cross heifers 10 months for 175.2c or $496. R, T, A & L Jenkinson, Goomeri sold Brahman cross heifers 8 months for 178.2c or $445. Most heifers sold from 140c – 175c.

Cows and calves were of mixed quality and sold from $490 - $880.

Next meatworks and store sale is Monday 6th October.