Black Stump bull sale to $5000, twice

Commercial beef producers mainly from Aramac and Mitchell districts bid strongly on selected drafts with the Charolais, Braford and Simmental breeds most popular.

“Blackall was a positive result for some vendors and considering much of the central west is devastated by drought, the Black Stump sale went better than we expected,” Mr Duthie said.

First-time vendors, Mike and Danny Lawlor, Kilkenny Charolais, Verbena Park, Taroom, sold six Charolais bulls for the leading average of $4333 with two of their bulls attracting the $5000 top money.

Mr Duthie described both bulls as "soft, moderate and thick" with the first, Kilkenny 111, going to Errol and Elly-May Moller, Edwinstowe, Jericho, and Kilkenny 208 knocked down to the Parker family, Eastmere, Aramac.

Burenda Angus manager Jonathan Schmidt sold five bulls at $3000 to the Munnaweena Partnership at Mitchell and Don McNamara, Strathgyle Brafords, Bell, sold a pair of quality bulls at $4750 each to the McKnight and Springall families, Yallamurra, Cooladdi.

Regular supporters George and Lorraine Bartolo, Carrinyah, Nebo, bought four Simmental bulls for a $2875 average and Warren Gleeson, Fairview Cattle Company, Alpha, bought two Simmentals for a $3750 average and a Kilkenny Charolais bull at $4750.

Overall the breed averages were: Angus $3207 (21), Brangus $3167 (six), Braford $4167 (three), Simmental $3175 (nine), Charolais $3654 (12), Santa Gertrudis $3167 (three) and one Droughtmaster bull at $4000.