Simmentals Sell to $4,000 at Prime Beef Sale, 
Illabo, NSW

Despite drought conditions in much of Southern NSW, Simmental bulls and females sold to strong competition at the Prime Beef Sale, Illabo.

23 Simmental bulls (79%) sold to a top of $4,000 and an average $2,685.

19 Simmental females (90%) sold to a top of $3,500 and an average $2,024

Simmental Sales

                                             BULLS                                       FEMALES

Vendor

Sold

Top

Average

 

Sold

Top

Average

Tennysonvale

11

$3,750

$2,659

 

16

$2,500

$1,972

Wormbete

9

$4,000

$2,778

 

 

 

 

Baldry Park

1

$2,000

$2,000

 

1

$3,500

$3,500

Bilanda

1

$3,000

$3,000

 

1

$1,900

$1,900

Marindah

1

$2,500

$2,500

 

1

$1,500

$1,500

Total

23

$4,000

$2,685

 

19

$3,500

$2,024

Clearance

79%

 

 

 

90%

 

 

Ian & Cheryl Baldry’s Tennysonvale Simmentals, Ivanhoe, Illabo, hosted the sale and sold 11 Simmental bulls and 16 Simmental females. Their top priced bull, Tennysonvale Zeek, sold for $3,750 to David McCowley, Cooma North.

Warren Salway, Wandellapark Simmental stud, Cobargo, NSW, purchased Tennysonvale Yarrawonga for $3,500.

Top priced Simmental bull at the sale was the $4,000 Wormbete Zion, sold by John & Nichole Hopkins, Wormbete Simmentals, Illabo to Gary & Joy Allen, Tugulawa Simmentals, Mount Gambier, SA.

The Wormbete bulls averaged $2,778, including two SimAngus (Red) bulls which fetched $2,750 each.

Carl Baldry, Baldry Park Simmentals, Illabo, sold the top priced $3,500 Simmental heifer, Baldry Park Zara to Sunny Root, Adelong, who purchased two other Simmental females for $1,900 each.

Peter Trevan, Hazeldell Simmentals, Leongatha, Vic, purchased three Simmental females, Tennysonvale Zita for $2,500, Tennysonvale Zandra for $2,400 and Tennysonvale Zwell for $2,250.

Graham & Dianne Corney, Bilanda Simmentals, South Bowenfels, NSW, sold a Simmental bull, Bilanda for $3,000 and a heifer for $1,900.

Shellie Corney, Marindah Simmentals, South Bowenfels, NSW sold a Simmental bull for $2,500 and a heifer for $1,500.

Top priced $4,000 Simmental Bull, Wormbete Zion, with vendors 
John Hopkins (left) & Nichole Hopkins (right), Wormbete Simmentals, Illabo 
and buyers, Gary & Joy Allen, Tugulawa Simmentals, Mount Gambier, SA, .

Top priced $3,500 Simmental heifer, Baldry Park Zara, led by vendor, Carl Baldry, 
pictured with Warren and Lauren Salway, and Ian Baldry.

Tennysonvale Yarrawonga pictured with vendor, Ian Baldry and purchasers, 
Warren and Lauren Salway, Wandellapark Simmental stud, Cobargo.

 

Tennysonvale Yarrawonga pictured with vendor, Ian Baldry and purchasers, 
Warren and Lauren Salway, Wandellapark Simmental stud, Cobargo.