Claremont Angus
39 of 42 bulls sold to $8500 twice, av $4708
THIS year’s sale result for Claremont Angus, Woolsthorpe, was a stark reminder of the difference a year can make. A more positive seasonal outlook and continued strength of the southern beef industry helped deliver a sale that cleared 39 of 42 bulls at auction, a top price of $8500 achieved twice and an average of $4708.
Confident in their product, Claremont principals Graeme and Liz Glascow took the gamble this year to bring their sale two weeks forward and also look at online marketing, and it has paid dividends.
Last year’s sale was tough work, and resulted in a 48 per cent clearance with most of the bulls sold in later weeks once genuine autumn rain fell.
This year with 32 registered buyers, the sale opened strongly with Lot 1 Claremont Blacks L555 reaching $8500.
The 23-month-old bull was a Timeless son with the maternal backing of Claremont Ceres, and it took the fancy of repeat top-price buyers Ryan Pastoral, Hawkesdale.
Brothers Peter and Gerard Ryan come annually to buy at Claremont and have infact bought the top priced bull at the last three sales.
They run a straight Angus vealer operation and the top-priced bull they purchased appealed to them for his length and shape. His figures also met their requirements.
The bull the heaviest on offer and weighed 860 kilograms and carried figures for eye muscle area at +4.2 square centimetres, 200-day weight at +59kg, retail beef yield at +0.6 per cent and carcase weight at +79kg and scrotal size of 44cm.
Lot 9 also reached $8500, sired by Jindra Double Vision out of Claremont Blacks Dianna cow, the 766kg bull was purchased by BP&ME Smith, Yambuk.
Volume buyers included return clients, Kilmorey Partnership of Woolsthorpe, buying three bulls ranging in price from $5500-7000.
The sale was dominated by south west support but also enjoyed the repeat business from Broken Hill NSW and Horsham.
The three bulls that were passed in at auction were bought after the sale to deliver a total clearance, and in closing the sale Graeme Glascow acknowledge the efforts of Marty Rantall who was leaving the operation.
