SARINA BATTLE OF THE BREEDS SALE – MARKET REPORT

MONDAY 20TH MAY 2024 – 523 HEAD

The Sarina Battle of the Breeds sale on Monday 20th May 2024 saw a total yarding of 523 consisting of 369 steers and 154 heifers. The very good yarding of local cattle sold to a dearer market for cross-bred steers. Brahman cattle sold to easier rates in line with other centres. Buyers were present from Rockhampton, Bauhinia Downs, Marlborough and Local Areas.

QUOTES

Steers $340 – $1090

Heifers $400 – $910

WINNERS

Grand Champion Pen – Mt Flora Cattle Co, Pen 72 – Charbray Steers

Reserve Champion Pen – Tolsworth Hay & Grazing, Pen 39 – Brangus Steers

Champion Pen of Weaner Steers – Mt Flora Cattle Co, Pen 72 – Charbray Steers

Champion Pen of Weaner Heifers – Mt Flora Cattle Co, Pen 90 – Charolais Heifers

Weaner Steers – Droughtmaster

1^st Place – Mt Flora Cattle Co, pen 36
2^nd Place – Perry Pastoral Co, pen 37

Weaner Steers – Brangus

1^st Place – Tolsworth Hay & Grazing, pen 39
2^nd Place – T.B & J.A Symonds, pen 42

Weaner Steers – Brahman

1^st Place – Note Park, pen 70
2^nd Place – LJ & DT Laird, pen 55

Weaner Steers – Charbray

1^st Place – Mt Flora Cattle Co, pen 72
2^nd Place – Russell Townsend, pen 73

Weaners Steers – Other Breeds

1^st Place – Q & J Bennett, pen 76

Weaner Heifers – Droughtmaster

1^st Place – Perry Pastoral Co, pen 81
2^nd Place – Mt Flora Cattle Co, Pen 79

Weaner Hiefers – Brangus

1^st Place – T.B & J.A Symonds, pen 82
2^nd Place – P Gersch, pen 83

Weaner Heifers – Charbray

1^st Place – Mt Flora Cattle Co, pen 90

Weaner Hiefers – Other Breeds

1^st Place – Wahroonga Belmont Reds, pen 91
2^nd Place – Loughrea, pen 94

HIGHLIGHTS

Benson Grazing, Sarina sold Brangus weaner steers to return $970.
EA & BM Cook, Koumala sold Brangus weaner steers with the top pen making $960.
LJ & DT Laird, Pindi Pindi sold Brahman weaner steers to return $540 and also took out second place in their class.
Mt Flora Cattle Co sold the grand champion pen of the show, Charbray weaner steers for $1090 and the champion pen of heifers for $800.
Mt Flora Cattle Co also sold Droughtmaster weaner steers for $940 and heifers for $800
Perry Pastoral Co, Clermont sold a pen of Droughtmaster weaner steers, 2nd in their class for $1060 and also took out first place in their class for their Droughtmaster heifers which sold for $910.
Rod & Ryan Steindl , Oakenden sold a pen of Brahman weaner steers topping the market for the Brahman Class at $570
The Randell Family, Tieri sold Brangus weaner steers making $1060
Quentin & Jess Bennett, Mia Mia won the other breeds steers class making $780
Luke Townsend, Koumala offered Droughtmaster weaner steers making $930
Russell Townsend, Koumala took out second place in their class for their Charbray weaner steers which sold for $890
Wahroonga Belmont Reds, Clarke Creek sold VGQ Belmont heifers to return $660 and took out first place in their Class
Tolsworth Hay & Grazing, Nebo sold VGQ Brangus weaner steers to top at $960 and took out first place in their class as well as Reserve Champion pen of the show.
T.B & J.A Symonds, Nebo sold very good quality Brangus weaner steers to return $1000 and took out 2nd Place in their class. Their Brangus heifers returned $670 and were placed 1st in their Class.