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Stock Journal Beef Week | 2022
High demand for bulls set to continue

RECORD SALE: Nampara stud’s Stuart and Natalie Hann with buyers of their $40,000 sale topper, Teresa and Trevor Hall, Quarterway Angus,
Scottsdale, Tas and Elders auctioneer Ross Milne.

HE cattle market’s Roseleigh Angus stud Two Stoney Point Angus “So if producers can’t
record high prices more than doubled its 2020 females also smashed add more country, what
Tplayed a big role in auction average, with a the previous state Angus they’re going to do is
stud sale results, with total clearance of 33 bulls female record, making improve their herds.
most breeds achieving averaging $13,272, up from $46,000 and $41,000 during “A lot of producers are

record prices and averages $6450 the previous year, the rst stage of the stud’s looking around and wanting
throughout 2021. and a new stud record top dispersal sale. to do improvements on the
Prices had already price of $20,000. Both Angus and farm, but with the backlog
increased in 2020 thanks In one of the state’s Limousin genetics sold of that and hold up of
to low supply following biggest sales, Path nder well at Mandayen’s annual materials they don’t know
years of drought, but in Angus sold 130 of 134 bulls sale, with Limousin bulls if they can wait, so they
2021 many sale averages for a top of $29,000 and topping at $18,000 and are going to invest in their
increased by 30 to 40 per an average of $11,246, an averaging $11,290, up cattle.
cent on the previous year, increase of $2366 on their from $5969 the previous “Seldom do we ever see
with border closures having 2020 stud sale. year, and the Angus bulls Australia where it is now,
little impact on buyers. At Glatz’s Black Angus, topping at $26,000 and with almost not one dry
Three bulls in three an LD Capitalist 316 son averaging $10,465. patch, so there’s demand
different breeds - black topped the sale at $20,000, At Woonallee, an from every area, and we
Simmental, Angus and but more impressive was outstanding carcase bull, have a lot of heifers going
Hereford - made $40,000, the high average, with all Woonallee Noble Prize back to the paddock.”
and averages regularly 59 bulls selling to average Q368, made $40,000 and Mr Spence said
passed the $10,000 mark. $13,661, an improvement all 103 bulls sold for an commercial producers
Among the successful of $5920 on the previous average of $11,147, a rise were prepared to pay more
sales was Granite Ridge year. of $3056 from the stud’s this year given the high
Angus, which reached a Nampara stud had the 2020 result. prices paid through the
high of $36,000, up from equal highest selling bull Demand for bulls is at saleyards.
$12,500 in 2020, and in the state, with Nampara an all-time high for the “Some of the old guys
averaged $10,681, up from Junior Q148 making upcoming selling season, used to work on the price
$6213. $40,000, but they also with plenty of buyers of ve weaners plus the old

At Sterita Park Angus, had a strong average of prepared to pay high bull’s worth - that’s what
a Musgrave Big Sky son $12,817, despite selling an prices thanks to strong you should be spending.
set a new stud record at extra 16 bulls compared returns in all commodities “And there are plenty
$27,500 with the 87 bulls to 2020. this year. of people averaging $2200
averaging $12,316 average At Bull Oak Well, the top “We’re selling cattle at and $2300 a head for their
smashing the stud’s 2020 bull sold for $19,000 and record prices, sheep and weaners.
sale average by $4026. average was $11,461, an lambs are outstanding, “In the early weaner
Allendale and Days increase of $3668 on the cropping returns have sales here there’s been
Whiteface stud sold bulls 2020 sale, and at Stoney been good for those lucky high demand for any
to a top of $40,000 for Point, all 86 bulls sold to enough to harvest a crop, heifer you can join, and a
Allendale Gambler L143 a high of $22,000 a record and land is at an all-time lot of people only selling
$40,000, with 83 bulls selling average of $9500, up $2692 high,” Jono Spence, Spence their bottom end of their
for an average of $10,627. on the previous year. Dix and Co, Keith, said. heifers.”
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