Gowrie Simbrah and Simmental bulls Sell to $15,000

THE Seventh annual Gowrie Simbrah and Simmental Bull sale held on property at Charleville, Qld, on September 29, cleared 73 bulls in two hours to gross $380,000 and average $5,205.
In a 100 per cent clearance, 58 Simbrah bulls averated $5250 and 15 Simmental bulls averaged $5033.
The top price of $15,000 for Gowrie Z108(D), a 22-month-old Simbrah bull weighing 860 kilograms, was paid by Lindsay and Gill Russell, Mt Macquarie Pastoral Company, Blackall. The Gills bought four bulls for a total outlay of $40,000.
The top volume buyer was Mac Allan and Sons, "Erne", Blackall, who bought nine bulls to average $6389. Mr Allen said they had been buying Gowrie bulls for the past 12 years for their commercial operation.
The Allens breed Simbrah cattle and turn off steers at 21 months of age weighing 450kg. The Gowrie bulls had "been doing the job for years and doing it well", Mr Allen said.
Other volume buyers included David Milton, "Stone River", Ingham, who bought nine bulls to average $4,444, and Egera Pastoral Company, Charters Towers, with seven bulls to average $4429.
Stud principal, Noel Mobbs, described the sale an "excellent result".
"The drought stricken south west prevented many of our regular buyers from attending, so it was pleasing to see a contingent for Charters Towers, Ingham, Alpha, Julia Creek, McKinlay and Winton," he said.