Tobruk Poll Herefords kicked off the 2022 spring bull sales circuit with a bang, setting a new Australian Hereford yearling bull record of $91,000.
The 12-month-old Tobruk Southern Cross S15 was sold by vendor Damien Holloway, Wagga Wagga, to Lachy and Lou Day, Days Whiteface, Bordertown, SA, via AuctionsPlus on June 3.
A son of Glentrevor Trust N909, the homozygous bull was in the top one per cent for all indexes, and the top 10 per cent for calving ease.
Days Whiteface principal Lachy Day was impressed with the bull’s mid maturity pattern, carcase shape, outstanding data and outcross genetics.
“He will maintain our focus on measured performance backed up by a strong phenotype,” Mr Day said.
“He has outstanding carcase data which continues to be a focus of ours.”
The Winter All Breeds Bull, Female and store sale, held at Wagga Wagga by H Francis & Co on June 24, resulted in Tim and Jemma Reid, JTR Cattle Co, Roslyn, NSW, selling three bulls to a top of $6000 (Shotgun Remington R003).
Shotgun Herefords sold Shotgun Elsa M003, a six-year-old Karina Cherry Z8 daughter and PTIC to Kanimbla Super Duty L067 for $5000.
Greg and Kayla Tyler, Hillview Herefords, Tyringham, NSW, sold 19 of their 22 bulls offered to a top of $12,500 and average of $5790.
In the females there was a full clearance of six heifers topping at $3500 to average $2710. Hillview Minerva R046 sold for the top price to Angus and Eunice Vivers, Jindalee Herefords, Kings Plains, NSW.
A son of Smithton Fuel Up, Hillview Rover R048 sold for the top bull price to repeat buyer Mark Lamond, Eden Creek, to produce first cross Hereford-Brahman breeders.
Pastoralists snapped up Hereford bulls to a top of $19,000 at the Elders Alice Springs Multi-breed Bull Sale on July 2 for a new show record.
Overall, 11 bulls from three vendors averaged $12,500.
Days Whiteface, Bordertown, SA, sold the top price sire Days R125, sired by Days Genesis N102 and out of Days Shamrock P130, to Ben and Nicole Hayes, Undoolya Station, Alice Springs.
Days Whiteface averaged $16,000 for their five bulls with Lachy Day thanking Todd River and Undoolya stations for their support.
“Pastoralists were after bulls with good data, plenty of length and carcase shape, and above all else they must be structurally sound because of the distances they need to walk,” he said.
Battalion and Cara Park Herefords bull fourth annual sale was held on July 4 at Glen Innes showground and vial Elite Livestock Auctions with 22 bulls sold from the 25 offered to a top of $28,000 and average of $12,954.
Grant and Kylie Kneipp, Battalion Herefords, Dundee, NSW, sold 10 from 11 bulls for an average of $17,100.
The top price bull, Battalion Maximus R084, a son of Cara Park Monarch M647 and out of Bowmont Queen F024, sold to Dave and Kate Collins, Glenwarrah Herefords, Bundarra, NSW.
Graeme and Natalie Newnham, Cara Park Herefords, Delungra, NSW, sold the second top price of $26,000 to commercial producers John and Maree Smith, Woodenbong, NSW.
Rayleigh Poll Herefords, Narrabri, NSW, cleared 25 from 29 bulls on July 8 to average $13,678 at their on-property sale.
The top price bull at $24,000, Rayleigh Razmataz R78 set a new on-property record and sold to new buyer Steve Connell, Tooraweenah, NSW.
The stud also sold 12 from 15 heifers offered to a top of $5500 for Rayleigh S Florence S16 selling to Killarney Station, Narrabri, and average of $3583.