The Grove Shorthorn bull sale tops at $31,500

A South Australian stud breeder was able to participate fully in The Grove's 37th annual on-property bull sale at Condamine last Thursday, thanks to digital technology, and secure the top priced bull on the day for $31,500.

The Grove Playstation P0870 (P), a traditional roan-coloured two-year-old sire, was listed late in the catalogue but caused many of the pings as bids were recorded on AuctionsPlus throughout the afternoon.

Weighing 890kg, his scrotal circumference was 40cm, his eye muscle area was 139 square centimetres, and his intramuscular fat was 7.6 per cent.

When the auction closed the successful bidder was Belmore Shorthorns based at Cadgee near Naracoorte, SA.

Belmore stud principal Andy Withers said his structural correctness and temperament score, by far the highest in the catalogue, as well as his meat and maturity patterns, had been what he was chasing.