Sale Information

2026 Eaglehawk Bull Sale Wrap Up

Our 2026 Bull Sale is now behind us, and after a little time to reflect, what stands out most is the confidence shown in the cattle right through the catalogue.

All 92 bulls sold, averaging $15,348 and topping at $40,000, with buyers from NSW, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Around a third of the offering headed north to Queensland.

The result itself was very pleasing, but what mattered more to us was the strength of competition across so many lots. This was probably the most consistent team of bulls we have offered, and it was rewarding to see buyers recognise that depth from the beginning of the sale through to the end.

The draft brought together sire lines that have been years in the making. Montana Jet and Peak Dot Boost were bulls we secured in North America for exclusive use in the Eaglehawk program, while sires including Ellingson Prolific, Musgrave Rob Roy, Sitz Resilient, Schiefelbein Showman and U2 Coalition come from cattle and programs we have seen, studied and followed closely over many years.

We have never gone to North America simply looking for something different. We go looking for cattle that fit.

That means seeing the cattle for ourselves. Looking at the bulls, their mothers, daughters and the programs behind them wherever we can, and following those genetics over time. Most of what we see never comes home.

The cattle that do have to offer something worthwhile to the Eaglehawk program. Type, maternal strength, structure, soundness and commercial relevance, without losing the traits we have spent years building into our cow herd.

The aim remains the same. Thickness, muscle, bone and soundness, with the softness and doing ability to keep functioning when conditions get tough.

And through all of that, maternal still matters.

We want bulls with power and performance that leave fertile, functional females with genuine value.

A maternal program shouldn’t just produce females you want to keep. It should produce females other people want to buy.

That marketability has become increasingly evident in Eaglehawk bred females, giving our commercial clients value at both ends. The best can be retained as productive breeders, while surplus females remain a valuable, sought after product.

It was particularly pleasing to hear that reflected by buyers themselves. One commercial producer described the Eaglehawk bulls as different in the market, particularly in their structure, build and the way they move.

Almost all of the bulls again went into commercial herds, which is exactly where we want them.

Ian spoke with a number of returning clients after the sale. Several said they had paid more this year, but were comfortable doing so because their previous Eaglehawk bulls had lasted and delivered value over their working lives.

That means a great deal to us.

 

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A cross-section of the bulls. We don’t shave heads – we think its important that you can see their true hair-type. 

 

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Sires of the 2026 Sale Bulls

Genetic Diversity With Purpose

We have never been interested in following the crowd.

For many years we have travelled extensively throughout North America, investing heavily in the search for genetics that offer genuine value to our clients and our own herd. Much of that journey has taken us to some of the most respected and influential Angus programs in the world.

Rather than chasing trends or extremes, we continue to prioritise strong cow families, practical functionality and long term breeding relevance.

The result is a sire battery that remains genuinely different within Australia, including several bloodlines held exclusively by Eaglehawk and offering valuable outcross opportunities.

Together, these sires have been selected to add strength, balance and lasting value for future generations.

Peak Dot Boost 162k

Angus Bulls
Exclusive
”PEDIGREE

SIRE: PEAK DOT BOOST 137H

DAM: PEAK DOT DUCHESS 27H

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Owned Exclusively In Australia By Eaglehawk Angus

Peak Dot Boost is a sire that has added genuine grunt, thickness and doing ability to the Eaglehawk program.

We purchased Boost in 2020 after visiting the Peak Dot Ranch program in Canada. Their breeding philosophy strongly resonated with us. Functional cattle, strong cow families and no fuss cattle that work under real commercial conditions 

Boost himself is a very attractive, robust and well muscled bull with plenty of punch, strong bone and excellent body capacity. He combines structural soundness with natural thickness and softness while still maintaining balance and mobility. .  He is a real cattlemans bull, not a pretty boy but the type you would want in your trenches. In human terms he is a manly man.

When not being collected in centre, in Montana, he continues to work as a standing sire within the Peak Dot program, where he is producing very high quality progeny.

