BIG, poll bulls with plenty of breed character and muscling was what stud masters were chasing at the Bassingthwaighte family's 55th annual Yarrawonga Waco Santa Gertrudis bull sale, Wallum- billa, Queensland, last week.
They sold 125 classified and herd Santa Gertrudis bulls for a $7384 average with a clearance rate of 93 per cent.
Yulgilbar Station general manager Rob Sinnamon, Baryulgil via Grafton, bought the 21-month-old Yarrawonga Drover J586 (P), a balanced son of Waco F268 (P) for $45,000.
He weighed 858 kilograms and recorded an average daily weight gain of 1.29kg.
Y Drover was named reserve junior champion at the recent Brisbane exhibition and was a unique individual, according to Mr Sinnamon (pictured with the bull and vendor Andrew Bassingthwaighte), who said Drover through his exceptional pedigree and performance would complement his stud operation.
