All 36 bulls sold in neat and tidy Lane Bros sale

FULL CLEARANCE: Lane Bros Whangara Angus had a sell-out Bull Week sale on-farm yesterday, with $14,000 the top price paid for lots 14 (pictured above) and 15. Picture by Murray Robertson

Lane Bros Whangara Angus enjoyed a full clearance in its Bull Week auction yesterday albeit at a reduced average on 2018.

The stud sold all 36 of the rising two-year-old bulls put up for sale for an auction-high price of $14,000.

Two of the bulls sold at that level and five others sold at $10,000 or more.

The sale average of $7625 was down on the 2018 result of $9666.

Their top price yesterday equalled the best money paid for the stud’s bulls in 2018.

“It was great to get a total clearance, and to have a number of new buyers come on board,” said studmaster Angela Lane.

“The bulls were in really good nick and we got lots of good feedback.

“I would describe it as a steady sale for us and we are happy to see the bulls going to new homes.”

She indicated the stud would hold a low-birth-weight yearling sale in September.

Auctioneer Neville Clark said the sale was “neat and tidy”.

“Good money was paid for the bulls the buyers liked most and there was a bull there for everyone,” he said.

The sale attracted a full bench of buyers and supporters to the Whangara on-farm rostrum.

Sale details are to follow.