561 head were sold Thursday at Stariha Auctions Laidley cattle sale. The year finished off on a high note with vendors realising terrific prices for their livestock. Cows met very strong competition, along with feeders and cows & calves.

• Mark & Susan Pitkin, Vernor, sold Charbray cows with young calves at foot for $2375.
• Barrmedees, Mt Whitestone, sold a line of Brangus & Droughtmaster feeder steers for $2160.
• Malcolm Russell, Clarendon, sold Droughtmaster cows for $2690 and cows with young calves at foot for $2100.
• Jan Frith, Derrymore, sold Speckle Park cows for $2780, young weaner steers for $1210 and vealer heifers for $980.
• Marianne Wallace, Laidley, sold Droughtmaster cows for $2380, light feeder steers for $2030 and backgrounder steers for $1700 & $1620.
• Darcy Pratten, Mt Kilcoy, sold Brangus cows for $2590 and cows & calves for $2425.
• Chris & Tony Gear, MaMa Creek, sold Brangus light feeder steers for $2090, backgrounder steers for $1750 and heifers $1440 & $1300.
• Rod Sampson, Coominya, sold Brahman cows for $2620.
• Gerald Handley, Lockyer, sold Blonde weaner steers for $1580.
• Tarampa Holdings, Mt Tarampa, sold Droughtmaster weaner steers for $1570.
• George Miller, Mt Whitestone, sold Brahman cows for $2500.
• Tim Dow, Iredale, sold Droughtmaster steers for $2080.
• Ross Duncan, Flagstone Creek, sold Droughtmaster weaner steers for $1520.
• Col & Marg Duncan, Flagstone Creek, sold Charolais yearling steers for $1720.
• Steven Clark, Stockyard, sold Droughtmaster cows for $2650 & $2400 and heifers for $2290.
• Rodney Neumann, Mt Whitestone, sold Droughtmaster cows for $2360.
• Colleen Zischke, Ingoldsby, sold milk tooth Charolais heifers for $1600.
• Donna & John Jackwitz, Grandchester, topped the sale with an Angus steer making $2870.
• Gaven Young, Grandchester, sold Charbray steers for $2110 & $2100.
• P & T Knight, Glen Cairn, sold Charbray weaner steers for $1500.
• William Goetsch, Alandale, sold Euro backgrounder steers for $1700.
• Bos Indicus Cattle, Mt Tarampa, sold Brahman steers for $1500.
• Cliff Walker, Helidon, sold Limousin vealer heifers for $1020.
• Tony Collins, Anduramba, sold aged Charbray cows with young calves at foot for $1950.