Demand for well-bred weaners pull the top money at Stanthorpe

Steers 200 kilograms to 280kg, 417 head, averaged 401 cents a kilogram or $956.79, reaching a top of 470c/kg and $1226.50.

Steers 280 to 330kg, 87 head, averaged 404.2c/kg or $1171.87 to reach a top of 462c/kg and $1337.70.

Heavier yearlings, 27 head, averaged 380c/kg or $1294.67 and hit a high of 432c/kg and $1448.86.

Weaner heifers 200 to 289kg, 209 head, averaged 300.9c/kg or $716 and reached a top of 378c/kg and $1014.30.

Lighter heifers to 200kg, 50hd, averaged 264.3c/kg or $488.45. Heavier females 280-330kg averaged 293.6c/kg or $873.26.

Angus steers from SA and FH Thompson, Stanthorpe, sold to $1447.20 for 335kg at 432c/kg.

Peter Smith, Urbenville, sold Angus steers 313kg for 423c/kg or $1324.61, bought for growing out by the Hood family at Pittsworth, Qld.

The Hoods also purchased a pen of Angus steers from Tarcoola Grazing at Woodenbong, 283kg for 428c/kg or $1211.24. The Hood family were also the underbidders on similar quality Angus from the Pethers family, Woodenbong, 284kg for 452c/kg or $1283.68 which went to a commission buyer.

EJ and SA Croft, Stanthorpe, sold yearling blacks, 391.5kg, for $1519.02 at 388c/kg.

Ian "Juicy" Mulcahy, Beaury Creek via Urbenville sold Angus steers with Clunie Range blood to $1283.07 for 285kg at 450c/kg while his lighter calves, 203.5kg, sold to a repeat client on the Northern Tablelands for 470c/kg or $956.85.

The lead pen of Mulcahy heifers, 268kg, brought 378c/kg or $1013.04 going to the Richmond Valley through Ray White.

The Hood family, Pittsworth bought Speckle Park steers for the very first time, 242kg at 352c/kg or $851.84 with Peter Hood saying he would fatten them and send them to the butcher "to find out for myself what all the fuss is about".

Dovara at Wylies Creek sold British cross steers 245kg for 346c/kg or $847.70. Their Angus steers 222.5kg made 388c/kg or $863.30.

Ken Wojcicki, Urbenville, sold Angus steers 205kg for 398c/kg or 815.90.

Charolais with Palgrove blood, 335kg from Sorrento Pastoral Company at Dalveen made 340c/kg or $1139 going to the Western Downs for backgrounding.

Hereford steers from JA Aiken, The Summit, Qld, 223.5kg, made 378c/kg or 844.83.

Angus heifers from Peter Smith, Urbenville, 295kg made 296c/kg or 873.20

Mr Smith also sold Charolais cross steers 313.5kg for 300c/kg or $940.50 going to the Western Downs through Kellco.

Daniel and Lisa Salter, Pozieres, sold Angus steers 290.5kg for 360c/kg or $973 staying in Queensland for backgrounding.

The Salter family also sold Limousin cross steers 251kg for 338c/kg or $848.

Woodenbong Central School sold British cross steers 362.5kg for 344c/kg or $1247.

J and N Savio, Pozieres, sold Angus steers 320kg for 338c/kg or $1081.60.

Brangus heifers from P. Savio at Pozieres, 254kg, made 280c/kg or 711.20 selling to Corrado and Bridget Rizzato, Brayside, who will put them to an Angus bull.

"We have good feed at the moment," Mr Rizzato said.

Noel Everitt, Woodenbong, sold Angus heifers 262kg for 300c/kg or $786 going to the Casino district.

K. Wise, Stanthorpe, sold Angus heifers 300kg for 304c/kg or $912.

Angus heifers from Horan Ag Trust, Stanthorpe, 264kg made 300c/kg or $792.

The sale was hosted by Ray White with auctioneers Ben Johnston and Andrew Summerville taking the bids.