Sernick Bonsmara, part of the Sernick Group hosted their 44th Production Auction on Friday 3 June 2022. 

The bull that fetched the highest price at auction was Lot 5 and sold for a hefty R1 800 000.00 to Mr. Johan Goosen from G10 Boerdery Bonsmara Stud. This marks a new record price for a SernickBonsmara Bull – the previous record price was R800 000 in 2021. The average across the 48 bulls on offer was R163 152.00 in comparison to R157 000.00 in 2021, R122 000.00 in 2020, R104 825.00 in 2019, R101 360.00 in 2018, R93 000.00 in 2017, R66 800.00 in 2016, R42 000.00 in 2015, and R38 000.00 in 2014.

Other results as follow:

• Stud females average: R74 032.00  (2021 = R53 471.00, 2020 = R47 547.00 & 2019 = R28 383.00)
• Commercial 3-in-1 average: R34 960.00  (2021 = R36 460, 2020 = R36 400.00 & 2019 = R26 172.00)
• Commercial heifers pregnant average: R25 996.00  (2021 = R23 040.00, 2020 = R19 138.00 & 2019 = 18 288.00)
• Commercial heifers average: R16 681.00  (2021 = R16 303.00, 2020 = R12 783.00)

Johan van der Nest acted as auctioneer for the 39^th time. The auction was widely attended with 252 registered buyers in person as well as online.