“He’s a very good structured bull with great temperament and breed character in spades. We’re very familiar with his linage, having owned his grandsire. That genetic thread has delivered widespread success for us and others. His dam is a very fertile, functional matron with a great vessel. We’ve collected excellent semen and he’s handled his first seaso with ease. We couldn’t be happier and eagerly await his first calves.”
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BRAD SAUNDERS
20/07/20 BONOX 876/WILDCARD ATLAS/ BRINKS BRIGHT SIDE 607L11 (US) (ET)COVER IMAGE Relevant but progressive.
Leonard Sweet once said, “The future is not something we enter. The future is something we create.”
Our forefathers saw a future for this breed. They created, blended and produced a product that was not only relevant but also progressive.
Brangus are enjoying a massive surge in popularity across all fields and against all breeds.
Let’s be mindful of the past, take note of the present and forge a better future for all.
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Our nation’s oldest and the breeds largest outlet cemented its reputation with the electricity typically felt when industry confidence and consumer demand collide.
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Lachlan Trustum wins inaugural Robert Barlow International Brangus Scholarship. A pioneer, innovator and leader. A humble and loyal friend. No matter what connection you had with Robert Barlow you could not but like the man.
It opened and ended with a bang. The first bull into the ring created a new Australian breed record of $150,000.
In 2023, the national cattle herd will transition to a mature phase, with any increases in cattle numbers now beyond ‘rebuild’ status.
The Brangus breed reasserted itself against all other breeds and at the same time reinforced themselves as major players in the 2022 CQCC.
Qld beef producer Goondicum Pastoral Co has received certification for its first Environmental Account.
Amongst many of the highlights and events at last years 46th Annual ABCA conducted at CQLX, Gracemere Saleyards was the presentation of Life Memberships to two very well know and recognizable couples.
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“The two ABCA Sponsored Sales at Rockhampton and Roma were very strong with many records set across many categories. The vendors at both sales stood up and presented an outstanding draft of bulls and heifers and were rewarded for their efforts.”
Brad Saunders, President, Australian Brangus Cattle Association Ltd
Welcome all members and Brangus enthusiasts to the Autumn edition of the 2023 Brangus magazine.
The rural sector as a whole continues to be in a very strong position. Since the start of 2023 we have witnessed a slight easing in cattle prices across the board. However, quality Brangus and Ultrablack cattle of all categories have continued to be at the leading edge in attracting premium prices.
The two ABCA Sponsored Sales at Rockhampton and Roma were very strong with many records set across many categories. The vendors at both sales stood up and presented an outstanding draft of bulls and heifers and were rewarded for their efforts. These strong results continued into the private vendor, On Property and Multi Vendor Sales featuring Brangus and Ultrablack.
On the subject of sales, I’d like to take this opportunity to update members on the ABCA Rockhampton Sale format for 2023. The ‘Bull Walk’ will commence at 2pm on Sunday the 8th October with the commercial female sale commencing at 4pm with registered females to follow straight on after that section. The ‘Meet and Greet’ will be held straight after those female sales. Bulls will sell Monday the 9th of October commencing at 9 am. I can assure you all this was the best outcome we could achieve under the restraints placed on us by CQLX, Gracemere.
At the Annual General Meeting conducted during the ABCA Rockhampton Sale Life Memberships were awarded and presented to Trevor and Colleen Jorgensen together with Lawson and Linda Geddes. We congratulate both couples and thank them for their dedication and support of the Brangus breed over many decades.
At Board level I would like to welcome Lindsay Barlow onto the ABCA board. Lindsay, replaces Jack Wright as a Federal member. It’s at this time I’d like to personally thank Jack for his contribution to the Board of the ACBA and also the Rockhampton Sale Committee.
Lachlan Trustum is currently travelling in the US, gaining valuable knowledge and experience whilst on the Robert Barlow Brangus International Scholarship. We cannot wait for Lachlan’s return and report of his experiences whilst overseas. I’d also like to congratulate Brock Dahther on being awarded the Burnham Youth Award. Recently The Brangus Youth camp attracted 92 participants from QLD, NSW and South Australia. This is an amazing event run by an extremely dedicated and capable committee. When you witness the passion, enthusiasm, dedication and diligence that many of the participants showed, from the very youngest through to the most senior group of children involved in the Youth Camp, you come to the realization that our breed is indeed in both capable and trusted hands, now and into the future.
Looking forward, the breed will stage its 2023 Brangus Feature Show during the Rockhampton Show on 14th June.
With summer rainfall being fairly widespread we can all hopefully look forward to a wet Autumn and a kind winter.
Kind regards,
Lunar Rhodes $110,000
46TH ANNUAL ABCA ROCKHAMPTON SALE
Sale Gross $4,651,000
179 Bulls Average $20,486
Top $110,000
Clearance 99% Gross $3.6M
43 Females Average $10,395
Top $45,000
Clearance 100% Gross $447,000
213 Commercial Females Average $2,520
Top $6,000
Clearance 100% Gross $536,800
2 Semen Packages Average $40/straw
Clearance 100% Gross $800
Youth Fund Auction Gross $4.651
“Rhodes was one of those bulls that ticked all of the boxes for us. He not only gained approval from fellow Brangus breeders, he was also the standout in the sale team when people from other breeds inspected our bulls. We’re excited to see what he does for Annalee and Black Label Brangus.”
Brad Comiskey
Our nation’s oldest and the breeds largest outlet cemented its reputation with the electricity typically felt when industry confi dence and consumer demand collide.
It was a red-letter day for the Brangus breed with high-dollar bulls changing hands in rapid succession. Competition for the top end cattle was intense with 23 male individuals (13 percent) selling for $30,000 or more. In total, 435 head changed hands for gross receipts of $4.651 million.
In a sale where the breed rewrote nearly all records the result was affirmation that current strategies undertaken by breeders were being taken seriously in both the commercial and seedstock sectors. The first male into the ring made $13,000 and the last bull sold for $22,000.
An event equalling top selling bull, breed records set for a multi vendor sale, records were also established for both black and red bull averages, a record gross along with commercial and registered female records.
In all 179 bulls averaged $20,486, 43 registered females averaged $10,395 to top at $45,000 while 213 commercial females hit $6000 to average $2520 and two semen packages averaged $400.
Culminating in a record gross of $4,651,600 the sale saw a complete clearance for all females and a 99 percent clearance for males. Averages
for males jumped by $5850 per head and clearance levels rose by seven percent over the 2021 result. In a deeper dissection of the bull segment 158 black bulls averaged $21,408 topping at $110,00 while 22 red counterparts sold to $45,000 to average $13,909. Within those figures 22 herd bulls sold to average $13,909.
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1. Wildcard 2 av. $64,500 2. Bauhinia Park 6 av. $54,500 3. Lunar 8 av. $43,188 4. Oaklands 7 av. $34,143 5. Earlwood 3 av. $28,833
1. Oaklands Prime Time (AI) (ET) 2 av. $75,000
2. Bonox 876 2 av. $ 64,500
3. Suhn’s Foundation 331 Z28 (US) 3 av. $ 46,000
4. Telpara Hills Kenworth 392L4 (P) (ET) 6 av. $ 45,083
5. Palgrove Kingpin K1250 (U) 2 av. $ 33,250
6. Jett Tyrell 061 L21 2 av. $ 30,250
7. Bonox 1039 3 av. $ 28,667
8. Diamond Valley Quickdraw 468P5 2 av. $ 26,250
9. Duarran Mogadishu BB** 2 av. $ 26,000 10. Barronessa Aspen 541M11 (AI) 5 av. $ 25,440
Heaviest bull 1002kg Lot 177 Lunar Rhodes (27mths) ($110,000)
Highest IMF 7.8% Lot 100 M1B Rockwell R402 (27mths) ($13.000)
Largest EMA 155cm sq Lot 117 Bonox 1349 (35mths) ($38,000)
Youngest Bull Lot 155 Barronessa Zeus 920S4 (AI) (18mths) (666kg) ($17,000)
Oldest Bull Lot 175 Diamond Valley Wrangler 607Q3 (AI) (ET) (44mths) (Used Sire) $15,000
Possession Arrangements Seven bulls marketed (3/4 share & full possession) to average $21,929
Bull Withdrawals 25 from 211 catalogued (12%)
It was on the second and final day of the three session catalogue where the money and the buyers focus was paramount.
Selling for an event record of $110,000 was Lunar Rhodes. In claiming the highest mark, the bull sold to a syndicate involving Annalee Godwin, Black Label Stud, Springsure and parents, Sid and Tricia Godwin, Tanderra, Springsure. Rhodes (Telpara Hills Kenworth 392L (ET)) (27-months) (1002kg) (18/11mm) (147 EMA) (6.0 IMF) was catalogued by Brad and Briony Comiskey, Lunar Stud, Emerald. The Godwin syndicate were in the thick of the action from the opening bid with losing bidders, the Pearce family, Telpara Hills Stud, Atherton opening their quest for ownership at the $30,000 mark. Rhodes represents the second crop of calves by Kenworth, the $32,000 sale topping 2017 ABCA Rockhampton Sale graduate.
It was a stellar day for the Lunar prefix, averaging $43,188 for their eight including six Kenworth sons setting a $45,083 medium. In all five team members were sold to seedstock operations including the $55,000, Rambo (Bonox 612) (27-months) (878kg) (12/9mm) (130 EMA) (5.5 IMF) selling to the Triple B Stud, Dingo who outlasted John Collins, Yaraandoo Stud, Gogango for possession. The $45,000 entrant, Riley (T) (Kenworth) (23-months) (894kg) (11/8mm) (140 EMA) (6.3 IMF) going to Gavin McKenzie’s, Tannyfoil Stud, Blackwater. Clive Hoffman, Rockhampton took the
$30,000 Rowley, while stablemate, Revolver R004, the Beef 2019 Junior Champion, made $30,000 selling to the Rod and Wendy Streeter, Kuttabul.
Rocketing up the in averages stakes was the Kalapa nursery, Oaklands. Nev and Megan Hansen’s seven set a figure of $34,143. Headlining for the prefix was the $100,000 Oaklands Johnny (22-months) (882kg) (13/10mm) (134 EMA) (5.2 IMF). Taking the son of Oaklands Prime Time (AI) (ET) was the Lunar Stud, Emerald. Underbidders on the Oaklands entry were Ben and Abby Maguire, Tafino Stud, Emerald. Ben and Abby’s disappointment ebbed away quickly when they outlaid $55,000 to secure the following lot, Willie, (Prime Time (AI)(ET)) (24-months) (830kg) (13/10mm) (126 EMA) (4.4 IMF). First season sire, Oaklands Prime Time hit the headlines with a pair of sons averaging $75,000 to lead the sire averages for the 2022 fixture. Other investors in the Oaklands draft included the Arababy and Scrubbee Studs, Woodstock Station, Marlborough, Godwin Cattle Company and Matt Mahony, MF Rural, Kabra.
Topping the sale averages with a pair for a figure of $64,500 were Tim and Prue Flynn, Wildcard Stud, Ridgelands. Their top was the $85,000 Wildcard Hughey (Bonox 876) (26-months) (808kg) (10/8mm) (126 EMA) (5.8 IMF) selling to Brad and Nicole Saunders, Pheasant Creek Stud, Wowan. The other paternal half Flynn entry, Henry (27-months) (744kg) (10/8mm) (137 EMA) (4.3 IMF) sold to John and Alison Bell’s, Inavale Stud, Boonah.
$100,000 Oaklands Johnny with Nev and Megan Hansen, Oaklands Stud, Kalapa.
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$85,000 Wildcard Hughey with Prue Flynn, Wilcard Stud, Ridgelands and Nicole Saunders, Pheasant Creek Stud, Wowan (back) and Tim Flynn, Wilcard Stud and Brad Saunders, Pheasant Creek Stud, Wowan.
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Lunar Rambo for $55,000; Lunar Riley for $45,000; Ramsey Creek Leroy L28 for $42,500; Stutzview 705 for $42,000; Bonox 1349 for $38,000; River Run 134 for $32,000.
Losing to Pheasant Creek in the protracted battle for ownership of Hughey were Mark and Amanda Salisbury, Bimbadeen Stud, Eidsvold.
