Buyer David Parkins, Rosemount, Gulgong, and auctioneer Lincoln McKinlay, Elders, Inverell, with Woonallee Q527, which topped Woonallee Simmental’s first ever Tamworth sale at $31,000. Photo: Billy Jupp
More than 30 registered bidders gathered at the Tamworth Regional Livestock Exchange to get their hands on the 42 Simmental and SimAngus bulls being offered by the Baker family, Millicent, South Australia, while many more followed the sale online via AuctionsPlus and Elite Livestock Auctions.
In total, 40 of the 42 bulls up for bids were sold during the live auction, while two more were sold shortly after the sale’s conclusion bringing the overall average to $9547 and the clearance rate to 100 per cent.