03/10/2025
Well done team Rockingham Santas !
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The Hague familyβs Rockingham Santas in conjunction with invited vendor Denngal sold 47 bulls from 49 offered today at Euabalong West, NSW, averaging $14,365 and selling to a top of $75,000.
The gross total of $675,155 comprised the sale of seven bulls from eight offered by Denngal, recording an average of $7714.
The Rockingham draft, selling 40 bulls from 41 offered, produced an average of $15,475, while attracting the top-price and the second-top price bids from fierce competition.
A partnership between central west Queensland studs Swan Hill Cattle Company and Forest Park Santas, combined to secure the top sire of the sale at Lot 20 β Rockingham User (P), a son of Strathmore Quartz Q550 (P) out of a Rockingham cow β from underbidder Craig Hindle, Bullamakinka Santa Gertrudis.
The second top money of $50,000 was paid by Sylvia Kirkby, Warenda stud for Lot 24, Rockingham Ulysses (P), a Waco S136 (P) son oozing breed character and docility.
Santa Gertrudis stud masters, most travelling to the Rockingham selling complex west of Condobolin, NSW, dominated the buying, with Rockingham bulls bred by Phillip Hague and his son Dean, and Denngal bulls bred by Forbes father and son team Dennis and Greg Moxey, now destined for a wide spread of highly regarded seedstock operations including:
πAndrew and Amanda Walker, Strathmore Santa Gertrudis Stud, Blackall, Qld β Lot 2, $30,000; Lot 14, $17,000; Lot 21, $10,000 and Lot 39, $18,000.
πThomas Fogden, Boulview Nangaringa, Loxton, SA β Lot 4, $22,000.
πMax and Roz Baldwin, Talgai Santa Gertrudis and Prime Hay Suppliers, Nindooinbah, Qld β Lot 19, $16,000.
πCraig Hindle, Bullamakinka stud, Stoneleigh, Qld β Lot 22, $16,000.
πIan and Felicity Shaw, Glen Leigh Santa Gertrudis Deepwater, NSW β Lot 8, $18,000 and Lot 15, $16,000.
πTom and Anna Dunlop, Munnabah Santa Gertrudis, Coolah, NSW β Lot 18, $16,000.
πBen and Amanda Adams, Dangarfield Cattle Co. - Santa Gertrudis Breeders, Taroom, Qld β Lot 16, $6000.
πBrett Hatton, Santahat stud, Monto, Qld (via AuctionsPlus) β Lot 1, $28,000.
The volume buyer was David Russell, Budda Station Pastoral Co, Tilpa, NSW, who secured five head at a $14,000 average.
Australian Green Properties, Cobar, NSW was also active assembling four head at $7000 av.
The female portion of the sale catalogue also met strong demand, with all 153 Santa Gertrudis heifers selling at an average of $1833 per head. The top pen of station mated heifers sold to $1960.
Agent: Nutrien Russell and live on AuctionsPlus
Pictured with the top-price bull, from left: Phillip Hague and grandson Sonny with buyers Lexi Russell, Swan Hill and Liz Allen, Forest Park, Blackall and auctioneer John Settree. Picture: Russell Yeates
