CHARBRAY SHOW & SALE RESULTS

47th National Charbray Sale Results

Top $32 500
Average $9826
Clearance 97%
Congratulations to all Vendors!

47th National Charbray Sale Top Price Bull Lot 79 Trifecta Trojan (P/SC) with Vendors Bryce & Lucy Moore, Trifecta Charbrays and buyers John & Roz Mercer, Kandanga Valley Charbrays.

47th National Charbray Sale Top Price Bull Lot 79 Trifecta Trojan (P/SC) with Vendors Bryce & Lucy Moore, Trifecta Charbrays
and buyers John & Roz Mercer, Kandanga Valley Charbrays.

Extract QCL 30.09.24 By Judith Maizey

The top selling bull at the 47th National Charbray Sale at CQLX, Gracemere, caught the eye of the buyer because he was "a proper stud sire with a good correct sheath, feet, legs and structure". Trifecta Trojan was purchased by John and Roz Mercer, Kandanga Valley, Gympie, for $32,500, from Bryce and Lucy Moore, Trifecta Charbrays, Mungallala.

The 25-month-old bull was one of 75 bulls offered on Monday, September 30, by 21 vendors, with 72 bulls selling for a clearance of 97 per cent, a gross of $707,500 and an average of $9826.

Mr Mercer said Trifecta Trojan's overall length was amazing, especially his length from hip to pin.
"It's huge the length from hip to pin on this bull and that's where all the value cuts of meat are, and that's why we thought he was the pick bull of the day," he said. "His temperament is beautiful as well and we're breeding more polled bulls of our own so we need a good strong, polled sire."

The Mercers have about 1700 stud Charbray and Charolais cattle on their two properties of 1500 acres at Gympie and another two properties, Durilgai and Tarawindi, of 9000 acres, west at Moonie. Mr Mercer said Trifecta Trojan would go in with their Charbray stud cows and hopefully they would be selling bulls out of him in a few years.

A heterozygous polled bull, Trifecta Trojan weighed in at 902 kilograms, had a scrotal circumference of 40 cm, an eye muscle area of 144 sq cm, a P8 and rib fat of 13 mm and 8 mm respectively, and an intramuscular fat percentage of 5.4 pc.

For the vendors Bryce and Lucy Moore, it capped off "a massive year" as not only did they top this year's National Charbray Sale, they relocated their stud from Condamine to Mungallala and welcomed a second child, Mac, to the family, seven weeks ago. At this year's sale, the couple sold all 16 bulls for a total of $171,500 and an average of $10,718.

The Moores said it was extremely rewarding to achieve the top price in their fifth year selling at the National Charbray Sale, especially with this being their first year offering sires with genomic breeding data, which received positive feedback.

"We feel very privileged to have that support and essentially tick off a goal," Mr Moore said. "His sire, Trifecta Morton, has done a phenomenal job throughout the stud, he's a very, very good bull breeder for us. "And we're just so happy to see him (Trojan) go into a great herd of cows - John and Roz (Mercer) do a great job over there and they've been good supporters of ours in the past."

The second top price bull, Lone Starr Thurston, named after NRL legend Johnathan Thurston, was bought by Chelbrook Cattle Co, Emerald, for $30,000. The 22-month-old bull, sired by Wattlebray Ringer and out of Huntington Queenie, weighed in at 800kg and was the only offering from Chloe, Daniel, Liam and Samuel Ford, Lone Star Charbrays, Canaga. Lone Starr Thurston recorded a scrotal circumference of 42.5 cm, an EMA of 139 sq cm, a P8 and rib fat of 14 mm and 12 mm, and an IMF of 5 pc.

Daniel Ford, who was celebrating his 21st birthday at the sale, was pretty excited at getting the second top price at this year's sale and said he might celebrate with a couple of beers. The Ford siblings will retain a three quarter share and full possession of Lone Starr Thurston's semen to use back in their stud, which they established in 2018 and started selling bulls from in 2020.

Sale committee chair Trevor Ford of Wattlebray Charbrays, Chinchilla, who is Daniel's father, said he had never sold a bull for $30,000 when he was 21, and joked he might have to start taking advice from his children.

On a more serious note, Mr Ford said the success of this year's national sale was due to the consistency in the bulls. "We've got a breeding program within the Charbray breed that has really put us on track to producing consistent bulls for the buyers, and the vendors were rewarded today for excellent quality bulls," he said. "There were definitely some new buyers...a few bulk buyers in there and there was also good support from other studs purchasing some bulls to go back into there stud operations, so it's a really good mix of commercial and stud buyers."

Mr Ford said there were three new vendors in the 21 selling at this year's sale. "Our herdbook is growing, our membership is growing, everything is moving forward and it's just great to see members rewarded today at our national sale with a great clearance and a great average," he said.

One of the bulk buyers was Rob and Alex Donoghue, Rollo Partnership, Bollon, who bought four bulls from two different studs - Trifecta and Roper Downs. Mr Donoghue said he bought "good solid cattle" which were value for money at an average of $8000. The Donoghues run a Charbray/Santa Gertrudis cross commercial breeder herd on mulga and buffel country, selling the progeny at about 350 kg for backgrounding or as light feeders.
"The bulls will go straight in with some cows, into second calf cows and just in the general herd," he said.

Sale Report 17.05.24

KellCo Rural Agencies 9th Annual Charbray & Charbray infused Show & Sale.

Cattle were drawn from Clermont, Miriam Vale, Eidsvold, Taroom, Biloela, Thangool and all local areas. An excellent yarding of all descriptions met a market 20-40c better. Buyer attendance was very good. Congratulations to all winners & all vendors on an exceptional yarding.

2024 Monto Show & Sale - Champion Pen of Males - RD & CM McLaughlan Champion Pen of Males - RD & CM McLaughlan

RAM, FD & WS Nichol sold Charbray cows to 225.2c/kg at av 588kg to return $1324

Bennett Family sold Charbray heifers to 286.2c/kg at av 552kg to return $1581

Bennett Family sold Charbray steers to 291.2c/kg at av 692kg to return $2015

Lamb Pastoral sold Charbray x steers to 318.2c/kg at av 521kg to return $1659

HK Dwyer sold Charbray steers to 390.2c/kg at av 257kg to return $1004

AB & HM Webb sold Charbray steers to 398.2c/kg at av 254kg to return $1013

RD & CM McLaughlan sold Charbray steers to 400.2c/kg at av 261kg to return $1046

T & A Devillers sold Charbray x steers to 398.2c/kg at av 275kg to return $1095

Lamb Pastoral sold Charbray heifers to 283.2c/kg at av 467kg to return $1323

BS & C Whitaker sold Charbray heifers to 362.2c/kg at av 380kg to return $1379

HK Dwyer sold Charbray heifers to 294.2c/kg at av 285kg to return $838

RD & CM McLaughlan sold Charbray heifers to 300.2c/kg at av 296kg to return $888

RD & CM McLaughlan sold Charbray heifers to 314.2c/kg at av 270kg to return $848

AB & HM Webb sold Charbray heifers to 312.2c/kg at av 274kg to return $855

GR & PJ O’Dell sold Charbray heifers to 298.2c/kg at av 247kg to return $738

Avis Family sold Charbray x heifers to 292.2c/kg at av 280kg to return $818