2026 Bull Sale Report

Millah Murrah bull sells to $420,000 high

The Land Newspaper – Livestock, Thursday September 10, 2026, page 65, by Elizabeth Anderson

BULLS headed to nearly all states in a record-smashing result at the Millah Murrah on-property Angus bull sale near Bathurst last Thursday.

Bidding hit its highs early in the sale with Millah Murrah Wyatt W50 knocked down for a mammoth $420,000, to stud Gundungarra Angus, Robertson.

The price is a national Angus breed record and believed to be a national all-breeds beef record price.

But it was not the only high of the sale, which had full clearance of 121 bulls for an average $37,528.

In 2025, the stud sold 124 bulls for an average $34,145.

The 2026 breakdown included 64, 18-month-old bulls to the $420,000 top, averaging $42,546; 36 yearlings to $72,000, averaging $31,110 and 21, two-year-old bulls to $54,000, averaging $33,238.

Wyatt was sired by Millah Murrah Ulsterman U145, which goes back to Millah Murrah Rector R53, while the dam Millah Murrah Kerry U68, goes back to Millah Murrah Ricky R45.

Named in honour of stud founder Wyatt Thompson, the bull’s estimated breeding value figures include good fat scores in the top five per cent for rib at +3.2 and top 8pc for rump at +3.1pc, with an eye muscle area figure of +10.4.

Wyatt also has calving ease-daughter figures of +8.4, gestational length of -8.2 and mature cow body condition of +0.53 – all in the top 5-8pc, with him already used with heifers in the stud this season. His 200-day, 400-day and 600-day growth figures were +51, +95 and +125, respectively. He also had stand-out feet, ranked in the top 2pc for claw structure and feet angle.

Dave Croker, Gundungarra Angus manager, said they had identified the bull early, particularly liking his sire.

“When we first saw him, he was the complete package – a very complete bull,” he said.

Of paying a record price for Wyatt, Mr Croker said he knew there would be plenty of competition for this bull.

“We think as good as he is, he’ll leave a long-lasting impact on the industry,” he said.

Gundungarra Angus also bought a second bull, Millah Murrah Warlock W216, for $64,000.

Also capturing plenty of attention was Millah Murrah Woodruff W48, catalogued at lot 14 and brought forward to be offered at lot 11.

The 19-month-old, 812kg bull, sold for $200,000, to a syndicate of Heart Angus, Tamworth, and Shepwok Angus, Esperance, WA.

The bull by Millah Murrah Ricky R45, out of Millah Murrah Flower T238, a dam that goes back to Millah Murrah Paratrooper P15, which set the $160,000 Angus breed record in 2019.

Woodruff’s figures included a calving ease-daughter EBV of +94, in the top 3pc, a MCB figure in the top 1pc at +0.74 and feet scores in the top 1pc and 2pc.

His 200-day weight was +59, 400-day at +107 and 600-day of +135.

In another sale standout, a full brother to Wyatt W50 followed him into the ring, with Millah Murrah Weston W20 knocked down for $120,000.

The 812kg, 19-month-old had 45cm scrotal circumference and 6.5 frame score, as well as top 2pc and 1pc claw structure and foot angle EBVs.

He was bought by Bassett Angus, Roma, Queensland, among its two lots.

There was plenty of stud interest from the outset with Ellengerrin Angus, Inverleigh, Vic, kicking off the sale by paying $50,000 for Millah Murrah Wilbur W80; Ascot Angus, Warwick, Qld, paid $52,000 for two-year-old Millah Murrah Vigour V215; Coolie Angus, Merriwa, selected Millah Murrah Warlock W180 for $46,000 and Boambee Angus, East Seaham, took home Millah Murrah Warlock W36 for $44,000. Rosemount Angus, Newbridge, bought Millah Murrah Winston W227 for $42,000 and Millah Murrah Whisper W207 for $34,000, while Rosebank Angus, Tariana, selected Millah Murrah Wordsworth W84 for $42,000.

Third highest price of the day was paid by Bowmont Angus Victoria, who outlayed $140,000 for Lot 11, Millah Murrah Warney W83, a son of Millah Murrah Trigger.

‘A treasure for our family’ with record result

The Land Newspaper , Thursday September 10, 2026, page 5, by Elizabeth Anderson

ALMOST 25 years ago, when Ross and Dimity Thompson took on the reins of the Millah Murrah stud at Goonamurrah, Bathurst, they made a point to honour the stud’s founders.

At the time, in 2003, Millah Murrah smashed the national record for both the highest-priced Angus bull and the highest-priced Angus cow.

In the “euphoria of it all,” Mr Thompson set up the Wyatt Thompson Trophy and the Winsome Thompson Trophy for the record-holding bull and female in the Angus breed, named for his parents.

He said this would allow the Angus Society to track when the breed record changed.

A quarter of a century on, as part of an “extraordinary day,” Millah Murrah Wyatt W50 has joined the list of bulls on the Wyatt Thompson Trophy. The bull sold for a massive $420,000 during the stud’s on-property auction last Thursday.

The previous breed record was $360,000, held by yearling bull Texas Thunder-struck T383, set in 2023.

Mr Thompson said he had selected the name “without any intent,” simply because it was a ‘W’ year in the naming cycle.

The catalogue had two bulls named for his father, Wyatt and a full brother Weston, which sold directly after the top-priced bull for $120,000.

“As it got nearer the sale, it did cross my mind that he was certainly a bull that warranted a new breed record price, and it would be quite lovely if it happened,” he said. “To have Wyatt W50 on the Wyatt Thompson Trophy is pretty special for me.

“I love my Dad and Mum and it’s just a lovely thing, it’ll be a little bit of a treasure for our family.

In addition to being an Angus breed record, Wyatt also holds the national record for highest-priced bull sold in Australia, as well as highest-priced beef animal, surpassing the record for a heifer of $400,000 for Wagyu Sunnyside S0014.

The record-smashing bull is headed to stud duties on the South Coast after being bought by Gundungarra Angus, Robertson.

Gundungarra Angus manager Dave Croker said they had identified this bull early on, calling him “the complete package”.

“He’s one of the best Angus bulls I’ve seen in my life,” he said. “I fell in love with him and needed to have him.”

Mr Croker said he knew there would be plenty of competition for this bull.

“We think as good as he is, he’ll leave a long-lasting impact on the industry,” he said.

Mr Thompson agreed, and said the bull was “the most complete bull we’ve ever put forward for sale.”

“You can’t breed them perfect, but I think that’s the closest we’ve come,” he said.

This was not the only standout of the sale, which had an average of $37,528 across the 121 lots, with another bull selling at $200,000.

Mr Thompson said he felt “blessed” with the sale results and support from clients.

“Everything I could ever ask, happened today,” he said.