Grampians Angus owner and breeder  Jono Reed said he was happy with how the Culverden stud's annual sale went this year.

"It's awesome to have such great support when, as everyone knows, there is  a lot of pressure happening out there, and for those reasons, I think it's probably our most successful sale."

The auction was on June 14, with Grampians selling out.

60 of the 60 bulls up for auction sold on the day, with an average price of $10,200.

The top price was $15,000, going to lot 35, lot 11 and lot 3.

Although prices were back in the previous two years, Reed was unfazed.

"It's just the way everyone's been, in a lot of cases, a couple of thousand back.

"But the consistency was probably the most satisfying thing to see; it stayed steady the whole way through, and people could just find what they wanted. It just banged away."

A good crowd in the hundreds turned up for the sale, with some of the larger stations purchasing more than one bull on the day, which makes things easy, Reed said.

"We are really lucky we have a few stations that like what we are doing, and they know our product can handle their conditions and scale.

"It's a no fuss, honest sort of product."

Reed's son Hank, 10, got in on the action by putting his hand-reared Charolais bull up for auction.

"Silverstream Charolais gave Hank an orphan calf, and he hand-reared it and did a good job.

"It was just his calf he used to ride a muck around with."

Hank put the bull in the sheep yards and tried to promote him.

Auctioneer Neville Clark thought it would be a laugh if they sold the bull at the end of the main auction.

The bull sold for $3800, money Hank intends to put towards a motorbike.

"He's into all things farming. He's probably been more machinery-focused, but he likes everything we do. He is mad about hunting," Reed said.

by Claire Inkson