Settling for an impressive draft average of $54,500 were Ryan and Rachel Holzwart, Bauhinia Park Stud, Emerald. Their six topped at $80,000 for Bauhinia Park Resource (AI). Fresh from their own record breaking sale result, the Pearce family, Telpara Hills Stud, Atherton secured the 25-month-old, Resource (CB Final Cut 924X (US)) (886kg) (19/12mm) (140 EMA) (6.2 IMF). Ray Gross, GPB Stud, Eton took the $60,000 Bauhinia Park Rush Hour (AI) (Brinks Sundance 541R264 (S) (US)) (25-months) (916kg) (12/10mm) (144 EMA) (5.9 IMF). Jeff Parker, Gunnadoo Park Stud, Manilla, New South Wales claimed the $45,000 stablemate, Rock Solid (Diamond Valley Keen Edge 468L2 (ET)) (24-months) (762kg) (13/8mm) (130 EMA) (5.1 IMF). Another investor in the Bauhinia Park draft was Jay
Hampson, Sunshine Stud, Warialda, New South Wales taking the $65,000 Recharge (AI) (Suhn’s Foundation 331Z28 (US)) (25-months) (766kg) (10/7mm) (139 EMA) (4.1 IMF). The Triple B Stud, Dingo secured the rights to the $55,000 Bauhinia Park Reflex (AI) (Suhn’s Foundation 331Z28 (US)) (25-months) (802kg) (17/12mm) (131 EMA) (6.9 IMF).
Burrumbush Stud had an excellent 2022 sale result. After their sale topping commercial heifers, the Goovigen based red prefix topped the red male section of the sale. Tim and Rebekah Dwyer, Burrumbush Stud sold their $45,000 entry, Pedro P19 (Jateebee Roper) (27-months) (930kg) (143 EMA) (7/12mm) (7.0 IMF) to the Goodwin family, GL Stud, Duaringa. Pedro now joins the Beef Expo Champion, Viamonte Red Endure Q001 in leading the battery of red sires at GL. Burrumbush averaged $23,667 for their trio.
The Salisbury family, Bimbadeen Stud,
Eidsvold outlaid $42,500 for Ramsey Creek Leeroy L28 offered by Jack and Jennifer Wright, Ramsey Creek Stud, Banana. Leeroy L28 (Jett Tyrell 061 L21) (24-months) (810kg) (12/9mm) (123 EMA) (5.8 IMF) was sold in a three quarter share full possession arrangement. Ramsey Creek recorded their best result to date with five ending in a $24,100 average. Another included in that result was a $26,000 son of Lunar Max M25 selling to Troy and Debbie Bates, Tolsworth Hay and Grazing, Nebo.
Barronessa Apollo 468R6 (AI) (Barronessa Aspen 541M11 (AI)) (27-months) (998kg) (16/11mm) (148 EMA) (6.8 IMF) offered by the Joe and Sharon Strazzeri and sons, Barronessa Stud, Atherton made $42,000 selling to the Bill and Louise Dunne, Tarcoola, Dingo. Barronessa averaged $24,000 for their six. The result included the $28,000 paternal half, Adonis 281R2 (24-months) (862kg) (13/9mm) (136 EMA) (6.3 IMF) selling to Warren Rea, Woodstock Station, Marlborough.
Gavin McKenzie, Tannyfoil Stud, Blackwater took the $42,500 Earlwood 4404 (Palgrove Kingpin K1250 (U)) (22-months) (776kg)
(10/7mm) (127 EMA) (6.8 IMF) from Mick and Tanya Madden’s, Earlwood Stud, Duaringa.
At $42,000 Stutzview 705 (Bindaree 092) (24-months) (840kg) (13/8mm) (132 EMA) (5.1 IMF) was sold by Dennis Jackson, Stutzview Stud, Owanyilla going to the McCamley family, Palmal stud, Dingo. Eight from Stutzview averaged $23,250. Four other seedstock operations invested in the draft, these being Ginoondan, Gidyea, Mary Valley and Arababy Studs. Bruce and Leanne Woodard, Bonox Stud, Taroom ended their day with a $23,055 average for their nine. Topping their section at $38,000 was the 35-month, Bonox 1349 (Bonox 1039) (1000kg) (8/6mm) (155 EMA)
(3.8 IMF) selling to Ian Francis, Cedar Valley Stud, Chelmsford. Proven sire, Bonox 1362 (Bonox 1098) (37-months) (940kg) (13/8mm) (146 EMA) (4.6 IMF) sold for $32,500 to Doonside principals, Bill and
Kay Geddes, Barmoya. At $30,000 another of the Bonox 1039 sons, Bonox 1346 (35-months) (868kg) (8/6mm) (151 EMA) (3.5 IMF) sold and is destined for stud duties going to David and Julie McCamley, Palmal Stud, Dingo.
Diamond Valley Outlaw 468R4 (Diamond Valley Quickdraw 468P5) (27-months) (928kg) (16/11mm) (140 EMA) (5.7 IMF) offered by Matthew Sirett and Jodie Renwick, Diamond Valley Stud, Gatton made $32,500. Dave Berryman, Windsor Station, Charters Towers took the entry while the other Quickdraw 468P5 son from Diamond Valley fetched $20,000 selling to John and Lesley Gomersal, Sunnyside, Goovigen.
Dave and Kay Franks, Jardine Stud, Jardine sold their Bonox 1093 son, Jardine Hoss 2021 for $32,000 (20-months) (682kg) (9/6mm) (116 EMA) (5.4 IMF) to Wowan based prefix, M1B operated by Mark and Katrina Brown. Ian and Anne Galloway, Duarran Stud, Roma landed a $32,000 sale with their entry, Rocky BB (29-months) (878kg) (10/7mm) (141 EMA) (6.1 IMF). Taking the son of the Duarran retainee, Mogadishu BB** were Duncan and Karen Geddes, Telemon Stud, Springsure. Brenton and Tahnee Bradford, River Run Stud, Dingo averaged $19,750 for their quartet topping at $32,000 for River Run 134 (Bonox 991) (21-months)
(714kg) (13/9mm) (127 EMA) (5.0 IMF) selling to the Bulmer family’s, Weona Stud, Leeville, New South Wales.
Hardy and Amanda Woodard, Taloumbi Stud, Eidsvold took a $30,000 sale for the Tannyfoil Jackson sired, Taloumbi RB22 (23-months)
(774kg) (6/4mm) (130 EMA) (3.2 IMF) selling to the Oaklands Stud, Kalapa. Tannyfoil Jackson recently took up duties at the Wright family stable, Ramsey Creek Stud, Banana. Brent and Holly Hansen, BH Bindaree Stud, Murgon sold their entry, Top Shelf (Valley View 807) (26-months)
(828kg) (13/10mm) (138 EMA) (5.1
IMF) to the Quinn family, Voewood Stud, Calliope for $30,000. Voewood
averaged $14,166 for their 12 topping at $20,000 with the majority selling to repeat clients.
Red entrant, Jateebee Winton (Jateebee Romeo) (26-months)
(896kg) (15/13mm) (138 EMA) (5.4 IMF) fetched $28,000 for owners Jack and Mim Walker, Jateebee Stud, Theodore selling to Clive Hoffman, Rockhampton. The six from Jateebee concluded the sale with an average $15,500. The result included the $22,000 Wayne (Jateebee Romeo) (22-months) (866kg) (15/11mm) (135 EMA) (5.5 IMF) selling to the Dingle operation, Redline Stud, Monto. In turn Redline averaged $11,000 for their eight topping at $26,000 for the 26-month-old, Springsure 21/224 (Duarran Jazzbo) (912kg) (10/8mm) (141 EMA) (4.7 IMF) selling to Clive Hoffman, Rockhampton.
Drew and Lisa Callander, Oakdale, Mackay supported the market taking six bulls at an average of $19,125 while Sid and Tricia Godwin, Tanderra, Springsure also signed off on six for a hefty average of $31,000 which included the top seller. Another six went to the Dyer family, Aspley Cattle
Company, Stainburn Downs, Aramac and Bloomfield Station Alpha. Their haul averaged $11,667. Clive Hoffman, Rockhampton selected four involving both coloured genotypes for on average $25,000. Charlie Holzwart, Rangeside Station, Torrens Creek picked up two for on average $20,000.
$80,000 Bauhinia Park Resource (AI) with Steven and Fiona Pearce, Telpara Hills, Atherton and vendor, Ryan Holzwart, Bauhinia Park Stud, Comet.
$65,000 Bauhinia Park Recharge (AI) with Ryan Holzwart, Bauhinia Park Stud, Comet and buyer Jay Hampson, Sunshine Stud, Warialda, NSW.
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$50,000 Oaklands Willie with Megan and Nev Hansen, Oaklands Stud, Kalapa and buyer Dan Maguire, Tafino Stud, Emerald.
$45,000 Burrumbush Pedro P19 with Matthew Olsson, Ray White Livestock Rockhampton, Col Goodwin, GL Brangus, Duaringa and Tim Dwyer, Burrumbush Stud, Goovigen (back) Jace Gaukroger, GL Stud and Rebekah and Benjamin Dwyer, Burrumbush Stud, Goovigen.
Colin and Maddie Blacklock, Lavera Station, Julia Creek accounted for three from the Silvester family, Forest Hills Stud, Capella for on average $22,000. Flinders River Cattle Company, Beckers, Ayr purchased a trio for on average $15,000 while Jamie Hacon, Buckingham Downs Station, Dajarra also took three to average $16,333. Mark Bogle, Sky Pastoral, Emerald selected three for a
$8667 average while Pentland based, Shane and Tracey Meteyard, Arthur Shepherd Pastoral Company took seven for a $5167 medium. Between two addresses the Kenny family, Develin Station, Marlborough and Tralee, Middlemount signed off on seven head for on average $19,715 Three are destined for Tralee operated by Matt and Kerri Kenny at an average figure of $19,333 while the other four
for Develin run by Dan and Katherine Kenny averaged $20,000. Among the highlights of the catalogue this sale saw four prefixes make their sale debuts at Rockhampton. These were Black Label, Sunday Camp, Southern Cross and Fortgrove.
Agents: Elders, GDL, Ray White Livestock and Stocklive.
$42,000 Barronessa Apollo 468R6 (AI) with Jeff Strazzeri and Lawson and Laura Dunne, Tarcoola, Dingo. CONTINUES
Important steps which must be complete before using imported semen.
Sires
Imported AI sires must be added to the database prior to progeny being submitted for recording. To check if the imported animal is already on the database use the Animal Search function on the website. If you are unable to find the animal on the database please email a link to the animals pedigree listed on the overseas Societies website. Registration of an imported animal incurs a $150 fee per animal.
All AI Sires must have an Australian Brangus DNA Bundle. This testing must be requested through Brangus Australia and completed by Neogen Australasia. A full semen straw must be submitted for testing.
All AI Sires must be AI Sire approved on the ABCA database. To request AI Sire Approval, complete the AI Sire Application form on the website and return in via email to the office. AI Sire Approval can only be requested once the Imported Animal has
been registered and the DNA requirements have been met. AI Sire Approval incurs a $100 fee per animal. Once the above steps have been completed you will be able to register AI progeny by the imported Sire. The requirements for AI calf recording & registrations can be found in the regulations.
Important steps which must be complete before using imported embryos.
Registration of International Donor Dam International Donor dams must be added to the database prior to progeny being submitted for recording. To check if the imported animal is already on the database use the Animal Search function on the website. If you are unable to find the animal on the database, please email a link to the animal’s pedigree listed on the overseas Societies website.
Registration of an imported donor dam incurs a $150 fee per animal.
Unless a hair sample can be provided, DNA testing in Australia is not possible for
International Donor Dams so an allowance has been made to accept international profiles. Please check with the overseas Society that a SNP profile is available and then forward that confirmation to the office. Office staff will then liaise with the international association to arrange for the transfer of the profile. Please note: Only the Parentage SNP will be transferred, Addon results (eg. Poll or Coat) will not be available.
Importing international DNA profiles incurs a $20 fee per animal.
All Donor Dams must be Donor Dam approved on the ABCA database. To request Donor Dam Approval, complete the Donor Dam Application form on the website and return in via email to the office. Donor Dam Approval can only be requested once the Imported Animal has been registered and the DNA requirements have been met. Donor Dam Approval incurs a $100 fee per animal.
For assistance with importing genetics please email office@brangus.com.au
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Demand saw registered females soar to a seasonal breed high of $45,000 for a complete clearance of the offering setting a bottom line average of $10,395. Average values reflected the current market flux with these spiking by nearly $4,000 per head when compared with the 2021 result. Clearance levels experienced an increase of 19 percent over the same period.
A decision to support the registered female section of the catalogue paid huge dividends for the Atherton based nursery, Barronessa. In an eye catching debut, the prefix averaged $19,500 for their four heifers. The result was even more gratifying when a team member took the honors for the highest selling Brangus female at auction for 2022.
