Records Roll For Angus Females

Diana Wood, Marketing & Communications Manager

In what is considered a world record average price for a sale exceeding 100 females, Millah Murrah Angus rewrote the record books to sell 170 female lots for a $140,000 top and $29,730 average in April.

The top price of $140,000 went to Millah Murrah Flower N30, when purchased by Lisa Clune, Edengate, Manjimup, WA. At $140,000 for a half share, this price equals the highest valued animal sold at auction in Australian Angus history, equaling Millah Murrah Rocketman R38 who made $280,000 in 2021 at the Millah Murrah Bull Sale.

Millah Murrah Flower R95 and Millah Murrah Flower S121 both sold for $100,000, with Chris Paterson, Heart Angus, Tamworth NSW taking home R95 and Coolie Angus, Merriwa NSW, taking home S121.

In the break down 96 cows with calves averaged $36,445, 14 PTIC cows sold to $45,000 to average $21,786 and 60 PTIC heifers sold to $80,000 to average $24,367.

The record breaking average was only last broken in 2022 when Circle 8 Angus sold 78 females for an average of $20,950.

Prior to that the 2017 Millah Murrah female sale saw 234 females average $13,709.

Millah Murrah principal Ross Thompson was astounded by the results.

A check of the Angus breed history books shows only the Millah Murrah bull sales of 2021 and 2022 and the Milwillah bull sale of 2022 have recorded a better average result. Something which Ross Thompson said he found astounding.

And when summing up the sale for the crowd on hand at the sale, ‘For everyone that has bought today, I am excited for you, I have a lot of belief in what you have bought, I have put a lot of effort in to understanding the genetics globally, I see everything that we use, we put a lot of thought in to it’.

‘I hope that some of you can propel forward with what you have brought today. It is going to be fun watching where they go’.

Angus Female sales strong across the board

A number of herds offered females throughout the Autumn selling season with results strong across the market. Following are some of the registered Angus female sale results achieved across the country.

At the Circle 8 Angus complete T drop Angus female sale, all 50 heifers cleared to a top of $60,000 and averaged $12,089.

A: MM Flower N30, B: Alan and Tim Carson, Cairnbrae Angus, Paraparap and Brodie Collins, Merridale, Tennyson with the top priced sale of the day, Lot 46, Merridale Vicky S101 which sold for $40,000. Picture by Philippe Perez Stock & Land, C: Circle 8 Rosebud T170, D: Bald Blair Black Pearl M175. Image – studstocksales.com

Circle 8 Rosebud T170 topped the sale when purchased by Robert Mackenzie, Mackas Angus, Gloucester NSW.

At the Prime Angus Stage 1 Dispersal, Warrenbayne Victoria, there was a total clearance of 87 females selling to $45,500 and averaging $8310.

Prime Beeac Q57, sold for the top price to Murray Sowter, Ashgrove Angus, Moss Vale, NSW, for $45,500.

During their Stage 2 Dispersal 113 females sold to $14,000 (twice) and averaged $5,100.

Prime Kiwi S126, and Prime Wilcoola T116 hit the top price.

Arkle Angus, Munglinup WA, sold 14 Angus females as part of their On Property sale to average $8,429. Top price of $14,000 was paid for Arkle Precision R16, purchased by WJ & FJ Graham and $14,000 for the sale of Cherylton P23, purchased by PJ & SK Knight.

Merridale Angus, Tennyson Victoria also offered females as part of their On Property Sale with a total clearance of 14 heifers to $40,000 and average of $9,142. The $40,000 top price was paid for Merridale Vicky S101 who sold for $40,000 to Cairnbrae Angus.

At the Bald Blair Angus Female Sale, NSW 33 females sold to $20,000 for Bald Blair Black Pearl M175 to Clear Springs Pastoral Co, Jingellic NSW, with the sale averaging $9,197.

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