Top Tasmanian bull headed to Western Australia in mega 245-head Angus auction

The top-priced bull from a leading Tasmanian Angus stud is heading to Western Australia.

Landfall Angus stud, Dillston, Tas, recorded a total clearance of 245 bulls and an average of $13,455 at its annual on-property sale on Wednesday.

The 111 two-year-old bulls averaged $12,954 and the 134 yearlings averaged $13,850.

Sheron Farms, Benger, WA, purchased three bulls, including the top-priced lot of the sale, Lot 4, Landfall Signature V849, for $44,000.

Sheron Farms manager Steve Elliott said the operation had bought bulls from Landfall before.

"What you see is what you get," Mr Elliott said.

He said docility was one of their most important attributes.

"Docile cows are a lot easier to work and staff don't get hurt," he said.

"He is an extremely quiet bull and he has heaps of growth in him.

"He is going to produce some really good calves."

Sheron Farms mates about 420 cows a year, with steers and heifers sold through the Boyanyup, WA, weaner sales later in the year.

Landfall Signature V849 was sired by Landfall Signature S1755, out of Landfall Lorenzo T42.

The August 2024-drop bull had TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation figures of a birth weight of 5.4 kilograms, 200-day weight of 60kg, 400-day weight of 104kg and 600-day weight of 132kg.

He weighed 924kg on sale day and recorded an eye muscle area of 11.8 square centimetres, a rib fat measurement of one millimetre and rump fat of 0.8mm.

Landfall stud co-principal Ed Archer said repeat buyers made up a large portion of the purchasers.

"There was really good support from a wide geographical area," Mr Archer said.

He said the top bull had a nice phenotype.

"He was a reasonably framed bull, with a very useful estimated breeding values profile," he said.

"He had low-ish birth weight, good growth and good carcase attributes."

Mr Archer said the bulls presented very well after a good autumn and warm winter.

"We are just at the point now where where we need some rain," he said.

Nutrien agent Cooper Lamprey, Launceston, Tas, said one bull went to Queensland, 48 to the Tasmanian mainland, 76 to Flinders Island, 16 to King Island, 71 to Victoria, 30 to NSW and three to WA.

Mr Lamprey said there was a wide spread of bulls that suited every buyer.

"Some people were chasing growth, some people were chasing carcase data, some people were chasing heifer bulls," he said.

"There was very strong demand on the yearling bulls."

He said the clearance and averages indicated confidence in the beef job.

He said the top-priced sire was "an outstanding bull".

"He had very good sirey appeal to him and very good data to go with it," he said.

Makarna Grazing, Memana, Flinders Island, was the biggest volume buyer, picking up 32 sires.