Hereford bull Earnscleugh Gunsmoke 244700 sold for the top price at the Earnscleugh Station High Country Genetics 41st annual sale near Alexandra on Friday.
Stud co-owner Duncan Campbell said he was ‘‘stoked’’ with the sale result.
The bull was bought by Chris and Jennifer Chesterman, of Koanui Polled Herefords stud in Hawke’s Bay.
Mr Campbell said he had used the ‘‘massively thick and powerful’’ bull over his adult cows.
‘‘It took us a long time to make the decision to put him up for sale.’’
The previous record price at his sale was $48,000 for an Angus bull and $28,000 for a Hereford bull.
At another bull sale in Northern Southland a day earlier, sire bull Umbrella Range 20533 sold for the top price of $42,000.
The bull was billed in the Umbrella Range Angus sale catalogue as ‘‘the epitome of a hill country Angus sire’’.
‘‘[A] brilliantly well-formed, soft-fleshing bull with a great back end and thickness from head to toe.’’
Southern bull sale results last week
Earnscleugh Station High Country Genetics near Alexandra
Angus: Sold all 57. Average $14,491. Top $23,000 each for two bulls.
Composite: Sold all 40. Average $10,475. Top $17,000.
Hereford: Sold 30 of 31. Average $13,733. Top $65,000.
Kincardine Angus in Queenstown
Sold 22 of 24. Average $14,522. Top $26,000.
Umbrella Range Angus in Waikaia.
Sold all 48. Average $18,250. Top $42,000.
Waimara Angus in Lumsden
Sold 34 of 35. Average $11,400. Top $27,000.