At $45,000 Barronessa Aspen 820S1 (Barronessa Aspen 541M11 (AI)) (20-months) topped proceedings for owners Joe and Sharon Strazzeri and their sons, Jeff and Shane. Safely carrying a five month pregnancy to Suhn’s Brickhouse 909D9 (US), the
regional show winner joins the nucleus at Millstream Springs Stud, Ravenshoe operated by Brett and Mandie Scott. Barronessa Aspen 820S1, a natural daughter of Nindooinbah G805 (ET) (Braxton Of Brinks 392T36 9US)) boasts a near full Brinks pedigree and is the second of eight progeny to auction from this dam. Four from Barronessa averaged $19,500 including three daughters by Barronessa Aspen 541M11 (AI) (Csonka) that averaged $22,667. The remaining member, a Suhn’s Majestik Beacon 30C (US) daughter fetched $10,000 selling to Hayden Pedracini, Lornevale Stud, Georgetown. Damien,
Debby and Darcy Small, Willinger Stud, Atherton claimed a $13,000 entry while the other heifer sold to Martin Holzwart, Fletcherview, Charters Towers. Willinger Stud, Atherton ended their card with a pair for a $11,000 average.
At $26,000 Bonox B1409 (Bonox 1082) (13-months) will join the brood of registered females at her new home, the Charlevue Stud, Dingo. Offered by Bruce and Leanne Woodard, Bonox Stud, Taroom, new owners, Jamie and Jane Saunders have a maternal near relative already in the herd, Bonox 1264, sired by the Bonox retainee, Bonox 1120,
a maternal half to the $26,000 acquisition. Three black phenotypes from Bonox averaged $17,000 and included a $13,000 double cross Bonox 330 granddaughter also on her way to Charlevue. Two red Bonox heifers averaged $12,000. These topped at $13,000 and both were secured by John and Nerida Allen, Mawson Stud, Murgon. Losing to Charlevue on the $26,000 heifer was David and Tracey Muscat, Brangaloo Stud, Dows Creek.
Jeff Parker, Gunnadoo Park Stud, Manilla, New South Wales set a $6667 average for his trio of reds. These topped at $9000 for Gunnadoo Park Natalie 2670 (Gunnadoo Park Famous) (15-months) selling to Tim and Rebekah Dwyer, Burrumbush Stud, Goovigen. The remaining pair were taken by studs in the form of the Hanson family, Bullakeana Stud, Theodore and the Mawson stable, Murgon.
Coincidentally, Theodore breeders and red address, Jateebee, opened and closed the entire sale with heifers and their bulls. Their opener, Jateebee Flame (AI) (Duarran Haystack) (13-months) fetched $8000 for owners, Jack and Mim Walker selling to Cody Booth, Booth Genetics, Alton Downs.
Rodney and Karen Johannesen, Folkslee Stud, Brooweena sold six for on average $8500. These topped at $18,000 for a 12-month-old granddaughter of Bonox 330 selling to Ryan and Rachel Holzwart, Bauhinia Park Stud, Comet. The Pearce family, Telpara Hills Stud, Atherton parted with $9000 to secure the yearling Folkslee entry, S 463 (Bonox 1060).
Dave and Kay Franks, Jardine stud, Jardine sold five setting a $10,800 average. These topped $17,000 for Jardine Chloe 2320 (Bonox 1093) (22-months) selling to Richard Reynolds, Glen Rosa Stud, Gin Gin. Another from Jardine was the $11,000 Tina 1120 (22-months) a paternal half to their top seller going to Hardy and Amanda Woodard, Taloumbi Stud, Eidsvold. Yet another
paternal half was the $10,000, Dion 1721 (20-months) selling to Rockyview Stud, Yargullen, owned by Jason Beckman and Erin Demspey. Glen Rosa took a pair from the section for on average $12,500.
Dennis Jackson’s prefix, Stutzview Stud, Owanyilla averaged $8166 for six. These topped at $11,000 twice for daughters of Bullakeana Rock Solid (Yaraandoo Wylie) selling to the Arababy and Rockyview prefixes aged 13 and 11-months respectively.
Yaraandoo prefix owner, John Collins, Gogango, ended his day with an average $9333 for his six. Topping his draft at $14,000 was Yaraandoo Eeva (Bonox 999) (12-months) selling to Ray and Leah Vella, RLV Stud, Proserpine. RLV signed off on a trio for on average $10,667. Another high seller in the Yaraandoo drat was the $10,000 Evermore Hope (S) (11-months) a paternal half to Eeva going to N Bar Stud, Banana. N Bar Stud is operated by the Lamb family who outlaid on average $9500 for their two Yaraandoo acquisitions.
Hardy and Amanda Woodard, Taloumbi Stud, Eidsvold averaged $8500 for their pair of Diamond Valley Wrangler 607Q3 (ET) daughters aged 14 and 12 months. Dalma district prefix, Kraken Stud, operated by Jason Jeyne and Julie Sheehan secured the $11,000 Double Creek Regina (Double Creek Byellee 129N2 (AI)) (22-months) offered
by Joseph and Helen Oram, Double Creek Stud, Wooderson.
Mick and Tanya Madden, Earlwood Stud, Duaringa sold four for a $7750 average. Top for Earlwood at $9000 each were a pair of Bonox Mick daughters selling to the RLV and the Folkslee Studs respectively. In closing moments of the sale, David and Tracie Muscat, Brangaloo Stud, Dows Creek secured the remaining black phenotype entry from the Bonox trio, the $12,000 Bonox B1382 (Bonox 1249) (13-months).
Agents: Elders, GDL, Ray White Livestock and Stocklive.
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Isaac Ramsey and Mandie Scott, Millstream Springs Stud, Ravenhoe and Jeff Strazzeri, Barronessa Stud, Atherton with the $45,000 top seller, Barronessa Aspen 820S1.
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Jane Geddes, Charlevue Stud, Dingo with the $26,000, Bonox B1409.
As the Brangus breed grows in both popularity and acceptance across Australia, so does their value increase year after year.
The surge in seedstock values coupled with the national herd rebuilding phase and enhanced seasonal conditions across the majority of Australia has augured well for commercial producers of all breeds in all sale theatres. As producers regroup, rebuild and recoup after decades of drought and dry weather they also are seeking quality replacement breeding stock. At nearly every instance saleyard rates for quality Brangus cattle continue to sell above current market rates and expectations.
Setting up the scene for another ‘back to back’ record breaking two day ABCA Rockhampton Brangus Sale result was the Annual Ray White Livestock Brangus Commercial Female Sale.
Now into its second decade the sale attracted 12 vendors from across central Queensland and as a result new benchmark and records were established.
This year’s sale saw rates for the top end of the market double that of the previous year with the sale producing
an average set of values of $2520 nearly $500 ahead of the 2021 result for nearly the same number yarded. Throughout proceedings sustained and consistent demand for the pre weighed and pre-treated females saw end producers from two states clash for ownership of potential future breeders.
Setting the tone for the day early in the sale were market toppers, pen of four PTIC EU No.1 heifers offered by Greg and Alicia Magee, St Omer, Capella. These sold for $6000 per head to Michael Johnston, Johnstons Bentley Stud, Bentley, New South Wales. Sale openers also offered by the Magee family were two pens of cows and calves. These topped at $3600 per head for a pen of three EU breeders and offspring with the five units in total averaging $3440 per head. Taking both pens was Cody Booth, Booth Genetics, Alton Downs.
Nebo breeders, Colin and Kim Kime and family, Amaroo Stud returned this year with a pen of 12 No.1 maiden heifers. They were rewarded with a sale price of $3300 per head (887c/ kg) selling to Smith and Spinney, Silverleigh, Carwarral.
Largest support in the No.1 heifer section came from Mary Anne Elliott and Peter Donovan, Allambie, Springsure. Selling in a range from 570 to 687c/kg the 40 Allambie heifers came back between $2600 to $2900 per head to end in average $2755. Dingo producer, Will McCamley, Palmalmal took 21 head from the Allambie draft for an average $2771. Will’s purchases equated to 570c and 687c/kg. Taking a pen of six weighing on average 420kg from the Allambie draft at $2600 per head or 619c/ kg was GI Holmes, Emerald. The remaining pen from Allambie were 13 counterparts weighing on average 408kg selling for $2800 per head (686c/kg) to the Cormack family, Wavering Downs, Clermont.
Jim and Glenda Maguire, Bingegang, Dingo sold 35 EU heifers in the No.1 section in a range from 489 to 708c/ kg. Three of the pens (16 head) were purchased by Mark and Amanda Salisbury, Upson Downs, Monto for on average $2288 ranging from $1900 to 2500 per head or 490c to 708c/kg.
Ian Francis, Cedar Valley Stud, Chelmsford outlaid $2600 per
head for the top selling pen of 13 Bingegang heifers. With a scale liveweight of 467kgs they made 556c/kg. The remaining pen from the Maguire stable were six weighing 388kg. These fetched $2000 per head or 515c/kg selling to the Cormack family, Wavering Downs, Clermont.
Top selling No.2 heifers were two pens of red heifers offered by Tim and Rebekah Dwyer, Hidden Valley, Goovigen. Both pens sold for $2800 per head. Making 866c/kg and 939c/kg respectively. Taking both pens were the Hick family, Bezuma Pastoral Company, Stornoway, Jambin.
Bruce and Leanne Woodard, Bonox Stud, Tualka South, Taroom purchased a pen (eight head) of No.1 EU maiden heifers for 761c/kg or $2900 per head from Brent and Maree Woodard, Parkes, Duaringa. Brent and Maree also offered two pens (14 head) of No.2 EU maidens for between 607 to 760c/kg coming back at between $1500 to $2000 per head to Rodney and Karen Johannesen, Ironie, Brooweena and Phil and Deborah Reid, Penaddi, Capella. Phil and Deborah Reid, Penaddi, Capella also claimed the two pens of No.2 maidens offered by Hardy and Amanda Woodard, Knockbreak, Eidsvold for 517 and 465c/kg or $1200 per head with both pens.
As vendors, Bruce and Leanne Woodard, Tualka South, Taroom sold 23 No.2 heifers (five pens) from 694 to 940c/kg or $1800 to $2600 per head. The entire draft of Bonox heifers averaged $2278 per head. Top sellers were a pen of four weighing 287kg, selling for 940c/kg and returning at $2700 per head selling to MJ and SM McEvoy, Mackay. Outlaying $2400 per head (833c/kg) for a pen of four Bonox heifers weighing 288kgs was the Hick family, Bezuma Pastoral Company, Stornoway, Jambin. A pen of five from Bonox weighing on average 288kg sold for 694c/kg ($2000 per head) to Lawson and Helen Woodard, Allen Road Gracemere. Another five sold for 717c/kg and with an average
weight of 251 made $1800 per head going to Glen Offord, Bajool. Paying $2600 per head for a pen of five from Bonox at 773c/kg (336kg) were the Troy and Debbie Bates and family, Tolsworth Station, Nebo. The Cormack family, Wavering Downs, Clermont took four Bonox heifers at $2600 per head or 728c/kg weighing 357kgs to complete the draft.
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Alicia Magee, St Omer, Capella.
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Colin Kime, Amaroo, Nebo.
Mick and Tania Madden, Earlwood, Duaringa sold eight EU No.2 for 575c/kg or $1600 per head to Booth Genetics, Alton Downs at a liveweight of 278kgs. The Maddern’s also sold eight No.1 EU maidens weighing on average 406kg for $2800 per head or 689c/kg to Cathy Hoare and family, Rockview, Bluff.
Adding to his growing Brangus operation, Adam Gunthorpe and family, Tarramba, Banana took with them a pen of 14 No.1 heifers for $2700 per head (580c/kg) with an average scale weight of 465kg offered by GW Murray, Thangool.
Stephen and Dominique Biles, SMID Cattle Company, Comet sold two pens of EU No.1 heifers for $2700 and $2800 respectively or 625 and 717c/kg. These were purchased by Mary Valley Brangus, Kandanga and the Cormack family, Wavering Downs, Clermont. The Cormack family also outlaid $2600 or 728c/kg for another pen offered by the Biles family. These were No.2 EU counterparts weighing on average 357kg. Greg Bruce, Carrara, West Stowe sold two pens of EU No.1 heifers. These sold for 475 and 397c/ kg coming back at $1800 and $1600 per head going to Richard Reynolds, Glen Rosa, Gin Gin (five head) and Phil and Deborah Reid, Penaddi, Capella collecting a pen of four weighing 403kg. Agents: Ray White Livestock Rockhampton and StockLive.
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It’s been a year like no other for the breed.
