A large attendance of stud and commercial buyers bid strongly for the females and semen offered at the Langton Gate Poll Simmental dispersal sale, Wombramurra, Nundle, May 20.

The vendors, Peter and Judy Howarth, Langton Gate Poll Simmentals, Rory and Patricia Murphy, Monreid Simmentals, Wendy Lapoint, Dunmore Simmentals and Ron Peake, Tamworth AB Service, were delighted with the sale result.

A total of 156 females sold to a top of $7,250 for an average of $2,178 and 
90 semen lots sold to a top of $900 per straw. The sale grossed $378,735.

Sale Highlights  

Females

Greg & Jeanette Huggins, Dandavjon Simmentals, Mount Egerton, Vic, secured the top priced lot for $7,250, lot 100, LANGTON-GATE W0122 (P) a polled 3 year old heifer, PTIC to Dunmore Hawkeye 11.

Chris and Sharon Jordan, Ten-Rose Simmentals, Longwarry, Vic, secured the top priced semen lot for $900 per straw for 7 straws of Dunmore Hansa. They also purchased 2 other semen lots.

Second top price of $5,500 was paid twice.

RH Hodge and Partners, Waterfront Simmentals, Goolwa, SA, paid $5,500 for lot 16, LANGTON-GATE U0242, a 5 year old cow with a polled heifer calf.

Rodney and Elisabeth Skene, Meldon Park Simmentals, Dalby, Qld, also paid $5,500 for lot 131, LANGTON-GATE 0Y0035, a 21 month old heifer AId to Drawmar Dunedin. They purchased a total of 10 females and 3 semen lots to further build their successful Queensland stud herd.

Derek and Shelley Piper, Piper Simmentals, Coolah, NSW, purchased lot 15 for $5,000, LANGTON-GATE U0233 (P), a five year old polled cow with a polled bull calf. They purchased an additional 3 females.

Robert and Marylin Flannery, Bonhomie Simmentals, Dungog, NSW, purchased the $5,000 lot 25, LANGTON-GATE W0113, a three year old Kelly View Paul/ Everton Lauren daughter with a polled heifer calf.

Dr Peter Trevan, Hazel Dell Simmentals, Leongatha, Vic, was a volume buyer, securing 10 females, including the $4,500 lot 76, LANGTON-GATE S0016 (P), a 7 year old polled cow by LG Quitecorrect. Included in his selections were two females at $4,000 each, one at $3,750 and two at $3,500. 

Dr Richard White, Auscan Simmental and Simbrah studs, Adelaide, SA, was another volume buyer, securing 9 females and 2 semen lots. These included the $3,250 lot 36, LANGTON-GATE W0201 (P), a polled 3 year old Hawkeye 11 daughter with a polled heifer calf. 

David Lamond, Kyogle, NSW, purchased two females for a $4,000 average, including the $4,250 lot 48, LANGTON-GATE X025, a 2 year old Elton Polled Western daughter with a polled bull calf.

Stan & Beryl White, Vintage Simmentals, Kingaroy, Qld, purchased 2 polled females for $4,000 each and one semen lot. These were lot 11, LANGTON-GATE T0069 (P) a 7 year old cow with a polled heifer calf and lot 86, LANGTON-GATE U0204 (P), a five year old AId to Drawmar Dunedin.  

Andrew Jamieson, 2Diamond6 Simmentals, Tylden, Vic, purchased 3 females, including the $3,750 lot 6, LANGTON-GATE SONJA (P), an 8 year old polled cow with a polled heifer calf and the $3,500 lot lot 43, LANGTON-GATE X013 (P), a 2 year old with a polled heifer calf. 

Graham and Sandra Jordan, Goonoo Creek Simmentals, Tamworth, NSW, secured a total of 5 females and 7 semen lots, including the $2,500 lot 113, LANGTON-GATE W0210, a 3 year old female AId to Dunmore Hawkeye 11.

They were also joint purchasers with TRS & MA Baker's Woonallee Simmentals, Furner, SA, of the $2,250 lot 153, LANGTON-GATE Z0100 (P) a polled weaner heifer by Bar 5 Pol Blaze.

Woonallee also secured 3 females, including the $4,750 lot 63, LANGTON-GATE NONSENSE (P), an 11 year old polled cow by Penbro Park Heidelberg.

Mel & Gina Ryan, Glenview Del Simmentals, Glenburn, Vic, selected the $3,500 lot 83, LANGTON-GATE T0102, a 6 year old daughter of Barana Marcus. 

JC & LC Kenman, Conora Park Simmentals, Redland Bay, Qld, purchased lot 53 for $3,250, LANGTON-GATE X032 .

Lindesay and Janet Allan, Noanga Simmentals, Curlewis, NSW, secured 7 females for an average $1,714.

Jeogla Station, Wallamumbi, NSW purchased 3 females for an average $3,167, including two at $3,500, lot 14, LANGTON-GATE T0107 (P)  and lot 38, LANGTON-GATE X004 .

Muriel Capel, Ouyen, Barraba selected 3 females for an average $2,750 and a top of $3,000.

Stephen Tyson, Mallee Simmentals, Griffith, NSW, secured 3 females for an average $2,417, to a top of $3,000 for lot 98, LANGTON-GATE V0039 (P).

NT & EE Kammholz, Kurtrel Simmentals, Lowood, Qld, secured 3 females for an average $1,917, to a top of $3,000 for lot 157, LANGTON-GATE Z0107 (P).

Jason Coglan, Oberon, NSW secured 18 females for an average $1,458 for his commercial crossbreeding herd.

Daryl Lavender, Tamworth district commercial cattle breeder, bought 9 females for an average $1,722.

C J & DM Love, Murwillumbah, NSW, purchased 4 females for an average $1,750.

T and J Atkins, Yattaby, Manilla, NSW secured 7 females for an average $1,321 for their commercial breeding herd.

Gerry Hanning, Panania, NSW selected 3 females and 6 semen lots for a total $7,925.

Semen Lots

Numerous secondary shares and accredited sire semen lots were offered, with strong demand for some of the high performance, difficult to acquire lots.

A highlight sale was Dunmore Hansa, with 7 straws selling for $900 each to Chris and Sharon Jordan, Ten-Rose Simmentals, Longwarry, Vic.

A total of 90 lots, comprising 1,296 straws sold for a total value of $38,985 and an average $433 per lot or average $30 per straw.

Semen Lots