Victorian Simmental Spring Sale tops $5,500

Despite continuing drought conditions prevailing in much of southern Australia, the Victorian Simmental Spring Sale experienced solid demand for the high quality registered Simmentals on offer.
The sale resulted in 16 head selling to a top price of $5,500 and averaging $2,003 for a $32,050 gross.
The top price of $5,500 was paid by Garry and Kay Gillett, Lara Leigh Simmental, Lara Lake, Vic, who selected Reagent Park Jiff, a very stylish 15 month female with young heifer calf at foot offered by Barbara Sutton and Garry Clarke’s Reagent Park Simmentals, Warragul.
Elaine and William Sleep, Billanbri, Woolsthorpe, Vic, purchased 7 females for an average $1,771. Their top priced female was the $3,500 Trijena Adacel, a high performance PTIC heifer offered by Frank & Francie Rizzo, Trijena Simmentals, Mickleham, Vic.
Angelo Maglieri, Nawarra Simmentals, McLaren Vale, SA, purchased 2 females for a $2,800 average, including the $3,100 PTIC polled heifer, Trijena Awesome, offered by the Rizzo family. He also bought the $2,500 Gelora Park Roxy, offered by Geoff and Laura Cockerell, Gelora Park stud, Geelong, Vic.
I & J Johnston, Glenburn, Vic, purchased 2 females for $1,250 each from Greg and Jeanette Huggins’ Dandavjon Simmentals, Mount Egerton, Vic.
Anne Burley, Terang, Vic purchased the $1,600 polled heifer, Tennysonvale Atsonia (P) offered by Ian and Cheryl Baldry’s Tennysonvale stud, Illabo, NSW.
Hayden Chappel, Koopa Creek stud, Tennyson, Vic, added a heifer to his stud with the $1,400 Dandavjon Duchess II offered by Greg and Jeanette Huggins.
One polled solid Red Simmental bull, offered by Malcolm Hackett and Diana Robertson, Windan Hill Simmentals, Strathewan, Vic, Windan Hill Rosco (P) sold for $1750 to Mr Smith, Bendigo.