Sale Results from WA Brunswick Supreme Bull Sale 2010

Once again there was a fine line-up of 23 Simmental bull on offer this year and following last year's trend, in terms of numbers of bulls offered, it was the second biggest breed.

Despite the drop of six studs representing the breed to only three, there was definitely no sign of a drop in the quality of stock presented on the day.

Providing evidence to this was when 14 bulls sold under the hammer at an average of $3571, which was up $133 on last year's sale with 16 of the 24 bulls offered sold.

Leading the Simmental breed in terms of price was the Patterson family's Bullock Hills stud, Katanning, when lot 77, Bullock Hills Dallas (P), made his mark in the ring and received the breed's top price of the sale at $6250. The deep, soft June 2008-drop calf, cause a spirited bidding battle across the shed and in the end was knocked down to Woonallee Simmental stud breeders, Tom and Lizzy Baker, South Australia.

The beautiful Simmental bull was sired by Bullock Hills Buster (P) and out of Bullock Hills Ylana (P). Along with having a top pedigree, the impressive bull boasted figures of +3.3 for birthweight, +20, +39 and +43 for 200, 400 and 600-day weights, +24 for carcase weight, +1.0 for EMA, +0.2 for retail beef yield and +0.3 for IMF.

Mr Baker, whose Woonallee Simmental stud holds a perfect strike rate of never passing in a bull at its annual on-property sale, said it was the impressive genetic combination that attracted him to Dallas.

"He came highly recommended and was a visually outstanding bull with a great genetic mix," Mr Baker said.

"His appealing features were a good neck extension, structure and a great carcase."

Mr Baker said Dallas will be used in his stud herd to help produce bulls and females for his own on-property sale.

Along with selling the top price Simmental bull Bullock Hills also sold another two moderate framed, soft, easy-fleshing bulls at $4000.

The first specimen to sell at this price tag was a 893kg bull, Bullock Hills Dipper (P), when he was snapped up by D Mondello, Badgingarra.

Dipper who showed great depth and a docile temperament had EBVs of +4.1 for birthweight, +19, +26 and +35 for 200, 400 and 600-day weights, +6 for milk, and +0.8 for retail beef yield.

The second bull to make $4000 was an early-maturing bull, Bullock Hills Dusty (P), when he found a home with WD Dellabosca, Southern Cross.

The 853kg expressed figures of +2.5 for birthweight, +6 for milk, +0.9 EMA and +0.5 for retail beef yield.

Other clients to secure outstanding performance-bred Bullock Hills sires between $3500 and $3750 respectfully were AC Wltham, Broomhill, and Kalmer Pastoral Company, Beverley.

By the end of the Bullock Hills offering the stud had cleared 10 of the 11 bulls at an average of $3750, which was up $361 on last year's average.

2009 Wagin Woolorama

Sam and Lach Patterson with Bullock Hills' winning pure pair of Simmental heifers exhibited at the 2009 Wagin Woolorama.

2009 WA Supreme Bull Sale

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Once again it was a cherry red bull from the Patterson's family's Bullock Hills stud, Katanning, which took top price honours when it was knocked down for $4250 to Ian Staples, Harvey.

The 945kg ET-bred calf, Bullock Hills Cracker, was sired by BHR Three Sixes and had EBVs of +1.1 for birthweight, +10 for milk, +26 and +23 for 400 and 600 day weight, +0.1 for retail beef yield and +0.2 for IMF and a raw EMA scan of 128cm2.

Mr Staples said he sought advice from Bullock Hills principal Brad Patterson prior to the sale on what bull would best fit his requirements and Cracker was the answer.

"The bull's genetics, low birthweight and temperament ideally suited him to our property's breeding program," he said.

For more than 20 years, Mr Staples has sourced his first cross Angus-Friesian breeders from calf sales where from a week old he reards them through to joining age and puts a Simmental bull over them for baby beef production.

Along with selling the top price Simmental bull, Bullock Hills also sold another two BHR Three Sixes sons at $4000 each.

The first to sell for this price was the cream-coloured Bullock Hills Cheetah who was knocked down to AE & SM Muir, Manjimup.

The second bull was the 936kg Bullock Hills Contact who was bought by Frankland River Grazing, Katanning.

By the end of its run, Bullock Hills had cleared its team of nine bulls at an average of $3389.

Wagin Woolorama wins

We had a good showing at this year's Wagin Woolorama with Bullock Hills Bruiser being judged the champion bull in the Any Other Breed Euro class. Judge Leon Giglia said Bruiser was very well balanced for a two year-old bull. He is not over excessive, but quite moderate with great depth of rib.

We also exhibited the first placegetters in the pair of commercial heifers competition.

The Shorthorn-Simmental cross heifers (pictured below) finished with 78 out of a possible 100 points. A pair of our Simmental-Hereford heifers finished in third place.

Top Sale at Brunswick Supreme Bull Sale

Two bulls by new sire to WA, Shawacres Nacobi - a South African bred sire - stole the show at this year's Supreme bull sale.

The two red coated head-turning led bulls from Bullock Hills stud, Katanning, commanded the $5750 top price tags in the Simmental section of the sale and were the fourth top price of the sale overall..

One of these was Bullock Hills Buster, a soft. proud, 880kg polled bull with a scrotal circumfernce of 46cm and 200, 400, and 600 day weight EBVs of +22, +44 and +40.

Buster was claimed through a telephone bid from Peter and Charmaine Cook, Barana Simmental stud, Coolah, NSW, who had never bought a bull from WA previously, but like the look of Buster after seeing him on the Bullock Hills website.

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Langton Gate Autumn Girl

Langton Gate Autumn Girl, Supreme Champion Simmental at 2007 Sydney Royal Show, was recently purchased at the dispersal sale of Graham and Sandra Jordan's Goonoo Creek Simmental Stud herd on May 23. She sold for $7,000 to Woonallee and Bullock Hills Simmental studs. We will be using Autumn Girl in our embryo program next year.

Wagin Woolarama Results

Led Cattle

The champion Any Other Breed Euro Bull was Bullock Hills' Bruiser exhibited by the Patterson family, Katanning.

Trade Results

Bullock Hills Simmental was a winning stud in Woolorama's trade cattle competition.

The judge said those who had entered cattle should be congratulated on presenting such good paddock run heifers despite the tough conditions.

The femininity of the Bullock Hills heifers pushed them out in front with the champion heifers being awarded 26 out of 30. They also scored 40 out of 50 for structural soundness, and 14 out of 15 for eveness of pen and 4 out of 5 for the judges discretion sector, taking the winning total to 84.

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Wagin Woolarama Success!

Above: Winners of the Wagin Woolarama Interbreed Pair of Bulls - Bullock Hills Afro and Bullock Hills Africa. Both are polled and sired by BHR Three Sixes. Photo by Farm Weekly.

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