At Eaglehawk, his calves have consistently impressed us with their strength, shape and practicality.

Boost progeny are:

  • Strong calves 
  • Wide topped 
  • Good boned 
  • Deep bodied 
  • Thick made 
  • Quiet natured 
  • Structurally sound 
  • Easy doing 

They are the type of cattle suited to producing quality weaners, feeder cattle and heavy bullocks with genuine commercial weight and performance.

The females are developing particularly well.

The first daughters due to calve this year are moderate framed, deep bodied and already showing the broody, functional type we value highly within the herd. They are strong made females with plenty of capacity, while still maintaining femininity and softness.

Importantly, the progeny are breeding true and showing consistency across the board.

That predictability and reliability is exactly what we were searching for when we invested in Boost.

Peak Dot Boost continues to leave robust, practical cattle with genuine commercial punch and strong maternal backing.

Montana Jet 1271

Angus Bulls
Exclusive
”PEDIGREE

SIRE: SITZ STELLAR 726D

DAM: MONTANA JOY 9330

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Owned In Partnership With Faith Angus, Illinois and Nelson Angus, Idaho.

Exclusive To Eaglehawk 

Montana Jet represents the type of balanced, functional Angus cattle we continue to search for.

Jet is owned in partnership with Faith Angus and Nelson Angus, Idaho with Eaglehawk Angus holding the exclusive Australian interest.

While the Montana Angus program is not large in scale, it is built around a concentrated group of elite females with proven maternal strength and highly consistent cow families. That disciplined breeding approach strongly aligned with our own philosophy at Eaglehawk Angus.

When visiting the program three years ago, Jet caught our eye, but it was after seeing his mother and studying the depth of the maternal pedigree behind him that we gained the confidence to invest in the bull.

We were already familiar with the strength and consistency of the cow family, which gave us enormous confidence in the long term predictability of the genetics.

Jet is a powerful, athletic sire with excellent body shape, natural softness, structural integrity and genuine commercial presence. He combines:

  • Excellent length and body capacity 
  • Strong hindquarter shape 
  • Deep rib and flank 
  • Excellent foot quality 
  • Free and athletic movement 
  • Quiet temperament 
  • Strong sire character
  • Slick coated 

Importantly, his progeny are breeding true.

The females are developing into soft, fertile and highly efficient cows with the natural doing ability we place significant emphasis on within the Eaglehawk program.  We have rising 2 year olds calving this spring and they are very broody and roomy.

The consistency we are seeing throughout the progeny confirms the confidence we had in both the individual bull and the maternal strength behind him.

Montana Jet combines maternal strength, efficiency and structural integrity in a package designed for long term commercial performance.

Musgrave 316 Exclusive

Trusted, versatile, breed-leader
”PEDIGREE

SIRE: LD Capitalist 316

DAM: Musgrave Prim Lassie 163-386

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Musgrave 316 Exclusive needs no introduction around here. We’ve used him for several years, and our clients keep asking for his progeny—a clear sign he’s delivering what the industry demands. When there’s that kind of interest, we’re happy to keep him in the lineup.

Exclusive brings a rare blend of phenotype and performance. His calves are wide based, deep ribbed, and carry muscle without losing the practical softness we prioritise. We’ve seen his daughters shine as moderate, fertile cows with excellent udders, and his sons consistently  deliver on structure and growth.

His Australian EBVs tell a strong story. Exclusive ranks in the top 10% for 200-day and 400-day weights, with a Carcase Weight EBV in the top 5% of the breed, making him a standout for producers chasing growth and carcase quality alongside maternal strength. His calving
ease EBV adds versatility to his balanced profile.

He’s a bull we trust to keep shaping our herd and our clients’ herds with cattle that
perform—year in, year out. With limited semen available since his passing, Exclusive
remains a legacy worth building on.

