Clermont Bull Sale - Top  price bull sold was Lot 11 Yarrabee Greenbank 1376 (P) selling to Luke and Carly Baker, Annabranch Santa Gertrudis Stud, Wandoan for $26,000.

2^nd top price was Lot 81 Dunlop Return M96 (P) selling to Craig Hindle, Bullamakinka Stud, Toobeah for $20,000.

3^rd top price Lot 1 Yarrawonga N390 selling to David Bassingthwaighte & Family, Waco Stud, Mungallala for $16,000.

Clearance of 80%.

Strathmore sold 81 bulls - 100% clearance averaging $7,493 to gross $607,000.

Top price bull Lot 24 Strathmore Nexus N656 (PS) S Classified sold to Yarrawonga Stud, Wallumbilla Qld and Bridle Holdings, Meandarra Qld for $40,000.

Lot 3 Strathmore Nightcap N536 (P) S Classified sold for $24,000 to Bull Creek Pty Ltd, McKinlay Qld.

Barcoo Breeders sold 66 bulls for a clearance of 93% averaging $7,560 to gross $499,000.

Top price bull Lot 4 Drensmaine Frost (P) Classified S sold for $26,000 to the Atkinson Family Trust, Cardona Stud, Blackwater Qld.

Lot 3 Drensmaine Fame (P) Classified S purchase by TLC Pastoral Company, Alice Springs NT and Lot 40 Forest Park Kipper (P) Classified S by Carbucky Pty Ltd, Alice Downs, Blackall Qld sold for $24,000 respectively.

Swan Hill sale tops $8,500 to a clearance of 96%, average of $4,220 and to gross $287,000.

Top price bull Lot 14 Swan Hill R5715 (P) S classified sold to Anthony Tanks, Corella Cattle Co, Winton, one of Swan Hill’s long-term clients.

Lot 33 Swan Hill R5757 (P) S classified was second top price selling to Nugent Pastoral Co, Tambo Station for $6,500.

Bullamakinka sold Lot 7 - N54 (P) for top price of $57,000 to Sylvia Kirkby, Warenda Stud, Narrabri NSW.

Second top price Lot 9 - Bullamakinka N296 (P) sold for $36,000 to TP & TM Baker Family Trust, Wandoan Qld and third top price for Lot 11 - N74 (PS) for $33,000 sold to Yarrawonga Cattle Company, Wallumbilla Qld.

48 out of 56 bulls sold to record a clearance of 86%.

Rockingham sold 21 bulls to average $6,795 grossing $142,695 for a clearance of 81%.

Lot 2 Rockingham Moonshine (P) S Classified sold for top price of $26,000 to Ian Walker, Strathmore Stud, Blackall Qld.

Second top price Lot 4 Rockingham Majestic (P) S Classified also sold to Ian Walker, Strathmore Stud, Blackall Qld for $9,500.

Dangarfield sold to a top of $72,500 clearing 91% of bulls on offer to average $8,333 and a gross $625,000.

Lot 6 Dangarfield Anzac (P)(AI)(ET) sold to Greg Kroll, Oakdale Stud, Chinchilla Qld for top price of $72,500.

Hewitt Cattle Company, Qld purchased Lot 34 Dangarfield Arizona (P) for second top price of $26,000.

Wandoan Sale Group sold 36 bulls to gross $210,500 averaging $5,847 and to a clearance of 78%.

Lot 9 Bunda Nugget N72 S Classified sold for a top price of $14,000 to Ben & Amanda Adams, Dangarfield Stud, Taroom Qld.

Second top price of $10,000 twice for Lot 13 Bunda Naught N67 (PS) S Classified to TN & SD Pulcallua and Lot 21 Jamally Noble N72 (PS) S Classified to Jaletto Pty Ltd, Taroom Qld.

Cooinda sold to a top of $22,000 averaging $5,500 to a sale gross of $258,500 and clearance of 87%.

Top price Lot 6, Cooinda Nunya N582 (PS) sold to Neil Baker Family Trust, Woodmillar Stud, Gayndah Qld for $22,000

2nd top price Bull was Lot 10 Cooinda No No No No Yes N556, selling to Russell Mocker for $10,000.

Greenup/Eidsvold Station sold 90 bulls, 72 Classified bulls averaged $6014 and 18 Commercial bulls averaged $5055 to a total average of $5822.

Top price bull Lot 26 Greenup Newton N22 (P) S Classified sold for $25,000 to S Kidman & Co., SA.

Second top was Lot 3 Eidsvold Station Nudge N866 (AI) (PS) S Classified sold to Bill & Gretchen Speed, Brig-O-Doon, Wandoan Qld.

