Brooklana Angus heifer sets $300,000 Australasian record for the breed on proven Millah Murrah Prue M4 cow line
Summary
An Angus heifer from the Brooklana stud has set a new Australasian record for the breed at the operation's annual sale east of Dorrigo. Brooklana Prue V7, by Millah Murrah Rocketman R38 from the proven Millah Murrah Prue M4 cow line, was the first female of that line ever offered at public auction. Sold with a three-week-old bull calf at foot by Millah Murrah Trigger, she made $300,000 to a Western Australian stud near Manjimup, eclipsing the previous record for an Angus female. The same buyer also secured a Rocketman R38 son, Brooklana Vanquish V6, for $100,000, with a Victorian stud reported as the under bidder on both lots. Prue V7 carried estimated breeding values in the top 1 per cent for 200, 400 and 600-day growth, mature cow weight, carcase weight and retail beef yield, a top 4pc net feed intake index and a top 10pc low feed cost index. Her calf weighed 38 kilograms at birth and 78.5kg three weeks later on sale day. Vanquish V6 sold with 1000 straws of export-ready semen and presented a 42cm scrotal circumference, a 119 square centimetre eye muscle area and 6.8pc intramuscular fat. The records build on earlier milestones, including a $190,000 purchase of the foundation female Prue M4 in 2017 and a $280,000 sire buy in 2021. Away from the two headline lots, 11 of 31 bulls sold, averaging $8571 and topping at $12,000. The sale reinforced a long-held breeding philosophy centred on proven female genetics.
Key Data
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Top female price | $300,000 |
| Second headline lot (bull) | $100,000 |
| Calf birth to sale-day weight | 38 kg to 78.5 kg |
| Semen straws with Vanquish V6 | 1000 |
| Vanquish V6 eye muscle area | 119 sqcm |
| Bulls sold excluding top two | 11 of 31 |
| Bull average | $8571 |
| 2017 foundation female record | $190,000 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What price did the record-setting Angus female make?
Brooklana Prue V7 sold for $300,000, setting a new Australasian record for an Angus female. She sold with a three-week-old bull calf at foot.
Who bought the top two lots?
A Western Australian stud near Manjimup bought both headline lots. It secured Prue V7 for $300,000 and the bull Brooklana Vanquish V6 for $100,000.
What made Prue V7 significant beyond her price?
She was the first female of the Millah Murrah Prue M4 cow line ever offered at public auction. She also carried top 1 per cent estimated breeding values for growth at 200, 400 and 600 days, mature cow weight, carcase weight and retail beef yield.
How did the calf at foot grow?
The bull calf weighed 38 kilograms at birth. Three weeks later on sale day it weighed 78.5 kilograms.
What did the $100,000 bull offer buyers?
Vanquish V6 sold with 1000 straws of export-ready semen. He presented a 42cm scrotal circumference, a 119 square centimetre eye muscle area and 6.8 per cent intramuscular fat.
How did the rest of the sale perform?
Excluding the two headline lots, 11 of 31 bulls sold. They averaged $8571 and topped at $12,000.
What earlier record purchases underpin this cow line?
The foundation female Prue M4 was bought for $190,000 in 2017, then a record for an Angus female. A key sire was later secured for $280,000 in 2021.
