FORMER South Australians Matt and Sally Bekker, Bos Park Droughtmasters, Gympie, Queensland, sold the top-price sire at the Alice Springs Show Bull Sale on Saturday - breed champion Bos Park Encore 081 at $7750.
While seasonal conditions were slightly drier than the previous two years, the clearance rate was a strong 89 per cent.
Despite fewer vendors, an excellent line-up of 34 bulls from four different states sold to nine different stations across the Alice Springs region, averaging a record $4750.