Craig and Matt Wooding, Penola bought the $6250 top priced Simmental bull at Yerwal Estate’s 7th annual bull sale. They are pictured with stud principals Karen and Regan Burow, Lucindale (at front) and auctioneers , Darren Maney from Thomas DeGaris & Clarkson and Leo Redden from Landmark.

BY CATHERINE MILLER of the Stock Journal
YERWAL Estate Angus and Simmental stud defied the current seasonal and economic odds to clear an increased offering of 41 bulls and post a solid $3023 average at its seventh annual on-property on Wednesday last week at Lucindale.

It was easily the largest crowd seen at Yerwal Estate for the twilight sale with the inclusion of the stud’s Angus offering, which were previously offered at the multi-vendor Performance Breeders Group sale.

Both Angus and Simmental offerings had tremendous depth of quality and displayed excellent carcase traits.

The Mid and Lower South East buyers bid with confidence and were able to take advantage of plenty of herd improving bulls at bargain prices with just 15 of the 41 bulls making more than $3000.
John Lane, Laneville, Lucindale paid the$6750 top price for Yerwal Casanova- an 856 kilogram Angus bull rated highly by many at the sale for his tremendous length and eye appeal.

Backing this Casanova also had an outstanding set of Breedplan figures in the top five percent for all growth traits and top 1pc for carcase weight at +67.

Yerwal Estate’s Stoney Point Equator Y28 sons made up the bulk of the Angus catalogue with 11 sons including the sale topper, averaging $3136.

Putting a solid floor in the Angus offering was Nick and Christy Radford, Radford Pastoral purchasing 10 bulls between $2250 and $3750 for their new property, Old Penola which they bought late last year.
Bidding was also spirited for the Simmental offering with 20 bulls selling for a $3247.50 average to eclipse last year’s result by $14.

Long time clients Peter, Sue, Matt and Craig Wooding, Penola bought the $6250 top priced Simmental bull, describing Yerwal Estate Cobalt as the “ideal vealer bull.”

The February 2007 drop was the heaviest bull in the catalogue at 952 kilograms with an exceptional eye muscle area of 130 square centimetres and the only son of BHR Valiant to be offered.

The Woodings are pleased with the weight for age their Yerwal Estate sires have put in their Simmental-Angus calves selling eight to nine month olds last November at 380 to 400 kilograms.
Other multiple buyers among the 33 registered bidders included Ian Marwood, Kingston with two Simmental bulls at $5000 and $4000, and EWP&ER Jones, Mount Gambier with three Simmentals for a $3433 average.

It was a marathon two days for stud principals Trevor, Regan and Karen Burow with their sale following their field day the previous day, but Regan was pleased they had achieved their ultimate aim to offer both breeds in one sale, and the concept had worked well.

He said he was “rapt” with the return of many loyal repeat clients and the way their investment in top stud sires Stoney Point Equator Y28 and Woonallee Africa had paid off for their breeding program.
“Any sale which can average around $3000 with a good clearance this year will be very happy,” he said.

“We are really happy with the sale as we have increased our numbers and gone from selling a dozen to 30 Angus bulls as well as increasing our Simmie numbers.”

Another four passed in Angus bulls found new homes soon after the auction.
Landmark and Thomas DeGaris & Clarkson conducted the sale with Leo Redden and Darren Maney officiating the bidding.

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