
Riddellvue Angus draws several loyal repeat buyers for bulls built for work
Riddellvue Angus secured a sizzling clearance at its autumn bull sale on Thursday as the stud’s top bulls headed to mostly repeat buyers.
More than three quarters of the bulls sold were picked up by return clients and stud principal Ian Bates, Markwood, was delighted with their backing.
Riddellvue to offer heaviest bulls yet at March sale
Gearing up for its annual Autumn Bull Sale on Thursday, 13th March, Riddellvue is presenting one of the heaviest and most structurally sound lineups of 18-month-old bulls the stud has ever offered.
Stud principal Ian Bates says this draft is a testament to decades of careful breeding, with bulls selected for temperament, calving ease, fertility, and structural correctness.
A new direction for Riddellvue
Embarking on a new path in 2025, Riddellvue continue’s its commitment to breeding genuine, hardworking bulls and elite outcross females out of a small spring herd.
This February the stud is offering a unique opportunity for beef breeders to secure top-tier foundation females at the Stage 2 Autumn Herd Dispersal Sale on Friday 7th from 1pm.

“The best set of bulls I’ve put up” – Riddellvue Angus happy with spring sale results
RIDDELLVUE Angus presented their best line-up of bulls yet at their annual spring bull and female sale last Thursday, with a total of 54 18-month-olds going under the hammer.
The stud held their fourth annual on-farm sale at their Markwood site, attracting increased interest from local buyers with 35 bulls and 19 females on offer.
Riddellvue spring sale offering at standout despite dry times
Riddellvue Angus has faced poor seasons and falling cattle markets since moving to Markwood last year, but it hasn’t hindered the continued improvement of its herd.
Principal Ian Bates said despite having to feed cattle through the winter, the spring sale bulls are looking as good as ever at Riddellvue.

Riddellvue’s top bull goes to a leading Yarra Valley beef producer
A Yarra Valley repeat buyer has returned to Riddellvue Angus, Markwood, to pick up the top-priced bull.
Outlook Drive Investments, trading as Eyton on Yarra, Healesville, was one of several repeat buyers at the sale stud co-principal Ian Bates said.
Outlook bought Riddellvue Genesis T172 for $10,000.
Proof’s in the weaner prices for Riddellvue
There are few better indicators of a producer’s program than results at Sale yards, where the top two pens of cattle sold at the Yea January weaner offerings were Riddellvue-blood, according to stud principal Ian Bates.
“We had one client whose steers averaged 360kg, which is pretty high for this time of year, so we are seeing good results,” he said.

Riddellvue Angus stud bull sale topped over $12,000
Following a move from Alexandra to Markwood, Riddellvue Angus stud’s spring sale was a success, according to co-stud principal Ian Bates.
Lot 6 Riddellvue Full House T23PV, was the top priced bull of the sale, selling for $12,500, and was purchased by Eric Milano, Onalim Nominees Hansonville.

Feedback sparks Riddellvue Angus confidence
THIS year’s crop of spring bulls has Riddellvue Angus stud principal, Ian Bates, looking confidently to this year’s sale and beyond.
The stud will offer around 30 eighteen-month bulls at its annual on-property spring sale on Wednesday October 12.