Female dispersal sale for prominent Manawatu beef stud raises $468,700

More than 60 years of history came to an end on 8 April with a female dispersal sale staged by prominent Manawatu beef stud Atahua Angus.

Approximately 140 attended the Kiwitea sale, which also attracted online bidders and observers from throughout the country. Several Australian breeders, part of the growing PGG Wrightson network beyond our shores, came across the Tasman to support the sale, heading home satisfied having secured some high quality Angus genetics.

The Atahua bloodlines have been built up over more than 60 years. Although they are no longer together within a single herd, they will continue to provide value to Angus breeders for generations to come.

bidr was in attendance, providing a purchasing option to 32 registered buyers. Just over one quarter of the lots sold to bidr purchasers.

All Atahua Angus breeding females, comprising mixed age cows, first-time calvers and rising two year old heifers, plus all the associated calves, were offered at the sale, which raised $468,700, achieving a top price of $18,000. In the current tough market this was an exceptional sale.

Brothers Alan and Colin Dalziell own Atahua Angus, in partnership with their wives Michele and Louise. Established by Alan and Colin’s parents Elsie and Verdun Dalziell in 1961, the business has been in the hands of the current generation since the early 1980s. Having now completed their dispersal, the Dalziells are looking to sign off Atahua Angus with an R2 bull sale, and will then continue their commercial farming business.