2017 Sale Report

2017 Bull Sale Report

Bidding from five states pushed prices to a high of $42,000 and an average of $10,354 for 119 bulls at the 23rd annual Yamburgan Shorthorns bull sale at “Wallah”, Narrabri, last week.

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Manchee’s $Million Milestone by Graham Winnell

For any cattle stud, breaking the $million dollar ceiling for a bull sale for the first time is always a tremendous feat, so is setting a new breed record average however, the 2016 Yamburgan Shorthorn sale has managed to achieve both for the Manchee family.

With the strength of the current cattle market and a very wet start to Spring, bull buyers showed tremendous confidence in the Yamburgan Shorthorn program, with a total clearance of the 100 Shorthorn sires offered and a top of $38,000 twice to average a record $10,930 and gross $1,093,000. A feature of the sale was the consistency throughout, with the stud averaging $11,707 after the first 42 lots.

The Yamburgan sale average sets a new record priced bull sale average for the Shorthorn breed in Australia, eclipsing last years record priced average set at Futurity Shorthorns of $9,487. The 2016 Yamburgan sale cleared 15 more bulls than last year and still achieved a 23% increase in average price.

The top price of $38,000 was reached twice with Lot 38, Yamburgan Spartan K442 the first bull to achieve the top price. Purchased by Peter and Lou Capel, for their Bungulla Shorthorn stud, which has also had a very successful year including great results at the Spring Fling sale, Tamworth. K442 was sired by Yamburgan Sparta F149 and from the Yamburgan Countess G98 dam, he demonstrated Calving Ease with breed leading growth and EMA, yet maintained positive fats. From a contemporary of 104 bulls, Spartan was in the top 3 for EMA and top 14 for IMF%.

The next sire to reach the $38,000 mark was a yearling bull, Lot 95, Yamburgan Emperor L63. Sired by Yamburgan Emperor G679 and from the Yamburgan Mimi G14 dam, L63 was the best scanning bull of his group. Offering tremendous balance, L63 was in the top 1% of the Shorthorn breed for Scrotal size, top 5% rib & rump fat, top 10% GL, IMF and all $Indexes. Yamburgan Emperor L63 was purchased by the Weebollabolla  Shorthorn stud at Moree.

The second best priced bull was lot 68, Yamburgan Sparta K571 who sold for $36,000 to Futurity Shorthorns, Baradine, NSW. A bull with tremendous presence and sire appeal, K571 was also a son of Yamburgan Sparta F149, from the Yamburgan Moira G433 dam and with moderate birth, above average growth and high EMA with positive fats as well as being in the top 10% for all $Indexes.