THERE were 25,195 stud and herd bulls sold this year among the ten largest beef breeds listed in Beef Central’s 2023 annual bull sales summary.
Our 2023 report includes this summary of numbers of bulls sold, and a separate article discussing average prices paid.
The same ten breeds last year accounted for 26,097 bulls, representing a decline in numbers this year of just over 900 bulls or 3.5pc.
Both 2021 and 2022 bull sale numbers were influenced by national herd rebuilding, however, as the industry recovered after two drought years (2019 across most of eastern Australia, and extending…