HF Alcatraz 60F

Eaglehawk Nightrider P108
Outcross with consistency
”PEDIGREE

SIRE: MAY-WAY BREAKOUT 1310

DAM: HF MAYFLOWER 191Z

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Alcatraz was brought into the program as an outcross option—and a very striking one at that. We were initially drawn to him for his outstanding phenotype, and after seeing his progeny across several herds in the U.S. we quickly realised he had more than just looks going for him.

He consistently sires cattle with presence, shape, and structural integrity. There’s a softness and balance to his progeny that really stood out to us—they carry natural doing ability without sacrificing style or soundness.

Alcatraz adds another string to our bow, offering something different in terms of pedigree while still ticking the boxes we care about. He brings depth to our herd and gives our clients access to proven, eye-catching genetics that perform where it counts.

Ellingson Prolific

Angus Bulls
Maternal Powerhouse
”PEDIGREE

SIRE:  ELLINGSON PROFOUND 8155

DAM: EA QUEEN 8070

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This is the second year we’ve offered sons of Square B True North, and they continue to
impress us with their consistency, structure, and softness. He’s a sire that brings balance to a program, moderate birth, strong growth, and the kind of phenotype that works across a lot of
cow types.
True North has earned a reputation for producing good natured, structurally correct cattle that are easy to look at and easy to manage. That’s certainly been our experience with his progeny—they’re sound, even and ticking the boxes both in the paddock and on paper.
We’ve been pleased with how his sons have presented again this year, quiet, deep bodied, and built with longevity in mind. He’s proving himself to be a reliable, all-round sire in our program.

Schiefelbein Showman 338

Structure, style, genetic reach
”PEDIGREE

SIRE: SCHIEFELBEIN ATTRACTIVE 4565

DAM: FROSTY ELBA 3745

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We’ve followed the Schiefelbein program for a while, so it was great to visit their family operation in Minnesota and get a feel for the cattle behind the name.

We didn’t see Showman himself, but we saw plenty of his calves across different cow lines, and they were a standout group. Long bodied, structurally sound, and full of presence—he stamps them with a consistent and balanced type that’s easy to like.

On paper, Showman backs it up too. He sits in the top 3% for 200 day and top 8% for 400 day and yet his birthweight EBV is in the top 30%. That sort of spread—real world performance matched with standout data—is what makes him such an asset in a breeding program.

We’ve brought Showman in to extend our genetic reach without stepping away from the fundamentals. His progeny fit the mold we aim for, and we’re confident they’ll carry on that same value for our clients.

Ellingson Roughrider 4202

LD Capitalist 316
Reliable, proven, cow-maker
”PEDIGREE

SIRE:  CONNEALY EARNAN 076E

DAM: EA BLACKLASS 8914

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”MORE

We visited Ellingson Angus in North Dakota in 2019 and it was immediately obvious how highly they regard Ellingson Roughrider 4202. He is literally the bull on the front gate. Stetson Ellingson told us Rough Rider has probably been their most prolific cow maker and you can see his influence throughout the herd. And it is a very smart herd.

We were drawn to Rough Rider for his ability to consistently breed functional females that are deep bodied, structurally correct and easy doing. That kind of reliability in cow making genetics is exactly what we continue to chase within our own program.

Rough Rider combines performance, longevity and maternal strength with genuine practicality. He is a wide based, deep bodied bull with excellent structure, sound feet and the kind of softness and capacity that holds cattle together over time. 

What also stood out to us was just how heavily Rough Rider genetics continue to be used within progressive herds across North America. The influence he has had through programs such as Ellingson and Peak Dot gives us enormous confidence in the consistency and maternal strength he brings. 

Rough Rider is a sire we have brought into the program with genuine confidence, knowing he has already proven himself where it matters most, in productive cow herds built around fertility, structure, longevity and doing ability.

