THE Artesian Droughtmaster Bull Sale was held in Blackall on Monday, and saw a record top price of $34,000.
Medway Xcursively was sold over the phone to Rondel Droughtmasters, Anrod, Winton.
The sale averaged $7305 and grossed $526,000, with 72 of 81 bulls sold for an 88 per cent clearance.
Xcursively, a 24 month old bull with an EMA of 132cm sq, and a scrotal circumference of 44cm, was as impressive in the books as he was in the flesh.
The two second top priced bulls both sold for $18,000.
Glenlands D Valuator, 23 months old, sold to Ross Kiernan, Bygana Station, Clermont.
D Valuator weighed 740kg with an EMA of 114cm sq, and a scrotal circumference of 42cm.
Locarno Loctite sold soon after to Clarke and Tait, Hobartville, Alpha.
Selling for $17,000 was another Locarno bull, Locarno Ladbroke, who sold to the Needmor family trust, Rookwood, Gogango.
Selling agent: Landmark.