476 head were sold at Stariha Auctions Laidley cattle sale on Thursday. After a week of storm rain, the market was very strong, with steer rates greatly increased. Western buyers were again prominent.

• Metcalf Farms, Gatton, sold lines of Santa backgrounder steers for $1390, weaner steers for $1280, $1190 & $1060 and vealer heifers for $650.
• Tony Collins, Anduramba, sold light Charbray backgrounder steers for $1360 and weaner steers for $1140.
• Belinda & Cameron Booth, Grandchester, sold Droughtmaster steers for $1760 & $1540.
• The Lehmann Family, Coolana, sold young weaners, with steers making $1050 and heifers $750.
• GC Pastoral, Peranga, sold feeder steers for $1480, milk tooth males for $1070, heifers for $1070 and vealer heifers for $600.
• Joel Hill, Borallon, sold backgrounder steers for $1380.
• Pickering Family, Black Duck Creek, sold Droughtmaster weaners, with steers making $1060 and heifers $880.
• Gatton Earthmoving, sold Charolais cross calves, with steers making $920 & $880 and vealer heifers $640.
• Leanne O’Sullivan, Laidley Creek West, sold Brahman heifers for $990.
• Justin Voll, Upper Tenthill, sold Droughtmaster cows for $1530 & $1270 and heifers for $1300.
• Richard Hancock, Blenheim, sold Brangus cows for $1500, steers for $1160 and weaner heifers for $770.
• Andrew & Robyn Drake, Mt Walker, sold store cows for $900 & $890 and steers for $1220.
• Shane Casey, Calvert, sold Braford steers for $1500 & $1220.
• Colleen Zischke, Gatton, sold feeder steers for $1460 and milk tooth heifers for $990.
• A line of Charbray weaner steers out of Esk sold for $1250.
• Stephen Clark, Ingoldsby, sold Brahman steers for $1110. TJS Pastoral, Blenheim, sold Speckle Park steers for $1100.