Gyranda sold 77 bulls for an average of $6,052 clearing 86% to a gross $466,000.

Top price bull Lot 4 Gyranda Namatjira N222 (P) S Classified sold for $13,000 to A W Price, Moura Qld.

3 bulls sold for second top price of $12,000 - Lot 6 Gyranda Normandy N650 (PS) S Classified to A B Barton & Co., Lot 18 Gyranda Newton N201 (PP) (AI) S Classified to Rosevale Stud, Jandowae Qld and Biara Stud, Northhampton WA, and Lot 19 Gyranda Nomad N516 S Classified to JS & BC Cruickshank, Theodore Qld.

Brisbane Valley sold 48 bulls to a clearance of 88% grossing $233,000 and averaging $4,854.

The top price bull Lot 52 Welbatch M003 (P) classified S sold for $14,000 to E & H Matthews & Co., Blue Range Santa Gertrudis, Charters Towers Qld.

Lot 1 Coulsonview Buff (P) classified S sold for the second top price of $10,000 to John & Judy Tones, Wiann Pty Ltd, Jandowae Qld.

Santa Central hit a top price of $60,000 to gross $776,000 averaging $9653 for a clearance of 86% for 81 bulls sold.

Lot 45 Glenn Oaks M81 (P) S Classified sold for the top price to Dunlop Cattle Company, Proston Qld.

Second top price of $47,500 went to Yulgilbar Pastoral Company, Baryulgil, NSW for Lot 23 Tookey Creek Malta (P) S Classified.

Broad Leaf sold Lot 1 Broad Leaf Normandy N10 (P) to Elgin Knight, for the top price of $6,000 to average $4,105 and clear 60% at their 2018 sale.

Tim was pleased with the good local support at the sale.

Western Downs Santa Sale Group recorded a clearance of 90% to average $5,677 with a gross of $369,000

The top price bull Lot 44 - Denngal Max M5 (P) selling for $14,000 to Bass Cattle Company. The vendors were Dennis and Gail Moxey.

Yarrawonga & Waco sold 149 bulls for an average of $9,922 to gross $1,478,000 and a clearance of 96%.

Top priced bull Lot 3 Waco Napoleon N80 (P) sold for $82,500 to CD Hindle & Bannerglen Pty Ltd, Toobeah Qld.

Lot 5 Waco Nixon N598 (P) sold to Sargood Enterprises, Augathella Qld for 2nd top price of $30,000.

26th Heartland Sale sold 67 bulls to gross $430,500, a clearance of 85% and to an average of $6,425.

Lot 5 Talgai Meat-Maker (P) sold to Matthew & Cathy Wainwright, Bremervale Santas for the top price of $16,000.

Narromine Invitational Sale sold 52 bulls for a clearance of 96% to gross $274,000 and averaging $5,269.

DR & CM Waugh Family Trust, Doogalook, Meandarra Qld purchased Lot 5 Narromine T580 for the top price of $17,000.

Second top price sold for $12,000 for Lot 20 Red Mile 46N to Jack McDonald Pty Ltd.

Diamond H Sale sold 34 bulls for an average of $6,558 to gross $223,000.

Top price bull Lot 9 Diamond H Underdog (PS) sold for $30,000 to D & AD Bassingthwaighte & Co., Yarrawonga Stud, Wallumbilla Qld.

Brett Hatton & Sons, Santahat Stud, Eidsvold Qld purchased Lot 2 Diamond H Taipan (PS) and Lot 8 Diamond H Undercover (PS) was purchased by Presho Cattle Co., Taroom Qld for the second top price of $11,000.

Top price heifer Lot 69 Diamond H Sassy S8 (P) sold to K J Malycha for $6,000 and Lot 73 Diamond H Unique (P) - the Life Flight Charity Female sold to R & L Pastoral.

8 Heifers averaged $4,812.

Dunlop Santas Top price Lot 5 Dunlop Statesman N354 selling to Neil & Rosalie Watson, Watasanta Stud, Tamworth NSW for $26,000.

Second top price was Lot 36 Dunlop Showboat N236 (P) selling to Boyd & Susan Rohde, Narromine Stud, Goondiwindi Qld for $24,000

Lot 13 Dunlop Shamrock N802, third top price selling for $23,000 to the Durdin family, Heathwood, Springsure.

Yulgilbar Top price bull Lot 1 Yulgilbar Lieutenant L68 (PP) sold to Craig Ross, Ross Grazing Co., Nebo Qld for $41,000.

