The 3rd annual Manali RARE Bull Sale offered 39 Limousin & Lim-Flex bulls and had the best clearance to date with 100% of bulls offered sold.

The bulls sold to a mixture of new and repeat clients with little distinction being made between Limousin & Lim-Flex genetics and higher prices for bulls with above average muscling but plenty of fat cover. All scan data was provided and bulls with high EMA’s sought after.

The top price was for Lot 4, an apricot, polled son of Manali Sudden Impact G130 and was purchased by Robert and Stephen Gill from Alexander Downs for $10,000. The bull posted a 141cm EMA, had fat scores of 8 & 6, marbling of 4.4% and weighed 892kgs at 24mths of age.

The second top price was for Lot 18, a fully imported embryo from Hagar Cattle Company, by the US and Canadian renowned AHCC Westwind. This bull and his two flush brothers were much admired before the sale with two selling for stud duties.

Manali Westwind K34 sold for $9000 to Jamie Hollis and was the highest marbling Limousin bull in the sale at 5.2%. He weighed 722kgs at 15 months of age with a 114cm EMA and 10 and 6 mm of fat.

Steak sandwiches from Alexander Downs were provided free of charge and the sale was warmly attended.

The MacCallum Family’s use of outcross North American genetics attracted interest from 3 states with people impressed with the quality and temperament of the Limousin and Lim-Flex bulls on offer. The MacCallum’s once again sold a bull for children with rare diseases supporting the Steve Waugh Foundation and raised in excess of $5,500 on the day.

The sale averaged a healthy $4861 and grossed in excess of $189,000.