MANY stud Brahman breeders were left smiling after the huge vote of confidence expressed by both stud and commercial cattlemen at the Rockhampton Brahman Week Sales, held at the Central Queensland Livestock Exchange over the past three days.
In all, a total of 727 Red and Grey Brahmans sold to average $6492, representing 97 per cent clearance.
In the Red Brahman catalogue 307 head sold to a top of $44,000 to average $6317, resulting in 96pc clearance, while 417 grey bulls sold to top at $64,000 and average $6656, and record a 98pc clearance.
Central to the sale's success were a number of factors, including a recent jump in cattle prices, the lowering of the Australian dollar, the burgeoning live cattle market with buyers from the Northern Territory and Kimberley district of Western Australia operating, plus some promising storm rainfall in parts of Queensland.
On the final day of selling the sale topped at $38,000 for a stylish Red polled sire NK X Man 586, a son of Palmvale Zinger from NK Emily, with rib fat measurements of 9mm and 6mm and an eye muscle area of 143 sq cm, offered by Pat and Kay Hills and family NK Brahmans, Amaroo, Theodore, and bought by Nebo district bullock producer Alan Williams, Riverside Station, Nebo.
According to the general manager of the Australian Stud Brahman Breeders Association, John Croaker, the overall success of the sale was outstanding, particularly the high clearance rate.
“The 97pc clearance is really testament to the quality of genetics that were offered,” Mr Croaker said.
Read the full report in Queensland Country Life October 16 print editon.
Helen Walker
Journalist for Queensland Country Life at Rockhampton.
Journalist for Queensland Country Life at Rockhampton.
