Reiland Angus bulls sold to $24,000

And repeat buyers showed they preferred to purchase Angus bulls, raising the top price of $24,000 (twice) with an average price of $9735 paid for the 68 bulls sold from 79 offered.

Repeat buyers Graham and James Houston, Houston Pastoral Co, Burrowye, Victoria, purchased the two top priced bulls.

Reiland Stetson, an 800kg son of Stoney Point Kingpin K211 was bought by the Houstons for his stretch and beef capacity.

"He has plenty of meat," Graham Houston said (pictured with the bull).

"He is rugged with growth and marbling.

"We are very excited about marbling, it is pretty hard to get growth and marbling in the one package."

Stetson boasted positive calving ease, low birthweight, top 15 per cent 600-day growth at +134kg and top 5 per cent eye muscle area at +11.8sqcm. Sired by Stoney Point Kingpin K211, the August 2021 drop bull weighed 800kg, had a scrotal circumference of 40cm and an intramuscular fat EBV (estimated breeding value) of +3.4 per cent.

But Mr Houston said they also found it in the second bull, Reiland Simmons S397, a 690kg son of G A R Ashland.

Simmons ranked top 14 per cent for calving ease, had a birthweight EBV of +2.8kg, top 9 per cent marbling at +4.2 and top 5 per cent eye muscle area at +11.6sqcm. Sired by US bull GAR Ashland, the July 2021 drop bull weighed 690kg, and had a scrotal circumference of 41cm.