Stud breeders and commercial producers from five States helped push prices for 13 bulls into double figures, resulting in one of Ironbark’s best sales and the highest price achieved, to date, for a bull across NSW this winter/spring selling season.

Ironbark sold 168 bulls from the 203 offered, to a top of $38,000, and averaged $5693 – an increase of $600 on last year.

When bidding started on Lot 9, Ironbark principal, Adrian Spencer, interrupted to tell the crowd about the bull’s high-performing pedigree, but the encouragement wasn’t needed.

Furious bidding from all sides of the selling ring resulted in a quick jump to the $38,000 stud record.

Regular clients, Noel and Liz Cook, Kindon Station, Goondiwindi, Queensland, broke the $30,000 record paid for an Ironbark bull – which they set in 2008 when they purchased Ironbark Neon B220 – for Ironbark Rambo D365.

The 22-month-old bull, weighing 822 kilograms, was sired by GH Rambo 279R out of Ironbark T414 Vic Lass V331.

The Cooks also took home the second top-priced bull, Ironbark Neon D363, for $24,000, which was by Canadian sire, GH Neon 17N – which also appears in Rambo D365’s breeding.

After the sale, Mr Spencer said he was “absolutely thrilled” about the new record and had plenty to smile about.

“It was rewarding to see the bulls recognised by the industry,” he said.