With the top price of $28,000 being reached for 2AM 4798M (P) offered by Andrew and Anna McCamley, the Clermont beef bull sale started strongly. Overall 99 bulls sold for a 100 per cent clearance with a gross of $649,500 averaged $6560. 84 Grey Brahmans grossed $543,000 to average $6464, 5 Red Brahmans grossed $66,500 to average $13,300, 10 Brangus grossed $40,000 to average $4000.
2AM 4798M (P) by Lancefield A Columbus 2138 (P) was purchased by Suzette, Ian, Les and Olive Smith from the Delta Grove and Delta Grove “S” Brahman Studs, Baralaba.
The Smiths will use 4798M as their stud sire and Suzette Smith said they were impressed by his brilliant temperament and thought that he was very good value for money.
The Smith family run about 1000 breeders over their aggregation in the Baralaba and Wowan districts.
Second top price bull was Palmal Walter 6953 (P) offered by David and Julie McCamley and family. The Red Brahman was purchased by Alan Williams, Riverside Pastoral, Riverside, Nebo for $24,000.
Third top price bull was the Palmal 6952 (P) offered also by David and Julie McCamley and family and sold to Burnett Enterprises, Bendemeer, Clermont.
Doug Burnett representing Burnett Enterprises, Bendemeer, Clermont and Frankfield Pastoral Co. put together a line of nine bulls to average $6938.
The Burnett family run about 10,000 breeders generally but given the last few dry years numbers have been reduced. The bulls purchased will be used in their own bull breeding program. Bendemeer, Clermont is used as a bull breeding operation where they have three herds, a Braford herd, a Brahman cross herd and a South Devon cross herd where these bulls will be used to produce their own bulls to for their own commercial herd.
Doug said that the commercial herd focused on mainly Jap Ox.
“However my brother also includes the EU market as a focus. The Jap Ox bullocks are mainly fattened on our buffel grass country plus we do have a property in the Kilcummin area where we grow some forage crops and have leucaena.”
The Burnett family are repeat buyers of the Clermont Beef Bull Sale as they believe the sale is good value for money with a good line of bulls on offer and only 30 minutes from home.
Another volume buyer was Junee Pastoral Co. who put together three Brahman bulls to average $10,000. Nerida Luck said Junee ran two properties and they were first time buyers at the Clermont Sale.
“We have purchased bulls privately from a couple of the vendors previously and decided to come and support the sale and other vendors. Our operation aims towards both breeding and fattening, with steers taken through to the Jap Ox market.”
Other volume buyers included Edwin Dennis, Elgin Downs, Clermont & Cargoon Qld Pty Ltd, Casseopeia Station, Clermont & Claraville Station Pty Ltd, Claraville Station, Clermont.
- Agents: Landmark, Hoch & Wilkinson
