Results for 2026 ALC Brahmans Bull Sale at “Gundaroo” held on 7th July.
Top Price $21,000 three times * Sale Average $7,942 * Clearance 100%
103 bulls sold ranging in price from $5,000 to $21,000
The 2026 ALC Bull Sale was conducted on property at “Gundaroo”, Nebo, via the Helmsman selling system, with simultaneous online bidding through AuctionsPlus. Buyers had access to videos of every lot, supported by comprehensive catalogue information, including performance and fertility data. Every bull was sire and dam verified, horn poll verified, as well as semen morphology evaluated.
The offering of rising two-year-old, grass-developed bulls combined elite genetic performance with practical commercial traits. On average, the sale team ranked in the top 5% of the Brahman breed for both the Central Production $ Index and Live Export $ Index, the top 5% for Scrotal Size and Days to Calving EBVs, and the top 25% for 600-Day Growth EBV. 68% of the bulls were polled, while an impressive 83% were out of two-year-old calving Dams and/or Granddams.
Bulls sold to cattle operations across Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland. Three Lots shared sale top of $21,000. AJM Pastoral, Richmond QLD secured two of them in Lots 18 & 41. Lot 18 (25-8111) is a homozygous polled bull, ranking in the top 1% of the breed for CP & L.Ex $ Indexes plus DTC EBV, top 3% for SS EBV and top 30% for 600-day growth EBV. Lot 41 (25-8178), also a homozygous polled bull, displayed incredible data with +64 CP $ Index, +96 L.Ex $ Index, +4.6 SS EBV, -17.9 DTC EBV and +42 for 600-day growth EBV. AJM Pastoral secured four homozygous polled bulls in total for an average of $17,750.
The third bull to equally top the sale was Lot 56 (25-7878). This heavily muscled, phenotypically impressive bull, went to Cockatoo Cattle Co, Wandoan QLD. This bull was out of a Dam that calved as a 2-year-old, has had 5 calves on a 351-day interval and is heavily pregnant with her next calf. The calving records for the next three generations of female pedigree were as follows: 12 calves on 363-day interval, 11 calves on 363-day interval and 7 calves on 369-day interval – representing the fertility focus that underpins the ALC breeding program. All three sale toppers went to commercial cattle operations, and it was rewarding to see they value the genetic package supplied in ALC Brahmans bulls.
Second top sale price of $20,000 was reached three times by the following studs; Baldwin Pastoral, Rockhampton QLD – Lot 92, Rockley Brahmans, Roundstone QLD – Lot 36 and J.P Hampson & S.E Utschink, Coorumba QLD – Lot 30.
Online participation through AuctionsPlus was strong again this year, with a few first-time ALC buyers purchasing with confidence using only the videos and detailed performance information. Their willingness to buy unseen reinforced the value of providing transparent, objective data alongside quality visual assessment.
One of the most rewarding aspects of the sale was the feedback from buyers, who commented on the depth and consistency of the offering. The combination of exceptional data, natural muscling, sound structure, and strong phenotype provided buyers with genuine selection options. Most satisfying of all is hearing from clients who continue to see measurable improvements in profitability and herd performance using ALC genetics.
On behalf of everyone at ALC Brahmans, thank you to all who supported this year’s bull sale. We appreciate the continued confidence of our long-standing clients and warmly welcome the many those who purchased ALC genetics for the first time. Alf and Louise would also like to extend their sincere appreciation to the entire ALC team and JW Livestock Services for their hard work and professionalism in ensuring the sale was a success.
Alf and Louise Collins – ALC Brahmans
Below is part of the article Queensland Country Life printed when reporting on the ALC Brahmans 2026 Bull Sale.
AJM Pastoral’s Alister McClymont has purchased bulls from ALC every year since the stud’s inception, when the first on-property bull sale was held in 2011.
Mr McClymont said the stud’s reputation for breeding bulls with high fertility traits was the main reason they like to buy sires from the Collins family, along with their bulls’ early maturing characteristics.
“The ALC bulls also have the poll gene now, which is good,”Mr McClymont said. “We’ve gone from a 10pc poll herd to 80 to 90pc now.”
The McClymonts’ operation at Richmond is geared to turning off feeder cattle, hence the need for early maturing genetics with good conversion rates.
“If we’re not using good weight gain cattle like the Collins have, buyers won’t take them,” Mr McClymont said.
