A great atmosphere prevailed at the Illawarra Impact Sale held at the Toowoomba Show on Friday, April 12, with spirited competition for the twenty lots put forward by vendors. Two of the original 22 lots were withdrawn. Average sale price was $3982.
The top priced animal Tara Absolute Red, sold on account of the Henry Family, Hodgsonvale via Toowoomba, is headed to the Victorian farm of Tony and Elle Hayes and family at a cost of $7500. The second priced animal went to the Ledger Family of Carters Ridge with their Riverwood Sovereign 6 selling for $6400 to Den Dia Partnership. The last live lot of the sale owned by Bill Lester and family of Eight Mile Agri Trust was the third priced animal, selling for $5800 to Cherie Davis of Millaa Millaa.
Matt Henry, on behalf of the Sale Committee, thanked the audience which included many interstate and some overseas visitors, for attending, as well as the major sponsor Milfos for their support and Garden City Artificial Breeding for the pre-sale drinks and Kelisher Artificial Breeding for the pre-sale BBQ.
As the purchaser of the top priced animal, the Hayes family will benefit from the $300 jackpot sponsored by United Cattle Breeding Services.
Purchasers were as follows:
Lot 1 Kangawarra Passion 3547 - Cherie Davis, Millaa Millaa, NQ $3700
Lot 2 Riverwood Model 4 - Warren Gallagher, NSW $5750
Lot 3 Silverleigh Cindy 77 - Ledger Family, Carters Ridge, Qld $3600
Lot 4 Myrtleholme Empress 57 - Ledger Family, Carters Ridge, Qld $3600
Lot 5 withdrawn
Lot 6 Tara Absolute Red - Tony & Elle Hayes, Vic $7500
Lot 7 withdrawn
Lot 8 Happy Valley Pet 38 - Ron & Tanya Pratten, Maleny, Qld $3600
Lot 9 Rosedale Mitch Midge 3911 - F S Johnston & Sons, Imbil, Qld $1500
Lot 10 Jondene Dainty 109 - Greg Osborne, NSW $5100
Lot 11 Moyola Roanbow 30 - Noakes Family, Wondai, Qld $2200
Lot 12 Myrtleholme Rose 283 - Joel Dorries, NSW $4000
Lot 13 Tara Bounce 4 - Rollie Voss, Glamorgan Vale, Qld $2100
Lot 14 Den Dia Empress 99 - Bob McKinnon, NSW $2200
Lot 15 White Park Melba 408 -Tim & Natalie Cochrane, NSW $2500
Lot 16 Allen Vale Marlene 22 - Warren Gallagher, NSW $3500
Lot 17 Happy Valley Joanne 2 - Phillips & Nicholls, Marburg, Qld $3000
Lot 18 Jondene Tiddlewinks 8 - Greg & Bronwyn English, Millaa NQ $4500
Lot 19 Moyola Sunshine 73 - A & D Whatman, Oakey, Qld $5100
Lot 20 Riverwood Sovereign 6 - Di & Den Pratten, Carters Ridge, Qld $6400
Lot 21 St Andrews Rose 157 - Cherie Davis, Millaa Millaa NQ $5800
Lot 22 Silverleigh Monarch semen - Bourke Family, Gladfield $100
Lot 23 Silverleigh Monarch semen - Greg & Bronwyn English, Millaa Millaa $60
Tony Hayes (right) and daughter Taya take possession of Tara Absolute Red from Matt Henry watched on by Qld Branch President, Keith Dorries.
Lot 1:
LOT 2:
LOT 3 Change of owner - Nicole Priebbenow (Silverleigh) to Steve Ledger (Riverwood)
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LOT 8:
LOT 10:
LOT 11:
Some of the sale crowd:
