Hosted on-property at Adelong by the Pearce family on February 15, the sale drew 67 registered buyers in the sale barn and 10 buyers on AuctionsPlus, with bulls selling to NSW, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland and Tasmania.
A total of 116 bulls sold under the hammer from the 138 offered, to a top of $55,000 and average of $10,922. A further five bulls were sold after the sale.
Alvio Trovatello from Glendan Park Herefords, Redesdale, snapped up lot 37 Yavenvale Silverstone S335 for the top price of $55,000.
Mr Trovatello liked Silverstone’s overall balance, muscle pattern, top line, structural soundness and good EBVs across the board.
“We think we have got it all in one package here,” he said.
“We used Glentrevor Trust on heifers a few years ago and he worked well.
“Silverstone will go over heifers and cows, and possibly be used as an AI sire. The other bull was a Masterplan son, and I was impressed with his muscle pattern and awesome data — +25kg for milk, positive fats and +1.9 for IMF.”
Mr Trovatello thought the spring drop bulls had met with strong commercial demand.
“To put together 140 bulls and clear them and sell them the way they did was a credit to the Pearce family,” he said.
“The beef market is still very good and there is plenty of optimism around.”
Chris Lisle from Tummel Herefords, Walcha, NSW, paid the second top price of $28,000 for lot 4, Yavenvale Superman S129.
Yavenvale co-principal James Pearce said more than half of the catalogue represented new sire lines “which gives our clients a bit more of an edge through these outcross genetics”.
Auctioneer Brian Leslie said there was tremendous demand for the top end bulls and the sale was solid all the way through.
“There was a few that snuck under the radar, but all in all a very successful sale to average over $10,000 for around 120 bulls is excellent,” Mr Leslie said.
“The Masterplan calves were the new ones on the block and had the figures he is renowned for, and they looked like it too.
“Buyers here today were chasing calving ease and growth combined.”
Among the volume buyers were Andrew Bell from Redgum Herefords, Millicent, SA, with eight bulls to a top of $14,000; Alex and Neryl Ramsay from Warren, NSW, four bulls to $21,000; Barry and Fay Hicks from Gundowring, four bulls to $17,000; and Roger and Amy Paton from Tooma, NSW, purchased four herd improvers to average $9500.
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