• Black Market and Callanish owned stud cow Coonamble Donna L329 has cranked out an astounding 159 embryos since being purchased for $38,000 in November 2022. An L329 son held the state record in 2022 selling for $72,000 to Arizona Farms. Black Market has 35 progeny on the ground in 2024 and a further 24 pregnancies for 2025.

  • Black Market Angus is excited to announce a partnership with Cherylton Angus resulting in an expanded offering of Angus genetics. Under the arrangement, clients will have exclusive access to bulls bred on Cherylton bloodlines, both in the annual Black Market bull sale and by private selections. We look forward to working with Julian Walter and Adam Kelly of Cherylton Angus.

  • Whilst back on last year’s record result, the Black Market 2024 bull sale achieved a solid result given market and seasonal conditions to register an average of $9,108 with 37 bulls sold at auction from an offering of 45. The three top priced bulls were natural calves from Black Market bred sires with Black Market Rome T072 selling to long term clients Treeton Lake for $22,000.

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  • We are pleased to report that the first calves from record breaking sire Coonamble Showtime S42 hit the ground at Black Market Angus. All heifers calved unassisted. Early signs are the calves are dopey quiet and showing plenty of thickness.

  • Black Market and Callanish owned stud cow Coonamble Donna L329 has produced an outstanding 68 embryos in a recent flushing program. Under the expert management of Callanish stud principal, Gavin Russell, L329 plonked out 35 embryos sired by Ellingson Prolific and 33 sired by Ellingson Three Rivers. The embryos were collected and implanted in recipent cows by Dr Richard Hall of Golden Arm Genetics. Coonamble Donna L329 son Coonamble Frontman R501 set a WA state record in 2022 selling for $72,000 to Arizona Farms of Lake Grace.

  • Black Market Angus sets new stud record with 42/42 bulls sold to a top of $44,000 and to average $12,429. Sale topper Black Market One Fiddy sold to an Esperance based syndicate between WJ & FJ Graham and Allegria Park Angus Stud.

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  • Coonamble Showtime S42 was purchased in a sydicate comprising of Black Market Angus Stud, Cherylton Angus, Tonebridge Grazing and Black Tara Angus for a WA state record price of $106,000. Black Market, Cherylton and Tonebridge Grazing will share walking rights. Showtime has been contracted to World Wide Sires who will manage semen sales.

  • Black Market Angus in syndicate with Callanish Angus of Donnybrook recently purchased the dam of current WA State record priced Angus sire, Coonamble Frontman R501.

    Coonamble Frontman R501 was purchased at the Davis family’s 2022 bull sale for a record $72,000 by Arizona Farms, Lake Grace.

    The dam of Frontman R501, Coonamble Donna L329 was purchased by Black Market and Callanish for $38,000. L329 is an Elevator daughter out of super donor cow Coonamble D94.

    L329 will join Black Market and Callanish donor cows in an extensive flushing program in 2023 and progeny will form a new bloodline for the Donnybrook based studs.