The grandstand was filled was a large contingent of southern buyers at Friday’s ANC Charolais bull sale at Glen Laurel, Guluguba.
The Cass family offered 111 bulls and 31 females for auction and came away with a $500 increase on last year’s bull sale average.
In total, all 111 bulls sold for a $5649 average achieving a clearance of 100 per cent. All 13 PTIC heifers sold to average $3577 and eight unjoined heifers sold averaging $3313.
Polled sire ANC Kind reached the top price of $18,000 and was bought in a partnership between the Price family, Moongool Charolais, Yuleba, and DSK Angus and Charolais stud, Coonabarabran.
Weighing in at a massive 964kg, the bull had a 42cm scrotal measurement and a morphology count of 70 per cent with P8 and rib fat depths of seven and five millimetres respectively.
Vendors Andrew and Norah Cass described the bull as an outstanding, showy sire with excellent growth and length and, as his name suggests, a quiet temperament to match.
Lot three ANC Kelso sold for the second top price of $13,500 to G and N Lucas, Rosevale.
Also breaking through the 900kg barrier at 908kg, Kelso boasted a 44cm scrotal measurement and an EMA of 143sq.cm.
Polled bulls attracted a strong following at the sale however bone, frame and overall structure gained most attention around the ring.
About 17 bidders travelled together from Casino, NSW, to support the Guluguba sale given the southern sale no longer features on the ANC calendar.
Volume buyer Olive Vale Pastoral, Laura, Far North Queensland, took home 14 bulls to gross $21,000 while 10 bulls sold to G and K Pastoral at Injune totalling $44,000.
After receiving 40mm of rain earlier in the week Mr Cass said it was a push to have the pens drained and ready in the lead up to the sale but such a positive result made the extra effort worthwhile.
“We were in the pens all day yesterday shovelling water but that seems menial when we achieve results like this,” he said.
“This is what we’ve been working for and it’s finally coming together. We’ve introduced full French polled genetics which is quite unique to us- there are very few polled French genetics out there so we’re reaching for that point of difference.
“We aim to breed beefy, commercially orientated bulls that are practical and low maintenance.”
Mr Cass said while the season and cattle markets were positive and possibly benefited the seedstock industry he believed his cattle were selling themselves.
Bull numbers were up substantially at the Guluguba sale on account of the cancellation of the southern sale and Mr Cass said the family would not reintroduce the Casino sale in future years.
Selling agents: GDL, Landmark, and George and Fuhrmann.