A 13-MONTH-OLD bull has topped Rosedale Charolais stud’s annual bull sale, reaching a top price of $18,000.
Sixty Charolais bulls were offered by the Millner family, with 53 sold for an average of $6264 at the Blayney stud’s 27th annual on-property sale last Thursday.
Four Charolais/Angus bulls were also sold for an average of $6750, reaching $9000, seven Charolais/Shorthorn bulls averaged $6428 and topped $8500, and nine Rosedale Blacks averaged $5166 and topped $9000. Ten Charolais pregnancy-tested-in-calf (PTIC) heifers also sold for a top of $4500 a head, averaging $3000.
But it was Rosedale Lump Sum that grabbed bidders’ attention, bought by Mike Wilson from Mike Wilson Studstock and Bloodstock, Armidale, on behalf of Jim Wedge, Ascot Charolais, “North Toolburra Station”, Warwick, Queensland.
The homozygous polled, 624-kilogram son of Rosedale Fairlane and Rosedale Beatrix had an eye muscle area (EMA) of 102 square centimetres and a scrotal circumference of 37cm.
His Charolais Group Breedplan Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) were a birthweight of +1.8 and +24 for 200-day weight.
Mr Wedge, who has had his stud for nine years and holds an annual bull sale each September, had his sights set on Lump Sum from the beginning.
“He was the best bull in our view,” he said. “He’s one of the better bulls I’ve seen in a while.”
Mr Wedge, who runs 250 Charolais and 250 Angus breeders at his QLD stud, as well as at his Glen Innes property, said the fact the young bull was placed in the top one per cent for 200, 400 and 600-day growth and milk was a huge drawcard.
“He is in the top end of the breed for carcase figures,” he said. “He has a good sire’s head for a young bull. He has perfect conformation.” Mr Wedge said Lump Sum had a good, soft skin type which would be ideal for hot QLD conditions.
“We are hoping to he will pass on that skin type because it is good for QLD,” he said.
Les and Narelle Landsberg, Ellando Grazing, Coolah, bought nine bulls to a top of $7000.
The Landsbergs intend to put the bulls over their herd of 600 crossbred cows.
James Millner said he was happy with the result. “There was good competition for the better bulls,” he said.
He said his family’s stud aims to breed well-balanced bulls, with good growth and carcase.
“We try to look for softness definitely,” he said. The sale was conducted by Elders Bathurst, Bowyer and Livermore with guest auctioneer, Paul Dooley, taking the bids.
