22/09/2026
Another year, another successful sale under blue skies in Blackall.
Firstly, an important milestone.....in this our 18th year the Artesian Sale is now old enough to drink!
108 bulls selling for a 96% clearance, average of $9860, gross of $1,064,942 highest price $71,000 (Lot 1 Yaralla Gilbert) selling to Les Howard of Benjamin Droughtmasters.
Yaralla Gilbert has the significant honour of being the highest priced bull to be sold through the Blackall selling complex in any breed.
Our sincere thanks to each and every buyer and underbidder. Your support is cherished; we are extremely grateful to have so many loyal repeat clients and it is wonderful to see many new faces as well. It is never a short drive to Blackall and we are appreciative of the time it takes to get there.
Special mention to our bulk buyers: Andy & Jane Hayes and Tony Jackson, you both put together a cracking line of bulls.
Sponsors are a huge part of running a successful sale and we would like to give huge thanks to each sponsor:
TJO Grassroots Consulting Dickson Ag FeedPro Greensteel RB finance Shielded Insurance Brokers, Milne Bros and Westpac.
We love working with you all - thank you!
With this being our 14th year of donating to Royal Flying Doctor Service - Queensland Section, we are excited to send a cheque for $2,971 which brings our total contribution over the years to $52,263.
Thanks to the Nutrien team led by Jeremy Barron, you all do a great job every year. Excellent auctioning from Trent McKinlay & Brent Williams.
Thank you again to each and every buyer and bidder - whether you bought 1 bull or 20! See you all again next year.
Nutrien Western Nutrien Ag Solutions - QLD Stud Stock Locarno Droughtmasters Needmor Droughtmaster Yaralla Droughtmasters Clonlara Droughtmasters Western Red Droughtmasters
