Quamby Plains Hereford bull sale sees strong average and top price

Stud principal Victoria Archer said it was a fantastic result.

"We were absolutely thrilled with it," she said.

"There was certainly a few commercial and a few stud buyers that were new and it was great to see the return buyers coming back."

Ms Archer said although commercial buyers were usually the main suuporters at the sale, this year saw four bulls purchased to go back to stud.

The top-priced bull was lot 1, Quamby Plains Quantum Q506, which was bought by Mountain Valley Poll Herefords and Minlacowie Poll Herefords for $30,000.

"He had a fantastic length to him, I reckon he'll keep growing for a bit," she said.

"He's got some great growth with some phenomenal EBV figures on growth.

"He's just had that beautiful soft, dark coat on him."

The bull was by New Zealand sire Limehills Streaker.

Ms Archer said the stud used artificial insemination and the bloodline was proving popular.

"There has been a bit of that in a few other sales - we're certainly not the first - but it's a newer line," she said.

The second top price bull, Quamby Plains Quadrella Q569, sold for $20,000.

Ms Archer said the first five bulls offered in the sale were the standouts.

It had been a terrific season and the stud had produced a good, even lineup of bulls even after moving the sale forward by about four weeks.

"Probably the top half were heavier than the bottom half but in general we were really happy with the weight of the whole draft," she said.

Bulls with good calving ease, growth figures and carcase weight were the most sought after, she said.

Buyers came from the mainland, King Island and locally.