When it comes to weather, markets and demand, the ripple effect and consequences of these factors played out early in the spring sale season. In the fi rst of the two Australian Brangus Cattle Association (ABCA) sales there was an overwhelming sense of a confi dence from both the buying and selling fraternities. Strong, consistent demand was evident throughout the entire offering. The fi xture started and fi nished in robust fashion with the fi rst and last bulls into the ring both selling for $10,000. At the close of business buyers from three states had sent male values to a record $64,000 and heifers to $9500 high culminating in a record gross of $1.052M.
Event records were established along with a host of other breed benchmarks at the 17th Annual Roma Brangus Sale.
Bulls hit a record $64,000 and, in the process average values improved by $1200 per head over the 2021 result. In all 80 bulls averaged $12,213 on the way to a 91 percent clearance of the section. Female values increased by $1115 over the same period. The 14 on offer averaged $5392, to sell to a high of $9500 for a total clearance at auction.
Buyers from three states selected new genetic material with clearance levels in the male section of the catalogue sliding by six percent. Statistics revealed that six herd bulls topped at $14,000 setting an average of $7000 while their 74 registered counterparts set a $12,722 medium.
Long term Roma sale supporter, Jeff Parker, Gunnadoo Park Stud, Manilla, New South Wales shot into the headlines with his sale topping and record breaking $64,000 sale topper. Late in the catalogue, the two-year-old, Gunnadoo Park Mate rewrote the records on a day that saw 47 males (59 percent) sell for sums of $10,000 and more. Mate (Gunnadoo Park Famous) (888kg) (18/11mm) (142 EMA) (6.7 IMF) was the subject of a protracted battle with Calliope breeders, Edward and Kara Quinn, Voewood Stud securing the sale topper, leaving phone bidder, Jay Hampson, Sunshine Stud, Warialda, New South Wales without a selection. Mate is one of four from a Maccaboyz Playboy 184 (Greendale Terrific) sired dam who already has a maternal sister now breeding at the Woodard family’s, Benarla Stud, Baralaba. The other Gunnadoo Park entry was passed in after failing to reach the vendors reserve.
Four male individuals fetched auction price tags of $30,000.
The first was Bonox 1344 (Bonox 1039) (34-months) (832kg) (10/7mm) (145 EMA) (5.0 IMF) sold to Rodney and Karen Johannesen, Folkslee Stud, Brooweena. Bonox principals,
Bruce and Leanne Woodard, Taroom ended their day with four selling to average $15,000. Maidenwell district breeders, Shane and Linet Pincott, Pineview Stud sold Pineview Emerald (Bonox 1089) (24-months) (624kg) (9/6mm) (126 EMA) (4.3 IMF) to Gavin McKenzie’s, Tannyfoil Stud, Blackwater. Four from the Pineview prefix averaged $15,000. Henry Sinnamon, Kulkyne Stud, Jackson scored a double at that figure. Henry’s first entry, Rambo R44 (Bonox 900) (23-months) (861kg) (10/7mm) (141 EMA) (4.6 IMF) joined the top seller as new 2022 acquisitions for the Voewood Stud, Calliope. The other Kulkyne entry was, R28 (Triple B Lawman L572 (AI) (ET)) (23-months) (808kg) (10/7mm) (134 EMA) (5.0 IMF) selected by Trevor and Colleen Jorgensen, Belview Stud, Delungra, New South Wales. Seven from Kulkyne averaged $17,000 making it their best result in the sale ring to date.
Making their presence felt were Michael and Kellie Silvester, Forest Hills Stud, Capella. Their seven set an average $13,000 with the headline act being the $26,000, Forest Hills Immanuel 1821 (Lazy S FFS) (21-months) (802kg) (15/11mm) (126 EMA) (6.7 IMF) purchased by Ian and Anne Galloway, Duarran Stud, Roma. The Duarran prefix will also be the home of another procured from the sale, the $22,000 Kulkyne Resident (Bullakeana Resident) (23-months) (793kg) (18/13mm) (134 EMA) (5.7 IMF) catalogued by the Kulkyne Stud.
The record breaking, $64,000 Gunnadoo Park Mate with Jeff Parker, Gunnadoo Park Stud, Manilla, New South Wales and buyer, Edward Quinn, Voewood Stud, Calliope.
Gunnadoo Mate for $64,000; Kulkyne Rambo R44 for $30,000; Kulkyne R28 for $30,000; Bonox 1344 for $30,000.
The Forest Hills result included the $14,000 Impressive 1818 (Bimbadeen Pheonix P0129) (20-months) (712kg) (15/10mm) (115 EMA) (5.5 IMF) selling to Peter and Cathy Muscat, Mount Charlton. Another son of Pheonix P0129 offered by Forest Hills was the $13,000 Ice Cold Beer 1817 (21-months) (778kg) (14/11mm) (116 EMA) (6.3 IMF) selling to Terry and Catherine Piggott, Barkala, Rolleston. Shane and Angela Jackson, Sandy Banks Stud, Tiaro averaged $14,000 for their trio of bulls. The top for the prefix for 2022 at $18,000 was Sandy Banks Quickstep (Bindaree 092) (33-months) (1020kg) (15/10mm) (143 EMA) (6.3 IMF) purchased by Mark and Katrina Brown, M1B Stud, Wowan. Another investor in the Sandy Banks draft was the Valley
View Stud, Dungowan, New South Wales. Brian Hartman and Jacinta Fletcher selected the $14,000 Sandy Banks R168 (Bindaree 092) while repeat purchaser, the Cormack family, Mackland Grazing, Wavering Downs, Clermont took the remaining Sandy Banks entry for $10,000. Dennis Jackson’s, Stutzview Stud, Owanyilla averaged $12,800 for his six bulls. Topping Denis’s draft at $20,000 was Stutzview 659 (Bullakeana Rock Solid) (24-months) (820kg) (137 EMA) (4.6 IMF) selling to Adrian and Megan Forrest, Gidyea Stud, Augathella. The Gidyea prefix also took the $18,000 stablemate, Stutzview 706. Taking the last bull of the catalogue out of the Stutzview draft at $10,000 were Brad and Nicole Saunders, Pheasant Creek Stud, Wowan. Their selection was Stutzview 673 (Triple B Logo L393) (24-months) (858kg) (10/7mm) (130 EMA) (5.6 IMF). John and Alison Bell, Inavale Stud, Boonah averaged $13,375 for their eight bulls. These hit $19,000 for Inavale 1164 (Lunar Malikye) (22-months) selling to Daniel Lowe, Sunday Camp Stud, Bellbrook, New South Wales. Inavale 1108 (Earlwood 3357) (23-months) sold for $18,000 to Robert and Shelley Houston and family, North Bunarba, Mungindi, New South Wales. Houston’s bought the following lot a paternal half, Inavale 1113 for $15,000. Sue Fawcett, Lazy S Stud, Condamine set a $9500 medium for her six topping at $14,000 for Lazy S First Class (Bonox 823) (28-months) (877kg) (13/10mm) (138 EMA) (6.0 IMF) selling to Mark and Melinda Beckman’s, Glenoyra Stud, Aubigny. Michael Bush, Castle Stud, Euroa, Victoria set a $12,5000 average for his four. Taking sectional honors for the stud at $17,000 each were sons of Suhn’s Majestik Beacon 30C (US) and Castle Pakenham P1469. The Beacon (US) son with 14 out of 16 above average EBV rankings sold to the New South Wales nursery, Sheldara Stud, Dorrigo operated by David Gibson and Shona Maguire. The Pakenham son also went to stud duties, this time to central Queensland address, Bullakeana Stud, the property of
Brad and Vicki Hanson and family, Theodore.
Milltopp 97 (Miltopp 04) (23-months) (828kg) (14/12mm) (130EMA) (6.0 IMF) sold for $16,000 for owners, David and Robyn Gnech, Miltopp Stud, Milbong to Dan and Megan Lamb, N Bar Stud, Banana.
Top selling herd bull was sold by Bill and Janette Cook, Karingal Stud, Monto. Their 22-month-old, 785-kilogram entry with a 17mm and 11mm in the P8 and rib fat, 128sq cm eye muscle area sired by Miltopp 02 sold to the Willowburn Partnership, Tenterfield, New South Wales for $14,000.
Mullamuddy Rattle Snake R3 (AI) (Southern Deal Maker 468W40 (AI) (US)) (23-months) (848kg) (20/11mm) (129 EMA) (6.9 IMF) sold for $10,000 for owners Greg and Angelique Boyce, Mullamuddy Stud, Gunnedah, New South Wales to Brumpton family, Bayham, Mitchell.
Mark and Lynda Bauer, Elara Stud, Laidley took with them a $10,250 average for their eight topping at $14,000 for the 24-month-old, Elara TH 1060 (Telemon History) (824kg) (15/12mm) (140 EMA) (6.5 IMF) selling to the Weona Stud, Leeville, New South Wales.
Almost half the registered heifer section was sold to interstate destinations.
Bonox B1415 catalogued by Bruce and Leanne Woodard and family, Bonox Stud, Taroom was the top selling heifer. B1415 (Bonox 1254) (12-months) a granddaughter of Bonox 830 sold to N Bar Stud Banana operated by the Lamb family. A pair from Bonox set a $8250 average that included the second top for that section, a $7000 Bonox 1249 daughter selling to Kingsley and McKinnon, Wyrallah, New South Wales.
Kicking off the sale were five entries from the Gunnadoo Park prefix, Manilla, New South Wales. These topped at $6500 for a daughter of the retained Gunnadoo Park Hector. She was secured by Punus Pty Ltd., Taree, New South Wales. Setting a $5600 average all the Gunnadoo Park heifers found home across the border.
Mark and Amanda Salisbury, Bimbadeen Stud, Eidsvold selected a heifer and male from the sale. Their heifer choice was the $5000 Stutzview 748 (Bindaree 092) and the $12,000 male, Pineview Eldorado 147 (Bonox 1089). The $5000 Stutzview 748 offered by Dennis Jackson, Stutzview Stud, Owanyilla was one of a pair. The other Stutzview entry, 741 a paternal half to the Bimbadeen purchase made $6500 selling to the Pine View Stud, Maidenwell. Mark and Lynda Bauer, Elara Stud, Laidley sold heifers to $6000. Michael Johnson, Johnstons Bentley Stud, Bentley, New
South Wales took a $6000 Telemon History daughter from the Elara. The two other entries from Elara both went to the Ironbark Stud, Mt Larcom.
Signing their docket for two bulls for on average $19,000 were Adrian and Megan Forrest, Gidyea Stud, Augathella. Another Roma regular, Albury Pastoral Company, Albury, Mungallala took five for a $7400 average. Also taking a quintet from the offering was the Bangor Cattle Company, Bangor, Mungallala at an average $9400. DK Weston, The Overflow, Nymagee, New South Wales secured a trio at a $9000 average while another three went to John and Helen McMillian, Kinbombi for $6333. Three bulls that averaged $11,333 were picked up by Lone Pine Cattle Company, Lone Pine, Eidsvold operated by Jim and Michele Croner. Tony Purcell, Chain O Holes, Mitchell accounted for four for a $7750 average. The Bucak family,
TJM International, Goomboorian signed off on two for a $8500 average. Don Birch, Rose Mount, Augathella returned to take three bulls for a $8667 average while Todd Cattle Company, Munnaweena, Mitchell picked through the offering ending with a pair for $8000 each.
Agents: Elders, GDL and AuctionPlus.
Welcome to the Autumn edition of the Australian Brangus magazine for 2023. 2023 is shaping up to be another jam-packed year for the breed with the events calendar for 2023 already filling up. Adding to the many field days and sales hosted annually, this year will also see Rockhampton Show in June host a Brangus Feature and the inaugural Brangus Ladies Invitational Notable Genetics (BLING) Sale in April at Paradise Lagoons and the Belview 40th Anniversary Sale in June at Myall Creek NSW. A detailed list of sales, field days & events can be found on the website, www.brangus.com.au
At Theodore in January, 92 participants aged between five and 18 years old from SA, NSW and throughout QLD attended the third Brangus Youth Camp. The camp was a great success with participants learning a wide range of skills in animal husbandry, preparation and presentation of show cattle. Brangus Youth Camp was designed to be educational, inclusive, and great fun for all participants, and the 2023 camp definitely achieved that. Thank you to the committee who worked tirelessly, the generous sponsors, breeders who provided cattle and supporters of the event, without you the 2023 camp wouldn’t have been the biggest and best camp yet.
The sales for 2023 have begun with the February All Breeds Sale cataloguing 97 Brangus. Congratulations to all vendors, buyers, and organisers of the sale for another great result. April will see the World Congress in Argentina go ahead after some delays, the congress will provide an opportunity for breeders to 6 herds and operations followed by the 53rd Argentina National Brangus Exhibition and 17th Argentina National Calf Exhibition. More information on the congress can be found on the ABCA & Argentina Brangus Association website.
