Tidy sale for Whangara stud’s ‘new generation’

TOP BULL: Whangara Angus's new operators were delighted to see a full house for their East Coast Angus Bull Week sale yesterday. Tom Sanson and Andrew Cribb sold 25 rising two-year-olds, including this big boy for a sale-high of $11,500. Picture by Paul Rickard

A new generation made a good start when Whangara Angus presented their bulls for sale on-farm yesterday and went close to a sell-out sale.

New stud operators Tom Sanson and Andrew Cribb took over the stud from Patrick Lane earlier this year.

They put up 27 rising two-year-old bulls and sold 25 of them for a sale-high price of $11,500 and an average of $7680.

In his opening remarks, Mr Sanson said he and Mr Cribb saw a great opportunity in the stud moving forward, and he thanked Mr Lane for that opportunity.

“Taking over the operation of the Whangara stud and the overall farming operation on the property has been a seamless process.

“We've only been here for three months but we feel we have already stamped a bit of a mark on the cattle,” Mr Sanson said.

“We will continue to focus on performance, backed up by science, and we look forward to working with you all into the future,” he said to the gallery.

Auctioneer Neville Clark said it was the start of a “new generation” for the stud.

“It was a very tidy sale for them first-up, with an excellent clearance rate and fair money on the bulls sold,” he said.

“The better bulls got the credit they deserved.”

Mr Cribb said he and Mr Sanson were “humbled” by the turnout, with a packed rostrum.

“Thanks everyone for coming.”

Mr Sanson said they could not have asked for a better response to their first sale.

“It's a good platform to build on and our focus is to build for the future.

“It's been a good day.

Andrew and I are looking forward to seeing where we can take the stud — there's certainly a lot of potential.”

Mr Lane attended and said he was pleased for the new owners.

“They are a dynamic duo and moving forward I wish them all the very best.”

See also the Ratanui Angus sale .