This sale was a lot bigger than the first one I went to. We left late afternoon Monday and stayed the night in a nice motel in Dubbo. Monday was the show but others that covered that, and Carla and I were there to cover the sale which was on Tuesday.
These bull were a lot nicer looking because they were groomed. One difference Carla pointed out to me was that in the U.S people spend a lot more time preparing their animal for the show and sale than Australians do. It’s a lot more competitive in the States. At this sale I was able to walk around more and get different angles for my videos and pictures. The top price bull at this sale was $46,000 ←this is not a typo. I couldn’t believe it! This was the top price bull, the other high price bulls were in the $20,000 (still wow!).
I took video footage of the top price bulls and bulls that had won a ribbon from the show. After the sale we talked to a few people, interviewed the guy that bought the top price bull and I got to see bulls and their new owners get their picture taken. It was a lot colder in Dubbo, very strong winds, which didn’t help.
It was different than the first one but similar enough to where I felt a little more comfortable moving around to take pictures. Though I was missing one thing very important… BOOTS!... I just had tennis shoes (trainers) on and I wasn’t paying attention to where I was walking and slipped in a pile of cow poo… I almost fell backwards but caught myself! … that could have been very bad! And smelly.
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