Hardigreen Park sale brings $5750 average thanks t...
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Queensland beef producers from 1900 kilometres away led the bidding activity at what was described as one of the best Hardigreen Park bull sales held on Thursday.
The Wallabadah based stud of Moreton Rolfe and managed by Col Patterson and family produced a $5750 average for the 12 bulls that sold from the 19 catalogued with prices reaching as high as $9000 twice.
Elite Livestock Auctions led the sale and helped secure all but three of the bulls that were purchased from the 14 registered on-property buyers.
Bids were received from as far as Boulia, Roma, The Gums, Tambo and Taroom in Queensland with strong support from repeat clients who were willing to by the bulls sight unseen.
Top money was paid for Hardigreen Park P4 by Jim Scully, Carlow, Blackall, Qld, who also secured last year's highest priced bull.
His pick was a 25-month-old son of Yarrawonga Formidable who weighed 792 kilograms, had an average daily gain of 1kg, 40 centimetre scrotum, eye muscle area of 123 square centimetres and rump and rib fat depths of 14 and nine millimetres. His semen morphology was 85 per cent.
Santa Gertrudis general manager Chris Todd did the bidding on his behalf but they fell short on securing the equal top price bull, Hardigreen Park P76, who was secured by Gerard Dunn, Megine, Roma.
The son of Dangarfield Yoda weighed 811 kilograms with a 1.13kg DWG, 37cm scrotum, 124sq cm EMA and rump and rib fats of 16 and 9mm. His semen morphology was 73 per cent.
Mr Dunn also purchased Hardigreen Park P90 for $7500, Bullamakinka Q128 for $7000 and Hardigreen Park P66 for $4500.
Boulia producer Brook McGlinchey, Badalia Pst Co, was a key supporter online and secured Hardigreen Park P112 for $6000 and Bullamakinka Q118 for $4500.
Stud principal Moreton Rolfe said the result was by far the best he had from three on-property sales and based on the weaner lineup there was some good sire prospects in the making for next year.
The sale was conducted by Nutrien Livestock Tamworth and Elite Livestock Auctions.
Read the full report in The Land next week.