Burnett Livestock & Realty's Biggenden meatworks and store sale on Monday saw a yarding of 2452 head.
Source: Hoard's Dairyman

The market was stronger across the board, impressive for a mixed quality yarding. The standout categories were light cows, up 28c, and heifers 200kg-300kg up 31c on last sale.

Cattle were drawn from Wandoan, Gogango, Nanango, Wooroonden, Crownthorpe, Kalpower, Binjour, Eidsvold, Mundubbera, Gympie, Maroochydore, Gayndah, Booubyjan, Miriam Vale, Mount Perry, Proston, Gaeta, Hervey Bay, Maryborough, Yandaran, Tiaro, Bundaberg and all local areas.

A line of milk to eight-tooth crossbred bullocks from Mundubbera sold from 401c-419c/$2174-$2431. Two and four-tooth Brahman bullocks from Gogango sold for 409c/$2302. Eight-tooth Brangus bullocks from Lowmead sold for 404c/$2903. Six-tooth grey Brahman heifers from Hervey Bay sold for 380c/$2604. Six-tooth Droughtmaster heifers from Tiaro sold for 377c/$1791.

Two and four-tooth heifers from Dallarnil sold for 398c/$2279. Six-tooth grey Brahman cows from Gayndah sold for 385c/$1886. Grey Brahman cows from Gayndah sold for 377c/$2552. Red Brahman cows from Hervey Bay sold for 370c/$2202. Brahman cross cows from Proston sold for 360c/$2175. Brahman cross cows from Mount Perry sold for 358c/$2149. Brahman cross cows from Gogango sold for 362c/$1959. Charbray cows from Howard sold for 360c/$2233.

Droughtmaster cows and calves from Bundaberg sold for $2400. Santa Gertrudis cross cows and calves from Binjour sold for $2260.

Two-tooth Charbray cross steers from Mundubbera sold for 488c/$2358. Milk and two-tooth Droughtmaster steers from Byrnestown sold for 480c/$2203. Milk-tooth Speckle Park steers from Crownthorpe sold for 460c/$2116. Milk-tooth Speckle Park steers from Tiaro sold for 460c/$1955. Milk-tooth Braford cross steers from Mundubbera sold for 492c/$2333. Milk-tooth Droughtmaster cross steers from Bundaberg sold for 510c/$1889.

Milk-tooth Limousin cross steers from South Kolan sold for 496c/$2249. Milk-tooth Charolais cross steers from Hervey Bay sold for 514c/$1891. Milk-tooth Angus cross steers from Gogango sold for 510c/$2107. Milk-tooth Brangus steers from Booyal sold for 522c/$1993. Milk and two-tooth Charbray cross steers from Brooweena sold for 504c/$2121. Milk-tooth grey Brahman steers from Mount Perry sold for 490c/$1688. Simmental weaner steers from Coalstoun Lakes sold for 590c/$1741.

Charbray weaner steers from Nanango sold for 626c/$1560. Santa Gertrudis weaner steers from Mount Perry sold for 632c/$1662. Brangus weaner steers from Lowmead sold for 638c/$1430. Simbrah cross weaner steers from Lowmead sold for 644c/$1256. Droughtmaster Charbray cross weaner steers from Kalpower sold for 668c/$1323. A line of Brahman cross weaner steers from Brooweena sold from 556c-618c/$1448-$1818. Brangus cross weaner steers from Wooroonden sold for 688c/$1109.

Milk-tooth Limousin cross heifers from South Kolan sold for 515c/$2034. Milk-tooth Hereford cross heifers from Wandoan sold for 484c/$2048. Milk-tooth Charbray heifers from Biloela sold for 538c/$1680. Milk-tooth Charbray heifers from Boompa sold for 544c/$1463. Milk-tooth Angus cross heifers from Hervey Bay sold for 546c/$1703.

A line of Santa Gertrudis Hereford cross weaner steers from Wandoan sold for 568c/$1295-$1555. Brangus weaner heifers from Lowmead sold for 578c/$1259. Simmental cross weaner heifers from Coalstoun Lakes sold for 548c/$1608. Droughtmaster Charbray cross weaner heifers from Kalpower sold for 620c/$896.

Keith Poulsen’s jaw dropped when farmers showed him images on their cellphones at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin in October.

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