PHOTO: SUPPLIEDA Central Southland velvet champion has set a record for the highest price in a wapiti bull auction. Central Southland stud Tikana Wapiti sold bull Prophecy for $20,000, as a 4-year-old, in 2022. Mr Pullar sold White 8 because about two-thirds of his cows were related to him. Tikana Wapiti Stud sold bull Prophecy for $20,000, as a 4-year-old, in Central Southland in 2022. Strong demand for wapiti-cross venison in North America had helped increase prices paid for wapiti bulls as terminal sires.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 25, 2026 15:38 UTC