Top of $13,000 for Black Duck Charolais Invitational Bull Sale

As is often the case for an inaugural sale, the results were mixed for the Black Duck Charolais Invitational Bull Sale held at the Silverdale Selling Complex on Saturday, September 5.

In all, the 11 vendors who made up the sale group offered 38 bulls, of which 28 sold for a 74 per cent clearance to average $7454 per head

Sale group spokesperson Greg Nicholson said the sale was created as they felt a Charolais market was missing in the Scenic Rim area.

"There are a lot of people crossing Charolais with tropical breeds in the area," Mr Nicholson said.

This demand was evident at last year's Silverdale Annual All Breeds Bull Sale, where the nine-lot Charolais draft offered by Black Duck averaged $10,778.

"The All Breeds Sale was cancelled this year, so we decided to start this sale and have a crack ourselves."

He said red factor bulls were favoured on the day, with the majority of the buyers present hailing from Mt Walker, Silverdale and Beaudesert, while a few bulls went north to Kingaroy and west to Dalby.

"A lot of commercial producers here are crossing red factors to Droughtmasters to produce honey-coloured weaners, which are currently in higher demand than straight colours."

The bidding reached a peak early on when the $13,000 winning bid on the red factor homozygous polled lot 3 bull, Black Duck Venturous, was made by Alan and Barbara Gordon, Cecil Plains.

This quiet rising two-year-old Charnelle Station Master son out of Charnelle Panache 10, noted for his length and depth, was one of two bulls the Gordons bought on the day to average $12,000.

The volume buyer on the day was Mark Leaney, 888 Rural, Croftby, who secured four bulls to average $6500, while Eurars Pty Ltd, through agent, Goetsch & Sons, took home three bulls at an average of $9000.

Mr Nicholson had predicted that a first-time standalone Charolais sale in the district might lead to an inconsistent result on the day.

"There were very good bulls that sold very cheap, some that sold for what we thought they were worth, and other really good bulls that didn't sell."

Despite how this year's sale panned out, Mr Nicholson said the sale will be held again in 2027.

"It will be around the same time of the year, but we'll confirm the date down the track."

The sale was conducted by Hayes & Co with Jacob Gaske performing the auctioneering duties. Stocklive provided the online interface.