Friday, March 29, 2024

Top sale hits $34,000

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Good but not record prices are being paid for bulls from vendors with well-regarded breeding programmes and reputations for getting results.
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In the second full week of bull sales this season the highest price was made by Shian Angus and the Sherson family at Taumarunui.

Lot 1 at their May 28 sale was bought by Dean McHardy’s Tangihau Station, Gisborne, for $34,000 and lot 2 went to the Powdrell family’s Turiroa Station, Wairoa, for $22,000.

Vendor Robin Sherson said the highest price was a little lower than the $36,000 achieved last year but the average across 41 lots sold out of 43 offered was $10,756, more than $1000 better than 2019.

The crowd at the Taumarunui on-farm sale was slightly down because of covid-19 travel and contact constraints but the overall result, including a clearance rate up with previous years, was very pleasing.

Storth Oaks Angus at Otorohanga on May 27 sold 69 bulls of 83 offered, five on Bidr and five to other Angus studs. More sales were made in the days following.

Vendor Tim Brittain said attendance was on a par with previous years, most bulls sold in the pens and they will be widely distributed around the country.

The highest price was $28,000 to Stockman Angus, Rotorua, and Kauri Downs, Te Aroha, as joint buyers and the average was $8659.

On May 27 Monymusk Herefords, Te Anau, sold 38 of 39 bulls offered and averaged $8400 with a top price of $14,500 paid by Campbell’s Block.

Limehills Herefords at Roxburgh sold 58 of 59 and made a top price of $20,000 paid by Beaumont Station, along with two at $19,000 and one at $15,000. The average was $8100.

Umbrella Range Angus on Argyle Station, Waikaia, Southland, made an excellent average price of $10,186 for a full clearance of 24 bulls on May 25, the top price being $18,000 from a commercial farmer.

Glacier Hereford, Fox Glacier, had a full clearance of 10 bulls, average $8020 and top price $12,000 to the Peddie family.

Waimara Angus, Waikouaiti, sold all 27 bulls offered with a top price of $13,000 and an average $7653.

Stoneburn Herefords, Palmerston, sold all 25 bulls for an average of $7096 and a high of $13,500.

Glenside Simmentals, at Lawrence, Otago, sold all 17 offered and averaged $6376 with a top of $9200 and on the same day Lone Pine Simmentals at Rae’s Junction sold 16 of 19 offered to average $6376 with a top of $9500.

The Jolly family’s Hingaia Angus stud at Te Awamutu on May 27 sold 27 of 35 offered to average $7056 with a top of $13,500.

Te Taumata Herefords, Wairarapa, sold 15 of 26 offered, averaged $5433 and had a top of $8500.

This season the Knauf family at Kerrah Simmentals, Wairoa, has sold 80 bulls by private treaty and averaged $7613 with a top price of $18,000 paid by Lowridge Simmentals.

Rauriki Charolais, Waipukurau, sold 17 of 21 offered on May 26, averaged $6305 and achieved a personal-best top price of $12,000, bought by John Griffith.

On the same day Peters Angus at Roxburgh sold 15 of 22 offered and averaged $6006 with a high of $12,500, Duncraigen Herefords, Wyndham, sold four, average $7275, top $11,700, Tarangower Angus, Mahoenui, sold 33 to average $6545 with a top of $12,000 and Rock-End Herefords, also Mahoenui, sold 19, average $5600, top $12,000.

Top prices of $15,000 to $16,000 were achieved by Blackridge Angus, Taumarunui, that sold 23 of 32 offered and averaged $7369 and Puke-Nui Angus, also Taumarunui, that sold 27 of 33 and averaged $7074.

Glenbrae Herefords, Porangahau, sold 26 of 30 bulls offered on May 28 and averaged $6400 with a top price of $15,000 paid by Moana Herefords.

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