The stands were full and overflowing at today’s Moongool Charolais on property sale near Yuleba where prices for seedstock continued to impress.
The stud achieved 100 per cent clearance with 96 Charolais bulls selling for an average price of $8484. The smaller Charbray portion included 13 bulls averaging $4269.
Polled sire Moongool Kartel sold to Alan and Natalie Goodland of Clare Charolais, Theodore, for a top price of $24,000.
Mr Goodland said he had been looking for a good polled red factor Charolais to join his stud herd for three years.
“We’ve put a lot of time and effort into finding the right sire to suit us. We’ve looked Australia wide and internationally and this bull is the best we can find to suit our operation,” he said.
“We’re trying to breed more red polls because we’re noticing a growing demand for them.
“We saw this bull as a calf at the Ekka last year and have had him picked since then- his length of body and strength of spine is unbeatable.”
Weighing in at 1120kg and offering a 39cm scrotal circumference, 25-month-old Moongool Kartel won the award for senior champion Charolais bull at this year’s Ekka contributing to a successful showing for the Price family.
Selling for a second top price of $23,000, 24-month-old Moongool Khan was bought buy Four Ways Charolais, Havilah Park, Inverell, NSW, who also picked up polled bull Moongool K265 for $14,000.
Volume buyers were a strong force at the sale with Mogera Pastoral, Cheepie, a standout taking home eight bulls to average $3937.
Kindee Pastoral Company picked up six sires totalling $62,000 with quality purchases sure to boost their annual weaner turnoff through the Roma store sale.
Three buyers- CC and AA Lawrence, Gladys Downs Pastoral Company and Owen and Lee Scott- picked up five bulls on sale day.
Moongool principle Ivan Price said he was very pleased with the way the sale concluded with solid prices from start to finish.
“It was great to see repeat buyers back again and a few attend from interstate as well. We saw quite a number of bulls sell into the Central Highlands area so it was great to see the interest spreading,” he said.
“The bulls had a tough start during the drought and while they were fed a silage ration as per usual we felt their weight was back slightly.
“It didn’t seem to affect buyer interest at all and we wish all purchasers the best with their bulls for the future.”
Selling agents: Landmark, Elders, AuctionsPlus, GDL, and H&W.