Attending a local bull sale is one of the best events in the livestock calendar and the Bald Blair Angus bull sale on Tuesday, 1st August will have it all, including a lineup of over 100 bulls, and a live auction with bulls in the sale ring.
The atmosphere of attending an on property bull sale is unique, with cars, utes and trucks parked in all directions. Local cattlemen and women, school and university students, bull buyers from far and wide, bankers and livestock agents all attending with their felt hats and boots, plus a beanie in the pocket and extra coats if needed. Undercover seating is available and the bull selling barn has on display memorabilia from the Bald Blair woolshed, bull barn and stables to provide a unique atmosphere.
This year will be the 51st on property bull sale at Bald Blair Angus with Paul Dooley the auctioneer, Elders the agents and AuctionsPlus providing the online live stream with the assistance of Struan and Monkia Pearce of Stud Stock Sales. The sale will be a combination of live video and bulls in the sale ring.
“We have catalogued 115 Bulls in this year’s line-up,” said Sam White, Stud Master of Bald Blair Angus.
“We will have on offer bulls rising 2 years of age, bulls rising 18 months of age and a great lineup of yearling bulls rising 12 months of age at sale time.”
The sale will see numerous bloodlines on offer, including sons of proven Australian sires like Paratrooper P15, Lawsons Momentous M518, Rennylea L519 (NORL519), Chiltern Park Moe M6, VTMQ1149, Bald Blair Phenotype P97, and Bald Blair Pheonix P52.
“In addition there will be some new international bloodlines on offer Sitz Resilient and Tehama Patriarch, as well as G A R Inertia, G A R Pheonix, Musgrave 316 Exclusive,” Mr White said.
Catering will be provided by the Bald Blair Public School P & C, Peter and Sharon Dundon from MLA, and Emily Brett from Quadrant Australia. They will be serving up steak sandwiches with meat from Bald Blair Angus steers that have been on feed at Rangers Valley Feedlot for 280 days, making it a real paddock to plate experience for those attending in person at the bull sale.
Early registration is available now and on the day and it will be a fantastic experience to be there in person to see, feel and taste all the action of an onproperty bull sale at Bald Blair Angus.
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