TO BE able to sell 200-plus bulls for an average of almost $4000 was a challenge met with relish by the team at Lawsons Angus stud last week.
Demand did not wane during the marathon on-property auction at Glenburn, which featured one of southern Australia's largest bull offerings this autumn.
All 219 bulls offered sold, to a top of $12,000 and an average of $3910. The sale average was up $100 on last year, when 190 bulls sold.
Rennylea Angus stud at Bowna, in southern NSW, purchased the top-priced bull, a Ythanbrae Henry VIII U8 son which according to Rennylea's Bryan Corrigan displayed "good carcass traits".
The bull was ranked in the top 1 per cent of the breed for his suitability to supply the long-fed market, as well as for intra muscular fat, and boasted an eye muscle area of +5.2 sq cm.
Of the best 11 bulls - which sold for $7500 or more - four were sons of GAR Solution and boasted good long-fed traits ranging from +$114 to +$133, well above the Angus breed average of $86 and the sale average of +$112.
Lawsons Angus stud principal Harry Lawson said he was pleased with the sale, which grossed $844,500 or about $80,000 more than last year.
"It was a good solid sale, and there were plenty of volume buyers," Mr Lawson said.
One such volume buyer was Alex Robinson, trading as J&SC Robinson, from Woolsthorpe.
He bought seven bulls to join to maiden heifers.
"We were looking for low-birth-weight bulls, and the good thing about Lawsons bulls is that they have good EMA and IMF figures which also means the (long-fed figures are good)," Mr Robinson said.
