AUGUST- Wattletop Bull Sale Report
Average of $5056 at Wattletop.
The land – Matthew Cawood – Thursday Aug 16 th, 2007
The reputation of Wattletop Angus, Guyra, as a key event on the New England Angus Bull Sale calendar was reconfirmed last week, when the stud sold 107 Angus for and auction average of $5056 and to a top of $14,000.
After two post auction sales, the 98 rising two-year-old bulls sold averaged $4990, and 11 yearlings averaged $5591, with eight bulls passed in.
In what is likley to be a developing feature of the sale, 17 yearling Wagyu bulls bred by Wattletop's principal , Lock Rogers, and the Perry family, Trent Bridge Wagyu's, Guyra, were also auctioned, making a full clearance, topping at $9000 for an average of $6294.
Conducted by Elders auctioneer Paul Dooley and Andy McGeogh, the Wattletop sale improved on last year's average by $ 344 dollars, but was unable to reach the $20,000 high it hit in 2006. However the bidding ran to five figures on three lots, with the core of the sale benefiting from the big order books of the Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) and Tony Maurici's Castlebar Holdings, Cassilis who between them took away nearly a third of the Angus portion.
AACo's general manager, livestock operations, David Connolly bought 24 bulls for and average of $4500, while Mr Maurici, operating at a slightly higher premium. Bought 13 bulls for $5884.
Wattletop principal, lock Rogers said the sale had run “better than I expected up until this week” – referring to the successful sales run earlier by his fellow WEB group studs, Eastern Plains and Bald Blair.
Top price of the day $14,000 was paid by the Allan Deans Family Trust, “The Grange”, Baradine, foe Wattletop Anson A366, an 870 kilogram two-year-old sire by Ardrossan Direction X3 out of a Wattletop Usual cow.
Anson's credentials includes seven GeneStar markers for Feed Efficiency and four for Tenderness, plus a 400 day growth estimated breeding value (EBV) of +77 and a 600 day growth rate of +98.
James Harris, “Abington”, Bundarra, paid $12,000 for Wattletop Avoca A340 and 866kg two-year-old son of Bon View New Design 1407.
“I liked the fact he carried low birth weight figures, but EMA (Eye Muscle Area), rib, rump and IMF(Intra-Muscular Fat) were all positive”, Mr Harris said.
The Wagyu portion of the sale was contested by a handful of specialist breeders who provided consistently strong competition for yearling bulls from Lock Roger's Door Key Stud, Guyra, and Wal and Jenny Perry's Trent Bridge stud.
In its first foray into the stud business, Trent Bridge topped the section with $9000 from Cameron and Rachel Gregg's Oak Hill Partnership, which bought four-bulls for and average of $6625.
Keeping it in the family, Mr Roger's son “young Lock” Rogers and wife Elizabeth, bought five Door Key Wagyus for an average of $6700 for their first-cross operation at “Dyamberin”, Wongwibinda.
WATTLETOP ANGUS
BULL SALE
8th of Aug 2007
127 Thumping Angus Bulls.
17 Doorkey and Trent Bridge
Wagyu bulls.
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June 2007 news gallery pre- bull sale
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2007 Bulls being vet checked and
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Wal Perry- Trent Bridge Wagyu's |
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F1 Wagyu Meat,
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07 Sale bulls on oats |
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| F1 Wagyu Heifer |
F1 Wagyu Steers |
Wagyu sausage making |
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| "Stratton" Manager john, mustering |
Wagyu sausage eating |
Wattletop Females to $3200-The Land, Thurs 26.4.07
Amy Lewer
Wattletop Angus females sold to a top of $3200 online through AuctionsPlus last week.
Pregnancy-tested-in-calf (PTIC) cows and heifer weaners were offered by breeder, Lock Rogers, Guyra.
Of the 69 PTIC cows offered, 63 sold to an average of $1677.
Last year the top-priced female sold for $6000, Mr Rogers said the drought had a massive impact on the sale this year.
The top-priced female was sold to Karen Arnott, Scagway Angus Stud, Currabubula, west of Tamworth .
The Angus weaner heifers sold at a clearance rate of 15 per cent.
“The young heifers were good, I suppose buyers aren't to interested in them because of the time they need”. Mr Rogers said.
The five year-old PTIC females were in calf to Wattletop sires and leading Artificial Insemination (AI) Sires.
Sires such as GAR Retail Product, GAR Predestined, LT 598 Bando 9074 and Booramooka Y340, were among the joinings of some catalogued PTIC females.
Mr Rogers said the Angus Bull, LT 598 Bando 9074, was the sire of his $20,000 top-priced bull at the stud's bull sale last year.
The bulk buyer of the sale was Renato Gaspati, Coots Creek Angus Stud, Hall, ACT.
He purchased 24 females in total for an average of $1583.
Repeat buyer, Archie Watts, “Glen Mhor”, Oberon, purchased four females, he has been buying Wattletop females for four consecutive years.
Graham Boyd, “ Cudgegong Park ”, Mudgee, bought six females including P22 X 036 cows, which were part of a special mating.
Mr Rogers said his first year selling online through AuctionsPlus was very pleasing.
“We will definitely do it again, it saves time and costs and the cattle can stay in the paddock until the truck comes”.
Buyers were from as far afield as Melbourne and South Australia .
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