Top-price bull from Bulliac Angus sale bound for state's central west

The top bull at the 2025 Bulliac Angus sale is bound for Blackall after selling for more than $10,000 above his 2024 counterpart in Miles on Tuesday, August 26.

Coming out hot right out of the gate as lot number one, Bulliac Urban Legend U418 sold for $35,000 to Chris Kemp, trading under Eugeny Pastoral Company, Blackall, exceeding the 2024 top-selling bull by $16,000.

Of the 100 bulls offered, 68 sold for a 68 per cent clearance and a $8500 average.

Overall, the sale grossed $578,000.

Two lots sold privately after the fall of the hammer to bring the gross up to $590,000 and $8428 average.

For comparison, at the 2024 sale there were 115 bulls on offer, of which 93 sold for an 81 per cent clearance and a $7860 average.

The 2025 top price bull, Bulliac Urban Legend U418, was sired by Square B True North 8052 and out of Bulliac Copper K92.

The 23-month-old bull weighed in at 822kg, had an eye muscle area of 124 square centimetres, and a rump and rib fat of 12mm and 8mm. His intramuscular fat was 6.5 per cent.

Based at Milparinka, Blackall, buyer Chris Kemp took home nine bulls in total for an average of $10,889.

Running cattle over 180,000 acres [72843 hectares], Mr Kemp has land throughout central Queensland, Augathella, and Roma, in addition to his home block at Blackall.

He runs close to 4000 cows, with a predominantly Santa Gertrudis base.

"We breed in the high country around Augathella, fatten all the bullocks at Blackall, and the cull females go to the other country," Mr Kemp said.

"Everything's grown right through to finishing, and all the progeny are killed, nothing's sold off, it's straight into abattoirs.

"We grow bullocks, and all the cull cows and heifers, they're all slaughtered into the Nature's Fresh program."

Mr Kemp said Bulliac Urban Legend U418 caught his eye for his shape, style, and his figures.

"This bull will go into a mop-up for the AI program, into the maidens," he said.

"We artificially inseminated 420 to 430 head, and he'll go in behind them into the young heifers.

"We breed bulls for our own use, so he'll go into that program and then go into the herd eventually.

"Everything we kill has got to be MSA graded, so intramuscular fat is one of the criteria.

"I like that he's got a bit of eye muscle about him, he's got a good top line, temperament, and he's balanced."

Bulk buyers at the sale included Colin Corfield, trading under Corfield Grazing Company, Authoringa Station, Charleville.

Bidding through Stocklive, Mr Corfield purchased seven lots for an average of $6000.

An additional bulk buyer was Appleton Cattle Company, Alpha, who purchased six head for an average of $8667.

Bulliac stud principal Ben Hill thanked all buyers for their support on the day, noting the presence of return, stud, and commercial buyers.

"We're pleased with the number of repeat clients that have returned and bought more bulls," he said.

"It could have been a little bit stronger than what it was, but that's the bull-selling industry.

"We got the usual spread, they're going into central Queensland, western Queensland, and a fair number locally as well, so that's pretty normal for us."

Mr Hill said Bulliac Urban Legend U418 was pretty close to the pinnacle of what the stud aimed to produce, and he was pleased with how he sold.

"He's really well-balanced, a good long bull, had plenty of outlook about him, and he had a really balanced set of data," he said.

Top price buyer Mr Kemp was a return buyer to the Bulliac sale and said the bulls did well on his country.

"We've had a few of them," he said.

"They are bulls that go out, and you don't have to worry about them. They're hearty, they're not pampared, and they do the job."

• Agents: Elders