The past week’s stud sales delivered strong results across multiple breeds nationwide, with AuctionsPlus interfacing 20 sales—further cementing the momentum of the autumn selling season. From Texas Longhorns to record-breaking Angus bulls, this week’s stud offerings had spirited online bidding and competitive prices. Below are some of the standout results from across the country.
To Roma, Queensland, the Trails West Texas Longhorn Sale had bidders connect from far and wide, with the headline lot, decribed as the "longest-horned Longhorn cow ever offered at auction in Australia", reaching the top price of $10,000.
Since its inception in 2017, this sale has become one of the largest offerings of Texas Longhorn cattle in the country. The sale featured cattle from three vendors: D7 Spur Texas Longhorns (Tambo), Brigalow Texas Longhorns (Marmor), and Horseshoe B Longhorns (Charters Towers).
The sale topper, HBL Tik Tok (Lot 15), was offered by Horseshoe B Longhorns and achieved the highest price of $10,000 to an onsite bidder.
Tik Tok’s horns currently measure more than 83 inches tip-to-tip, with the vendor expecting them to exceed 90 inches. The sale concluded with a 76% clearance rate, selling 34 out of 46 lots at an average price of $1,918.
After a welcome downpour over Charleroi, Victoria, the Rangan Charolais Annual Bull Sale achieved full clearance, topping at $26,000. The sale topper, Lot 4, was purchased by Calmview Charolais. Online bidding remained strong throughout the auction, with four successful AuctionsPlus bidders securing six lots.
The Macka’s Angus Female Sale delivered another year of full clearance, highlighting continued demand for female genetics. A total of 550 females were sold, reaching a top price of $4,100, which was paid by Sutherland Cattle Co. The average price across all females was $1,955.
Among the PTIC heifers sired by Texas Thunderstruck, 207 were sold, with prices ranging from $1,700 to the sale’s top of $4,100. The average price for these heifers was $2,416. In the PTIC cows and calves (3-in-1 units) category, 19 were sold, with prices ranging between $2,800 and $4,000, and an overall average price of $3,253.
Additionally, 65 PTIC cows were sold, returning an average price of $3,142. A total of 159 unjoined yearling heifers were sold, with the highest-priced heifer fetching $1,800 and an overall average price of $1,279. In the weaner heifers category, 100 head sold with prices ranging from $950 to $1,200, and an average of $1,022.
To Tasmania, where Angus bull sales dominated this week’s stud offerings, with Cluden Newry’s Autumn Bull Sale setting a new record for the breed in the state.
The excitement began with the opening lot, Uppercut U15, initially listed at $6,000. Bidding increments rose by $2,000 over four bids before an AuctionsPlus user pushed the price to $14,000. However, onsite bidding quickly escalated to $100,000, and after a seven-minute bidding battle, Uppercut U15 was finally knocked down for a record-breaking $275,000.
The underbidder was active on AuctionsPlus, but ultimately, the top price set a new benchmark for Tasmanian Angus bulls. The sale wrapped up with an 82% clearance rate, averaging $13,843 per bull.