319 head were sold at Stariha Auctions Laidley cattle sale on Thursday. The heifer market showed a significant increase in prices, with feeder, weaner and vealer  heifers all selling to stronger rates. Cows, feeder steers and weaner steers were all firm to dearer.

• The Reinke Family, Mt Sylvia, sold a line of Santa weaner steers for $1120 and pens of cows for $1360 & $1340.
• Grant Huston, East Haldon, sold milk tooth Charbray heifers for $1190, $970 & $970, weaner steers for $920 and Santa cows for $1180.
• Shane Casey, Calvert, sold Limousin feeder steers for $1440.
• Dan Speedy, Fordsdale, sold Droughtmaster steers, 15-16 months, for $1280.
• LC Livestock, Lowood, sold a line of Santa heifers for $930.
• GC Pastoral, Peranga, sold Charolais feeder steers for $1360, weaner steers for $1060, light feeder heifers for $970 and weaner heifers for $740.
• THC Investments, Tenthill, sold a line of Charolais cross heifers, 12-14 months, for $890.
• Gerald Handley, Lockyer, sold Charbray backgrounder steers for $1100.
• Jan Frith, Iredale, sold Speckle Park weaner steers for $890.
• Jim O’Keeffe, Ingoldsby, sold a line of Charbray steers calves, 5-6 months, for $820.
• The Lehmann Family, Coolana, sold lines of Droughtmaster steer calves for $860, $730 & $710.
• Wal Maguire, Placid Hills, sold a line of Droughtmaster vealer heifers for $550.