The record breaker also topped the highest price paid for a Shorthorn bull in Australia, achieved by Futurity Rapid Gain R321 in 2022 when he sold for $85,000.
Said to be the “best breeding female” the Spry family has ever offered, the rising seven-year-old was knocked down to Tony Rutter, Tarcutta, NSW, at the Spry’s Shorthorn and Angus sale on property at Wagga Wagga, NSW, on Wednesday afternoon.
By Spry’s Primrose’s Buddy J17 (P) and out of Spry’s Miss P Everest K124 (H), the cow was accompanied by a roan bull calf at foot, Spry’s Gold Rush U1, sired by Eloora Gunner R10.
The only female in the catalogue set the tone for the rest of the sale, with the bull portion achieving a combined average of $14,522 and clearance rate of 97 per cent.
Spry’s Down Under S77 (P) was the highest-selling Shorthorn bull at $70,000, closely followed by Outback Spry’s Special S264 (P) at $60,000 and Spry’s Thermal Energy S76 (S) for $50,000.
Overall, a full clearance of the 45 Shorthorn bulls was achieved, to average $18,378.
Of the 32 Angus bulls on offer, 30 were sold for an average of $10,667.
The draft hit a top of $22,000 on two occasions, for Spry’s-W Alternative S599 and Spry’s-W Overdrive S592.
Stud co-principal Matt Spry said they were thrilled by the result.
The sale was conducted by Elders and H Francis & Co, and interfaced by AuctionsPlus.