Some higher prices were paid for Angus two-year bulls in week three of the 2024 sale season, led by the Sherson family at Shian Angus, Taumarunui, with $75,000.
Shian 22-T635 was bought by Tangihau Angus, under management by Dean McHardy near Gisborne.
T635 was sired by Taimate Mako out of one of Shian’s best breeding cows and has excellent scanning results for eye muscle area, fat cover and intramuscular fat.
Shian stud sold 33 bulls out of 35, including Lot 1 for $18,000 to Ratanui Angus, and the top prices helped boost the average to $11,333, which compared very well to last year’s $7378.
Kayjay Angus at Masterton, owned by the Kjestrup family, had a very good sale with a complete clearance of 40 bulls, a top of $29,000 for Kayjay Bomb Squad T624, followed by $26,000 and $24,000 sales.
Their average was the season-to-date high of $11,675, steady on the 2023 achievement.
The Hallmark Angus sale for Max Tweedie, at Tutira, Hawke’s Bay, had a top price of $36,000 paid for Hallmark McPenn T023 by Okaka Angus, Taihape.
Hallmark sold 48 of 49 and had an average price of $8708.
Black Ridge Angus, Taumarunui, sold Lot 3, T046, for $18,000 to a commercial buyer. Black Ridge sold 25 from 32 and averaged $7820.
Wairere Angus at Hawera had its final bull sale on dispersal of the stud and sold 16 of 18, with a top price of $11,000 paid twice and an average of $7250.
Hingaia Angus, Te Awamutu, had a top price of $16,000 for Hingaia 22169, paid by a commercial buyer, and sold 26 of 29 bulls, averaging $7730.
Dandaloo Angus, Masterton, had a full clearance of 31, averaging $7675, and the top price was $15,500 for Dandaloo Sky 2057.
Near neighbour Tapiri Angus had a top price of $11,000, paid three times, and also had a full clearance of 20, averaging $8170.
Puke-Nui Angus, Taumarunui, sold all 25 bulls and averaged $6880. The top was $13,000, paid for Tyrant T913.
Waikaka Herefords, Southland, for its 50th sale, had a top price of $17,500 paid for Waikaka Redford 2209 and paid by Beechwood Herefords.
The average was $7363 for 11 sold from 21.
Okawa Herefords, Mt Somers, had a top price of $15,000 paid by Limehills Herefords and there were a further four stud transfers.
The Okawa average was $7665 and it sold 35 of 48 bulls.
Otapawa Heerefords, Eketahuna, sold 33 of 35 bulls offered and averaged $7975.
Two bulls were stud transfers, Lots 5 and 18 to Ashby Herefords.
Top price was $13,500 and another bull made $13,000.
Kairuru Herefords, Reporoa, sold 13 of 25 two-year-olds offered and averaged $6115.
Top price was $9000 paid twice.
The four yearling bulls averaged $7475 and had a top of $10,200.
Ngakouka Herefords, Dannevirke, had a top of $15,000 paid by Monymusk Herefords and the sale average was $7600 for 13 out of 20.
Glenbrae Herefords, Porangahau, had a top price of $8000 for Glenbrae Tux 22112, and averaged $5700 for 16 sold of 22.
Orari Gorge Hereford, Geraldine, had a top price of $18,500 paid for Orari Winston 220083.
Storth Oaks Angus, Otorohanga had $18,5000 paid twice, once by Lomond Angus for stud transfer on Lot 30 Storth Oaks T 57. The average was $7788 across 60 bulls sold from 85 offered.
Merchiston Angus, Marton, sold 27 out of 28 and averaged $7962, with a top of $14,000 paid for Merchiston Goalkeeper T143, bought by Norbury Farms, a commercial buyer.
