November 28, 2022
The annual Cream of The Crop Droughtmaster Female Sale held at Coolabunia Saleyards on Saturday has been hailed a tremendous success by happy vendors.
The sale attracted several record-breaking prices.
Auction attendees came from the local area but a number of bidders travelled from far afield in search of quality stock.
There was also a strong contingent taking part online through Elite Livestock Auctions.
In all, 108 top quality females were offered for sale, achieving a 95 per cent clearance rate and an average sale price of $6345.
Some highlights of this year’s auction included:
- Eight cows and calves which sold for an average of $9563
- 4 PTIC females to average $7000
- 96 unjoined females were sold, with 91 of them averaging $6033
The day’s top selling heifer – Seymour Newday, a purebred 15-month-old – was offered by Seymour Droughtmasters and sold online for $26,000 to Troy Mitchell of Emerald Peaks, NSW.
“We offered 30 heifers more than last year, and with higher averages as well as a new record-breaking price we really can’t complain,” Graham Brown from RSVP and Sylvan Springs Droughtmasters said.
“The vendors presented a really good line of cattle, probably one of the best drafts we’ve had.”
The sale was conducted by Aussie Land & Livestock in Kingaroy and GDL Stud stock in Dalby.
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Over 680 head were yarded at the Coolabunia Fat and Store Sale on Thursday, November 24.
Prices remained in line with other recent sales, with some in-demand breeds and weights commanding a premium.
Sale results:
- Cows and calves topped at $2800 and averaged $1825, with nine Angus Red/Blue Tag PTIC Cows making $2125 per head
- Bulls 450kg-600kg averaged $3.37/kg and topped at $3.66/kg, returning $2074
- Cows made up to $3.02/kg to return $1828, with an average of $2.98/kg
- Heavy Weight steers sold up to $3.68/kg, returning $2209
- Steers under 200kg averaged $5.35/kg and topped at $6.14/kg
- Steers 200-300kg topped at $6.64/kg, averaging $5.48/kg and $1400
- Heavier 300-650kg steers returned an average of $1850 at $4.36/kg, topping at $5.32/kg
- Heifers under 200kg averaged $4.60/kg, topping at $6.00/kg
- Heifers 200-300kg topped at $5.20/kg, and averaged $4.40/kg to return around $1500
- Heifers 300-400kg topped at $4.60/kg and $1943, and averaged $3.75/kg to return $1765
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Upcoming Sales
- The next SBLX Fat and Store Sale will be held at Murgon Saleyards on Tuesday, December 13 (8:00am start).
- The next A.L.L. Fat and Store Sale will be held at Coolabunia Saleyards later the same day (12:00 noon start)
