Top prices paid for Angus

As part of our Breed of the Month segment, we take a look at some of the highest prices paid for Angus cattle across the globe, and we include the auction calendar for Angus sales in South Africa from May to July.

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AUSTRALIA

R3,15 million

BULL

SELLER: Millah Murrah Angus, Bathurst

BUYER: Brooklana Angus Stud, Dorrigo

In September 2021, the bull 'Paratrooper R38' broke the Australian record for a black Angus bull when he was sold for AU$280 000 (about R3,15 million, adjusted for inflation). The bull was sold by Millah Murrah Angus Stud in Central New South Wales to Brooklane Angus Stud in Dorrigo.

Millah Murrah Angus also holds the record for the second-highest priced Angus bull in Australia, which was sold for AU$225 000 (R2,53 million).

IRELAND

R218 000

HEIFER

SELLER: John Murphy and Shane Murphy, Banteer, Cork

BUYER: Lisseycasey, Clare

In December 2021, the heifer 'Mercury Red Unbeatable Kim ET sold for a whopping €13 200 (R218 000) at the Irish Angus Cattle Society's Elite Show and Sale in Carrick-on-Shannon. She was sold by John Murphy and Shane Murphy of Banteer in Cork to Lisseycasey in Clare.

SOUTH AFRICA

R260 000