Interfaced with AuctionsPlus, the sale was hosted by the Lucas family at Killimicat Station, Tumut, on Wednesday, April 16 and drew 24 registered buyers.
A total of 60 bulls were sold under the hammer from the 77 offered, to a top of $25,000 and average of $8342. Four bulls were sold immediately afterwards.
Repeat client Edward Aston, of Thuddungra and Rankins Springs, secured the top price bull, Lot 24 Reiland Usher U982, an August 2023 drop son of Reiland Pirelli P913.
Weighing 800kg and with a 42cm scrotal circumference, the young sire ranked top four per cent on BREEDPLAN for marbling at +5.3 per cent.
Mr Aston also paid $12,000 for Reiland U-Recharge U875 and $11,000 for Reiland U-Compass U364.
Mr Aston runs 400 autumn and spring calving Angus cows, a large cropping enterprise and opportunity feedlot, growing out heavyweight steers to sell over the hooks to Teys.
The second top price of $16,000 was paid by repeat client Dougal Kelly, Wallah Pastoral, Rugby, for Reiland U-Momentum U1213, a 736kg son of The Rock Momentum Q8 and ranking top five per cent for carcass weight. Reiland retained a 50 per cent semen and marketing rights in the young sire.
Mr Kelly bought a total of 10 bulls for his 1700 spring calving herd and was after well-balanced bulls with growth, early maturity, marbling, maternal and carcass traits.
Guest auctioneer Brian Leslie said commercial buyers were after bulls with a balance between low birth weight and high-growth rates coupled with above-average marbling.
“You wouldn’t be living in the real world if you thought it was going to be off the planet as it is dry — with a top price of $25,000 and an average of $8342 for 60 bulls is a really good result for the buyer and the seller,” Mr Leslie said.
“The return and new buyers have both got value today and will be back for more. It was a good of line of bulls ever offered here — they were presented really well and had good temperaments.”
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