Local producers lead the Kempsey Angus and Brangus sale as bulls top at $10,000
Summary
Local producers dominated the top end of the annual Angus and Brangus bull and female sale at Kempsey saleyards on July 11, snapping up the leading lots. The catalogue featured 29 Angus and five Brangus bulls, two Angus and six Brangus heifers, six commercial cows and calves and several pregnancy-tested-in-calf heifers drawn from a dozen studs. Every female, both stud and commercial, sold, while 28 of the 34 bulls cleared. The bulls averaged $6596 and reached a $10,000 top twice, the females averaged $5200 to a $5500 top, and the PTIC heifers topped at $3500. One of the $10,000 top lots, Four O Eight Umpire U37 PV, a rising three-year-old Angus, sold to a lower Macleay Valley buyer; sired by KB Angus Sid S5PV out of Four O Eight Lady Durham Q60PV, he carried estimated breeding values of +60, +108 and +142 for 200, 400 and 600-day growth and a 10.8 eye muscle area, and was fully vaccinated, DNA-tested and semen and morphology tested. The other $10,000 sale was the top-priced Brangus, Inavale 1412, sired by Inavale 1155 out of Inavale 1140, bought by a repeat Inavale buyer who also secured three Inavale heifers between $3000 and $3500 each. Buyers from Gloucester and the lower Macleay each took three Angus bulls. Vendors expressed pride in the results, noting the offering was built on maternal focus, structural soundness and market suitability despite a trying season that included the 2025 floods. Kempsey Stock and Land agents facilitated the sale.
Key Data
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Bulls cleared | 28 of 34 |
| Bull average | $6596 |
| Top bull price | $10,000 |
| Female average | $5200 |
| Female top price | $5500 |
| PTIC heifer top | $3500 |
| Top Angus 600-day growth EBV | +142 |
| Vendor studs | 12 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What were the top prices at the 2026 Kempsey sale?
The bulls sold twice to a top of $10,000, one Angus and one Brangus. Females topped at $5500 and PTIC heifers at $3500.
How many bulls and females sold?
All females, both stud and commercial, sold, while 28 of the 34 bulls cleared. The bulls averaged $6596 and the females $5200.
What was offered at the sale?
The catalogue featured 29 Angus and five Brangus bulls, two Angus and six Brangus heifers, six commercial cows and calves and several PTIC heifers. The lots were drawn from a dozen studs.
What figures did the top Angus bull carry?
The rising three-year-old top Angus recorded estimated breeding values of +60, +108 and +142 for 200, 400 and 600-day growth and a 10.8 eye muscle area. It was fully vaccinated, DNA-tested and semen and morphology tested.
What distinguished the top Brangus bull?
The top Brangus was bred in coastal ticky country and made $10,000. It was DNA-tested, non-pestivirus, verified to sire, homozygous polled and homozygous black.
Who bought the leading lots?
Local producers snapped up the top-priced Angus and Brangus bulls. Buyers from Gloucester and the lower Macleay each took three Angus bulls.
How did the season shape the sale?
Vendors noted a trying year that included the 2025 floods. They emphasised docility, structural soundness and market suitability in the draft presented.
