Buyers turned out with as much force as the wind for the Australian Brangus Cattle Association bull sale in Roma today.
20 vendors put forward top quality bloodlines with breed characteristics to match to draw in spirited bidding from both Queensland and interstate parties.
A total of 102 bulls sold for an average price of $8147 and a clearance of 94 per cent.
Offering a wealth of bloodlines, Telpara Hills Up the Ante 392K3 sold for a top price of $40,000 to Allen Schutt of Kajarabie Brangus, Gympie.
The 29-month-old polled sire weighed in at an impressive 975kg with a 41cm scrotal measurement and a crush side semen test of 70 per cent backing him as a sire of the future.
Vendor Stephen Pearce, Telpara Hills, Atherton, said the bull’s smoothness and balance only added to his desirability when noting the high class of his breeding.
“His sire was an embryo import out of Florida and his sire’s dam was a full sister to the legendary Lambert of Brinks, which is still the IMF king of the Brangus breed and therefore one of the most dominant bulls in the US,” Mr Pearce said.
“Up the Ante’s grand-dam is one of the most famous donor cows from the Brinks herd in Texas, Miss Brinks Sundance 392L, and as well as that his maternal grand-sire, Csonka of Brinks, was one of the most famously used bulls worldwide and was the number one registration bull in Australia.
“This bull was always a fantastic calf- he’s a very pretty, attractive type and it’s phenomenal to see him reach this sort of money.”
The Telpara Hills stable offered a total of 10 bulls for sale with a 100 per cent clearance and an average price of $17,300.
Purchaser Allen Schutt said he recently sold St George property Ingaby in favour of semi-retirement at Lagoon Pocket, Gympie, and part of his retirement plan was to keep “playing around” with the Brangus breed.
“I leased most of my breeding herd to my son-in-law but kept about 50 stud heifers for myself,” he said.
“I wanted to come here today and buy one decent bull to make a go of it at Gympie and I really couldn’t fault this fellow- I especially admired his softness.”
Mr Schutt said he was considering collecting semen from the bull and artificially inseminating most of his breeders.
“I want to maximise the genetics I’ve got and for me AI is the best way to achieve that.”
Volume buyers were also in action at the sale with Bangor Cattle Company, Mungallala, taking home eight bulls averaging $5375 for a total of $43,000.
HNM and RP Campbell, Kingaroy, picked up six bulls to total $41,000 while Broadlea Station, Nebo, Charlevue Cattle Company, Dingo, Vin Richardson, Adavale, and RD and ED Smith, Condobolin, NSW, each bought four bulls.
Local Roma buyers were also in action with Ian and Anne Galloway, Duaran, Roma, taking home Telpara Hills Poker Face for $14,000 and the Woodard family exhibit, polled bull Bonox 900, for $24,000.
Selling agents: Elders and GDL.
