A total clearance with best autumn sale average was a highlight for the Rennylea Angus bull sale at Culcairn where 108 bulls were offered by the Corrigan family where the average of $12,537 was up on last years $9226 average.
The top price of $30,000 was paid by Alan Beckett, Balmoral Park Angus, Yea, Victoria.
Mr Beckett is a return client and was impressed by the upstanding outlook of his new sire which was backed by a substantial set of estimated breeding values.
Aged 18 months and a son of Rennylea M816, the bull weighed 694kg and was figured in the top one pc for scrotal size, EMA and all indices.
"I liked his genetics and he is a sensational looking bull," Mr Beckett said.
"I was after a heifer bull and this one ticks all the boxes with his smooth shoulders and balanced outlook.".
On the family property at Yea, Mr Beckett aims to turn of steer progeny direct to feedlots.
Other buyers of 18-month-old bulls included AL and CJ White, Mudgee who paid $21,000 for their selection Rennylea Q858, D McRae, Molesworth, Victoria who purchased a new sire Rennylea Q1255 for $22,000 and K and C Podmore, Wagga Wagga who paid $20,000 for Rennylea Q871.
In the yearling draft sons of Sydgen Enhance were sought when Dunoon Angus, Holbrook took home Rennylea R10 for $24,000 and Glendaruel Pastoral Co, Holbrook paid $20,000 for Rennylea R22.
The bull weighed 497kg and was in the top one pc Domestic Index, top five pc 200 and 400 day growth, Angus breeding Index, Heavy Grain Index and Heavy Grass Index.
Volume buyers included Glendaruel Pastoral Co, Holbrook who bought five bulls to $20,000 and average $$15,800: CNG and ML Crocker, Violet Town, Victoria who paid $20,000 and $16,000 respectively for their two bulls and Wilmot Cattle Co, Hernani who paid to $15,000 in their draft of four bulls to average $12,250.
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Stud co-principal Bryan Corrigan said the result confirmed the industry need for quality bulls with carcase attributes.
"It was a very good sale," he said. "It is obviously an optimistic time for the beef industry and support today reflects that confidence.
"There was great interest in the yearling bulls."
The sale was settled by Nutrien, Holbrook with auctioneers Andrew Wishart and Peter Godbolt sharing the rostrum and interfaced with Auctions Plus.
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