Buyers seeking top quality Wagyu Fullblood genetics have set a top price of $18,000 and full clearance rate for a catalogue of 40 young sires, at AAM’s inaugural Bective Station Wagyu Bull Sale.
The sale, which saw an average of $8,850, marked an historic milestone for AAM and the iconic Bective Station, which it purchased in 2022 and has developed into an elite Wagyu seedstock operation.
Bective Station runs 1,200 Fullblood Wagyu females, including renowned foundation bloodlines from the Morgan family of the Arubial stud, Condamine, Queensland.
AAM Executive General Manager, Nathan Morris, said he was pleased to see a range of buyers participate in the sale, resulting in the 100% clearance rate.
“It was great to see Bective Station’s historic woolshed full of people to witness the inaugural sale, and buyers getting on board with our genetics program, which we have invested heavily in over the past few years,” Mr Morris said.
“We had a diverse range of buyers both in person, and also bidding via StockLive, with the top priced bull bought online by the Zahl family in Emerald.
“As a foundation sale, we are pleased with the results and seeing buyers getting their hands on some of our genetics, and we look forward to building on this in the future.”
One of the youngest bulls in the sale, August 2024 calf Bective Station V1096, sparked a flurry of bidding that pushed the price to $18,000 with Chris and Sue Zahl, Wycheproof Station, Emerald, the successful buyer.
Sired by Arubial S1051 and out of an Irongate female, V1096 ranks in the top 1% for Breeder Feeder and Fullblood Terminal indexes, is over three times the breed average on all growth traits and is also in the Top 1% for the Carcass Weight estimated breeding value (EBV).
The Zahl family also purchased the second top priced bull for $14,000, taking home the bull with the highest marbling scores at the sale, the June 2024 calf Bective Station V0693. An impressive son of Arubial S1053, it has a Marble Score of 3.4 and a Breeder Feeder Index of $556.
The well-rounded Bective Station V0336 was another catalogue highlight, sitting in the Top 1% of the breed for all indexes, while his Milk, Eye Muscle Area and Marble Score EBVs are all in the top 5% of the breed. The June 2024 calf sold to Leeton Grazing for $12,000.
Volume buyer at the sale was CTK Cattle Co, who purchased four bulls for an average of $8,500.
The sale was handled through StockLive, Nutrien Ag Solutions Tamworth, and Elders Gunnedah.
The sale took place in Bective Station’s iconic 44-stand shearing shed, first constructed in 1905, which has long stood as a symbol of Bective’s agricultural heritage.
“It’s great to be combining tradition with innovation, and our first Bective Station Wagyu Bull Sale has ushered in an era for the property and we are excited to see the value these bulls will bring to the successful purchasers,” Mr Morris said.
Image: Bective Station V1096 was purchased online via StockLive for $18,000 by Chris and Sue Zahl, Wycheproof Station, Emerald.
