By Perditta O'Connor
A large crowd of buyers gathered at the Glenisa Angus on property sale complex at Glen Aplin last Thursday for the Wise family’s annual Glenisa Angus Bull Sale.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions there was also higher than normal interest from online and telephone bids.
The beef industry is currently on a high and that trend continued on Thursday with top Glenisa bull selling to a record price for the stud of $30,000.
In total Glenisa offered 37 bulls which sold for a 100 per cent clearance and to a new record average of $15,270 to gross $565,000.
The top priced bull, Glenisa K Monty Q179 is sired by Glenisa’s walking sire, Knowla Monty M186. Monty is a super long bull with a heap of red meat and a faultless phenotype, docile nature and excellent do-ability.
Before being transported to his new home at the DSK Angus Stud of Chris Knox and Helen Alexander in Coonabarabran, Glenisa K Monty Q179 will remain at Glenisa to have semen collected by the team at the Ced Wise AB Centre for use in Artificial Breeding programs.
It was very evident why the sons of Knowla Monty are in high demand and they featured prominently in the draft. The 16 sons of Monty sold for an average of $16,937.
Glenisa Angus offered a mix of two year old and yearling bulls in the 2021 sale. Included in the draft of two year old Bulls was the top priced bull. The draft sold to an average of $16,535. The nine yearling bulls sold to a top of $15,000 twice to average $11,333.
Stud principal and Glenisa spokesman, Aaron Wise said following the sale that Glenisa Angus is extremely grateful for the support and spirited bidding by the large number of local producers. Bulls sold to local buyers Michael McMeniman, Brian Hopgood, Michael Cusack, John and Marg Arnold and John Passmore.
David Crombie’s Aruelian Pastoral, Montrose, Warwick was one of the volume buyers of the sale securing four lots including the two top priced yearlings, Glenisa Lotto R008 and Glenisa 316 Stunner R012.
There was a mix of new buyers and solid support from many repeat buyers. One of the repeat buyers, Richard Cameron of Mirradong Meats purchased three 24 month sires for an average of $20,000.
In 2020, Cameron purchased 30 yearling bulls privately from Glenisa and has been impressed with the performance of these bulls in his breeding program.
Other repeat buyers included Stuart, Steffanie and Tom Nobbs of Yendabarra Cattle Co who selected four 24 month to average $20,000.
Ronald and Veronica Howson, Miles Qld were successful in purchasing lot 33 for $17,000 while another strong supporter of the Glenisa Stud, Doreen Edwards of Glencoe NSW purchased the final of the yearling bulls offered for $9000.
New Glenisa clients including Sally Harper of Harper Rural Holdings, New Koreelah showed strong support and were successful in securing the second heaviest bull in the draft, Glenisa K Monty Q165 for $26,000. Q165 weighed 924kg and scanned 127cm EMA, 12mm P8, 8mm rib and 6.7 per cent IMF.
Mr Wise expressed his gratitude and sincere thanks to everyone who contributed to making the 2021 Glenisa Angus bull sale such a success and thanked the successful purchasers and underbidders for their support of the Glenisa Angus program.
“We wish the purchasers every success with their new sires,” he said following the sale.
He also acknowledged sponsors Wilshire and Co, Elders and Boehringer Ingelheim for kindly donating prizes for purchasers of the top priced bulls and volume buyers.
Aaron Wise reserved his final word on the sale for the “amazing team” at Glenisa Angus, saying, “We have a small but dedicated team at Glenisa who all pitch in, helping in every area of the sale.
“Without their efforts this sale would not be possible.”
