Shorthorns were in high demand in Emerald as stud principals Lincoln and Lisa Job of Marellan Shorthorns held their annual on property sale at Emerald Downs on Tuesday, topping at $16,500.
The Job family sold a total of 35 of the 40 bulls offered, to average a strong $8958 for a total gross of $322,500. With a great show of new and repeat buyers present the auctioneers went to work to see an end result of an 87 per cent clearance.
Top price for the day was reached by Marellan Trampoline (H) selling for $16,500 to the Appleton family, Islay Plains, Alpha.
Trampoline recorded a weight of 756 kilograms, with an eye muscle area of 114 sq cms and boasted a 40cm scrotal circumference.
Son of Royalla LightHouse (P) Roan and out of Gobothery Elite Cow, Trampoline was described as a rugged blue roan with full sire appeal. The bull showed a combination of power and carcase with softness and doing ability.
The Appleton family was both repeat and volume buyer for the day with the purchase of 11 bulls to gross an impressive $91,500 and average $8318.
Second top price was reached three times at $12,000 with firstly the polled bull Marellan Terminator.
Terminator, a 24 month-old bull, weighed in at 662 kgs with a 40cm scrotal circumference and was quickly snapped up again by the Appleton family.
Also at $12,000 was Marellan Triceratops, a polled bull of 24 months of age, selling to GH Hutton, Togara, Comet.
Triceratops, son of Marellan Prophet (P) and out of Marellan FullGloss 3006 (P) roan bull, impressed bidders with his smooth muscular carcase and his double polled genetics.
Also topping at $12,000 was on account of Marellan Toutai (P), another Lighthouse son showcasing ideal carcase as he paraded around the ring.
Toutai will find his new home with buyers Melrose Grazing, Morinish.
Also going home with a few bulls was the Knudsen family of Rosehall, Munduberra who purchased four bulls.
They grossed $19,500 for an average of $4875.
Mr Job said he was “absolutely stoked” with the support received from commercial producers in Queensland who are wanting to use his bulls over their Bos Indicus cows.
“The sale had a very healthy blend of repeat and new buyers, with a lot of the new buyers coming from recommendations from existing clients” said Lincoln.
He went on to mention that it was very gratifying and he was extremely pleased with the sale result considering the seasonal conditions and the demand for Shorthorn bulls.
“The Shorthorn is a great option for giving the trifecta of increasing fertility, meat quality and vigour,” he added.
Selling agent, Brian Wedemeyer of Elders Rockhampton, said the bulls were extremely well prepared, and had not been fed any supplement, only grazed on a bit of crop and irrigated pasture so they presented very well, and that is what the public wanted.
“It has always been a good sale, so it just had to maintain that strength.
“The sale was always going to be a strong,and Lincoln and Lisa do a fantastic job of marketing their cattle despite the dry conditions, so again a great job and a great result” Mr Wedemeyer added.
Agent: Elders and Hoch & Wilkinson
