THE annual offering of quality females at the Mount Gambier Combined Agents Female sale on Monday attracted a total yarding of 758.
A regular vendor at this feature sale for the past twenty years, Killarnie once again presented an excellent line of F1 females, which sold well above expectations to top at $2000 and average $1975, $700 up from 2014 prices.
Their top pen of 10 2.5-year-old Hereford-Friesian heifers with 10 December/January-drop Limousin calves-at-foot, sold to Leigh Clifford, Furner. Mr Clifford also bought a second draft of Killarnie F1 heifers at $1980.
The Angus-Friesian draft of Killarnie's F1s topped at $1980 for nine 2.5yo heifers with nine December/January-drop Limousin CAF, bought by Robbie Morgan, Beachport. He also bought the second draft at $1940 and two Angus/Friesian heifers with two Angus CAF at $1400 for account DO&KM Hunter.
J&D Telford sold 11 Angus-Friesian heifers with 11 Angus CAF at $1600 to Miller Whan & John.
LD Mulraney sold 10 2.5yo Angus-Friesian heifers with eight Limousin CAF at $1300 and nine 2.5yo Hereford-Friesian heifers with nine Limousin CAF at $1700.
TL Sneath sold 15 Angus-Friesian heifers with 15 Angus CAF at $1425.
Oakland Park sold 12 Angus heifers, running with Angus and Simmental bulls, with 12 Angus CAF to $1420
MW&JF Osborne, Millicent sold three Charolais-Shorthorn heifers with three Angus CAF to $1350.
PTIC F1s sold from $850-$1460, depending on quality.
DO&KM Hunter sold 2yo Angus-Friesian heifers PTIC to Angus bulls at $1460.
Karinya sold 2yo Angus-Friesian heifers PTIC to a low birthweight Limousin bull for February/March calving at $1300 to Chay & Merrett.
Summerlea sold 13 rising 2yo Angus-Friesian heifers PTIC to Angus bulls to calve mid-February at $1120 to Elders Millicent and nine 2yo Shorthorn-Friesian heifers PTIC to Angus bulls to calve late February at $1250.
PTIC heifers made $700 to $1420.
Summerlea sold six rising 2yo Angus heifers, PTIC to Angus bulls and due to calve from February 20, at $1420 to O'Connor & Graney.
JL&LM Sutherland sold 14 Angus heifers PTIC to Glatz Angus bulls to calve mid-February for 12 weeks at $1375.
DW Altschwager sold seven Angus-cross heifers PTIC to Angus bulls at $1275 to O'Connor & Graney.
Blenhelm Park sold nine rising 2yo Angus heifers PTIC to Angus bulls to calve late February at $1120.
MW&JF Osborne, Millicent sold eight Charolais-Shorthorn heifers PTIC to Angus bulls to calve mid to late February at $1300.
KC Povey, who has leased their property, sold six Murray Grey heifers PTIC to Murray Grey bulls to calve late February at $1050.