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A Queensland-based return buyer has provided a backbone at the 27th Oldfield annual bull sale on Wednesday.
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David Brook, Brook Pastoral from Birdsville, Qld, purchased over 50pc of the successful purchases at the on-property sale near Gunnedah in the state's north.
The return buyer of the Oldfield Poll Hereford and Angus stud purchased six yearling Poll Hereford bulls paying, $6000 for all six bulls.
The Mcarthur family of Oldfield sold nine from 19 yearling Poll Hereford bulls to a top of $11,000 and an average of $6889 along with two from 11 Angus yearling bulls to a top of $6000 and $5500 average.
Results were back compared to last year's total clearance of 20 Hereford bulls selling for a top of $16,000 and $8050 average, while their eight Angus bulls also sold to a $16,000 top and a $12,375 average.
The top-priced Hereford bull, Oldfield Tolkien T131 (P), sold to first-time buyer David and Jim Hann from Courallie J Herefords, Inverell, for $11,000. Sired by Injemira Robert Redford Q287 (PP) the yearling bull weighed 508 kilograms with a 34 centimetre scrotal circumference.
Return buyer Kelso Grazing, Coolah, purchased the second highest selling Hereford bull for $9000. Oldfield Trump (P) of which was also sired by Robert Redford was noted in the sale catalogue as being a bull with calving ease, high growth and quality carcase data.
Oldfield Hereford and Angus stud principal Peter Mcarthur reflected on the sale as a "tough day".
"Being at the end of the bull selling season in northern NSW, along with selling yearlings we sort of expected today's result to be tough," he said.
"There's not a lot of confidence in the market at the moment and our general clients will lock up when things get tighter.
"You just have to ride out the wave, we have had tougher sales previously then this and the market will always come back."
The sale was covered by Elders Gunnedah with Brian Kennedy the auctioneer.