Brahman charity semen auction raises $115,000 for North West Queensland flood victims

Australian Brahman Breeders Association general manager Anastasia Fanning said  on top of the $115,829 raised by the auction of 92 lots, the association had added an extra $5000 to the donation. 

"The charity semen auction has been a tremendous success and full credit goes to the Brahman breeders who donated semen, bought semen and the underbidders of the lots," she said. 

"It is with great pleasure on their behalf to be able to give such a large donation to the three charities we are supporting.

"Everybody is thrilled and so excited to be able to use these funds to help out the wider industry .

"There was some very good semen in the auction, that's why people have paid such good prices."

Sisters of the North, BlazeAid and Queensland Country Women's Association will each get $40,276, with the donations to be presented in Rockhampton on Wednesday.

The top price was fetched by five straws semen from NCC Lord Delaware, donated by 2AM and Palmal studs, which sold for $8100 or $1620 a straw to Dillon Scott, Collinsville. 

Fetching the next top price were five straws from JDH Navasota Manso 55/1, donated by Mark Forgason of Texas, USA, which sold for $6350 to Theresa Taylor, Jambin. 

The biggest vendor for the auction was Joy Newman, Rathlyn Brahmans, Emerald with straws from Tartrus Redmount 2365 fetching $20,205. 

Overall the auction attracted 53 buyers from Queensland, NSW and Victoria.

The donations come on the back of further fundraising by the Brahman community, including $22,000 raised at the Rocky All Stars Elite Female Sale  and Tim and Megan Atkinson, Lucky Downs Station, Greenvale, last week donating $50,050 proceeds from the sale of 114 red Brahman heifers to North West Queensland charities.