BULLS: 90 sold – Gross $966,960 – Average $10,744 – Top Price $106,000 FEMALES – 14 sold – Gross $116,004 – Average $8,286 – Top Price $18,000 (Twice) GENETIC PACKAGES – 7 sold – Gross $59,800 – Average $8,543 – Top Price $8,400
The 64th National Shorthorn show at Dubbo drew large numbers of bulls and females, with judge Lincoln Job, Marellan Shorthorns, Emerald, Qld, noting very high quality across all classes. The champion unled bull went to Leeds Koolie S23, exhibited by Leeds Shorthorns, Jerilderie, ahead of stablemate Leeds Kabul S3. Ronelle Park Slurpie, exhibited by Ronelle Park, Lyndhurst, was awarded champion junior bull with Liberty Thunderbolt T12, Liberty Shorthorns, Toodyay, WA, in reserve. In the senior bulls, Southern Cross Smokin Joe S208 took out champion with the reserve going to Caskieben Quantum S08, exhibited by Caskieben Shorthorns, Carisbrook, Vic.
Aggregate $1,052,500 | Offered 92 | Sold 88 | Average $12,287 | Top $42,500 Led Bulls: Sold 65 Gross $779,500 Average $11,992 Unled Bulls: Sold 23 Gross $273,000 Average $11,870 Females: 14 Offered & Sold | Gross $175,500 | Average $12,536 | Top Price $51,000 Genetic Packages: 6 Offered & Sold | Gross $32,400 | Average $5,400 | Top Price $12,000
A total of 108 animals were on display, broken down in to 26 unled bulls, 68 led bulls, and 14 led heifers. Coming from the oldest bull class of the day was the grand champion, KO Meteor Roulette R133, exhibited Krystelle Ridley of the KO Shorthorn stud. Under judge Peter Collins of Merridale Angus, Tennyson, Vic, the son of KO Meteor M108 was "a clear winner". "Look at this powerful fella on top, he just has so much thickness and strength of spine," Mr Collins said. "He really shows himself off when he walks." This was the second outing for the 26-month-old, which weighed 1092 kilograms with an eye muscle area of 146 square centimetres and fats of 17mm and 10mm, after attending the Sydney Royal Show earlier in the year where he was also the senior and grand champion Shorthorn bull.
2021 Shorthorn National Sale tops at $40,000, average $12,627 THE history books were re-written today at the 62nd Dubbo National Shorthorn Show and Sale when 67 bulls were sold to average an impressive $12,627. Overall the sale resulted in a 94 per cent clearance rate, a $40,000 top price, the $12,627 average and a sale gross of $846,000. This result was up from a $32,000 top and $8240 average in 2020, and the average was just shy of double the 2019 average of $6740. Polldale Quantum Q17 was the $40,000 top-priced bull offered by vendors the Williams family of Polldale Shorthorns, Dubbo and purchased by the Falls family of Malton Shorthorns, Finley.
2021 Dubbo Shorthorn National: Nagol Park bull gains grand title "A real sire in the making with balance, capacity and presence" has come away with the Macquarie Williams Trophy for the grand champion bull of the 62nd Shorthorn National Show and Sale at Dubbo on Tuesday. Exhibited by Roger and Niaomi Evans of Nagol Park Shorthorns, Tamworth the rising 21-month-old bull Nagol Park Neon Q-Back Q125 won junior champion bull before overcoming stiff competition from the senior champion bull from AJM Shorthorns, Young and unled champion bull from Ronelle Park Shorthorns, Lyndhurst, for the top accolade.......(read more)
THE 61st annual Dectomax Shorthorn National Sale topped at $32,000 for bulls and $8000 for females yesterday online. Overall 55 of 60 bulls sold for a $8236 average (up from $6740 in 2019), while four of five females sold and averaged $5125.
SHORTHORN bulls found new homes in five states and share purchases from New Zealand at the 60th annual Dectomax Dubbo Shorthorn National show and sale on Tuesday and Wednesday. In a 47 per cent auction clearance 54 bulls from a 115 head offering sold at a $6741 average and after seven post auction sales a total of 61 bulls averaged $6426.
The 58th Dectomax National Shorthorn Show and Sale has posted a very solid result despite extremely trying seasonal conditions across much of the sales traditional catchment area. 124 Shorthorn sires sold to a top of $40,000 to average $6,835. (Top priced bull at $40,000 – Royalla Tremain M260)
