In total 44 of the 47 bulls offered sold to the impressive $17,000 top, with 27 buyers taking home a bull on the day, displaying the level of support from a good cross section of buyers.

It wasn’t all top end action with a quarter of the offering selling at good commercial money in today’s bull market under $7500, with a further six bulls under the average price o $9100.

The new outcross sire Deer valley All In 2138 drew strong attention with the 10 bulls offered averaging $11,050 and selling to the top money.

The top bull was one of these sons, with a low birth of +1.1, strong growth to +108 for 600 day growth, good milk and positive carcase data.

He was bought by Graeme and Robert Harris, Coolac, along with a second Deer Valley son for $10,000, again with good carcase numbers and strong growth in a heifer bull.

Mr Harris runs 300 Angus breeders and produces steers to the feedlots and EU markets.

He was looking for good heifer bulls with strong 400 to 600 day growth and said the Deer valley outcross was the perfect option as he had only ever bought bulls from Bongongo.

Fernhill Holdings, Wagga Wagga, paid $16,000 for another Deer Valley son with a higher birth weight and strong growth, while Merriment Rural Investments, Forbes, loaded two stylish bulls at $13,500 and $10,000.

Oakey Creek Pastoral Company, Gundagai, paid $12,000 for another Deer Valley All In son, while Kurrajong Grove, Gundagai, paid $11,500 for a Matauri Resolution F030 son, with mederate birth, excellent growth to +112 for 600 day, matched with good carcase numbers, positive rib and rump and intramuscular fate percentage.

John R Graham Trust, Gundagai, averaged three at $8333, while the Lenehan Family, Beggan Beggan, Harden, secured three at $10,000 apiece and Caroline and Rosie Spittle, “Kingslea”, Jugiong, paid $10,500 for their new heifer bull.

Bill Garnock, Boco Pastoral Company, Bombala, paid $10,000 for HPCA Intensity 7102 son with a +4.7 borth weight, +114 600 day growth, +7.6 eye muscle area, positive carcase data with +$140 Angus Breeding value Index.

Futter Park Limited, Harden, averaged $8000 for two, PJ and SM Thomas, Cootamundra, bought two at $10,000 and $9500, while Gunong Pastoral Company, Coolac, averaged $9000 for two to round out the sale.

The sale was conducted by Elders Limited, Gundagai, under the Helmsmann selling system with the running of the sale conducted by Steve Ridley, Goulburn.