Pine Creek Angus 2008 Sale Report
By Brad Wilson

A combination of sixty eight registered new and repeat buyers pushed Pine Creek Angus bulls to $23,000, to average $5607 in a 100 percent clearance of 56 bulls, while all 38 commercial Angus heifers cleared, averaging $1160 for the Fuller family, Bylong, last Friday.

PC Mighty Stockman A164, sired by TC Stockman 2164 USA 2164 out of Pine Creek Leachman Right Time MS Premier S1 (AI) attracted the $23,000 sale top priced bid.

Purchasers Sue Howieson and Matt Zarb, Fairvale Angus stud, Australian Capital Territory, withstood strong competition from the underbidder, Paul Fenech, PB Brahman stud, Sarin, Queensland.
The 1110 kg bull is rated in the top 1 per cent for 200 and 400 day weight gain (Wgt) and top 5 percent for 600 day Wgt and Carcase weight; the Fuller family used Mighty Stockman in the Pine Creek herd in Spring 07 and Autumn 08.

Mrs Howieson said she was impressed with the docility, softness, structure and temperament of the bull; Fairvale Angus stud averaged $16,000 for their two bulls.

Repeat client and purchaser of last years $28,000 top priced bull, Jim Masterton, Kangaroobie Angus stud, Goulburn returned to average $12,000 for his two bulls, which included the $16,000 second top sale price.
Danny and Debbie Hill, Hillview Angus stud, Bungendore, had selected PC Vanilla C38 in the catalogue before the sale; they confirmed their selection in the flesh and paid $10,500 for the son of Dulverton Vanilla V049 (AI). “He is a moderate framed bull, with plenty of muscle”, Mr Hill said.

Damien and Jayne Cooper, N Bar Angus stud, purchased the $10,500 top priced autumn 2007 drop bull PC Baldridge Nebraska C20 (AI). Mr Cooper said he was chasing a bull with no Future Direction bloodlines to join to his stud heifers.

Volume buyers included repeat client, James Mackenzie, “The Willows”, Cootamundra, who averaged $4600 for his draft of five bulls, while new buyer Micheal Norman, Norman Investment Partners, “Staplegrove”, Willow Tree, purchased six bulls, to average $4250.

Olsen Agencies, Dubbo, purchased six bulls, to average $4833, David Alker, Jada Grazing Partnership, Merriwa, paid $5000 for each of his three bulls, while Santana Angus Stud, Armidale, averaged $1170 for 14 Ptic commercial heifers and $5550 for 1 bull.

The sale was conducted by Landmark, Roger Fuller, Singleton, Peter Druitt & Co, Mudgee with Andrew Wishart as the auctioneer.