*Total clearance of 82 bulls to $21,000, av $9006
THERE was a 100 per cent clearance of the 82 bulls offered by the Corrigan family, Rennylea Angus, Culcairn, NSW, during their recent on-property sale.
The sale hit an average price of $9006.
Growth, structure and overall appeal were the reasons behind first-time buyer, Helen Olsen, Charters Towers, Qld, purchasing the top-priced bull at $21,000.
“We have been coming here for the past two years, and we like the way Bryan and Lucinda (Corrigan) are using technology to breed even lines of Angus bulls with great production potential,” Ms Olsen said.
Ms Olsen runs 200 breeders, and said the conformation of her new sire caught her attention.
The late August 2016-drop bull was in the top one per cent for 600-day weight, and top five per cent for domestic index.
Other top sales included one at $18,000, purchased by The Glen Pastoral Co, Walwa, one at $17,000 bought by the Crocker family, Violet Town, and one at $17,000 by M. E. Barr-Smith, Holbrook, NSW.
Other top prices included $16,000, paid by Romani Pastoral Co, Harden, NSW, one at $15,000, paid by Balmoral Park Angus, Yea, and one at $15,000, by Kiah Lake Past Co, Berridale, NSW.
Queensland interests, Simon Cattle Co, May Downs, purchased three bulls, paying to $11,500, while the Armstrong family, Killara, Alexandra, bought two bulls for a $6500 average, and DA & ME Johnson, Esperance, WA, purchased Rennylea M1212 for $11,000.
Volume buyers included Mulgoa Pastoral, Holbrook, NSW, who paid to $10,000 for four bulls and K.R. Reed, Tarlo, NSW, who bought four to $10,000.
The sale was interfaced with AuctionsPlus, buying 10 bulls for clients to $11,000.
Rennylea stud co-principal Lucinda Corrigan said her family was appreciative of the continued support from beef producers, in particular return clients.
Both Bryan and Lucinda Corrigan paid tribute to long-serving manager, Peter Govan, who is retiring to manage his own cattle business, and they wished him well in his new venture.
The sale was conducted by Landmark, Albury.