The end of 2022 and beginning of 2023 has seen the ABCA continuing our focus on continuing to increase the integrity of the herd book and our sales during this exciting period of growth and demand for the Brangus breed.
There have been some important changes made for the Society Sales in 2023, firstly, all bulls nominated for sale at Roma & Rockhampton Brangus Sales now require a minimum Qualifying Pass Morphology result within 6 weeks of the sale. This requirement will complement the existing requirement for all bulls to have a minimum crush side semen result of 60%. This change has been made to help increase the integrity of society sales and the decision was made after comprehensive feedback from industry professionals, vendors, and buyers.
Secondly, as Members may be aware, in 2022 CQLX approached the ABCA and notified us that as of 2023, the Rockhampton Brangus Sale would be unable to operate after noon on the Tuesday to allow for the CQLX extra-large Prime Cattle Sale (Wednesday of Brangus Week). This change in CQLX policy resulted in the 2023 ABCA sale format being impacted. Conscious that changes like this impact heavily on vendors in particular, Board representatives and ABCA office participated in a meeting and several conversations with CQLX management and Agents to try and rectify this issue. Despite our efforts, there has been no movement from CQLX on their position. As a result of these changes the Sunday the 8th October will see the Bull Walk commencing at 2pm, the Ray White Commercial Brangus Sale, followed by the Brangus Female Sale will be held at 4pm and at the completion of the sale we will host our meet & greet. The bulls will sell on Monday 9th October starting at 9am. Further information about both sales, nominations and deadlines will be circulated in the coming months. I recommend interested parties keep an eye on the website as to not miss any important correspondence.
I would like to welcome the 73 new members that have joined the Association in last six months, if you have any questions regarding your membership or processes with the Association, please do not hesitate to contact the office.
I look forward to catching up with many of you at the upcoming Brangus events over the next 6 months.
Kind regards,
“The end of 2022 and 2023 has seen the ABCA continuing our focus on continuing to increase the integrity of the herd book and our sales during this exciting period of growth and demand for the Brangus breed.”
Thursday 24th August 2023
“Bellona” Augathella Qld
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PRESIDENT
Director Zone 1
BRAD SAUNDERS
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Director Zone 4
MICHAEL BUSH
‘Castle’
Euroa Vic 3666 0427 319 780 castlebrangus@bigpond.com
Director Zone 3
FLEETWOOD GROBLER
‘Stockyard’
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VICE PRESIDENT
Federal Representative AMANDA SALISBURY
‘Bimbadeen’ Eidsvold Qld 4627 (07) 4167 5141 0427 677 381 bimbadeen@skymesh.com.au
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EDWARD QUINN
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JUSTIN BOSHAMMER
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“He (Robert) was a pioneer in many fields. Most importantly the Brangus breed and in that sense, although I didn’t know Robert personally, I feel privileged to have grown up and been a part of his life’s work. He was a big part of our family and it’s operation, we’ll be forever grateful to him and his family for that – he was a very big part of the Brangus story, I’m told an absolute pleasure to be around and to deal with and much loved by everyone here at Weona.”
(Lachlan Trustum)Images: KB Consulting
A pioneer, innovator and leader. A humble and loyal friend. No matter what connection you had with Robert Barlow you could not but like the man.
For Lachlan Trustum, Robert Barlow and the Brangus breed has been a constant in his life and family for three generations. At 23 years of age Lachlan has recently taken over the reins and the running of the Weona prefix, Leeville, near Casino, New South Wales, a herd and prefix founded by his grandparents, Warren and Robyn Bulmer, nearly 50 years ago.
These are big shoes to fill, with Lachlan realizing some of the enormities of the challenges he and others face, saying, “My grandparents are both Life Members and have been breeding Brangus for almost 50 years. Both of them were on the board of the Australian Brangus Cattle Association (ABCA) and I have every intention of eventually one day fulfilling these roles as well. I’m certain one of the better ways of assisting, aiding and abetting younger people in and around the 25 to 30 who want to be involved at a higher level within
the breed is to get experiences like this before stepping up to the next level. It’s a big step up onto board of any breed society, so if the youth can get that level of exposure beforehand through a youth organisation, then it will really help cement our breed’s future.”
Lachlan is no stranger to high levels of commitment and competition in open company.
In 2019 Lachlan took out the Mathew George Young Stockman Award enabling him the opportunity to
travel to the US in search of different genetics. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 Lachlan was only abroad for three weeks as opposed to the three months tour, he had planned. In the same year he officiated as the Associate Judge at the Cooyar Brangus Feature Show. Lachlan has adjudicated at shows in both Queensland and New South Wales and recently became a member of the Casino Show Society and is now the Vice President of that organization. Lachlan has taken it upon himself to start a Prime Cattle event to run in conjunction with the 2023 Show and has been assumed the Vice President’s role at Zone level for the Far North Coast.
In amongst all these activities twelve months ago he started my own electrical business in order to create a more flexible work/life balance in a bid to spend more time on the cattle operation with him adding, “As a family we do all the work on the stud ourselves, this includes growing forage and other crops for our weaners and our self-managed feedlot cattle, I operate my own Brangus herd as well as purchasing Weona blood commercial females from end user producers, joining them and reselling them the following year.”
In the short window that Lachlan had in the US as a part of the Mathew George Young Stockman Award he met Allen Goode (Trio Brangus) and purchased red Brangus semen from MBJ Brangus Ranch which has been utilized within the family’s select red Brangus herd. Lachlan gave us an early insight into his overseas plans saying, “I’d like to visit some commercial operations, for instance Shell Creek Cattle Company (Texas), a core Brangus herd that have introduced horned Hereford bulls, producing ‘Super Baldies’. They’ve attained some great results with their weaning weights and these F1 females have also become a favourable replacement option.”
Another valuable contact was made by Lachlan whist in the US, the members of the International Junior Brangus
Breeders Association IBBA Youth Committee (IJBBA). Lachlan believes the organization is a great concept and would like to see the formation of something similar in Australia saying, “This organization/group could be open to allow the younger members of the ABCA a chance or opportunity to become more involved in the business and committee aspects of the breed and the Association. They have a fantastic youth group in the US, I’d be looking to bring information back with me to try and assist the breed here in Australia.”
Lachlan departed for the US in early February and plans to visit an array of different ranches and also attend the Houston Livestock Show in early March to meet Brangus breeders from across the US.
“It’ll be a great stepping stone for myself, an opportunity to become more involved in the breed and industry. It’s been a lifelong dream of mine, like a lot of young people, to travel and visit different cattle operations. Ultimately, you’re an ambassador for the award and if you like an influencer to other young people to become involved in the Brangus breed.”
Lachlan’s plans include travelling through Florida and attending the State Fair, through Texas, attending
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo where he’ll meet with IJBBA then going onto Mississippi and Nashville.
Both the honour and the privilege of the award are not lost on Lachlan with him saying, “It means a great deal to be the first recipient of this scholarship, especially considering my grandfather and Robert did a lot for the ABCA in the early days. I’m just so grateful to the Barlow family for this opportunity and Scholarship, it means so much not just to me but all of the young people coming through our breed. I see this scholarship as an opportunity to expand my horizons, my knowledge of the breed by exploring the different levels of the US industry, representing our family’s prefix and the Barlow family and Australia breeders as well.”
Having claimed a new segment of Brangus history, Lachlan said, “I guess it’s fair to say that the Brangus run deep in my family’s blood. I’m told Robert had a great eye for cattle, he was a huge influence and made a massive contribution to the breed and what it is today. I’d like to try to emulate some of those deeds and achievements and this award will allow some of those goals to be achieved.”
By introducing and enforcing a short, sharp joining period, coupled with consistent pregnancy and clinical testing and stringent culling programmes is paying dividends for south western Queensland producers, Adrian and Megan Forrest. These tactics together with rigorous maintenance and management techniques have seen the operations pregnancy and calving percentages increase.
With up to 30,000 head of cattle passing through their feedlot annually, bound for both the domestic and export markets, Scott and Katie Lloyd, Lloyd Pastoral Company, Wieambilla, Chinchilla agree that you always remember the good lines of cattle.
“From the minute they walk off the truck you can see their potential and you look forward to watching what these cattle will do over the next 100 days,” Scott said. “That’s always been the case with Adrian and Megan’s cattle – you know they’ll do the job.”
Over the last two years the Lloyds have purchased a few separate lines of steers from Adrian and Megan, the last a lot of around 400 head. Arriving with an average weight of 436kg these cattle were fed for 105 days with an average daily gain of 2.06kg with the top performers averaging 3.32kg.
“I recall looking over one lot of carcase feedback for a consignment of 240 head and there wasn’t one single deduction. That was exciting as you don’t see that every day in this business,” Katie said.
“In the pen, the Forrests’ cattle don’t simply just look the part; they’re relaxed, easy to work with and take to the bunk with ease. There’s no doubt these are well handled cattle with a great temperament. They literally ease into our feeding program and don’t look back,” Katie said. “It certainly makes our job easier,” she added. Going forward the Lloyds say they can only hope to see more of these cattle roll through their front gate. “We have some very valued long standing relationships with some very progressive cattle producers and when we know what their cattle are capable of, you want to nurture that relationship for the long term,” Scott said.
“What keeps us in Brangus, it’s their fertility, market suitability, their sustainability and their capabilities to handle a diverse array of climates, conditions and seasons. It’s their ability to handle all these obstacles and come out the other side with a saleable, profitable product time and time again.”
These are the words of a long term Brangus breeder, Adrian Forrest.
Adrian, his wife Megan and three sons, Will, Jake and Charlie run and operate a large grazing and seedstock operation in South West Queensland. Located in the Murweh Shire, the Forrest operation revolves around three properties totalling some 45,400ha (112,000ac) all within close proximity to each other.
Bellona covers 4046ha (10,000ac), Oakleigh a sprawling 32,800ha (81,000ac) and South Bell is 8500ha (21,000ac). Combined the three properties carry 5000 to 6000 head seasonally dependant.
Bellona is located 45klms east of Augathella and 90klms north of Morven in a 500mm (20 inch) rainfall belt. Purchased in 2005, Bellona is principally Brigalow, Bauhinia and Bottle tree country with approximately 1/5th open downs country. This property lends itself to the breeding, rearing young bulls, steers and resting sires. Bellona is also the home to the family’s well known Gidyea prefix.
Oakleigh is approximately one third developed buffel country, originally predominately Brigalow/Box country. The rest is Box, Cypress Pine, Ironbark running back into Lancewood ranges. All the developed country on this holding is grassed with Buffel with the remainder being native grasses through to Spinifex in the range country. Oakleigh was purchased from Adrian’s parents in 2016 and runs 3000 mixed cattle. South Bell is adjacent to Bellona and has been leased since 2020 from Megan’s parents. Being of similar vegetation as Bellona, South Bell is the home of breeders and feeder/ backgrounding steers.
“We strive for 25 to 45 percent Bos Indicus content for this type of operation and country, they require and want that flatback beast for this area and for our customers, there’s no issue with supplying cattle to feed lotters and backgrounders, We find our cattle are suited to that 100 to 120 days on feed”, added Adrian.
Last year the operation joined 3260 Brangus and Brangus/Angus breeders, including heifers. All females are joined as yearlings so they calve as two-yearold’s. The Forrest’s use a strict 12 week joining period regardless of the season. All females face a yearly preg test. Preg test results across the entire female herd on all three properties generally average 90 percent with some of the mature cow herds consistently testing above 95 percent. CONTINUES
All empty females (including heifers) and any females that present dry or without a calf at branding are culled. Joining commences in early October and goes through to the end of December so that calves start to fall in July through to October. With Adrian adding, “This early join is to ensure that cows calve in winter and the resultant weaner comes off before the first frost, winters here are harsh. We want the female/breeder to have as much condition on her as possible before the colder months. The lead of the calves are weaned at eight months of age and are educated with bikes, horses, dogs and are worked through the yards extensively. The weaners spend four days in the yards and are tailed out on a daily basis for approximately ten days depending on the group so that they are given a thorough education.”
