A dozen Angus studs went home with new sires while returning commercial clients bid-up in good faith at the Ben Nevis Angus annual bull sale at Walcha on Wednesday.
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Of the 88 sires offered, all but one sold, retained by the stud despite a solid bid of $28,000.
The 87 bulls averaged $15,000 in total with a top of $30,000 for a yearling.
Of those younger sires, the average was $14,382 while the average price for the 41 bulls aged 18 months was $15,707 to top at $26,000.
Stud producers Jim and Jackie Wedge, Ascot Cattle Co at Warwick, Qld, bidding through Elders Walcha, won the best priced yea