IT WAS the Job family’s second on-farm bull sale on Tuesday, and with an average of $9425, gross of $377,000 and a top price of $22,000, Marellan Shorthorns’ Lincoln and Lisa Job said they couldn’t be happier.
A total of 40 of 42 lots offered sold under the hammer for a clearance of 95 per cent.
Top-priced bull was the $22,000 Marellan Rugby, a 844kg powerhouse with an EMA of 123sq.cm, scrotal measurement of 37cm and a motility of 70 per cent.
Rugby sold to Ian and Cameron Hewitt, Hanging Rock Station, Belyando.
Ian Hewitt bought three bulls at the sale for an average of $18,000, and said all would be put straight to use in his commercial herd, which consists of “a couple of thousand” breeders.
He said the three bulls he left with were the three he went in chasing, and said he had expected he would be paying north of $20,000 for Rugby.
“The shorthorns will be going in over white cows, and the male progeny goes on to Taroom (Mt Rose) for finishing,” Mr Hewitt said.
“The market down there is of course very leant towards flatbacks, and it’s one of our major considerations as we go south mostly with our cattle, either to the meatworks, or to Roma or Dalby sales.”
Mr Hewitt said upon leaving the sale, all three bulls would be going straight to Rockhampton for semen collection, before his son, Cameron, could start the AI process with cows at Hanging Rock.
The second-top priced bull of the sale was Marellan Real Estate, selling for $19,000 to the Bowman family, Dingo.
Mr Job said he and his wife Lisa were thrilled with the results of the sale.
“The sale was outstanding, we are very gratified with the support, especially since it came from both repeat clients and a lot of new guys,” he said.
“The sale exceeded our expectations, we’re absolutely stoked, every single lot except one was sold to Queensland commercial producers, which is what we’re aiming for - to have bulls that blend with Bos Indicus cows, focusing on meat quality and performance traits.
“What’s great is the support from people in tick country, which is where we have our cows, and what we breed for.”
The volume buyers of the sale, each going home with three bulls apiece, were Mr Hewitt, Hanging Rock, Belyando (gross $54,000 for average of $18,000), the Bowman family, Dingo (gross $40,000 for average of $13,333), Raymond Cattle Company, Springsure (gross $29,000 for average of $9666), and Banana Station, Banana (gross $24,000 for average of $8000).
Also buying big was Appleton Pastoral Company, Islay Plains, Alpha, who bought two bulls for an average of $14,000.
Selling agents: Elders.