Carinya Murdoch (P) a 27-month, 960kg entry (pictured) from John and Jackie Amor’s, Carinya stud, Dulacca sold for $45,000 to the Chad families, Donrinda and Double C studs, Dubbo, NSW.
The previous auction record holder was the $30,500 Glenlee Brutus who sold at the 1981 Rockhampton Braford Society Sponsored Sale to the late Wallace Logan, Warranilla, Rolleston.
Monday’s new auction record also emulates the $35,000 private sale of Donrinda Chuka by the Rae family’s, Edengarry stud, Kunwarara, Qld in 2002.
In all 117 bulls averaged $5324 and 12 heifers averaged $1062 for a 84.5 per cent clearance at auction.