The AMI team has unpacked AuctionsPlus results from weekly commercial sheep, lamb and cattle sales – highlighting the top prices received at auction across all respective categories. Looking through AuctionsPlus commercial records, 10 out of 21 sheep and lamb categories broke records in 2021, while 14 out of 17 cattle categories have set new highs in 2021.
Some stand out highlights include...
Top line of Angus PTIC Heifers and Calves
An offering consisting of 27 Millah Murrah Blood Angus heifers and calves from Bathurst, NSW sold in the AuctionsPlus Eastern States Cattle Sale 2 on Friday, 12th February 2021, for $4,630/head. The heifers were aged 2.5 years and weighed 495.9kgs on average, while the calves at foot aged between 5-7 months and averaged 256kg liveweight.
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EYCI over 1000c
Cracking the elusive 1000c/kg barrier was a line of 57 Wagyu/Angus steers from Macarthur, SW VIC which averaged 236kgs and returned 1096.1c/kg ($2,590/head). The steers were aged 10-12 months and were sold in the AuctionsPlus Weaner and Yearling sale 2 on Friday, 6th August, 2021.
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Working Dog Record
Casterton Kelpie Association working dog Auction saw ‘Eulooka Hoover’, a 2 year and 4-month-old male red and tan Kelpie from Edenhope VIC sell for a national record of $35,200 at the auction on June 13, 2021.
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Australian White Record
A line of 26 SIL Australian White ewes have again broke the record – selling for $1,210/head. This is the fourth time since June that this record has been broken, with the record rising $222 from the first record set on June 16th.
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Machinery Auctions - Toyota Landcruiser
$61,000 for a 2010 GXL Landcruiser Ute.
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Click below to see a full list of AuctionsPlus record* setters.
(*as at Sunday, August 22, 2021)