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average of $7813 – one of the highest in the country and even Station with 22 bulls at $5102, Matatoki with nine bulls at
more impressive given the number of bulls catalogued. $4200, Flagstaff with 19 bulls at $5094, and Glacier with an
Next on the top selling list was a unique bull from the Te impressive $7188 on nine bulls sold.
Taumata Stud in Masterton. Presented at their on-farm sale was In the southern North Island, Maungahina Herefords offered
Te Taumata Gran Torino 15817, a bull by US sire NJW Hometown a line of well-presented bulls with 34 selling to average $7073.
10Y, whose progeny have dominated the show and sale rings of Top priced bull at the sale went to Maungahina Trojan 150105,
North America over the past few years. Gran Torino is out of a sired by Maungahina Oasis – a son of popular herd sire Koanui
daughter of horned bull, GH Neon, and combined strong scan Safety. Regular buyers C R Grace purchased Trojan for $14,500.
data with exceptional figures to be one of the highest indexed bulls Maungahina Tumble 150109 sold to the Moana Stud of the
sold in the country in 2017. The eventual winner of the bidding duel McEvoy family, Dargaville.
was Earnscleugh Genetics, Cromwell, at $28,000, which helped Otapawa Polled Herefords achieved a full clearance of 31
push the average price to $5884 on the 24 bulls sold at auction. bulls for an average of $7000, with Otapawa Westerly 5045
Locharburn Herefords in Cromwell was in the unique topping the sale at $12,500.
situation of selling three bulls, all at $20,000 each, at their on- Glenbrae Herefords, Dannevirke, had a very strong sale
farm sale. Two of the bulls sold for stud duties, with Locharburn headlined by Glenbrae Logan 1565 selling for $16,000 to Matariki
162 sold to Brent and Anna Fisher, Na Puteputi Herefords, and Herefords, Kaikoura. Logan is a dark, eye-catching young bull
Locharburn Kipper going to the bid of Richon Herefords. The sired by Orari Gorge Lawless and displays super high growth and
other bull to make $20,000 was Locharburn Knox, who sold maternal traits. All 22 bulls sold to average $6568.
to commercial operation Lauder Creek. A healthy average of The McDonald family’s Kairuru Stud in Reporoa achieved
$6981 was achieved on 27 bulls sold. another complete clearance of bulls and a high average of
Also in the southern regions, a strong sale was seen at the $6996. Kairuru MacArthur 150545, sired by Kairuru Jive, topped
Douglas family’s Monymusk Stud annual sale in Te Anau, with the offering, attracting a final bid of $16,000 from J A Broad.
a very high $8303 average price on a complete clearance of 33 Kairuru Malone 150548, a bull with very good carcase traits,
bulls. The top price achieved was $13,000 – hit twice – with the sold to Orari Gorge Herefords, Canterbury, for $12,000. The
two bulls going to the same purchaser, Davaar Station. Both strong on-farm sale followed on from a successful Beef Expo
bulls were closely related, as both were sired by Monymusk for Kairuru, with Kairuru Major 150555 and Kairuru McCormick
Integrity, out of daughters of popular sire Matariki Holy-Smoke. 150564 selling for $14,000 and $11,000 respectively.
Matariki Herefords at Clarence achieved an exceptional sale Other sales of note on the North Island were Hain Herefords
despite massive restrictions on access due to the Kaikoura averaging $6031 on 17 bulls sold, Mokairau with $6638 on 26
earthquake, with a large proportion of clients needing to be bulls, Wilencote with an impressive $7238 on 22 bulls, Matapouri
flown in to attend. A massive $7968 average price was hit on with $5025 on 27 bulls and Rock-End Herefords averaging $5363.
48 bulls sold, with stud bulls selling to Limehills, Stoneburn, The standout spring sale was held by Craigmore Herefords,
Foulden Hill and Grassmere, alongside strong commercial Hamilton, in September. A large quality catalogue of 89 yearling
support. The top priced stud bull sold was Matariki 150429, bulls was put before buyers, with an amazing 17 bulls sold for
a bull with exceptional carcase EBVs, alongside strong growth stud transfer. The top price of $14,000 was the highest price for
genetics, selling to Limehills Herefords, Roxburgh. a yearling bull in 2017 and was paid by Orari Gorge Herefords
Capethorne Herefords sold a select catalogue of nine bulls, for Craigmore Xcel 160208 – a son of outcross US sire Triara
headlined by Capethorne 1505, who sold to a partnership of Xcelorator. Second top price at the sale went to Craigmore Baton
Grassmere and Westholm Herefords for $17,000. Capethorne 160206 at $10,000, with this very high IMF bull selling to Flagstaff
1505 attracted attention due to a strong Capethorne-bred Herefords. Eighty-six bulls sold on the day to average $3000.
pedigree, and a unique set of EBVs of very low birth weight
combined with good growth and very strong carcase data. The
nine bulls sold averaged $7511.
Waiau Herefords sold 19 bulls with a top of $15,500 for a
bull carrying Australian blood through Glenwarrah Men at Work,
averaging $7000.
Limehills Herefords, Roxburgh, sold a large catalogue of 46
bulls to a very high $7140 average, with a top price of $13,000
for a bull going to commercial operators Moa Flat Downs.
Okawa Herefords again achieved a good average over a
large catalogue of bulls. Thirty-nine of 40 bulls catalogued sold
for an average of $6826. Top price was $11,500 for Okawa
Jimmy 5129, to Matarae Station.
Other sales in the South Island included Orari Gorge, with
27 bulls at $6000, Beechwood/Richon Studs with 23 bulls at
$6152, Westholm with $5342 average, Earnscleugh with 22
bulls at $6308, Merrylea with 19 bulls at $6021, Stoneburn Koanui Exfactor 5041 sold to Craigmore Herefords, Hamilton, for
22 bulls at $6272, Foulden Hill with five bulls at $5400, Lake $29,000 - the top price at the Koanui Polled Herefords on-farm sale.
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