CSC 13th Annual Working Stock Dog Auction tops at $20,000
6 November 2024
High demand and record-breaking bids for quality working dogs across Australia has been delivered on AuctionsPlus this year. Pic: AgriShots
An article by Alex McLaughlin
The Colin Say & Co (CSC) 13th Annual Working Dog Auction delivered strong results, marking the second-highest price achieved for a working dog on AuctionsPlus in 2024.
The recent CSC Dog auction sits behind the ‘Kelpies for Kids’ charity auction for the highest grossing working dog interfaced through AuctionsPlus in 2024.
The charity auction held at the Perth Royal Show in September made history with a record-breaking bid of $50,000 by the foreign-owned mining company, Alcoa, setting a new Australian record for the highest price paid for a Kelpie in Australia.
Mr Matthews' 12-month-old registered black-and-tan Kelpie, Oakfield Jay, exceeded expectations, topping the sale at $20,000. The auction was a strong success, with 42 of the 48 dogs selling at an average of $6261.
"Oakfield Jay" fetched the top price of $20,000 at the Colin Say & Co Working 13th Annual Working Dog Auction.
Lucy McGuire, a stock contractor from Blackall, Queensland, presented the second-highest priced dog, a black-and-tan Kelpie whelped in early 2022.
Hume Simpson of Simwood Holdings in St George, Queensland, known for his contract work in feral goat mustering and the top buyer at last year’s auction, purchased Ms McGuire’s dog.
Third-highest in the auction was Mandalay Goose, a 19-month-old yellow Kelpie offered by Jeremy and Annie Grills of Eaglehawk Angus in Kings Plains. Known for their high-calibre dogs, the Grills have topped the auction for the past three years.
Laurence O’Kane, who had previously bought a full sibling to Goose for $29,000, also purchased Goose for $15,500, as well as Mandalay Goldie for $8,000.
In addition to standout individual sales, Schute Bell Badgery Lumby, a Goulburn stock agency, made notable volume purchases, securing three dogs at an average of $6,500, peaking at $8,000.
Offered by Ryan Lenehan from Penshurst, Victoria, the nearly four-year-old Kelpie, named Zara, was described as "experienced and capable in all aspects of sheep work".
The description read she has “heaps of miles under her belt", with a wide paddock cast and reliability in the yard.
Another notable sale from earlier in the year was Nutrien Wagga Wagga Working Dog Auction which topped at $17,500 with lot 25. The sale achieved 86% clearance with 24 out of the 29 lots selling for an average of $5,135.
Buyers from across the eastern seaboard were active in the auction, with dogs selling to South Australia, Victoria, Queensland, and throughout NSW.
However, it was a black and tan bitch was by Yaven Larry and out of station bred Luna, who went back to Condover Ace for the top price of $17,500.
“Lil”, the two-and-a-half-year-old Kelpie, was described in the catalogue as a great all-rounder that was easy to handle with a good cast and sit.