All young cull females are sold to feed lotters with the older cast for age and cull breeders sent direct to processors. Cows are culled from the herd at 11 to 12 years of age and bulls are disposed of at six to seven
years of age. Females are selected on a strict set of selection criteria for temperament, fertility, structural soundness and constitution with Adrian saying “We apply the same set of rules when selecting sires. It’s imperative, with the lack of labour and workers in rural areas where wives and children are now required to fill this gap we have cattle that are not only functional, reliable and skeletally sound but must have a good temperament. I’m particularly hard on underlines, the shape and cosmetical outlook of the sheath.” Bull temperament, good confirmation, structure and underlines and scrotum are paramount. We really have to address the sheath situation as a breed, we also look at EBV’s but never use that as a final decision, at present there’s no EBV for constitution, temperament and structure and I think it’s a fair way off. We use the same criteria for females, udders and feet are very important, this country can really bring out the feet issues with cattle, you buy a bull with these issues and passes these traits/faults on and it’s five years before this becomes apparent. Coat type isn’t really an issue here as the Buffalo Fly are usually only here in late summer to early Autumn.”
Steers are turned off at 18 to 20 months of age, at 450 to 520kg liveweight to feedlots with Adrian saying, “The majority of these are sold to feedlots on the western downs, we sell nothing through the saleyards, some cull females are sold privately.”
The operation has a small group of 60 registered females and also a nucleus of ‘bull multiplying /breeding females’ with the progeny of these used within the commercial breeding herd. These younger males are utilized in the herd at Oakleigh and South Bell and the operation purchases between 10 to 12 replacement sires per annum. Adrian selects one to two registered bulls for use with the registered females and the operation retains 10 to 15 home bred bulls per annum for internal use as two-year old’s. All sires, retained and purchased bulls
face a semen and morphology test on an annual basis and those that fail are culled.
Each year an On Farm Bull Sale is conducted at Bellona. This year’s sale is scheduled for Thursday, August 24th 2023. It is envisaged that 50 pasture reared, paddock conditioned, DNA profiled two year old bulls will be offered. All bulls are vet checked, semen and morphology tested, carry scrotal measurements, weighed, vaccinated and blooded. In the past the majority of these bulls have been sold to breeders within a 200klms radius of the Forrest holdings. “We’ve found that demand for these paddock condition bulls is on the increase.”
The Brangus influence in the herd at Oakleigh has been there for 30 years. For the 17 years of owning Bellona, the herd has always been Brangus/ Angus.
Females are joined at a rate of 2.5 percent at Bellona and slightly higher percentage at Oakleigh due to the larger paddocks.
Adrian and Megan use fullblood Wagyu bulls over 80 percent of their maiden heifers with all the F1 weaner progeny sold direct to backgrounders. Maiden heifers at Bellona are joined to both Brangus and Angus low birthweight, calving ease bulls. All females are vaccinated with Seven In One and Vibrio. Bulls are vaccinated with Seven In One, Vibrio, Botulism, 3 Day Sickness and 3 Germ blooded.
Nothing functions without water. Bellona is watered by artesian bores. These are fed to a turkey nests and reticulated to troughs across the entire property. South Bell has access to both artesian and sub artesian bores and dams while Oakleigh is watered via a series of dams and bores.
Supplementary feeding is carried out all year round on all three holdings. This is in the form of loose lick containing fifteen percent Urea and three percent Phosphorus combination delivered and supplied by Top Country Roma.
Adrian and his family are quietly confident that their preferred breed is the right choice for them and their operation, saying. “We love breeding Brangus, we aim to produce good quality, high performing cattle which we can provide to backgrounders, feed lotters and processors as well as breeding fertile, functionable, paddock condition Brangus and Ultrablack bulls of good temperament.”
A hand-held device called a MinION uses DNA extracted from tail hairs or tissue samples to deliver genetic data.
The device is smaller than a toaster and passes dozens of individual DNA molecules from a sample through a biological pore, disrupting the flow of ions in the process.
Mr Lamb said that allowed the DNA sequence to be ‘read’.
Scientists at The University of Queensland are trialling what’s called crush-side genotyping to predict important production traits.
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation PhD candidate Harry Lamb said the approach would mean producers no longer have to send tail hair or tissue samples to a laboratory for genotyping.
“There’s enormous potential for this to be used on any number of production traits QAAFI researchers are working on, including parasite resistance, growth rates, methane production from the gut and traits related to animal welfare,” Mr Lamb said. “There are even opportunities for the on-farm diagnosis of diseases in cattle, such as Bovine respiratory disease.”
“We aren’t reading the entire genome but reading snippets of DNA and piecing the rest of the genome together using software,” he said. “This helps us accelerate the process and test many animals at once.”
“We’ve already demonstrated we can use this device to derive breeding values with the same accuracy as existing genomic prediction technology, so now we are tackling the logistics of doing this on-farm.”
The work is part of the Northern Genomics project led by UQ Centre for Animal Science Director, Professor Ben Hayes, in partnership with Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), which has established a reference population for genomic prediction in the northern cattle industry.
The project incorporated data from the herds of 54 northern beef producers and involved comparisons
of genotypes against the animals’ performance characteristics.
Mr Lamb is now conducting proofof-concept studies for crush-side genotyping on property.
“It’s looking very promising, but we’re still trying to optimise the system to bring the cost down,” he said.
Recent trials indicated 100 animals could be genotyped in 24 hours at a little over $55 per sample.
Significant potential
MLA’s genetics program manager Hamish Chandler said the technology had significant potential for the extensive production systems of the northern cattle industry.
Portable sequencing technology originally used to track the spread of COVID is now showing promise as a cost-effective way of determining breeding values directly on cattle properties.
“In extensive systems in the North, cattle are often only handled once a year and this really limits our ability to capture information, analyse data and then make an informed selection decision without having to re-handle cattle at a later date,” Mr Chandler said.
“The crush-side genotyping technology changes this. It allows us to make informed decisions about which animals carry the genes we want to keep in our breeding program and which animals should be culled while they are still in the yards.”
Mr Lamb said field work would occur this year, with a target of completing the technology in time to demonstrate it at Beef 2024 in Rockhampton.
“From all the producers I have spoken to the response has been very positive,” he said.
In future, the technology may also have applications in rapid diagnostics on-farm.
“We hope the technology will deliver additional benefits,” Mr Lamb said.
“Another recent study demonstrated we can detect bacteria and viruses associated with bovine respiratory disease while generating breeding values from the same test.
“There are also other researchers interested in exploring how they could use the MinION technology to monitor exotic disease outbreaks in northern Australia.”
• This research is funded by Meat & Livestock Australia, MLA Donor Company, the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and The University of Queensland.
• The Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation is a research institute at The University of Queensland supported by the Queensland Government via the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Telpara Hills Mach Five 920R4 (ET) got proceedings off to the perfect start when, the son of the $32,000, Telpara Hills Kenworth 392L4 sold for $150,000, establishing a new Australian Brangus breed record for a bull at auction.
541F2 that fetched US$150,000 in 2019 (AU $233,880). Loosing bidders on the record breaker was the Holzwart family, Circle H, Emerald.
It opened and ended with a bang. The first bull into the ring created a new Australian breed record of $150,000 and the last, a maiden heifer fetched $35,000. Telpara Hills and its principals, the Pearce family saw another result that generated yet another complete clearance and ending in records tumbling in many categories.
Buyer strength and acceptance of the physical product was reaffirmed on countless occasions.
The bar lifted by $40,000 over the previous 2014 mark when Telpara Hills Van Damme 541H30 (ET) sold for $110,000 to the Burston family, Brookston Stud, Kuttabul at the ABCA Rockhampton Sale. Mach Five 920R4 (Telpara Hills Kenworth 392L4) (30-months) (1075kg) (12/8mm) (150 EMA) (6.7 IMF) was sold in a three quarter share, full possession arrangement, after being used as a yearling. Mach Five 920R4’s sire, Kenworth 392L4 was sale topping graduate at the 2017 ABCA Rockhampton Sale now owned by the Comiskey family, Lunar Stud, Emerald. Securing the record breaker were Will and Tempe Caldwell, Milwillah Stud, Young, New South Wales. Bred from Miss Big Town 920N29 (ET) (BWCC Big Town 1920B16 (US)), owned by Wayne and Kellie Dobe, CPR Stud, Ravenshoe, Mach Five 920R4 (ET) is a maternal half brother to MC Big Town
Catalogue statistics revealed that 106 Brangus bulls set an average of $19,150 topping at $150,000 while seven Ultrablack bulls hit $38,000 to average out at $19,429. In a further dissection of the male categories 108 registered bulls averaged $19,400 while five herd bull stablemates made to sums of $18,000 to average $14,400. The 36 heifers posted a breed bottom line average of $23, 698 with a top of $44,000. Of these 28 Brangus heifers averaged $24,719 hitting $44,000 while the six Ultrablack counterparts made to $24,000 to average $19,500. Average values for males lifted by an impressive $4723 while the average for heifers climbed by huge margin of $6669 over the same period. The gross increased by $837,000 with 54 lots (37 percent) sold online from a total of 151 online bidders amounting to $1,140,500 of the total record gross.
All males catalogued sold with an 80 percent semen marketing rights and full possession. Three extra bulls were sold
and one extra female over the same period.
Next best at $50,000, was Silverado 920R18 (Telpara Hills Remington 541M18 (ET)) (24-months) (875kg) (9/7mm) (143 EMA) (6.1 IMF) selling to Eric and Lyn Slack-Smith of Gladevale Station, Richmond. Gladevale will be the home of two for a $36,000 average. Six by Remington 541M18 (ET) set a $21,667 average. Remington 541M18 was the $22,000 sale topper at the 2018 ABCA Roma Sale selling to the Milwillah Stud, Young, New South Wales and Charles and Carmel McKinlay, Bloodwood, Comet. A Remington 541M18 (ET) daughter sold for $22,000.
Heading the sire averages with a result of $67,333 for three sons was Kenworth 392L4. This figure involved two full ET siblings from a MC High Quality 535Y (US) daughter that averaged $26,000 selling to the Jarrod and Leanne Deguara, Bimbora Stud, Nebo ($28,000) and Thomas and Amanda Dixon. Bagstowe Station, Einasleigh respectively. Bimbora signed off on six, four bulls and two females. Their male acquisitions averaged $26,750 topping at $35,000 for The Dude 541R84 (Telpara Hills Masonry 541P53) (21-months) whilst the heifers averaged $29,500 for a top of $35,000 for the final sale lot, Miss Benchmark 541S8 (Telpara Hills Benchmark 801P4) (18-months). Will and Tempe Caldwell, Milwillah Stud, Young, NSW also took the $16,000 27-month-old, Big Trail 889R (Telpara Hills Silver Bullet 468M24).
Top selling Ultrablack male at $38,000 was Wrangler 541R73 (MC Granite 834B (US)) (24-months) (900kg) (12/8mm) (145 EMA) (6.4 IMF) selling to Scott and Linda McCahon, Lynton Stud, Evelyn. The prefix ended their day taking Wrangler and three heifers to average them $19,333 topping at $20,000 on two occasions.
Many of the cattle on offer are destined to eventually continue their careers at various stables across four mainland states. This included the two top selling heifers. Sectional topper at
$44,000 was Miss 3D 392R15 (ET) (24-months). The daughter of the US breed giant, TJM Three D 302A offered in half share arrangement was joined to the Angus introduction, Milwillah Reality Q170. Taking the top seller was David Whittenbury, Quality Livestock, Port Adelaide, South Australia. Declan Patten, Lightning Ridge Trust, Traralgon, Victoria outlaid $43,000 for Miss Masonry 541R77 (Telpara Hills Masonry 541P53) (21-months) another joined to Milwillah Reality Q170.
Biggest supporter of the females was Devine Pty Ltd., Bundaberg. Their haul of 12 averaged $24,917 and included top selling maiden heifer, the $40,000, Miss Executive 541S64 (Telpara Hills Executive 541N70) (12-months). The Devine selections involved the $38,000, Miss Ace of Spades 920S4 (Telpara Hills Ace Of Spades 541K65) (13-months). Regular supporters, Alexander family’s, Hidden Valley Stud, Bowral, New South Wales outlaid $38,000 for the maiden, Miss Online 15S6 (VF-Oaks 918Y3 (US)) (18-months).
Top selling Ultrablack heifer, the $24,000 Miss Beacon 15R8 (Suhn’s Majestik Beacon 30C (US)) (21-months) going to Isaac Kent, Wilden, Goovigen. He also purchased the Csonka daughter, Miss Csonka 392R14 (21-months) for the same figure. Both were joined to Milwillah Reality Q170.
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$150,000 record breaker Telpara Hills Mach Five 920R4 (ET) with Trevor Pearce, Telpara Hills and purchaser Will Caldwell, Milwillah Stud, Young, NSW.
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Telpara Hills Silverado 920R18 (ET) for $50,000;
Telpara Hills Wrangler 541R73 for $38,000;
Telpara Hills Miss 3D 392R15 (ET) for $44,000;
Telpara Hills Miss Masonry 541R77 (ET) for $43,000;
Telpara Hills Miss Executive 541S64 for $40,000;
Telpara Hills Miss Ace of Spades 920S4 for $38,000.
