*25 of 37 sold to $11,000, av $5500
YARAWA South Poll Herefords, Batlow, NSW, paid the top price of $11,000 at the 45th annual Guilford Poll Hereford sale, Ouse, Tasmania.
The top bull was Lot 6, Guilford Anzac N6, which had estimated breeding values of +18 milk, +110 for 600-day weight, +5.8 eye muscle area, +0.8 for rump fat and +1.5 for intramuscular fat percentage.
Second top price was $9000 for Lot 18, Guilford Anzac N001, to MJ & WB Freeland, Clifton Park, West Tamar, Tas, who also purchased the third top-priced bull at $8500 for Guilford Neon N38.
Melville Poll Herefords, Vasey, purchased Lot 5, Guilford Nirvana N79, for $7000.
Nirvana was by homebred sire Guilford Governor G38 and had EBVs of +4.3 birth weight, +20 for milk, +91 600-day weight, +1.9 rump, and +0.8 IMF.
Volume buyers were Killara Pastoral, Flinders Island, Tas, who purchased four bulls to a top of $7500 for Lot 17, Guilford Newsagent N91, and average of $5700.
S & A Vellekoop, King Island, Tas, purchased three bulls to a top of $5500 and average of $4500.
James Downham, Glenvale, Ouse, Tas, purchased Lot 2 for $6500 and Lot 3 for $5000.
Vendor Philip Davie said there were two new buyers, while the rest were repeat clients.
He was "fairly happy" with the result, but would have liked a better clearance.
"There are some good bulls that didn't sell," he said.
"The average was quite acceptable."
Mr Davie said the crowd was slightly down with a couple of regular buyers missing this year.
The helmsman system was used for the first time at Guilford.
Mr Davie said he was happy with the way the sale operated and it would likely be in place for the 2020 sale.
Once again there was good support from Flinders Island with five bulls and King Island with four.
The bulls offered were sired by Allendale Anzac E114, Allendale Bushman F119, Days Fahrenheit K103, Guilford Governor G38, Guilford Hedonist H27, Guilford Jocular J139 and Guilford Juggernaut J78.
