The Moyle family’s sale last week at Gazette near Penshurst backed up its very impressive result at South Australia the week before where a total clearance of 122 bulls was achieved with a $32,000 top and an average price of $9336.

At Pathfinder’s Gazette sale last week, 103 bulls sold of the 106 offered to a top of $16,000 twice and an average $8300.

The two top-priced bulls were Lot 9, Pathfinder Genesis L48 and Lot 33, Pathfinder 12E7 L170.

Ken Davis and Peter Robertson of Condah Hills, at Condah near Macarthur, were the buyers of Lot 9, a powerful Pathfinder Genesis son out of a TC Total daughter. The young sire tipped the scales at 882 kilograms and had a scrotal circumference of 42 centimetres. 

The buyers said they purchased this Genesis son for his “performance figures to boost their herd index”.

Lot 9 had estimated breeding values (EBVs) in the top one per cent for the breed for +59kg for 200-day growth +104kg for 400-day growth and +142kg 600-day growth. He is +6.0kg for birth weight while scoring +5.1 square centimetres for eye muscle area (EMA) and +1.5pc for intramuscular fat (IMF).

Condah Hills also purchased Lot 63 for $15,000, Lot 91 for $8000 and 107 for $7000 to an average of $11,500.

First time buyer of Pathfinder genetics, Riverwood Angus, Goomalibee, bought Lot 33, the equal top priced bull. 

Pathfinder 12E7 L170 is sired by Rito 12E – son of the great Rito Revenue, and out of a Lawson’s Dinky-Di cow. This impressive sire was the heaviest in the sale draft weighing 996kg with a scrotal circumference of 44cm.  

Lot 33’s EBVs were in the top five per cent for the breed for +54kg for 200-day growth, +89kg for 400-day growth  and +124kg for 600-day growth. He was +6.6kg for birth weight, +9.5sqcm for EMA and +2.2pc for IMF.

Mark Beavis said he bought the two year-old sire for his “complete softness and thickness”.

“He will work well over my bigger framed cow herd,” Mr Beavis said.

Landmark Agent Col Broughton said another of his clients had topped the Euroa calf sales with Pathfinder blood calves, so he encouraged Mr Beavis to the sale.

Pathfinder’s Nick Moyle said it was great to see repeat buyers back, and bulls had gone to Tasmania and NSW.

“The Genesis sons are the highlight this year with 13 sons selling in SA to average $14,500 while they were in hot demand at this sale also,” Mr Moyle said.