Top-price buyer took note of Bimbadeen Brangus bull's temperament and EBVs
A repeat buyer, who has previously bought the sale topper from Bimbadeen Brangus, did it again on Monday, September 21, for the stud's 10th on-property sale.
The auction this year was held at vendors' Mark and Amanda Salisbury's Jindalee property, just north of Jambin.
Scoring the top-priced bull, Bimbadeen Windsor W018, was Gary Taylor, Ginoondan Brangus, Gayndah.
Sired by Bimbadeen Travolta T194 and out of Bimbadeen Q NYX, the 23-month-old bull tipped the scales at 797 kilograms.
The homozygous poll bull had P8 and rib fat of 12 and 7 millimetres respectively, an eye muscle area of 126 square centimetres, an intramuscular fat reading of 5.3 per cent and a scrotal size of 38cm.
His Breedplan EBVs showed he was in the top 15pc for EMA and Retail Beef Yield.
Mr Taylor said his previous top-price bull, Bimbadeen Renouf, had done well for him, which was why he had come back.
"I picked this bull because of his smoothness in his hindquarter, his tail setting, and his scrotal (position) - I like to see them more compact ... not dangling. He also had a tidy sheath and great skin type," he said.
Mr Taylor, who has about 100-plus breeders, said the bull would go out with his stud cows.
He said he did not necessarily look at the bull's bloodlines as much as his EBVs and temperament.
"I do take a fair (bit of) notice of EBV figures ... it's very hard to get them all right ... but overall he's got good EBV figures," he said.
"The type has got to be there regardless of bloodline and ... they've got to have (Brahman) content.
"I've had a couple of my private buyers ... saying that I needed a bit more content in my cattle, and this bull's got 56pc Brahman content."
Mr Taylor said as he was pushing close to 70, temperament was also a big thing for him when it came to buying a bull.
In total, 45 of 58 bulls sold under the hammer for a 78pc clearance, a gross of $389,000, and an average of $8645. Another two bulls sold after the sale, both for $6000.
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Ms Salisbury said they were lucky to have repeat buyers from as far away as Mornington Peninsula in Victoria and west to Augathella, and a lot of repeat buyers online.
"I'd call it a good solid sale, and we're pretty happy with that," she said.
Ms Salisbury said her son Jack had done a great job preparing the bulls, particularly considering they had not had any rain for about three to four months.
"He's done a great job of just keeping them on going ... we haven't lotfed them, but they're well prepared, I think, and they stand up well," she said.
She said a lot of their buyers were commercial producers, who were looking for fertility and longevity in their bulls.
"We've had a lot of buyers that bought last year that don't need bulls (this year) because the bulls they bought are working really well for them," she said.
Ms Salisbury's father, Bruce Burnham, who founded Bimbadeen stud in 1961 and was at this year's sale, agreed it was always good to have return buyers.
The only one of nine founding members of the Brangus Society still alive, Mr Burnham reckoned buyers got good bulls at the right price.
He told Queensland Country Life that Brangus cattle had terrific mothering ability.
"They have very few problems and if you don't go for too much growth you'll end up with easy calving - they're really good cattle," he said.
"I've been in the business for about 75 years and they're still doing the job I reckon."
Kellco Rural Agencies' Andrew Cavanagh said it was a good result for the bulls.
He said there were repeat buyers and those who had not been at the sale for a couple of years and bought a number of bulls this year,which was good to see.
An online buyer, Cameron Archer, Archer Rural, Mount Garnet, bought eight bulls for an average of $6125.
- Selling agents: Kellco Rural Agencies, interfaced with AuctionsPlus
