Strong local support helped Bannaby Angus achieve a complete clearance at its 7th annual bull sale held on-property at Taralga.
The bids came in quick and fast from a full gallery that saw the auction completed in just over an hour and everyone well fed with a big lunch spread for which Bannaby has become reknown.
All 38 bulls offered sold for an average price of $7471 with a top price of $12,000 recorded for Bannaby Up River M15.
The April 2016 born embryo transfer son of Thomas Up River out of the renowned donor dam, Vermont Dream B227, was purchased by Hollywood Pastoral Company, Crookwell.
The April 2016 born bulls from donor dam, Vermont Dream B227, were the last to be offered out of the cow that has been the backbone of the Bannaby herd.
M15 had Angus Breedplan figures in the top one per cent for milk and top five pc for 200-, 400- and 600-day weights as well as scrotal size.
“We were looking for bulls with plenty of phenotype and structural soundness,” Scott Kensit, manager of Hollywood Pastoral Company, said.
“(We are) targeting cattle with big 400-day weights to suit the feeder market.
“As well as the maternal strength you gain from a cow herd like Bannaby and that makes a big difference when retaining heifers for our 400 breeder self-replacing herd,” Mr Kensit said.
Hollywood Pastoral Company purchased a further two bulls for $11,000 each in Bannaby Complement L134 and Bannaby Complement L111
Both L134 and L111 are embryo transfer brothers sired by the popular US bull, EF Complement 8088, and out of The Grange Wilcoola D15 donor dam.
Wicklow Properties, Roslyn, led the volume buyers putting together a draft of five bulls paying to a top of $9500 for an average price of $7700.
Strong supporter, Lee Macathur-Onslow, “Kipplaw”, Goulburn, got his hands on four new sires for an average of $8125 with a top of $9500
Landmark Bathurst also bought four bulls for an undisclosed client with a $6125 average.
Forty yearling commercial heifers were also offered again with a complete clearance recorded for a top of $1240 and a $1085 average.
The top pen weighed in at 424 kilograms and worked out at 292 c/kg with an average of 282 c/kg.
The sale was conducted by agents in conjunction Elders Goulburn and Landmark Bathurst with Marcus Schembri selling the heifers and Steve Ridley taking the bids on the bulls.
