Highlights of the 2024 Angus year would have to cover the incredible high prices achieved by numerous studs for their autumn sold bulls and then again for the spring bulls that achieved good prices and high clearances.
Winter Bull Sale season record prices,
Tangihau Angus stud at Rere, Gisborne blew 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.
The onfarm bull sale price record was broken twice at the Tangihau sale, Gisborne, with Lot 2 selling for $135,000 to Turiroa and Kaharau studs, and Lot 18 selling for $115,000 to Rolling Rock and Earnscleugh studs. Both bulls were sired by Albert of Stern, an influential bull in the Tangihau stud.
Turihaua Angus, also of Gisborne had a top price of $78,000 for Lot 8, transferred to Cricklewood stud, and an average of $12,931 with a total clearance of 66/66 bulls sold.
Shian Angus of Taumarunui also had an early season success on June 1, with the Sherson family selling 33 bulls out of 35 with an average of $11,333, well up from last season’s average of $7378.
Lot 3 was the top price, Shian 22-T635 was bought for $75,000 by Tangihau Angus, Gisborne. T635 was sired by Taimate Mako out of one of Shian’s best breeding cows and had excellent scanning results for eye muscle area, fat cover and intramuscular fat. Lot 1 also sold to a stud for $18,000 going to Ratanui Angus.
In the South Island Taimate Angus run by the Hickman family at Ward held a very successful sale on 19 June with a 100% clearance selling all 88 bulls offered. The average reached $11,062 and the top price was $70,000, paid for Lot 28 by Ratanui and Kaharau studs. Lot 28 was the top price across the South Island sales, with other high priced bulls sold by Sudeley Angus cattle & Sheep Genetics with Lot 13 selling to Kaharau Angus for $43,000 and Woodbank Angus who sold Lot 120 to Oregon Angus for $40,000.
The spring sales were buoyant with prices underpinned by strong commercial beef prices.
Top yearling bull prices:
Hollow Top Angus, Havelock North sold Lot 11 for $11,100 to Te Kupe Angus.
Sudeley Genetics, Leeston sold Lot 13 for $10,000 to Minzion Farming, Miller’s FLat
Meadowslea Lot 34 sold to Glen R Angus for $8,000
More spring sale results: