399 head were sold on a wet Thursday at Stariha Auctions Laidley cattle sale. The market showed a large increase in prices for all descriptions, with buyers all operating with increased rates. Cows and Heavy feeders met strong competition.

• Rosewood Farms sold lines of Droughtmaster and Charbray feeder steers for $1750, $1720, $1710, $1660 and $1520.
• Tracy Longhurst, Ropeley, sold a pen of Angus feeder steers for $1770.
• Metcalf Farms sold Santa cows for $1770, milk tooth heifers for $1340 & forward store cows for $1420.
• LC Livestock, Lowood, sold Santa feeder steers for $1660.
• Eileen Prior, Rockmount, sold Santa feeder steers for $1790 & $1570.
• Colleen Zischke, Ingoldsby, sold Droughtmaster feeder steers for $1600.
• Trevor Manteufel, Laidley, sold Droughtmaster backgrounder steers for $1400.
• Grantley Burchmann, Ropeley, sold Charolais yearling steers for $1420.
• Scot Wright, Ingoldsby, sold Angus yearling steers for $1370.
• Terry O’Donohue, Grandchester, sold Droughtmaster weaner steers for $1100.
• Peter & Carmel Utz, Ropeley, sold Angus steer calves for $960.
• Ken Klein, Cedarton, sold a pen of Droughtmaster steer calves, 4-5 months, for $910.
• Cliff Walker, Rockmount, sold Limousin weaner heifers for $830.
• Pat Collingwood, Murphys Creek, sold Brahman cows for $1400.
• Jarryd Janke, Rockside, sold Droughtmaster cows for $1400 and steer calves for $700.
• Graeme Duncan, Ma Ma Creek, sold Charolais and Speckle heifers for $960, $920 & $880.
• Paul & Kylie Brooking, Fordsdale, sold Droughtmaster weaner heifers for $820.