Affordable breeding material of the highest quality was offered at the fourth production auction of Sebadja Bonsmaras, owned by Bertus Blignaut of the farm Smallepad near Roedtan, on 7 August.
By Johan Norval
The stud manager, Johan Boshoff, says they offered only their best animals at the auction. The 27 bulls sold for between R50 000 and an all-time high of R600 000. The average price of the bulls was R135 740.
The bull that fetched R600 000, SBJ23-005, is a four-star bull that was used in the Somerhoek and Sebadja studs. The buyers are Fafa van der Westhuizen of Westbourn Bonsmaras near Dewetsdorp and Pieter Labuschagne of Bendito Bonsmaras near Hoopstad.
Demand for the female animals was also good. The average price of the 3-in-1 stud cows was R65 000, while stud cows with a calf averaged R111 000 and pregnant stud heifers R86 875. The average prices of the commercial animals were as follows: 3-in-1 cows, R39 000; cows with a calf, R46 143; and pregnant heifers, R30 000.
Vleissentraal Bosveld hosted the auction in collaboration with the Meerkat platform. The auctioneer was Johan van der Nest.
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