Forty-three steers used in the movie, Australia, went under the hammer on Tuesday at the Camden, NSW, saleyards.

The five-year-old Shorthorn and Shorthorn/Devon steers were bred at Charters Towers and run on agistment at “Brownlow Hill”, Camden, which is owned by Edgar and Lynne Downes.

Despite their flamboyant horns, the steers are very quiet, which was part of the attraction of the top-priced steers for Luke Thomas of Milton, who bought the cattle to form part of his bullock team.

He paid $1068 for the top lot of two steers which weighed about 638 kilograms each.

He also bought four other steers at the sale.

The first lot of two steers was bought by the charity, SydneyCare, for $843 and weighed 530kg.

Some of the people at the sale said they had come specifically to see the star cattle.

Ron and Mary McIntosh, and Angela Head from “Denbigh”, Cobbitty, were at the sale of the horses and saddlery used in the movie, which was held at “Melross”, Kangaroo Point in April this year.

The Camden sale was run by William Inglis and Son and auctioneer, Jamie Inglis.

The film, to be released on November 16 in Australia, centres on Nicole Kidman's English character Lady Sarah Ashley who inherits a vast outback cattle ranch and makes an epic journey across the country with a rugged drover, played by Hugh Jackman.