A 12-MONTH-OLD Angus bull with an IMF (Intramuscular fat) of 7.5 was the top priced bull in Kunuma Angus Stud's 41st bull sale last Tuesday.

The bull, bought by Spry's Shorthorns and Angus Stud in Wagga Wagga, reached $20,000 and is described in the sale book as "a super exciting young sire who has very high marbling but still keeps his shape and type which is very rare. It's not every day you breed a 7.5 IMF bull".

Father-son stud co-principals Dean and Mitch Lynch were very pleased with the sale, the weather was perfect and there was a lively bidding turn-out both in person and online.

"It was a very successful day, considering the year," Mitch said.

"Getting the bull in to Spry's Angus is a great result. It's a pretty big achievement for a little stud," he added.

"Our top-priced bull we spent a bit of money on genetics and it's slowly starting to come through, there's been a fair bit of interest in it, which is good."

Father Dean said he was really pleased to see return clients at the sale.

"These clients have come from southern Victoria to the Riverina so that's a spread of over 1500 kilometres from this radius on the Monaro.

"It's great to see genetics which have been here for 41 years, at the highest stud in Australia, spread out into the country."

Dean said whilst the top-priced bull is not a record, the amount is significant for a yearling bull.

"Our genetics is going into a well-recognised angus stud, so it's great to see our genetics going into other genetic breeders.

"As a co-principal we had three generations of Lynch's in that shed today, so I was very excited."

The sale saw a "solid clearance" of the 41 bulls on offer.

"We have two sales a year, one here and one in Victoria, and to get a pretty solid clearance is exceptional, so we are really happy," Dean said.

At the conclusion of the sale Nutriens stud stock agent Matt Campion said the day for the Lynch family.

"Considering the dry conditions on the Monaro and down into South Gippsland where a lot of the Kunuma clients come from, I thought it was a really solid day to end up selling 36 of 41 [we're up to now] averaging $8952 was really solid.

"It was great to see the son of Te Mania r1095 - the $120,000 bull - top the sale at $20,000 and go to such a respected cattle breeder in Gerald Spry from Spry's Shorthorns and Angus.

"There were a lot of loyal clients who have been with the Kunuma brand for quite some time and it was also good to see some new faces scattered through those who attended."

After running a Murray Grey Stud, it was in 1983 they Lynch's decided to change to straight black angus and the Kunuma Angus Stud started with the purchase of five cows with five calves at foot from Harry and Rob Williams at the Victoree Angus Stud in Benalla.

A few years later, a line of cows was purchased from Landfall Angus in Tasmania and these two lines became the base to the stud's existing herd today.

However, what's most exciting to Dean is the snowy. mountains farm is up to its seventh generation.

"We all know there are many ups and downs in the rural industry, but to reach a seventh generation milestone is outstanding," Dean said.