Two at $13,000 top sale at Kaiwara Angus stud

• Published date: 22 June 2022
• Publication title: Central Rural Life

All but one of the bulls sold at the sale at Culverden were sold to North Canterbury farmers. The day’s top price was $13,000

Neighbours Mike and Jono Satterthwaite, of Palmside Station, paid $13,000 each for lots 2 and 3, as the sale got off to a strong start.

Bruce Johns, who founded the stud in 1971, said the average price of around $7500 was a solid result.

‘‘We have always have good local support. We’ve got some loyal clientele in the Amuri Basin — farmers who keep coming back each year to buy our bulls.’’

Rural Livestock Canterbury livestock manager Donald Cooke said the sale showed some strong competition for the top bulls.

‘‘Today is the first big day in North Canterbury and I would say it’s consistent with sales we’ve had so far around the country.

‘‘There’s been the odd exceptional price, but overall this is a reflection of where the industry is at at the moment and for commercial bulls it’s good prices.’’

While 26 Kaiwara Angus bulls were offered, the most attention was reserved for Kaiwara’s latest acquisition, a bull the Johns family recently bought at a sale in the Wairarapa for $24,000.

Mr Johns held sales in partnership with Beechwood stud owner Rob Burrows for many years, until Mr Burrows sold up and moved to Amberley.

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