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Watch: Boran stud bull ‘par excellence’ sells for R350 000

5 February 2025
in Auctions, Cattle, South Africa, Videos
Reading Time: 1 min read

By Lebogang Mashala and Lloyd Phillips

The four-year-old Boran stud bull, Circle H Zastron (BH 20 349), sold for R350 000 at the Hurwitz and Hotspot Collaboration Auction held this past weekend at the Hurwitz Farming Bullring in Mpumalanga’s Davel district. The buyer was Green Valley Borans in the Free State’s Kestell district.

Zastron is described as long-bodied, perfectly balanced, hard-muscled and ultra-masculine.

Take a first-hand look at this impressive bull and watch as he goes under the auctioneer’s hammer.

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