Our 8th Annual Santa Gertrudis Show & Sale was held on Saturday 7th April, with a yarding of 615 quality Santa and Santa infused cattle offered. Feeder steers sold to a dearer market, as did weaner steers which reached values high above vendor’s expectations. Females were in demand, selling to a keen panel of buyers.
Ezra Newlove, Maroon sold Santa x steers 2 ½ years for $1,445. MRJ Properties, Palen Creek sold Santa x steers for $1,300. Santa x steers 18 months account Trevor Bain, Cedar Vale sold for $1,315. Lindsay Investments, Logan Reserve sold Santa steers 18 months for $1,295. The Beutel Family, Warrillee Santa Gertrudis, Bunburra sold Santa steers 15 months for $1,335. 18 month old Santa steers from Singh Enterprises, Beaudesert sold for $1,300. Cunningham Pastoral, Dugandan sold Santa steers 14 months for $1,110. Trevor and Sue Whitehall, Mt Berryman sold Santa weaner steers for $1,050 and $1,020. Kleinschmidt & Capaja, Maudsland sold Santa weaner steers for $1,005. Santa weaner steers account Mark and Vicki Binstead, Palen Creek sold for $990. Paul and Katie Newlove, Maroon sold Santa weaner steers for $920. Gemini Equestrian and Livestock, Biddaddaba sold Santa x weaner steers for $890. Santa x weaner steers from Kleinschmidt & Capaja also made $890. Glenn and Janelle Cahill, Christmas Creek sold Santa x weaner steers for $880. Bevan Love, Willowvale sold Santa x weaner steers for $830. PTIC Santa heifers account Stacey Wilson, Boonah sold for $1,270. The Beutel Family, Warrillee Santa Gertrudis sold 2 pens of Santa heifers 15 months for $1,160. Santa weaner heifers from Trevor and Sue Whitehall sold for $1,000. 12-month-old Santa heifers account Cunningham Pastoral sold for $925. Graham Harris from Harrisville sold Santa heifers 12 months for $895. Kleinschmidt & Capaja sold Santa weaner heifers for $840. Santa weaner heifers from Bevan Love sold for $810. Stacey Wilson sold Santa weaner heifers for $715.
Results (judged by Paddy Brosnan of N & P Meats):
Pen of Steers Suitable for Future Export
1st: HR, FA & JH Beutel
2nd: Singh Enterprises
Pen of Steers Suitable for Future Trade
1st: Singh Enterprises
2nd: Cunningham Pastoral
Pen of Weaner Steers
1st: TD & SM Whitehall
2nd: C & MJ Kleinschmidt & Capaja
Pen of Females Suitable for Breeders
1st: HR, FA & JH Beutel
2nd: Stacey Wilson
Pen of Heifers Suitable for Feed-on
1st: Cunningham Pastoral
2nd: HR, FA & JA Beutel
Pen of Weaner Heifers
1st: TD & SM Whitehall
2nd: Stacey Wilson
Champion Pen
TD & SM Whitehall – Weaner Steers
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- Sue and Trevor Whitehall, pictured with grand-daughter Tayla, with their Champion Pen of Weaner Steers which sold for $1,050.
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- Jeff Beutel of Warrillee Santa Gertrudis was awarded first place in the Export Steer class by judge Paddy Brosnan.
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- Howard Beutel of Warrillee Santas received first prize for Pen of Females Suitable for Breeders and second prize for Feeder Heifers.
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- Rob Hall accepted first prize for Trade Steers and second prize for Export Steers the award on behalf of Singh Enterprises.
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- Chris Harvey of Cunningham Pastoral won first prize for his Feeder Heifers and second prize for his Trade Steers.
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- Peter Wilson collected second prize for Breeders and second prize for Weaner Heifers on behalf of Stacey Wilson.
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- Trevor Whitehall was awarded first place for Weaner Steers and first place for Weaner Heifers, with the Weaner Steers going on to win Champion Pen of the Show.