Close to $250,000 changed hands at the Dandaleith Angus bull sale Tuesday, June 15, near Dannevirke.
Thirty bulls were on offer and the average price was $8000, in what farmer Willy Philip described as "a good sale".
He said his stock were in as good a shape as the climate would allow, with a dry patch in Autumn spoiling a really good spring and early summer.
Bidding started vigorously as the first-choice bulls were put up for sale, the top five selling for in excess of $9000 each, peaking at $16,000 for lot three, Dandaleith Ashland 14.
![Some of the keen bidders focussing on the sale.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/C3UJAOOSM4E4OBRIBZJLEJKGMI.jpg?auth=1347f9395f920d34028e981e34b5cf1192fdf53195afe751dc46c3ec65cf746b&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)