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2008 National Summary for 10 major breeds
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| NATIONAL SUMMARY 2008 BULLS SOLD AT AUCTION | ||||||||
| Compiled from information available as at 20th August 2008 | ||||||||
| THE 10 MAJOR BREEDS . | ||||||||
| BREED | NO. OF SALES | % OF SALES | NO. OF BULLS SOLD | % OF BULLS SOLD | TOP PRICE $ | GROSS $ | % OF GROSS | AVERAGE $ |
| ANGUS | 124 | 43% | 4,918 | 45% | 42,000 | 20,225,765 | 45% | 4,113 |
| BRAHMAN | 6 | 2% | 789 | 7% | 26,000 | 2,966,890 | 7% | 3,760 |
| CHAROLAIS | 28 | 10% | 1,182 | 11% | 50,000 | 5,526,205 |
12% | 4,675 |
| DROUGHTMASTER | 6 | 2% | 350 | 3% | 37,500 | 1,304,450 | 3% | 3,727 |
| HEREFORD | 55 | 19% | 1,800 | 17% | 62,500 | 7,621,792 | 17% | 4,234 |
| LIMOUSIN | 18 | 6% | 469 | 4% | 16,000 | 1,705,930 | 4% | 3,637 |
| MURRAY GREY | 14 | 5% | 297 | 3% | 13,500 | 1,124,645 | 3% | 3,787 |
| SANTA GERTRUDIS | 10 | 3% | 322 | 3% | 34,000 | 1,129,480 | 3% | 3,508 |
| SHORTHORNS | 10 | 3% | 354 | 3% | 22,000 | 1,651,500 | 4% | 4,665 |
| SIMMENTALS | 17 | 6% | 412 | 4% | 30,000 | 1,710,200 | 4% | 4,151 |
| TOTALS | 288 | 100% | 10,893 | 100% | 62,500 | 44,966,857 | 100% | 4,128 |
| NATIONAL SUMMARY 2008 BULLS SOLD AT AUCTION | ||||||||
| THE BRITISH & EUROPEAN BREEDS in alphabetical order. | ||||||||
| BREED | NO. OF SALES | % OF SALES | NO. OF BULLS SOLD | % OF BULLS SOLD | TOP PRICE $ | GROSS $ | % OF GROSS | AVERAGE $ |
| ANGUS | 124 | 47% | 4,918 | 52% | 42,000 | 20,225,765 | 51% | 4,113 |
| CHAROLAIS | 28 | 11% | 1,182 | 13% | 50,000 | 5,526,205 | 14% | 4,276 |
| HEREFORD | 55 | 21% | 1,800 | 19% | 62,500 | 7,621,792 | 19% | 4,258 |
| LIMOUSIN | 18 | 7% | 469 | 5% | 16,000 | 1,705,930 | 4% | 3,703 |
| MURRAY GREY | 14 | 5% | 297 | 3% | 13,500 | 1,124,645 | 3% | 3,787 |
| SHORTHORNS | 10 | 4% | 354 | 4% | 22,000 | 1,651,500 | 4% | 4,748 |
| SIMMENTALS | 17 | 6% | 412 | 4% | 30,000 | 1,710,200 | 4% | 4,151 |
| TOTALS | 266 | 100% | 9,432 | 100% | 62,500 | 39,566,037 | 100% | 4,195 |
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