THE Holzwart family’s Bauhinia Park Charolais and Angus 14th annual bull sale continued to deliver high results recently at the Emerald AgGrow Selling Complex, where strong averages were achieved for the day.
The quality draft set a high standard for the beginning of a busy stud stock selling season throughout Central Queensland.
Vendors were left smiling from ear to ear as the sale saw 68 bulls offered with a 100 per cent clearance and a strong average of $7125 achieving an impressive increase from the families 2017 sale.
The sale grossed $484,500 for the day with the Charolais draft grossing $276,000 to average $6,515. While the Angus bulls saw a $208,500 gross to average $7666 for the day with an increase of over $1400 from the 2017 average.
Top price was reached by the Ultra Black Angus bull, Bauhinia Park Net Worth M60, selling for $18,000 to Troy Roberts, Callistemon, Springsure.
Net Worth M60 bull is a meaty 24-month-old bull boasting impressive muscle and weight for age and sired by Bauhinia Park Net Worth H55 and out of Bauhinia Park G32.
Mr Roberts said he was willing to pay top price for the young bull as he was everything he was looking for and ticked all the boxes. Net Worth M60 bull will join their 1600 head of breeders in Springsure.
Reaching into the pocket next for the second top price was the Appleton family, Star Downs, Alpha for the Lot 43 Angus bull, Bauhinia Park Net Worth M65, selling for $15,000.
The Appleton family are repeat and bulk buyers for the Emerald stud. As the family once again secured the quality genetics for their Central Highlands operations,seeing the family take home 3 bulls for the day to gross $42,000 and average $14,000.
The Charolais section of the sale saw its top price bull, Bauhinia Park Macho, reach a strong $11,500.
The $11,500 bull Bauhinia Park Macho sold to Doug Kriedemann and CA & G Morowitz, Comet. Mr Kriedemann mentioned Macho will be moving just a few paddocks down the road.
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Mr Kriedemann said he was trying to keep a good line of bulls possible and this bull ended up towards the end of the line and he was concerned he would lose out on some of the better bulls so he upped the money for this bull and pulled his average back slightly, but at the end of the day he was happy to be heading home with two very good bulls.
The two purchases for the Morowitz operations will go into the commercially focused Charbray program with over 70 breeders, which Mr Kriedemann stated the strong Charbray genetics at the Comet property are his bread and butter.
Second top priced Charolais went to two lots with Bauhinia Park Matrix and Bauhinia Park Murphy R/F bulls reaching a close $11,000.
“Today’s sale was absolutely unreal, it's dry and there are a few things against industry at present, so we are really tickled pink that people have backed us with our bulls and this gives us a great incentive to get better and better at what we are doing,” Jeff Holzwart said.
“We are very family orientated and we can't do this without the kids. So everyone is involved from the catalogues to grooming bulls, we are a tight knit family and I couldn't be more thankful,” Jeff said.
New and repeat buyers were present on the day travelling from as far as Tambo, Longreach and Yeppoon.
Mrs Raelea Holzwart said it was lovely to see some fresh and familiar faces.
Sale agent: Landmark, Emerald.