Dave and Christine Roberts, Alkoomie Stud, Finch Hatton returned taking two bulls and a heifer. Their pair of males cost $16,000 each and the maiden heifer by the $62,000 River Run 20 cost $13,000. Four daughters by of the ‘first release sire’ and former ABCA Rockhampton 2020 sale topper, River Run 20 set a $15,500 average topping at $19,000 for Miss River Run 920S9 (11-months) selling to Devine Pty Ltd., Bundaberg. Volume support came from Peter and Lana Green, Green Acres Pastoral, Ivellen, Julia Creek, who purchased eight bulls to average $19,250. Tony and Lindy Hick, Antrim Station, Hughenden took home seven lots to average $17,143 while repeat buyers, Neville and Heather Condon, Tully River Station, Tully paid on average $18,333 for six bulls. The 317,000ha, Amungee Mungee Station, Daly Waters, NT owned by Brett Blundy, Adrian and
Emma Brown took six for an average $13,500. Dino and Matt Penna, Kangaroo Hills, Ingham took five for on average $18,000 topping at $24,000. Taking four bulls each were Sharmarel Farming Trust, St George and Mark Bogle, Sky Cattle Holdings, Emerald for $14,750 and $12,500 respectively.
Turnbull Brothers, Lloyd Hills, Augathella returned to taking two for an average $26,250 topping at $32,500 for Jesse James 541S18 (Telpara Hills Real McCoy 920J19). Jeff and Raelea Holzwart, Circle H Stud, Emerald secured the $35,000 Black Douglas 541S26 (Telpara Hills Real McCoy 920J19) while Hunter Patterson, Cinnabar Farms, Cinnabar selected the first son of ‘new release’ US sire, DMR Climax 30E46 taking the $37,500 Arizona 392S2 (18-months) to end with a pair for a $29,750 average. Andrew and Toni Burke, Bracco, Roma,
took three bulls for an average of $17,333. Kathleen, John and Julia Colless, Wetherby Station, Mount Molloy bought a pair at an average $20,500. Glen and Loyola McKinlay, Callandoon, Springsure purchased the $37,500, Maverick 392R10 (Telpara Hills Bollinger 541N83) (24-months) while Charlie and Carmel McKinlay, Bloodwood, Comet secured the $34,000 Miss Online 15S5 (VF-Oaks Online 918Y3 (US)) (19-months).
Doug and Helen Keough, Welcome Downs Cattle Company, Lyndhurst Station, Einasleigh took a pair for a $26,750 average topping at $37,500 for Rancher 541S19 (BWCC Big town 192B16 (US)) (18-months) and a $16,000 heifer. Booubyjan based prefix, Marcella Stud, operated by Rhys and Amy Innes took the $30,000 El Dorado 541R60 (CB Capital Gain 924D19 (US)) (25-months).
Agents: Elders and Elite Livestock Auctions.
Recently the Australian Brangus Cattle Association (ABCA) celebrated and congratulated those members who reached their 50th and 25-year anniversary with the Association.
Bimbadeen (PI) – R & A Davie
Bimbadeen - M & A Salisbury
Coreen – J & W Fawcett
Amaroo – Kime Family
Belview – T & C Jorgensen
Bindaree – R & N Hanson
Bingegang – JG Maguire
Bonox – B & L Woodard
Boonderoo – R & D Pender
Calou – C Briant
Castle – M Bush
Coolabah – P & D Studt
Doonside – W & K Geddes
Duarran – I & A Galloway
Elara – M & L Bauer
Gareembee – G Hanly
Gindoondan – G & P Taylor
Without our members the Association and breed would not have been able to reach the milestones it has. We congratulate and thank all of our members who reached this anniversary and have supported the breed and the ABCA consistently throughout.
Couti Outi – L & L Geddes
Dalkeith Downs – J & S Joyce
Mt Stanley – Lord Family
Glen Heart – R Robinson
Gunnadoo Park – J Parker
Kanaka – J & P Abela
Karingal – W & J Cook
Kelvin – L Riley
Kerra - Sl Merchin
Kimberley Downs - R & P Davis
L-Jaye – Ogden Family
Lazy S – S Fawcett
W & M Maguire
MMY - M & M Young
Moonshadow - G & L Eiser
R & P Mcintosh
Namara – G & S Drake
Punchagin – J Frank
Rosebank – G, S & R Ball
Sunnyside – L Kunst
Oakleigh - J & D Forrest
Parkes - B & M Woodard
Ram Station
Rangeview - Ke & D Lutter
Red Rock - G & F Harris
Riverview – B & P Morgan
Rosewood Park - J & J Oppermann
Taloumbi – H & A Woodard
J Tucker
Triple B - L & F Barlow
Weona – W & R Bulmer
Wilga Park - G & L Wieland
Yaraandoo – J Collins
In all 74 bulls sold to a post a record average of $27,973 for another total clearance and a record gross of $2.070M. Included in the result were 14 yearling Ultrablacks selling to record highs of $44,000 to average $26,571. Their 51 two year old Ultrablack counterparts averaged $27,137.
This was the only purchase the SlackSmith operation. Another of the first release sires represented was Triple B Networth. The Triple B resident secured an average of $28,750 for his eight sons on debut. These topped at $60,000 for Renaissance (24.5 months)
Palgrove cemented itself as one of the nation’s premier on-property bull sale destinations with records tumbling in all categories at their 2022 fixture.
Ultrablacks hit an Australian record mark of $70,000 on the way to posting another record for averages, while a new event record of $74,000 was obtained along with an on-property Australian breed record average for Brangus bulls at $34,888. All this culminated in a bottom line record onproperty average of $27,973.
Soaring immediately into high gear and record territory, the sale saw the opening lot sell for $70,000 and by the time the dust had settled on a frenetic session, 65 Ultrablacks sold to a record average of $28,170, topping at a record $70,000. Partnering these results were nine Brangus bulls selling for an on property breed record of $74,000 for a record breed average of $34,888.
Setting the pace was the $74,000 Brangus, Palgrove Ribeye (ET). Ribeye (25-months) (842kg) (123 EMA) (6.7 IMF). Ribeye will take up stud duties for new owners, Adrian and Megan Forrest, Gidyea Stud, Augathella. As son of the US import, SF Brickhouse, Ribeye is from the Csonka daughter donor, Triple B Rosette K557 (ET). Rosette K557, a $6000 sale graduate from the 2015 Triple B Annual Production Sale produced six auction sons that averaged $31,000. Exerting a major influence over the result was the Gidyea Stud who signed off on a card of six for an incredible $43,667 average. The hottest commodities were the SF Brickhouse (US) sons. In all 11 set an average $32,909 including the top seller with three making sums of $50,000 or more.
Top selling Ultrablack and sectional sale opener, Palgrove Revolution (SF Brickhouse (US)) (25 months) (946kg) (11/8mm) (140 EMA) (7.2 IMF) fetched $70,000 selling to long standing end users, Eric and Lyn SlackSmith, Gladesvale Station, Richmond.
(840kg) (11/7mm) (133 EMA) (6.5 IMF) selling to Donald Burnett Mt Douglas Station, Clermont offered in a three quarter share full possession arrangement. Donald Burnett ended with a trio for on average $45,333. His purchases included sons of Belview Flagstaff M041 ($44,000) and Palgrove Nockabout ($32,000). In all there were five bulls contained within the offering that were offered in a three quarter share full possession arrangement. These sold to average $53,600 topping at $70,000.
Major support came from TVF Pastoral, Evora, Blackall signing off on 10 for on average $20,200. These topped at $24,000 for Ralph Laruen (Palgrove Neon) (25 months) (808kg) (124 EMA) (12/8mm) (5.8 IMF. Ray Scott Pastoral, Fairfield Station, Moura took six for on average $15,667 while Dan and Rebecca Radel, Burenda, Augathella returned for three for on average $28,667. These topped at $38,000 for Rangefinder (Palgrove Networth) (24 months) (830kg) (14/10mm) (131 EMA) (7 IMF) offered in a three quarter
share full possession arrangement.
David Crombie’s, Aurelian Pastoral Company, Indooroopilly returned taking five for on average $29,600. These topped at $36,000 for a 25-month-old by Suhn’s TTT LM Signal (US) son. Another of the Aurelian selections was the $34,000 Ultrablack yearling, Smoking Gun (Palgrove Leader).
A host of seedstock addresses supported the fixture to the record result. These included the Triple B Stud, Dingo securing two for a $37,000 average. These topped at $50,000 for the Brangus entry, Ringleader (SF Brickhouse (US)) (24.5 months) (810kg) (11/7mm) (130 EMA) (5.7 IMF). The other Triple B purchase was a $24,000 Ultrablack, Rabbi (ET) (Milwillah Padua). Another destined for stud duties was the $50,000, Roberto (Suhn’s Foundation (US)) (25.5 months) (922kg) (10/7mm)
(128 EMA) (6.3 IMF) off to Lawson Dunne’s, LTD Stud, Wowan.
David and Helen, Reid Charolais, Kingaroy and Andrew and Kate Chapman, Rowanlea, Calliope joined forces to secure the $50,000, Royston (Palgrove Portfolio) (24 months)
(886kg) (12/8mm) (130 EMA) (7.4
IMF) offered as a three quarter share full possession arrangement. Scott and Rebecca Dunlop, Jingeri, Proston secured the $44,000, Reebok (ET) (Triple B Networth) (24 months)
(854kg) (14/9mm) (124 EMA) (6.4
IMF) offered in a three quarter share full possession arrangement. Will and Tempe Caldwell and family, Milwillah Stud, Young, New South Wales took with them the $44,000, Riddle Me This (ET) (Suhn’s Business Line (US)) (25-months) (826kg) (11/8mm) (136
EMA) (7.3 IMF). Taking the $40,000 Telpara Hills Glenfiddich son, Radiant (23.5 months) (834kg) (13/10mm) (124
EMA) (7.3 IMF) was Darryl McCarthy, Silverdown Farms, Silverdowns, Tenterfield, New South Wales.
Brad and Nicole Saunders, Pheasant Creek Stud, Wowan took with them a $26,000 son of Suhn’s Foundation while Richard Reynolds, Glen Rosa Stud, Gin Gin selected the $32,000
yearling, Supernatural (Palgrove Pinnacle) (17-months). Graham Ball, Rosebank Stud, Monto selected another of the Networth sons with a $24,000 price tag. Ron McKenna, Tuan Stud, Innisfail selected a trio to average him $24,667, topping at $28,000 for the first of the yearling Ultrablack entries sired by Suhn’s Business Line (US). The Hamilton family, Glen Haughton, Taroom outlaid $26,000 for their single selection, a 25-month-old by Palgrove Nockabout. The Moore family, Carbene Grazing, Taemarie, Condamine selected the $38,000 Ransom (ET) (Triple B Networth) (25 months) (920kg) (17/12mm) (135 EMA) (6.6 IMF) as their only election.
The last bull offered sold for $22,000 and was another of the Brickhouse (US)/Rosette K557 (ET) configured males going off to Keith and Julie Parry, Sarina. Lawton and Lawton, Strathalbyn, Hannaford took a pair for on average $21,000, topping at $24,000. Ray Gross, GPB Stud, Eton secured a pair for on average $28,000 topping at $30,000 for Revolver (Milwillah Padua) (25 months) (806kg) (13/9mm) (132 EMA) (6.5 IMF). South Australian interests, the Sleep family, Coonalpyn secured the rights to the first of the US import, Suhn’s TTT LM Signal in the form of the $28,000 Royal Navy (25.5 months).
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The record priced $74,000 Palgrove Ribeye (ET) with Ben Noller, Palgrove Stud, Dalveen, Colby Ede, Nutrien Ag Solutions Stud Stock and purchasers, Adrian, Will and Jake Forrest, Gidyea Stud, Augathella.
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Palgrove Revolution A106 for $70,000;
Palgrove Royston A116 for $60,000;
Palgrove Renaissance A109 for $60,000;
Palgrove Roberto A110a for $50,000; Palgrove Ringleader A117a for $50,000;
Palgrove Riddle Me This A118 (ET) for $44,000.