Lot 5 Yulgilbar Major-General M78 (P) was purchased by RL Pastoral Company Pty Ltd, Baryulgil NSW for second top price of $31,000.

Dunlop Cattle Company of Proston Qld also paid $31,000 for Lot 37 Riverina Lord-Mayor L22 (P).

Sale Averages
Classified “S” bulls $9,048
Commercial bulls $5,200
Sangus Bulls $6,083

Classified “S” females $17,333
Sangus Females $1,747

Big S Sale sold 14 bulls for an average of $5,607 to gross $78,500 and 9 females to gross $27,750 for an average of $3,088.

Top price bull Lot 33 Rosehill Nigel (P) sold for $14,000 to AJ & AM Doering, Strathdarr, Crooble NSW.

Lot 34 Rosehill Legand sold for second top price of $9,000 to JK & CL McLoughlin.

Moongana sold 42 to an average of $8,833 for a clearance of 86% grossing $371,000.

Top price bull Lot 7 Moongana Lumberjack 2946 (PP) sold for $50,000 to Enniskillen Pastoral Company, Springsure Qld.

Lot 3 Moongana Legend 3022 (P) sold to DM & MC Pain, Springsure Qld for second top price of $19,000.

Cree sold 20 of 20 bulls in Open Auction to average $12,450 - top price of $26,000 and 39 of 47 bulls by Helmsman to average $5,987.  

Lot 11 Cree Nogoa N108 (P) sold to David Atkinson, Coorumburra, Marlborough Qld for the top price of $26,000.

Second top price of $24,000 for Lot 2 Cree Napoleon N002 (P) sold to Ken & Alex Sorensen, Landsborough Qld.

Santahat sold 28 bulls for an average of $6,344 grossing $177,650.

Top price bull Lot 1 Santahat Nullabor N159 (P) sold for $10,500 to R, C & S Hatton, Diamond H Stud, Chinchilla Qld.

Lot 5 Santahat Nintendo N133 (P) also sold to R, C & S Hatton, Diamond H Stud, Chinchilla Qld for second top price of $8,500.

Rockhampton Santa Gertrudis Bull Sale sold 60 bulls to gross $361,000, averaging $6,016 and a clearance of 93.75%

Lot 14 Yarrabee Gunyah 1377 (P) S Classified sold for a record top price of $53,000 to SG & WJ Ferguson, Glenn Oaks Stud, Nobby Qld and R, C & S Hatton, Diamond H Stud, Chinchilla Qld.

Second top price bull Lot 13 Yarrabee Guardian 135 S Classified sold to KM Cattle Company, KM Stud, Biloela, Qld for $12,000.

Cardona Jamar Bull Sale sold for a top price of $34,000 grossing $302,500 for an average of $6,722.

Top price bull Lot 2 Cardona Ray Ban R11 (P) S Classified sold to Tullamore Park Pastoral, Canberra, Roma Qld for $34,000.

$21,000 for second top price bull was Lot 1 Cardona Quebec Q195 (P) S Classified which sold to R & L Pastoral, Mayfield, Kyogle NSW.

Lot 24 Jamar Napoleon N21 (PS) S Classified sold for $16,000 to Surbiton Station, Alpha Qld.

Canowindra sold 36 bulls for a gross of $230,500, a clearance of 97% averaging $6,402.

Top price Lot 2 Canowindra Rancher R95 (P) sold for $25,000 to Daandine Pastoral, Gwambegwin, Taroom Qld.

Lot 4 Canowindra Reality R87 (P) the second top price sold to BH & DK Baker, Tally-Ho, Springsure, Qld.

Pictured in the photo below are John Robins and Jan Clark and Brielle Wolff.

Riverslea sold 11 bulls to a top of $18,000 grossing $78,500 and averaging $7,136.

Lot 3 Riverslea Marti (P) S Classified bull sold for the top price of $18,000 to Seawright Investments, Comet Downs, Injune Qld.

Second top price bull Lot 7 Riverslea Malibu (P) S Classified sold for $16,000 to Dangarfield Cattle Company, Taroom, Qld.

Thank you to all buyers and underbidders for attending the sale.

Watasanta bulls sold for a 90% clearance to gross $286,000 for an average of $9,208 (red bulls), and $5,180 (black bulls) 100% clearance.

Lot 14 Watasanta Mustang 2318 (P) sold to S Kidman & Co Ltd, South Australia and Lot 27 Watasanta Marmalade 2270 (P) sold to CD & NM Pearson, Armidale NSW both selling for $18,000.

CD & NM Pearson, Armidale NSW also purchased Lot 6 Watasanta Match Maker 2230 (P) for $16,000.

