8th On Farm Sale Report

A total of 38 bulls were presented for sale with 30 selling for an average of $5116.00 and a top price of $9500.00. The top priced bull was Violet Hills Marcello (P) who was purchased by the Inder family. Marcello was by Violet Hills Jolly Joker (P) and scanned 8mm for rump fat, 6mm for rib fat, 143 sq. cm. and 4.5% for marbling. His breedplan figures put him in the top 10% for Domestic and Export Indexes, top 5% for EMA and top 10% for growth. The second top priced bull, selling for $9000.00, was Violet Hills Magnificent (P) who scanned 10mm for rump fat, 8 mm for rib fat, 145sq.cm.for EMA and 4.9% for marbling. He was also by Violet Hills Jolly Joker and was purchased by the Mackaway Pastoral Co. The Mackaway Pastoral Co. Purchased a total of 5 bulls for an average of $6800.00