Local Proserpine stud takes home top Great Northern bull for second year

The 2026 Great Northern Brahman sale in Proserpine began with a bang from the first lot into the ring on Friday, October 23.

The light red Brahman bull, Cambil Tynan 8175 took out the top price of the day at $47,500.

Offered by Lawson Camm of Cambil Brahmans, Proserpine, he was sold to Terry Randall of Crinum Brahmans, Tieri, via StockLive.

The 36-month-old bull was sired by Nicneil Sugar Daddy, whose semen was the top-selling package at the previous night's female and genetics sale held in Airlie Beach.

Cambil Tynan's dam was Campbell Jewel Manso 5880, bred by Cambil Brahmans.

The matching has created a bull described as well-balanced, standing on good bone, smooth natural flesh and plenty of loose skin.

Cambil Tynan came into the ring weighing 945 kilograms with a scrotal circumference of 40 centimetres, P8 and rib fat scans of 15 and 10 millimetres respectively, intramuscular fat of 5.8pc, and an eye muscle area of 140 square centimetres.

His semen motility was 75pc while his morphology was 71pc.

Mr Camm said the bull had always been an attractive calf that he thought a lot of.

"He has a lot of bone in him," Mr Camm said, adding that he had a lot of meat as well, and a nice big hindquarter, which helped him to be a standout on the day.

He said that overall, the sale was good, with both loyal buyers who have been to the sale for many years, and new ones attending.

They came from as far west as the Northern Territory but there were also many local buyers in the stands.

Mr Camm said that while it was hard to start a new sale, they had built a good clientele that supported the sale and had confidence in what was on offer.

Cambil Brahmans will be back next year with more bulls, he said.

Terry Randall of Crinum Brahmans, who is taking Cambil Tynan home, has been long-time friends with Mr Camm and had seen the bull, saying he liked the look of him before sale day.

Of the red Brahmans on offer, Badilla Dario sold for $20,000.

He was offered by Blake and Renee Chiesa of Badilla Brahmans, Toobana, and the Parker family of Clare Station, Jericho, were his buyers.

Elders stud stock agent Anthony Ball said the Parker family had supported the Brahman breed for a long time, having been at the sale from its inception.

He said Badilla Dario had "that desirable skin and the right colouration, being the dark red, along with his bone structure".

Badilla Dario was 27 months old, weighing 818kg.

His scrotal circumference was 44cm, with P8 and rib fat measurements of 8 and 6mm, IMF of 4.6pc, and an EMA of 130sq cm. His motility was 60pc while his morphology was 78pc.

Mr Ball said it was pleasing to see that a young family such as the Chiesas taking a gamble and investing so much were getting the reward of topping the red Brahman roster this year.

Nick Malone from Queensland Rural in Charters Towers was at the sale to represent and buy on behalf of Glendon Station, who were the bulk buyers.

All 11 bulls secured will go to Glendon Station where they will join with their commercial herd of cows. The buyers focused on the polled bulls to bring those genetics into the herd.

Auctioneer Josh Heck, GDL Rockhampton, said it was promising to see a 100pc clearance, which showed the quality of the bulls all the way through.

He said the bulls had a good spread, going all over Queensland as well as the Northern Territory.

Mr Heck said the sale's focus was on a quality offering, saying it worked well when there were multiple sales to attend, offering the chance for them to put a line of bulls together to take home.

The final result from the six vendors at this year's sale saw all 63 lots offered and sold, for a gross of $596,000 and an average of $9460.

In 2025, 82 bulls were offered and 76 sold for a 93pc clearance with a gross of $580,000, an average of $7632, and a top price of $34,000.

StockLive again was an integral part of the sale with 255 viewers and 17 bidders, with the overall top price bull being sold online.

Vendor averages:

Cambil - 16/16, average $11,843.75

Vella - 21/21, average $9880.95

Ooline - 16/16, average $7312.50

Badilla - 6/6, average $10,000

Kent Beef - 2/2, average $5000

Burdekin - 2/2, average $6000

• Selling agents - GDL, Elders, interfaced with Stocklive