Schiefelbein Attractive 4565

Angus Bulls
Muscle without Compromise
”PEDIGREE

SIRE: JMB TRACTION 292

DAM: FROSTY ANSWER 3979

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”MORE

Schiefelbein Attractive 4565 became one of the most admired and heavily used sires in North America for good reason. Big bodied, stout featured and carrying exceptional foot quality and heel depth, Attractive combined phenotype, performance and structural integrity in a very complete package.

A proven sire of influential cattle including Showman, Amazon and IDO, Attractive consistently stamped his progeny with muscle, substance, presence and genuine Angus character. His sons have topped major sales across the United States, while his daughters are proving to be productive, broody females with excellent capacity and maternal quality.

We were certainly influenced by the fact that Peak Dot Ranch purchased Attractive to use within their own program, as we have always respected the type of cattle they breed. During the Covid years, when we were unable to travel to the United States ourselves, we leant heavily on the advice and observations of the network of breeders and cattlemen we trust most. Attractive  4565 was one sire that continued to be highly recommended from every direction.

It is perhaps a little unusual that we ended up using both Attractive and his son Showman within our breeding program, but we are certainly glad we did. Both sires have left the kind of cattle we admire, with power, softness, structural correctness and genuine herd bull presence.

We believe Attractive genetics continue to offer enormous value for our clients, particularly those wanting cattle with added body shape, muscle, doing ability and maternal strength, without sacrificing structure or practicality.

Musgrave Rob Roy

Built with Substance
”PEDIGREE

SIRE: BALDRIDGE SR GOALKEEPER

DAM: MUSGRAVE PRIM LASSIE 329

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Musgrave Rob Roy is a sire that immediately impressed us when we saw him at Musgrave Angus in Illinois. Powerful, thick made and carrying tremendous bone and substance, he is exactly the kind of bull we continue to search for.

A direct son of the record valued Musgrave Prim Lassie 329 cow family and by Baldridge SR Goalkeeper, Rob Roy combines pedigree strength with genuine phenotype. He carries tremendous rib shape, body depth and muscle expression, while still remaining balanced and athletic.

What really cemented our confidence in him, however, was seeing his first calves on the ground during that same trip. They were thick topped, bigger boned, attractive calves with real power and consistency throughout the group. Quite simply, they had the kind of look that makes you stop and take notice.

Rob Roy has the strength, bone and power that we strive for within our own program and importantly, he consistently passes those traits on. His progeny have genuine substance and capacity, while still maintaining the softness and practicality required to produce productive, long lasting females.

We believe Rob Roy has enormous value as a sire to add muscle, structural integrity and maternal strength, while laying down an exceptional female foundation within a herd.

Sitz Resilient 10208

LD Capitalist 316
Function, Fertility, Maternal Strength
”PEDIGREE

SIRE:  SITZ STELLAR 726D

DAM: SITZ MISS BURGESS 1856

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We first encountered Resilient in Montana in 2019 and he immediately stood out. Wide based, deep bodied and athletic, he possessed the structural integrity and practical functionality we value so highly.

What impressed us even more were the calves we saw. Thick, soft, quiet natured cattle with excellent structure and consistency, they were exactly the type of cattle we strive to breed within our own program.

Backed by generations of proven Sitz maternal genetics, Resilient combines calving ease, fertility, foot quality and maternal strength in a package that is becoming increasingly difficult to find. His daughters are proving to be productive, functional females with excellent udders, while his sons offer genuine commercial appeal through their shape, softness and doing ability.

Although there are still relatively few Resilient progeny in Australia, his reputation continues to grow as more breeders discover the consistency, structural soundness and profitability he delivers.

S Powerpoint WS 5503

LD Capitalist 316
Another year, more consistency
”PEDIGREE

SIRE: TEHAMA REVER

DAM: S QUEEN ESSA 248

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Powerpoint 5503 has more than earned his place in our lineup. This is another strong year for his progeny — and once again, they’re standing out for all the right reasons. He continues to deliver consistent, moderate birth weights, impressive growth, and standout temperament. His calves are easy to work with, structurally correct, and ticking the boxes both in the paddock
and on paper.

