After a break for 12 months the premier multi vendor sale was held again at the Wodonga exhibition centre on 26th October with 11 vendors, from 5 states Vic , NSW, WA, SA and Tas.
22 cows /calves, 9 heifers and 9 bulls. For the first time commercial pens were introduced having 23 head offered for sale.
Top price female Lot 6 Monterey Magnolia H23 with a heifer calf at foot sold to G & L Connelly of Ulverstone Tas for $7500.00. Not far behind was the second top priced cows being Lot 3 Lot 13 and Lot 16, for $6000.00. 20 cows/calves were offered 16 sold to an average of $4140.00.
Top price heifer was Lot 23 Cratloe Linda K1 for $3000.00 sold to Lucy Kell Snowy Mountain Murray Grey Stud of Adelong NSW. 9 offered 8 sold, to an average $2468.00.
Top price bull was Lot 36 Elbern Landmark for $6000.00 sold to Cadella Stud of Castlemaine Vic. 9 Bulls offered 6 sold to an average of $4166.00.
We decided to introduce pens of commercial cows and heifers this year, which turned out to be a great opportunity for the premier sale to up our numbers and draw the commercial people to the sale. A total clearance was seen with 13 cows and calves and 10 heifers go before the hammer. Lot 41 from Dajory Murray Grey Stud, a pen of 5 cows/calves topped at 2250.00 to RD & DJ Gamble of Maruya NSW to average $1945.00. Unmated pens of Heifers Lot 42 Dajory Murray Grey Stud, a pen of 5 heifers topped at $2300.00 to average $1900.00.
The Vendors all need to be recognised and congratulated for putting together a very high standard of cattle. We would like to thank the bidders and under bidders for your support, also the 2 agents John Atkins from Atkins marketing and Jim Bruce and Matt Tinkler from Elders for your help in running the premier sale.
We Look forward to next years sale being in October 2017, to be bigger and better again. If you need more information contact Geoff Buick 0438 582 071 or the secretary Denise Fabris on 0407 566 341.