ALC Brahmans bull sale posts 100 per cent clearance with bulls to $21,000 heading across three states
Summary
Buyer demand backed by top-5-per-cent genetics drove a complete sale at the annual ALC Brahmans bull sale, held at Gundaroo, Nebo, with bulls heading to operations across Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland. All 103 bulls offered through the Helmsman system sold for a 100 per cent clearance, ranging from $5000 to $21,000 for an average of $7942. The top price of $21,000 was reached three times, with two bulls going to a Richmond operation and the third to a Wandoan buyer. On average, the grass-developed, rising two-year-old bulls ranked in the top 5 per cent of the Brahman breed for both the Central Production Dollar Index and the Live Export Dollar Index, the top 5 per cent for scrotal size and days-to-calving estimated breeding value, and the top 25 per cent for 600-day growth. Sixty-six per cent of the bulls were polled, and 83 per cent came from two-year-old calving dams or granddams. The first $21,000 bull, lot 18, was homozygous polled and sat in the top 1 per cent for the Central Production, Live Export and days-to-calving indices. The second, lot 41, posted a plus-64 Central Production index, plus-96 Live Export index and a plus-4.6 scrotal size figure. One Richmond buyer secured four homozygous polled bulls averaging $17,750. The second-top price of $20,000 was also reached three times, each bull going to studs. Online participation through AuctionsPlus was strong, with several first-time buyers purchasing unseen on video and performance data alone.
Key Data
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Bulls offered | 103 |
| Clearance | 100% |
| Top price | $21,000 (three times) |
| Average price | $7942 |
| Price range | $5000 to $21,000 |
| Second-top price | $20,000 (three times) |
| Polled bulls | 66% |
| Four homozygous polled bulls avg | $17,750 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How many bulls sold at the ALC Brahmans sale and what was the clearance?
All 103 bulls offered through the Helmsman system sold, for a 100 per cent clearance. Bulls went to operations across Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.
What were the top price and average?
The sale topped at $21,000, reached three times, and averaged $7942. Prices ranged from $5000 to $21,000.
How did the sale bulls rank for genetics on average?
On average the rising two-year-old bulls ranked in the top 5 per cent of the Brahman breed for both the Central Production and Live Export Dollar Indices, the top 5 per cent for scrotal size and days-to-calving EBV, and the top 25 per cent for 600-day growth.
What proportion of the bulls were polled?
Sixty-six per cent of the bulls offered were polled. In addition, 83 per cent came from two-year-old calving dams or granddams, reflecting the stud's fertility focus.
What made the equal-top-priced bulls stand out?
Lot 18 was homozygous polled and ranked in the top 1 per cent for the Central Production, Live Export and days-to-calving indices. Lot 41 posted a plus-64 Central Production index, a plus-96 Live Export index and a plus-4.6 scrotal size figure.
Where did the second-top-priced bulls go?
The second-top price of $20,000 was reached three times, with each of those bulls going to studs. The three equal-top $21,000 bulls all went to commercial operations.
How were online buyers supported?
Buyers had access to videos of every lot alongside catalogue performance and fertility data. Online participation through AuctionsPlus was strong, with several first-time buyers purchasing unseen on the videos and data alone.
