CLONLARA co-principal Gus McCormack summed up his excellent sale result when he said ‘‘thanks for the massive vote of confidence in our cattle’’ at the conclusion of his Clonlara Droughtmasters annual bull sale, Dilga, Glenmorgan last Wednesday.
The postponement of his sale for a week did little to dampen buyers’ confidence which pushed their average to a record $8908 – up on their previous $1671 benchmark – with the entire catalogue of 60 bulls finding new homes.
Guest auctioneer Wayne York commented on the evenness of the sale draft which were “all red meat from tip to tail”.
Interstate stud masters Brett and Leanne Warne, Jembrae Droughtmasters, Casino New South Wales bid the $26,000 top money for the first bull into the ring, Clonlara 1552 (P), 806kg – the 21-month-old son of Locarno Gus displaying good length-of-body and a strong poll head.
Mr Warne said he liked this Locarno bloodline because he had previous success with these genetics and the bull’s overall balance, scale and a tidy underline were also very appealing.
The $7500 top selling composite bull was a polled son of Kimberley EB80 weighing 856kg with an eye muscle area of 131sq cms and was bought by the Pechey family, Erambie, Glenmorgan.
Cameron and Cheryl Salter, Cooma Cattle Company, Cooma, Surat who conduct the Glen Fosslyn Droughtmaster stud paid the $22,000 second highest price for Clonlara 15164, a polled son of Huntly Kane (P) with a big, powerful topline and a barrel of beef according to auctioneer Wayne York.
The Clonlara Droughtmaster sale has always enjoyed strong support from their regular buyers and this year was no exception with several long-term clients active like Jeff Ferrier, Nellybri Pastoral Company, Surat who bought five quality bulls with good beef characteristics and clean underlines for a $5800 average.
Another regular supporter was Jon Warby of DOCE Pty Ltd at Roma who was operating on the top end of the market after securing five exceptional herd improvers for a $10,500 average which included the ‘all beef and all muscle’ home-bred bull, Clonlara 15284 (P) for $12,000.
Another buying from the top shelf was the Miamba Pastoral Company, Sedgeford, Alpha which accounted for three outstanding bulls with muscle and performance for a $11,667 average.
Dave and Colleen Smith, Vale View Droughtmasters, Goomeri bid $21,000 through Michael Smith, Elders Stud Stock, Toowoomba to secure Clonlara 15317 (P), a quality 19-month-old son of Locarno Harrison (P) with exceptional muscle expression and good underline.
Central Queensland stud master, Terry Piggott, Piggott Pastoral Company, Aldinga Park, Rolleston bid the same money for Clonlara 15191 (S), a long-bodied, 810kg son of Glenlands Postmark (P) with 131 square centimeters of eye muscle area.
All Clonlara quality Droughtmaster bulls sold were given 3-day, 5 in 1 and Vibrio booster shot in August 2016 and vaccinated with 3-germ blood in October 2015 and vaccinated for Botulism in June 2016.
- Pictured above: Buyers Emma Warne and Nick Hancock, Jembrae Droughtmasters, Casino, New South Wales with the $26,000 top-selling Clonlara 1552 (P) and Gus McCormack, Clonlara Droughtmasters, Dilga, Glenmorgan.
- Agent; Elders
