2022 SALE REPORT

October 4, 2022 0 By Amanda

The 2022 Bimbadeen Brangus Sale saw a beautiful sunny day, great crowds and strong online support to record best-ever results for the stud’s on-property event.

Lot 1 bull Bimbadeen SAXON S55 took the top honours, at a stud record price of $32,500. He will head north to take up stud duties with Gromac Brangus. Principal Ray Gross also picked up Lot 6 bull Bimbadeen SABRE S1 for $20,000. A dynamic duo indeed – both 22 months of age, homozygous black coat and poll, big EMA bulls with busloads of Brangus style!

Ray Gross of GROMAC Pastoral, Eton, with Mark and top-priced bull Bimbadeen SAXON S55.
Bimbadeen SABRE S1, equal second top-priced bull also sold to GROMAC Pastoral.

Lot 2 Bimbadeen SEATTLE S400 will head to M1B Brangus near Dululu for stud duties, with Mark and Katrina Brown picking this exciting 16-month-old up for $20,000.

Lot 1 Bimbadeen SEATTLE S400 – sold to M1B Brangus, Dululu.

The award for longest round-trip goes to Ian Kirch of 2KI Brangus Stud North Casino, who picked up the super-quiet Lot 7 bull Bimbadeen STERLING S128 ($18,000) and lovely lot 61 heifer Bimbadeen SADE S57.

Bimbadeen STERLING S128 – sold to SKI Brangus, Casino, NSW.

New buyers RL Plant and Co took home two great bulls in Lot 19 Bimbadeen J SPECTRE 007 ($16,000) and lot 39 Bimbadeen SAGA S130 ($13,000).

The super-thick Bimbadeen J SPECTRE 007, sold to RL Plant & Co.

Buyer of last year’s top-price bull, Gary Taylor of ‘Ginoondan Brangus’, Gayndah, nabbed the super-soft and framey Lot 36 bull Bimbadeen SOUNDGARDEN S84 for $15,000.

Softness and bone – Bimbadeen SOUNDGARDEN S84, sold to GINOONDAN BRANGUS, Gayndah.

Our stylish quiet achiever Bimbadeen SERGEANT S10 (lot 4) will head south to the Sinnamon family of Kulkyne Brangus Stud purchased him for $12,000.

Bimbadeen SERGEANT S10, sold to KULKYNE BRANGUS, Jackson.

We are very grateful for super-strong bulk-buyer support once again this year, with Zlotkowski & Co returning to take home seven terrific young sires (5 black and 2 red bulls) for an average of $11,571.

Bimbadeen SUEDE S56 – one of the draft picked up by Zlotkowski & Co.

A fantastic draft of bulls was put together for Morganbury Pastoral Co (via Nutrien) with 5 bulls averaging $13,800 – including lot 8 Bimbadeen SUPERMAN S222 for $18,000 and lot 40 Bimbadeen SILVERADO for $15,000.

Bimbadeen SUPERMAN S222 went to Morganbury Pastoral Co (one of draft).

Bonham Family Trust, Ubobo, purchased four very strong young sires for their enterprise, for an average of $11,000.

Bimbadeen SENSATION S88 sold to Bonham Family Trust, Ubobo.

Repeat buyers were a very strong presence at the sale with long-time investors in Bimbadeen genetics, Arthur Shepherd Pastoral Co, purchasing seven bulls for an average of $5,833.

One of the draft of bulls heading to Milray Station, Charters Towers, Bimbadeen SINATRA S140.

The Cook family from Bullyard have used Bimbadeen bulls for a decade, and picked up a great line of six bulls and one heifer for an average of $6,500. The Lord family, of Mt Stanley, returned again to Bimbadeen to purchase two bulls (average $9000).

Bimbadeen SULTAN S135, purchased in a draft of bulls and one heifer, by the Cook Family, BULLYARD.

In all we had 23 repeat buyers in the stands or online bidding – they may not have all picked up the lots they were chasing but we deeply appreciate EACH and every one of you! So wonderful to see new faces and names too – I haven’t been able to mention every buyer here, but we value your belief and investment enormously.

Remember, we look forward to seeing what your Bimbadeen purchases do in your herd – we love to hear back and see your babies on the ground too!

(See SALE PHOTOS here)

Auctioneer Brian Wedemeyer reads Sale results with agents Randall Spann and Andrew Cavanagh, behind the Salisbury family – Jack, Amanda, Mark & Sarah.