Phillip Kirkby also sold bulls at the sale to an average of $4,000.

Benelkay sold 31 bulls to a gross of $157,000 for an average of $5,064.

Lot 9 Benelkay Meatloaf M066 (P) sold for the top price of $9,000 to John & Robyn Donoghue, Donoghue Farms, Quirindi NSW.

Second top price of $8,000 for Lot 18 Benelkay Mammoth M144 (P) and Lot 26 Benelkay Montego M104 (P) sold to Glenayr Pastoral, Bingara.

Andrew Orman said “We are pleased with the result considering the season, the driest on record for North West and Western NSW. This result is a testament to our repeat commercial clients with all but three of the bulls purchased by repeat clients, who are very pleased with the results they are getting with our genetics”.  

Summerland Sale A total of 32 head of Santa Gertrudis were catalogued, consisting of 12 classified and 6 commercial bulls along with 14 females.

In the breakup 9 out of the 18 bulls for to record a clearance rate of 50% with a top price coming for Lot 33 Welbatch M004 (PS) offered by the Humphrey’s family, selling to Keith Says and family for $4,000. 

Jeremy Shand from the Wakan Maka stud sold Lot 36 Wakan Maka M28 (PS) and Lot 37 Wakan Maka M2 (P) for $3,000 each, whilst Elizabeth Piggott, Rosevale Park also sold two bulls for $3,000 each in Lots 39 Rosevale Park Pharaoh N4 and Lot 40 Rosevale Park Beaumon M34.  The Leefalls prefix also sold Lot 43 Leefalls Moss (PS) to the Clark family of the Avalon Stud for $3,000.  Three of the six commercial bulls on offer also sold at $3,000 each.

Heifers were in hot demand with 100% clearance for the 14 head on offer, with the top price coming for Lot 61 Wyangarie Nikita (P) selling to Matt Shannon for $5,000. Second top price came for Lot 56 Gyranda Maria M395 (P) selling to Robert and Lorraine Sinnamon for $4,000.

The 8th Annual Warwick Santa Gertrudis Sale, was held on Friday the 20^th April, with 328 head of Santa Gertrudis and Santa Gertrudis infused cattle penned.

Class 1, steers up to 299kg, was won by BW & SM Webster of Chinchilla with a pen of Santa Gertrudis cross steers, which also took out the best pen of steers overall, later selling to PM & LM McMahon for 329 c/kg with an average weight of 294.6 kg, returning  $969.38 per head.

Class 2,was a pen of steers over 300 kg, with the winner being Matthew Wainwright, Warwick with a pen of Santa Gertrudis steers, selling to Morgan Pastoral Company for 274c/kg weighing in at 447.5kg to return $1,226.15 per head.

Class 3, a pen of weaner heifers, was won by Allendale Santas, Clifton the pen of 5 heifers sold to BA & MA Hamilton for 240 c/kg with an average live weight of 305kg to return $741.15 per head.

Class 4, Joining aged heifers, was won by HR FA & JH Beutel, Wirralee Santas, Boonah which also took out the champion pen of females and the Grand Champion pen for the sale. These were sold open auction for $1,300 per head, selling to Cameron and David Burton of Stanthorpe. The Burtons are first time buyers of Santa Gertrudis genetics, son Cameron said that he had wanted to buy Santa Gertrudis females for a while now but has only just talked Dad into it.

Class 5, was the best pen of cows and calves, with the prize going to Rosevale Park Santas, Warwick, selling to BJ and HA Weedon for $1,350 per head.

Other highlights of the sale were 12 Santa Gertrudis cross steers account BW & SM Webster selling to PM & LM McMahon for 331 c/kg weighing 290.8kg to return $969.38 per head. While JA & RA McCarthy sold Santa cross heifers to 246c/kg weighing 307.5kg returning $756.45 per head.

Vendors prizes - $30 cash from Pursehouse Rural, Warwick & NAB Agri Business, Warwick gifts for each class winner

Class 1. Pen of Steers – 299kg

Class 2. Pen of Steers – over 300kgs

Class 3. Pen of Weaner Heifers

Class 4. Pen of Joining age Heifers

Class 5. Pen of Cows & Calves

Champion Pen of Steers - $50 voucher donated by Allflex

Champion Pen of Females - $50 voucher donated by Allflex

Grand Champion Pen of the Show - $100 voucher donated by P.B.A

Purchaser prizes

Buyer highest $ value females - $500 bull buying voucher to be spent as Big S Santa Gertrudis sale 6/9/18 donated by Rosehill Santa Gertrudis and 5lts of EasyDose donated by Coopers Animal Health

