In total 661 lots are catalogued for this year’s annual February All Breeds Bull and Female Sale, CQLX, Gracemere, 10 and 11 February.
All 21 breeds and their composites will go under the hammer in the two day sale drawn from a vendor list from five mainland states.
The offering this year is composed of an offering of 592 bulls and 69 females and will once again, herald the commencement of the central Queensland annual seedstock sales calendar.
The sale is regarded by many as a barometer for many of the sales that follow specific breed values.
The opening day of the sale commences at 8am on Monday, 10 February with the sale offering of 140 Brahman bulls followed by 66 Brahman heifers of both red and grey genotypes.
Following the Brahman offering there will be 72 Charbray bulls and 60 Charolais males.
The second and final day, 8am Tuesday 11th February witnesses the remainder of the offering.
The day’s lineup commences with 74 Brangus bulls, 23 Angus bulls, a Droughtmaster/Angus composite, 6 Stabilizer males, 2 Simangus and 10 black composite bulls, a Senegus bull, two super black bulls, 46 Simmental and a pair of Fleckvieh bulls, 13 Simbrah and two Limousin bulls, six Gelbvieh bulls, a Hereford, four Braford and three Shorthorn bulls, 12 red Wagyu, a Greyman and four Murray grey males, three Speckle Park, three Romagnols and four Belmont Reds, three Droughtmaster heifers and 97 Droughtmaster bulls complete the offering.
The sale will be simulcast with the online carrier and electronic platform, StockLive.
This allows for a greater and wider viewing and buying audience and greater flexibility for potential bidders and buyers.
Last year over two days the sale produced a result where 321 bulls sold to highs of $40,000 on the way to setting an average of $6424 with a 69 per cent clearance at auction.
Heifers topped at $18,000 producing a bottom line result whereby 52 sold to record a 76 per cent clearance and an overall average of $4750.
In conclusion, selling agents announced a sale gross of $2.309M, a bottom line average of $6190 and a clearance across both sexes at auction of 70 per cent.
2024 Breed averages:
67 Brahman Bulls averaged $7090 top $40,000 (83 per cent)
52 Brahman Heifers averaged $4750 top $18,000 (79 per cent)
43 Droughtmaster Bulls averaged $7000 top $17,000 (56 per cent)
One Droughtmaster Composite Bull $5000 (100 per cent)
38 Charbray Bulls averaged $7237 top $24,000 (95 per cent)
Six Simbrah Bulls averaged $5333 top $9000 (26 per cent)
Three Fleckvieh Bulls averaged $4333 top $5000 (50 per cent)
39 Simmental Bulls averaged $5359 top $13,000 (75 per cent)
Two Simmental Composite Bulls averaged $4000 top $4000 (67 per cent)
37 Charolais Bulls averaged $5216 top $9000 (88 per cent)
52 Brangus Bulls averaged $6827 top $16,000 (63 per cent)
20 Angus Bulls averaged $6600 top $15,000 (71 per cent)
Two Simangus Bulls averaged $4000 top $4000 (50 per cent)
Three Shorthorn Bulls averaged $4000 top $4000 (60 per cent)
One Murray Grey Bull $4000 (100 per cent)
Four Santa Gertrudis Bulls averaged $6500 top $9000 (100 per cent)
Two Gelbvieh Bulls averaged $5000 top $6000 (100 per cent)
One Gelbvieh Composite Bull $4000 top $4000 (50 per cent)
