THE National Droughtmaster Female Sale at Gympie proved a red hot event with cows and calves selling to a top of $16,000 to average $7100 and joined heifers selling to $7500 to average $4050.
The $16,000 sale toppers were the poll Craiglea Mandy (Fairhaven Casanova/Glenlands 7857) and her heifer calf Craiglea Mandy 2 (by Medway Qzac) which were offered by Jason and Piper Johnston, Craiglea Droughtmaster Stud, Kenilworth. Mandy had also been running with Needmor Adonis. The pair sold to Chris Heness, Ridgie Didge Droughtmasters, Goomeri.
Mr Heness also bought the second topped price lot of the sale, the cow and calf unit Craiglea Swan 3 and her heifer calf Craiglea Swan 7. Swan 3 had also back in calf to Adonis.
The $7500 top priced joined heifer was the poll Grandview Roslyn (Glenlands New Edition/Gillman Rhonda) offered by Greg and Dianne Anderson, Grandview Droughtmasters, Boonah. Roslyn went to Yimin Droughtmaster Stud, Belli Park.
A total of 77 of the 79 unjoined heifers sold for an average $2756. The top priced unjoined heifer at $7500 was the 17-month-old poll Craiglea Nicky (Rondel Monopoly/Glenlands 7823) also offered by Jason and Piper Johnston. Nicky sold to Allen Foot, Pioneer Grazing, Clermont.
This year’s $3133 average and 98 per cent clearance was a remarkable turn around on last year’s tough event which averaged $1738 for a 68pc clearance.
The selling agents were Elders and Landmark.