Mt Mable Angus held its 33rd annual sale on Monday June 11 at its venue on Jackson Road, Kumeroa.
43 rising two-year-old Angus bulls with an average weight of 828 kg were offered to a discerning bench of buyers.
A strong reputation built up over 50 years of careful breeding resulted in what owner Kevin Friel described after bidding ended "a tremendous sale".
![This Cricklewood J33 sired rising two year old Angus bull sold for $11,000, just over the average for the sale.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EGCG7IAKUXCRRU7QOGKX2LYFV4.jpg?auth=d7a7130dee3f7125f6b1fc88ac947f6ddc633f6924cf995c22fe33bcc716b2e0&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Spirited bidding, overseen by PGG Wrightson Auctioneer Cam Heggie meant 40 of the bulls sold under the hammer for an average price of $10,700.