The Hatton family's Diamond H Santa Gertrudis bull sale topped at $40,000 when 60 bulls were put to auction at Wandoan last Friday.
Overall the sale resulted with 49 bulls sold under the hammer for an average of $5990, while 11 heifers topped at $8750 and averaged $5795.
Top price bull, Diamond H Red Foo sold to a syndicate of Phillip Kirkby, Wave Hill Stud and Sylvia Kirkby, Warenda Stud, both of Narrabri , NSW along with Scott and Wendy Ferguson, Glenn Oaks Stud, Nobby.
All members of the syndicate liked Diamond H Red Foo for his exceptional temperament, muscle, and breed characteristics.
“We were all looking for a quiet polled bull with thickness and muscle that will improve our EMA,” Phillip Kirkby said.
Scott Ferguson said he too was keen to secure him, as Diamond Red Foo is a son of Glenview Granville G120, from the highly productive Glenview X20, bred by his mother, Margaret Ferguson.
Diamond H Red Foo weighted 1166kg, has a daily weight gain of 1.1kg, and an EMA of 145sq cm.
The next best price of $12,000 was achieved twice. Firstly, Colin and Glenda Semple, Glencol Santa Gertrudis Stud, Banana selected Diamond H Storm (p) S129, a son of Warenda Equador (P).
Phillip Hague, Rockingham Santa Gertrudis Stud, Lake Cargelligo, NSW also paid the same money for another son of Warenda Equador )P), Diamond H Striker S151 (P).
Celamba Santa Gertrudis Stud, Deepwater. NSW paid the top price of $8750 for the 29-month-old heifer Diamond H Rainbow R093 (P) with a bull calf at foot.
Helen Walker
Helen is the Toowoomba-based journalist who loves nothing better than covering anything horse sport related, however she covers all commodities and personality yarns. Over the years she has lived in Brisbane, Rockhampton, Longreach and Roma filing stories for the 'bible of the bush'. Contact 0459 827414.
Helen is the Toowoomba-based journalist who loves nothing better than covering anything horse sport related, however she covers all commodities and personality yarns. Over the years she has lived in Brisbane, Rockhampton, Longreach and Roma filing stories for the 'bible of the bush'. Contact 0459 827414.