BJ & HA WEEDON (DALBY)

Buyer highest $ value Heifers - $1000 bull buying voucher to be spent at Big S Santa Gertrudis sale 6/9/18 donated by Big S Group

CAMERON BURTON (STANTHORPE)

Buyer highest $ value Cows - $1000 bull buying voucher to be spent at Big S Santa Gertrudis sale 6/9/18 donated by Big S Group

BJ & HA WEEDON (DALBY)

Buyer highest $ value Steers – 1 tonne Pellets donated by Riverina Warwick (value $570)

PAT MCMAHON (KILLARNEY)

Buyer highest $ value for first time buyer at sale – $100 voucher donated by P.B.A

BJ & HA WEEDON (DALBY)

Other

Vendor who travelled longest distance – 20 lt oil donated by IOR Petroleum

BRIAN WEBSTER (TAROOM)

Buyer who travelled longest distance – 20 lt oil donated by IOR Petroleum and $100 voucher donated by Allflex

CROSS PARTNERS (GOOMERIE)

2018 WALSA Invitational Narngulu Bull Sale

3 bulls sold for the top price of $4000 - Lot 72 Wendalla Quasi Q22, Lot 74 Wendalla Quarterback Q40, Lot 77 Wendalla Quarto Q12.

Lot 72 sold to Minara Pastoral, Meekathara, WA.

Lot 74 sold to Donald Hogg, Kinclaven Station, Rawlings, WA.

Lot 77 sold to Minara Pastoral, Meekathara, WA.

Biara Sale 2018

Top price lot 6 selling for $14,000 to Peter Buckenara Albany WA.

2^nd top price was reached twice, lot 7 selling for $9,500 selling to LG & AE Forbes, and Lot 36 also selling for $9,500 selling to Donald Hogg, Kinclaven Station, Rawlings.

X Factor Beef Production Sale 2018

Top price bull Lot 83 - 269 sired by Merryup 1129 and owned by W Sounness & Sons, Merryup Stud, Mt Barker WA sold for $3,250 to the Day Family, Gunnadorah Station, East Rawlinna, WA.

3rd Walmona Santa Gertrudis Invitation Sale

The top price Lot 4 Walmona Xylon (PS) selling to Cyril and Denise Gauld of the Moongana Prefix Queensland, for $7,000. The son of Yarrawonga Coach weighed in at 936kg with a daily weight gain of 1.18kg, measured 43 centimetres in scrotal circumference, and scanned 129 square centimetres in the eye muscle area. 

Lot 2, and 2^nd top price bull, Walmona Xavon (PS) selling to Andrew and Fiona Bassingthwaighte from the Yarrawonga Stud for $5,000.  Walmona Xavon (PS) had an impressive eye muscle area of 132 square centimetres, measured 40 centimetres in scrotal circumference, with rump and rib fat scans of 14mm and 13mm respectively.

Bound for Tasmania was Lot 3 Walmona Xtrail 1658 (P) selling to the Pilcher Family of the Neelai Prefix, Bothwell for $4,000. Xtrail 1658 (P) weighted 942kg, measured 38 centimetres in scrotal circumference and had an eye muscle area of 125 square centimetres.

Lot 7 Nangaringa Major M499 (P) was also moving interstate after being purchased by the Riverslea Stud, Inverell New South Wales for $4,000.

Ingomar Station, Coober Pedy South Australia continued on from the previous day purchasing more Santa Gertrudis genetics, acquiring three more bulls at $4,000 each.

Goolagong 2nd Annual Bull Sale

Goolagong Lennox L120 (P) weighed in at 986 kg at 30 months of age, the son of Yarrawonga Versatile, measured 43 centimetres in scrotal circumference, and had a daily weight gain of 1.05 kg per day with an eye muscle area of 129 square centimetres.

Jason and Jo Risdale, the managers of Ingomar Station Coober Pedy SA were instrumental introducing Santa Gertrudis genetics into the Ingomar Station herd. Ingomar purchased two sons of Waco Youthful (PS) for $5,000 each, first was lot 49 Goolagong Maurice M46 (P) and lot 50 Goolagong M46 (P). Ingomar Station went onto purchase another 3 bulls at $4,000 each, making them the volume buyer on the day with 5 bulls averaging $4,400

Cowarie Pastoral Company, Marree SA also purchased Lot 52 Goolagong Murray M114 (P) for $5,000 who had a daily weight gain of 1.26 per day. Cowarie Pastoral went onto purchase another 2 bulls, taking home three in total at an average of $4,000 per head.