Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Tangihau Angus shatters on-farm record bull price

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At the height of the storm, sale blows lid off previous highest bids.
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Tangihau Angus stud at Rere, Gisborne, has blown the lid off two-year-old bull prices this winter, achieving $135,000 and $115,000 with Lots 2 and 18 in its annual sale.

Both bulls broke the on-farm bull sales record price of $108,000.

They were not isolated peaks, as five of the first seven lots offered made a total of $450,000 and the whole sale of 45 bulls grossed nearly $970,000, averaging $21,200.

Lot 2, Tangihau T549 is sired by Albert of Stern out of a now seven-year-old Tangihau cow, and Lot 18 (sold in third place in the catalogue) is by the same sire and a sister cow.

Lot 2 was sold to Kaharau and Turiroa Angus studs and Lot 18 was sold to Rolling Rock Angus and Earnscleugh Station.

Tangihau manager Dean McHardy said the Tangihau record price before this season was $85,000. 

Tangihau also sold Lot 3 for $90,000 to Oregon and Albert Hill studs, and Lot 4 for $72,000 to Puke-Nui Angus.

Eleven of the 45 bulls sold went to 15 studs.

McHardy purchased the highest priced Angus bull in the early weeks of the sale season, paying $75,000 for Shian 22-T635 from the Sherson family at Taumarunui.

Albert of Stern has certainly dominated the sale ring so far, producing sons to $135,000 at an average of $28,000 for the 28 sons offered between Stern and Tangihau.

Stern Angus, owned by the Fraser family at Pleasant Point, South Canterbury, made some of its own top prices, led by Stern 22712 for $42,000, bought by Dandaloo Angus, Wairarapa.

Stern also had sales at $34,000 to Ranui and Merchiston Angus with Martin Farming, and two at $30,000, bought by Riverlee Angus and Riverlands J Angus.

The average price was $10,167 across 93 sold from 98 offered.

South Canterbury bull Stern 22712 is headed to Dandaloo Angus in Wairarapa, with a $42,000 price tag.

Kaharau Angus, Gisborne, had a top price of $37,000 paid by Kenhardt Angus and had a complete clearance of 61 bulls with an average price of $10,975.

Orere Angus, Gisborne, had a full clearance of 18 bulls, averaged $8055 and had a top price of $11,500 twice.

Ratanui Angus, Wairoa, had a high price of $14,000 to Painga Station, Ohuka, Wairoa, and sold 32 from 40 offered, averaging $8188.

Blacknight Angus, Marlborough, sold 11 from 14 offered, averaged $8045 and had two sold at $12,500 to commercial farmers.

Burtergill South Devons, Canterbury, sold all 11 bulls offered, averaged $7272 and had a top of $9500 by a commercial buyer.

Glenrossie Beef Shorthorns and Santa Gertrudis, Whangārei Heads, sold 13 out of 16 and averaged $4638 with a top price of $6200 paid by Eastern Livestock.

Whangara Angus, Gisborne, sold 30 of 38 with an average price of $7316 and a top of $14,000 paid by James Williams, Otupae.

The Turihaua Angus sale was at the height of the storm, on the coast at Whangara, and had a full clearance of 66 bulls, with an average price of $12,931.

Top was $78,000 paid by Cricklewood Angus for Lot 8, Turihaua T18, followed by $28,000 paid by Kayjay Angus for Lot 3 and two at $15,000 for Dandaleith and Hingaia.

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