The spring bull selling season hit full stride this week, with AuctionsPlus linking 25 cattle studs to buyers across the country and beyond. From the top of Queensland to the tip of Tasmania, online bidders generated strong competition, helping to drive impressive results and secure leading genetics across a wide range of seedstock operations.
Here are some of the standout sales from the week ending Friday, September 5.
The Millah Murrah 2025 Angus Bull Sale has once again confirmed its reputation as one of the nation’s premier seedstock events, delivering remarkable results with a full clearance of 124 bulls and a sale average of $34,145.
The standout of the day was the $200,000 top-priced bull, secured by return buyers New Turee Pty Ltd, Cassilis.
Their purchase, Millah Murrah Vigour V414, was sired by Millah Murrah Trigger T308, who sold for $180,000 as a yearling at the stud’s 2023 sale.
The yearling bulls were particularly strong, with 49 selling to average $40,735 and peaking at the $200,000 top. The 57 bulls offered at 18 months sold to $150,000 and averaged $30,772, while the 18 two-year-olds topped at $40,000 and averaged $26,889.
Buyers responded to the evenness of the catalogue, with five bulls breaking into six figures, including a run of four in succession that each sold for more than $100,000.
Online competition was also strong, with AuctionsPlus reporting 238 online bids placed across 63 lots, representing keen activity on half the catalogue. The highest online purchase reached $44,000.
The Hicks Beef Spring Bull Sale, held on Wednesday, September 3, drew buyers from across the country and achieved a total clearance of 82 bulls, with a top price of $24,000 and an overall average of $12,109.
The sale featured Black Composite, Red Composite and Red Angus bulls, with all categories meeting strong demand. The 48 Black Composites topped at $21,000 to average $12,333, while the 22 Red Composites reached $24,000 to average $11,681. The 12 Red Angus bulls in the offering topped at $18,000 and averaged $12,000.
Bulls were sold into every corner of the nation, from Queensland in the north to Tasmania in the south, with New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia also well represented among successful purchasers.
Online bidding played a pivotal role in the sale’s success, with 32 lots selling online to five states. A total of 18 online bidders participated, 13 of whom secured purchases, with AuctionsPlus buyers securing nearly 40% of the catalogue.
The top-priced bull of the day was ABC U754 (lot 33), a two-year-old red composite that sold for $24,000 to AJM Pastoral of Richmond, Queensland.
By HRA R95 and from ABC N695, the bull ranked in the top 5% for calving ease with a figure of +18.4, underscoring its appeal to commercial operations seeking genetics with both performance and reliability.
Based out of Banana QLD, the Becker family’s Jarrah Genetics 'Bred to Perform' Bull Sale drew widespread support from both new and repeat clients, with strong commercial demand underpinning the day’s results. The catalogue featured Hereford, Jarrah Red and for the first time Redford bulls, attracting both stud and commercial interest.
Of the 76 bulls offered, 73 sold in the ring to a top of $21,000, averaging $9,617, while a further two bulls changing hands post sale. The result built on last year’s outcome, where 60/63 bulls sold to a top of $23,000 and averaged $8,584.
In the Hereford draft, 37/38 bulls were cleared to average $10,648. The top price of $21,000 was achieved for Jarrah Medcalfe U035, purchased by repeat clients Strathmore Exports of Charters Towers.
Hereford bulls were distributed widely across Queensland, as well as interstate, with one bull bound for Injemira, Holbrook, NSW.
In the Jarrah Reds, Penna & Sons of Mt Fox paid the top price of $18,000 for Jarrah Redford U515. They were also the volume buyers of the day, securing 10 bulls at an average of $9,700.
The Redford draft was offered for the first time and sold out entirely to four operations seeking to incorporate a higher-content breeding option.
AuctionsPlus bidders added further depth to the competition, securing 17% of the catalogue, including two of the five Jarrah Reds offered.