He’s one of the most fertility focused sires in our team, offering excellent longevity,
maternal strength, and udder quality that holds up over time.

Phenotypically, Powerpoint is clean and powerful — tremendous muscling, excellent foot structure, and real Angus presence. He also ranks as a trait leader for marbling,
combining carcase quality with the kind of doing ability and temperament that make him a standout.

We’ve been impressed with his calves every step of the way. He’s a bull that delivers
consistency, balance, and maternal value — and we’re proud to have him in the mix.

Sale Information

BUYING FROM HOME

We have you covered. The sale will be interfaced with Auctions Plus for those unable to attend in person on sale day.

All lots will be also available for viewing online prior to the day on our website.
If you are unable to access online bidding please let us or the agents know and we can arrange for your bids to be placed over the phone. We have been doing this for a few years now and we can guarantee the bulls quality and lowest possible price.

Telstra mobile coverage.

REBATES

3% Commission will be paid to agents who introduce a client in writing 12 hours prior to the sale, accompany them to the sale and settle within 7 days.

OR attend the sale and purchase on behalf of the client and settle within 7 days.

GST

Bulls are sold excluding GST. If a bull is knocked down for $4,000 you will be charged $4,400.

All lots will be sold subject to usual conditions governing auction sales as posted at our sale office.

INSURANCE

Ownership passes at the fall of the hammer. Having insurance for the first year protects your investment by spreading risk, just like you do when you insure farm equipment or your crop.

Ray White can organize insurance for you on the day.

TRUCKING

Discuss delivery with our Ray White Team. We will make every effort to coordinate delivery by sharing with others where possible, to minimize transport costs.

Animals left at Eaglehawk after sale day are done so at purchasers’ risk and it would be advisable to have them covered by insurance.

Please give the office written instructions for delivery.

TRANSFERRING REGOS

All bulls are registered with the Angus Society of Australia. If you would like us to transfer them please let us know on the instruction slip and fill in all information required.

BULL PREPARATION

The longevity and performance of our bulls is of utmost importance to us. For their fertility, rumen, skeletal development and general wellness we raise them from birth on pasture and sometimes, if available, an oat crop.

Before sale time we start a high roughage feeding regime to keep them on a
rising plane of nutrition throughout the winter months. As we run our bulls all together, it also helps with settling such a large group.

The ration consists of a nutritionist formulated high hay-based ration including low percentages of rolled wheat, macca meal and minerals. This will assist the bull to cope with whatever he may face without compromising his potential.

FERTILITY

All bulls have passed a thorough reproductive physical examination. This assessment includes semen viability, palpation and measurement of the reproductive organs including inspection of penis for abnormalities and warts.

Peter Brown from Bovine Breeders carries out this work for us.

GUARANTEE

Eaglehawk Angus guarantees the structural soundness and fertility of our bulls. If a bull should break down or prove infertile for reasons other than injury, misadventure, disease, mismanagement or negligence we will provide you with a satisfactory replacement, if available – or issue you with a credit equal to the purchase price, minus salvage value. This credit may be used to purchase an
animal at a future Eaglehawk sale.

Any request for replacement/credit must be lodged within 11 months of purchase and accompanied by a Vet. Certificate.

HEALTH PROTOCOLS

From birth – 7in1 at 3 months & 7 months
Weaning at 7 months – AD&E injection, Eclipse pour on, Selovin LA injection.
18 months – 7in1 vaccine, Vaccinated for Vibrio & Lepto, Selovin LA injection, Demise pour on.
Ad lib (homemade) mineral lick and rock salt.
Eaglehawk is located in a Bovine Johnes protected area.

FIND US

 

Ian & Sally Vivers

480 Eastern Feeder Rd

Glen Innes NSW 2370

 

Ian Mob: 0427 621 278

Sal Mob: 0428 210 962

 

ian@eaglehawkangus.com.au

sally@eaglehawkangus.com.au

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