THE value of presentation and breeding meant a very successful sale was held at Landfall Angus in Tasmania last week.
All but one of the 18-20 month-old bulls offered sold at auction in Launceston, with the top bull making $12,500, while the sale averaged $5372 for the 113 bulls sold.
For the second year in a row Gary Lindsay, Bracknell, Tas, bought the top-priced bull - a son of Te Mania Emperor - which had balanced EBVs and was used as a yearling in the Landfall herd.
He weighed in at 764 kilograms - the heaviest bull cataloged in the sale.
Mr Lindsay buys regularly from Landfall, pleased with the way the bulls grow out and perform in his commercial enterprise.
He finished with three bulls av $8833.
Angus Australia president Michael Gadd, The Glen, Walwa, travelled from Victoria to visit all the studs in Tasmanian Angus Week.
He also picked up a Landfall Modest son for $10,000.
Another to pay to $10,000 was regular client Digby Rowlands, Woodstock, NSW, who bought four bulls av $7500.
Mr Rowlands bought early in the sale, commenting later in the sale "my bulls are looking cheaper as the sale goes on", with bulls still making up to $6500 for lot 104.
South Australian stud Nampara Angus, Penola, bought a son of Sitz Upward at $9000, which also had been used as a yearling.
Several clients and new clients also paid to $9000, including Connorville Station, Cressy, Tas; Dennis Chandler, North Adelaide, SA for their Meningie property; Chris Barnett, Currie, King Island, Tas; Doug Collins, King Angus Beef, King Island; and Bungeeltap Pty Ltd, Macedon, who finished with eight Landfall bulls.
Bungeeltap principals Hugh and Brigid Robertson with their manager Jason Hall placed third, fifth and seventh in this year's Beef Spectacular steer competition.
They are building up their cow numbers to more than 700, to run on 1400 hectares across several properties between Macedon and Redesdale in central Victoria.
Regular buyer at the top end Rod Williams, DB Harvey & Co, King Island, bought two bulls at $9500 and $7000.
Frank Archer, Landfall, was rapt in the sale result and was pleased with the spread of buyers from throughout Tasmania, along with strong support from the mainland where 37 bulls will now head to.
