North Island Sale Results 2020

North Island Limousin Breeders 26th Bull Trial and Sale

The bulls were in magnificent order, beautifully presented by Bull Trial Hosts, Dorothy and Hein Kroef, Mangatawhiri. Considering the drought conditions in the upper North Island over summer and autumn, the bulls were well grown and well fleshed. Probably the most manageable group of bulls in some time, the docility of the group was impeccable. Dorothy and Hein have done an excellent job over the past two years hosting the NILB Bull Trial and we are all very appreciative of their professionalism and experience with the Limousin breed. It has certainly set the bar high for future trials.
The drought also affected the number of buyers looking for bulls. Many commercial buyers could not get finished stock off to the works to make feed available for new stock. Many of our usual buyers indicated they just physically could not have more stock on their properties.

Top price of $7500 went to a stylish Huntlands bull. Aptly named Huntlands Porsche (Right) was a product of a Wulfs Amazing Bull crossed with Huntlands Dyre (With Romn Justice and Fanfan in her pedigree background). The bull was purchased by a long time supporter of the NILB Bull Trial, Dennis Wishnowsky from Feidling.

Second highest price of $5000 was earned by an outstandingly good natured Grayleen Pablo (Left). Pablo’s sire was Kivlean Languedoc (a graduate of the Bull Trial) and Grayleen Kiss Me Kate (With Wulfs Xcellsior in her pedigree background). John Arthur, from Pirongia, another long time supporter of the Bull Trial purchased Pablo.

Kivlean Patriarch and Mangatara 947P reached $4000, while Kivlean Pompidou sold for $3,500.
Eight bulls sold on sale day at an average of $4125.00. Three more bulls were sold the next day.
Entries are being taken for the 2020/21 Bull Trial which will return to the Limax Enterprises property near Matamata, on the slopes of the Kaimais. Frank Rientjes will remain as Convenor of the trial. If you would like to put in an entry for the trial start in September 2020, please contact Frank: 09 2360200 or 027 436 5032.

North Island Limousin Breeders Bull Trial Awards 2020

26th Annual Snake Gully Sale Tops at $9500

The 26th Annual Snake Gully Sale was held on the 9th June on farm at Maungakaramea. Snake Gully has never before faced the combined challenges of drought and the restrictions of Covid 19 as experienced in 2020. After facing months of doubt about our ability to hold our on-farm sale as calendared we were lucky enough that NZ went to Level 1 the night before.

Top price of $9500.00 went to Lot 3 Snake Gully Phil (left), a polled son of Flemington Legend L12 out of the dam Snake Gully Leesa, a Greensons Howlett daughter. Phil, the first son of Flemington Legend L12 to be sold in NZ, was purchased for commercial use by Phil and Pauline Gaudin of Aria. Phil and Pauline are long time supporters of Snake Gully and as at the 26th Annual Sale have purchased a total of 26 bulls in 20 years. We appreciate their support and continue to produce bulls that meet all our clients individual requirements.

Second highest of $7300.00 was Lot 7 Snake Gully Pete, a polled son of Snake Gully Fergus out of the dam Snake Gully Madge a black Auto Dollar General daughter. Pete was purchased by first time buyer Noel Bethel of Kerikeri for commercial use over heifers.
This years only cow offered for sale was Snake Gully Juicy, a Wulfs Xcellsior daughter in calf to Karlos sold to Murray Hayward, a local commercial breeder. Two of the three unjoined heifers sold to new breeder Nick Browning of Dargaville.
Private imports of semen from new sires Australian Flemington Legend L12 and UK Karlos have added to the genetic gene-pool of Snake Gully.
Selling 13/16 bulls with an average price of $4700.00 was up $700 on last year’s average.