Nearly 200 visitors attended the annual Curracabark Angus and Hereford, bull and female sale at Gloucester where all lots sell to record prices strongly buoyed by the red-hot cattle market.
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Forty one buyers secured bulls and heifers for properties in the Manning, Hastings, Karuah and Hunter Valleys as well as to Walcha, Nevertire and Cowra.
The sale quickly rushed up to a $38,000 top price for Angus bull Lot 3, Curracabark Quiotica Q34 (ET) bought by John and Selena Sylvester, Five Star Angus Stud, 'Wombramurra' Nundle. Full brothers from the same ET flush were Lot 4, C. Quandary Q53, selected by Trevor Nash for Betrola P/L 'Yarralee', Cassilis for $24,000, and Lot 6, C. Quintet Q48 going to Guy and Suz Lord 'Branga Plains' Walcha, at $26,000. Two other flush brothers to these also sold for $20,000 each. Ray White Gloucester secured several bulls for local clients including three Angus bulls A/c 'Weegoona', Nowendoc, two Angus bulls A/c Bell Equity and two for Peter and Jane Fry and Margaret Maslen.
AuctionsPlus was used by first time buyers Invermien Pastoral Scone, for two Angus at $24,000 and $18,000 and the top priced Hereford bull, C. Quirindi Q140 by Talbalba Advance K134, for $18,000 who went to Pleasant View Pastoral, Cowra. Gooch Agencies, Gloucester purchases included two Angus bulls A/c Smith Bros, Callaghan's Creek and another Angus pair for A/c J & E Spence. Long-time buyers Matt and Rachel Windrum, Upper Monkerai, bought Lot 2, C. Quiver Q48, for $22,000. Richard Bell and family, Belford Park, Scone took home three Angus and Hereford bulls and his nearby neighbour Andy Taylor, Puddledock Herefords also secured three bulls. Ellerston Station, Scone, chose two Angus bulls and another two were purchased by Garth and Leni Mathews, Gloucester.
Forty two one year old commercial Angus NSM heifers were quickly snapped up topping at $2,300 /head and averaged $2204 /head. Twenty three of them went to Riamukka Station, Nowendoc. Three quarters of the sale lots were chosen by repeat clients and the vendors very much appreciate their long-time support. There was strong support from the stock agents Gooch Agencies Gloucester, Ray White Gloucester, D. & C. Guyra, Mike Wilson Stud Stock, Armidale, Wauchope Stock and Estate and Roger Fuller, Singleton. The vendors thank settling agent, Gavin Beard and his team at Nutrien Scone for running the sale and Paul Dooley for his auctioneering duties.
Summary:
36/36 Angus bulls sold to $38,000 and averaged $18,500
16/16 Hereford bulls sold on the day to top at $18,000 and averaged $9,937
42 / 42 Angus heifers sold to $2,300 / hd and averaged $2,204.