TOP 10 BULL SALES AT AUCTION 2017
#1 Moongool Lunar Rise (AI)(P) Sire: Silverstream Evolution E168 (P) 4 Ways Charolais. Inverell NSW $83,000 #2 Moongool Lazarus (P) Sire: DSK GQ Bronze Cross B20E (AI)(R/F) Doug Logan, Warrinilla Qld $64,000 =#3 Palgrove Legacy (P) Sire: Silverstream Holster (P) Len Bode, “Percol Plains� McKinley Qld $40,000 =#3 Palgrove Legend (P)(R/F) Sire: Palgrove Hannibal (P)(R/F) M, M & S Hopgood, Goondiwindi Qld $40,000 =#3 Palgrove Lustre (P) Sire: Palgrove Jacko (P) L & Z Appleton, Yarmina Charters Towers Qld $40,000 #6 ANC Lastovski Sire: ANC Hectare J & R Holzwart, Bauhinia Park, Emerald Qld $37,000 #7 Palgrove Leadtime (P) Sire: Palgrove Heritage (P) Avery Pastoral, Blackall Qld $36,000 #8 Palgrove Lonestar (P/S) Sire: Silverstream Evolution (P) Hacon and Co, Cloncurry Qld $32,500
Summary of 2017 Charolais Bull Auction Sale Results (*From results provided to the CSA)
$83,000 New Record Its pleasing the beef industry has recognised the impact Charolais genetics can make to the profitability of beef enterprises. The sale trends in 2017 were again positive with the exception of clearance rates dropping slightly. Dry conditions for the early sales in Western Queensland may have impacted this. Some autumn sale recorded a lower clearance although more bulls were catalogued. A new record of $83,000 for a Charolais sire at auction was one of the many highlights of the 2017 bull selling season. The Price Family had a tremendous day when their Moongool Lunar Rise (P) sold for $83,000 to David, Lynette, Blake and Amy Whitechurch. David Whitechurch was attracted to the sires overall sire appeal plus his weight for age, EMA and other raw data. Sired by Silverstream Evolution, Lunar Rise weighed 1,008kg on sale day with an impressive 149cm2 EMA. Lunar Rise will front the sire team at their 4 Ways Charolais stud at Delungra in New South Wales.
SALE SUMMARY BY STATE State
Also at the Moongool sale commercial operator Doug Logan paid $64,000 for Moongool Lazarus (P) after being the losing bidder on the top price bull. This bull weighed in at 1180kg with an EMA of 153cm2. Mr Logan runs 1,500 crossbred cows and purchased five Moongool sires to average $19,600. Palgrove Charolais achieved their top of $40,000 three times on the way to record the top average for the year. Their September on property sale averaged $13,065 for a line of 100 bulls. David and Prue Bondfield also achieved the fourth top average for the year with $8,664 at their June Scone sale. Overall the breed again lifted the number of bulls sold at auction and increased the average price to $6,648, up $212 on the previous year. Queensland sales lead this with an increase of $342 per head lifting their overall state average to $7,061. The gross of bulls sold in Queensland was $7,251,511, 65% of the national total. For the first time gross sales eclipsed the $11 million mark.
(*Auction results only)
# Sales
Offered
Sold
Clearance
Top $ Average $
Gross $
#9 Rondelay Lucca (P) Sire: Silverstream Evolution (P) Allison Past Co, McKinley Qld $31,000
Queensland
21
1,128
1,027
91%
$83,000
$7,061
$7,251,511
New South Wales
13
423
363
86%
$24,000
$6,636
$2,408,978
Victoria
6
221
180
81%
$25,000
$5,121
$921,862
=#10 Moongool L697 (P) Sire: Moongool Freedom Gibson Grazing, Dalby Qld $25,000
Western Australia
5
121
82
70%
$11,500
$5,116
$419,506
South Australia/NT
1
21
17
81%
$8,000
$5,800
$98,600
Tasmania
1
5
3
60%
$7,000
$5,000
$15,000
2017 Total
47
1,919
1,672
87%
$83,000
$6,648
$11,115,457
2016 Total
44
1,793
1,655
92%
$52,000
$6,436
$10,650,815
2015 Total
40
1,713
1,538
90%
$35,000
$5,219
$8,026,995
=10 Paringa Linked In L410 Sire: Paringa Harvey H338 (P) Ascot Charolais, Warwick Qld $25,000 80
Around the Ring
January 2018 Charolais Magazine