At $26,000 Homeward Properties, Rocky Hills, Injune took a 18-monthold son of CRC Future Focus (US). At the same amount Tabsari Pty Ltd., Yellowcap, Meandarra took a 23-month-old son of Triple B Masterclass (Jett 99H1). Frank Industries, Christmas Creek secured a pair for an average $18,000 while $26,000 was outlaid for the 22-month-old, Telpara Hills Glenfiddich (Suhn’s Foundation (US)) going to Hennett and Sons, Hillview, Tottenham, New South Wales. Mick and Amanda Gittens, Carbine Investments, Poinsetta, Rubyvale took the $24,000 Spartan (Palgrove Neon) (18-months). The Dwones family, Ranch Springs, Bell accounted for a pair for on average $20,000. A
24.5.month-old by Castle Natimuk (ET) (CRC Guardian (US)) went for $30,000 selling to P2ML Pastoral, Gleneagle. The Burnett Group, Kalang Pastoral Company, Monteagle, Clermont took with them a $28,000 Palgrove Playmate (Triple B H278) son.
Palgrove’s owners, The New Zealand Superannuation Fund announced that the 2022 sale would be the last to be held at the known address, Strathgarve, Dalveen. The lease on Strathgarve expired in September with a new selling venue and sale date for 2023 yet to be announced.
Agents: Elders, Nutrien Ag Solutions, George & Fuhrmann, Hourn and Bishop and AuctionsPlus.
CASINO ALL BREEDS BULL & FEMALE SALE
6 Bulls Average $12,000 Top $19,000 Sale Clearance 100%
5 Females Average $4,900 Top $5,250 (twice) Sale Clearance 100%
Sale Gross $96,500
Hitting highs of $19,000 the male component of the sale averaged $12,000 while heifer reached $5250 on two occasions to set a $4900 medium.
Sectional topper for the bulls was the 28-month-old, Gunnadoo Park 2613. Offered by Jeff Parker, Gunnadoo Park Stud, Manilla, New South Wales the son of Gunnadoo Impact sold to Savio and Company, Pozieres, Queensland. In all two sons of Impact averaged $15,500 for the prefix while one by the homebred retainee, Hector fetched $11,000 and the remaining entry by Valley View Benson (Bonox 809) made $10,000.
Brangus collected one of the better clearance levels and breed averages at the Annual Casino All Breeds Bull & Female Sale, Casino in July last year.
John and Alison Bell, Inavale Stud, Boonah sold two entries for $10,000 each. First was Inavale 1112 (32-months) by Earlwood 3357
(Telemon Galen) going to Kim White, Tenterfield, New South Wales while Stan Allen, Bonalbo, New South Wales secured the counterpart, Inavale 1175 (Lunar Malikye) (20-months). The Inavale prefix offered and sold all heifers catalogued. Ken McLean, KM Stud, Wallabadah, New South Wales took the first of the heifers at $5250. His selection was the 22-month, Inavale 1107 (Earlwood 3357). The other stablemate to reach the same figure was Inavale 1157, a 21-monthold daughter of Lunar Malikye from a Karingal 111 bred dam. At $5000 a daughter of Lazy S Bomber (Glenoyra Fair Dinkum 95) Inavale 1202 also changed hands. A pair of Earlwood 3357 daughters made $4500 each.
Agents: Ramsey & Bulmer, Ray White Rural and Stocklive.
Brock Dahtler has been actively breeding Brangus for eight years.
At just 22 years of age, he’s a young man with a great passion for the breed whether it’s in the show ring or out in the paddock, saying “I’ve always loved black cattle, particularly Brangus, I’ve grown up with cattle all my life and always had an interest in them.”
This quiet achiever is the recipient of the 2022 Burnham Youth Award. Brock’s journey with the Brangus breed, the cattle that his late father loved so much, started when he was 12 years old.
Brock’s mother, Glenda handed Brock a birthday present he’ll never forget, a Brangus heifer.
That heifer, Karingal Bella 217 became the foundation stone for the new named, Doc’s Brangus. Bella 217 (Valley View Gallant) was bred by Bill and Janette Cook, Karingal Stud, Monto and in a short space of time Brock and Bella became a formidable pair, in the show ring against open competition. Initially shown as a heifer
and the following year as a cow/calf unit, Bella won many ribbons and awards at both regional and Royal level at shows such as Rockhampton, Gympie and the Brisbane Royal. Such is the passion and drive that Brock has for his fledging operation and the breed that Bella was multiplied through ET and AI programme and has produced six offspring thus far. Many of Bella’s offspring have also had success of their own and for their young owner in the sale and show arenas. One of the many awards to come the way of the young breeder and his fledgling operation was taking out the Senior Champion Female at the 2017 Brisbane Royal with Doc’s
Lady Csonka (ET). Lady Csonka (ET) is a daughter of Bella 217.
Over the passage of time Brock has steadily increased the numbers of both registered and commercial females and where possible had added outside genetics through physical and other genetic material such as semen. Currently his herd comprises 25 breeders and progeny and a sire that are run on agistment country in the Mount Perry district. In the past couple of years Brock has added to the genetic base with animals selected cattle from the Bimbadeen and Telpara Hills Sales. He has also added the purchase of semen packages to his genetic portfolio and has expansion
plans that include the utilization of ET, IVF and AI programs, showing a small team in 2023 and again in 2024 leading up to the Beef expo in the same year.
Dedication, passion and drive are all qualities that Brock embodies as he balances his agricultural interests with his trade as a boiler maker. He hopes to stay in the Burnett region and keep developing and growing his herd of cattle and eventually buying and owning his own property.
The Burnham Youth Award was instigated by Bruce and Barbara Burnham in 1998.
This honour has been bestowed 24 times and was first presented 23 years ago (in 2015 the award was given to dual recipients). The award recognizes young Brangus breeders under the age of 25 with the winners receiving a prize purse of $1000, a personal trophy, their name engraved on the perpetual trophy and the chance to officiate as Associate judges at Brangus Feature Shows and the Brisbane Royal.
were two Murray Greys sold for a total clearance, 48 Simmental bulls offered and sold and 33 Charolais bulls sold for a 93 percent clearance at auction.
Brangus were still one of the standout performers when it came to averages, demand and clearance levels at the recent February All Breed Sale, CQLX, Gracemere. Bulls topped $30,000 while heifers made to $5000. In comparison to other breeds performances Brangus came in forth in the average rankings compared to Murray Greys ($20,500), Simmentals ($10,292) and Charolais ($9909). When you compare the numbers sold the breed has performed very well against these other opponents as there
Averages for the breed slipped by $750 per head for males over the 2022 result and clearance levels also showed the same trend, coming back by 14 percent in the same period. Counterbalancing that was the fact that the number of bulls sold increased by 30. Heifer values fell across the board by $1417 per head with two extra heifers sold as compared to the previous year’s result. With a spike in numbers buyers were more selective in their purchasing habits. Preference in the majority of cases was shown toward multi generational animals, with buyers looking at DNA profiles, predictable genetics along with other genotype characters such as colour and horn status.
The day’s top money at $30,000 went to red entry, Rockyview R89.
R89 (Rockyview M60) (24-months) (885kg) (14/12mm) (137 EMA) (6.6 IMF) was offered by Jason Beckman
and Erin Dempsey, Rockyview Stud, Aubigny. Taking the sale topper as their new foundation sire for their recently registered stud were Karen Hockey and Gordon Ogle, Kolonga Stud, Monto. Rockyview set a $17,000 for their trio. The amount included $12,000 for their black entry, Reputabull (Boonderoo Jenson) (23-months) (850kg) (16/13mm) (139 EMA) (6.8 IMF) selling to Warren Rea, Woodstock Station, Marlborough.
Two bulls fetched $28,000 each. First to reach that mark was Coolabah Jimmy (Coolabah David) (25-months) (820kg) (14/9mm) (125 EMA) (5.2 IMF). Catalogued by Paul and Denise Studt, Capella, the herd bull sold to Neil and Angela Woodard, Night Stud, Taroom. Equalling that figure was Wildcard Ike catalogued by Tim and Prue Flynn, Wildcard Stud, Ridgelands. Ike (Bonox 876) (24-months) (822kg) (12/8mm) (136 EMA) (5.8 IMF) a full brother in blood to the $85,000 Wildcard Hughie, sold at the 2022 ABCA Rockhampton Sale to the Pheasant Creek Stud, Wowan. Ike was purchased by Lindsay and Fiona Barlow, Triple B Stud, Dingo and was offered in a three quarter share
and full possession arrangement. Coolabah averaged $15,000 for their four while the Wildcard prefix averaged $17,000 for their trio.
The New South Wales address, Sheldara Stud, operated by David Gibson and Shona Maguire, North Dorrigo opened the Brangus section with three averaging $7333 and topping at $9000. Martin Lill, Viamonte Stud, Coonabarabran, New South Wales sold four reds and blacks for a $7000 average. His top at $10,000 was for an ET son of Elton Fulltime 1060 selling to Jarrod and Leanne Deguara, Bimbora Stud, Nebo. Former Beef Expo champion, Kaydeeay Fargo 120 (MC Onstar 924W4 (US)) (30-months) and 2022 RNA placegetter, offered by Brendon and Lisa Lau, Kaydeeay Stud, Munna Creek fetched $9000 selling to Woodstock Station, Marlborough. Double Creek Stud owners, the Oram family, Wooderson bought the $9000 Glenrosa Arthur Q103 (Punchagin Lancelot) offered by Richard and Liz Reynolds, Glenrosa Stud, Gin Gin. Nathan and Renelle Ring, High Camp Stud, Warwick sold their proven 41-month-old, High Camp Naiche 481Q (Oaklands Geronimo) for $9000 to the Helen Galea, Kahma Family Trust, Mt Pleasant. Paul Ryan’s Coachwood Stud, Jiggi, New South Wales took with them a $6500 average for their pair. Jason
Jeynes and Julie Sheahan, Kraken Stud, Dalma sold their 41-month-old, proven sire, Bimbadeen Remington R1 (Oaklands Ambassador (ET)) for $13,000 to Greg and Alicia Magee, Bee Jay Stud, Capella. Their pair averaged $9500. James Hayden, West Oak Stud, Tara enjoyed a $7500 average for his four topping at $12,000 for West Oak Noteable 243 (Fearnely Hercules 1131) to Christian Cormack, Glen Bowen, Collinsville. Christian signed off on three for a $9667 average.
Rodney and Karen Johannesen, Folkslee Stud, Brooweena took with them a $12,125 average for their eight. Top for them at $18,000 was the 25-month-old, Bonox 1031 sired son, Folkslee S712 selling to Bruce and Leanne Woodard, Bonox Stud, Taroom.
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The $30,000 top selling Brangus bull, the $30,000 Rockyview R89 with buyers Gordon Ogle and Karen Hockey, Kolonga stud, Monto with vendors, Erin Demspey, Pia and Jason Beckman, Rockyview stud, Aubigny.
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Declan, Braydon & Fiona Barlow, Triple B Brangus, Dingo with their $28,000 purchase Wildcard Ike and vendors Tim & Prue Flynn, Wildcard, Ridgelands. Rockyview R89 for $30,000; Wildcard Ike for $28,000; Coolabah Jimmy for $28,000.
The majority of the Folkslee team were all from Glen Heart Warner daughters and sired by the Bonox introductions, 330, 1031, and 1060. Others to purchase from the Folkslee line of bulls were Wirralie Station, Mt Coolon, Jim and Glenda Maguire, Bingegang, Dingo, and Clive Hoffman, Rockhampton.
Gavin Klibbe, Kuraby Stud, Goomeri averaged $6500 for his pair while fellow district breeders, Richard and Diane Pender, Boonderoo Stud, Tansey collected a $9750 average for their four. These topped at $16,000 for Boonderoo Landau (125R (AI) (CRC Landau (US)) (32-months) selling to Jeff Frank, Punchagin Stud, Monto. Mark and Melinda Beckman, Glenoyra Stud, Aubigny averaged $14,000 for their pair topping at $18,000 for their 25-month, Glenoyra Quilpie (Boonderoo Jenson) selling to Noel Courtice, Cobblegun Stud, Ladras Downs, Glenmorgan. Barry O’Sullivan, Ripplevale Stud, Meringandan sold a pair of Telpara Hills Revolver 541M6
(ET) sons for on average $14,000 topping at $16,000 for a 23-month-old going to Wavering Grazing, Johnny Cake Station, Collinsville.
John and Alison Bell Inavale Stud, Boonah returned taking a $10,000 for their trio topping at $13,000 for a Lunar Malikye son aged 26-months selling to the Lachlan and Maddie Brown, Somerville Stud, Monto. Noel Courtice, Cobblegun Stud, Glenmorgan sold four herd bulls to average $6500 topping at $11,000 while David and Robyn Gnech, Miltopp Stud, Milbong sold a $6000 Inavale 631 son.
Reg Robinson, Glen Heart Stud, Toogoolawah sold four to a top of $13,000 to average $8500. The top was a herd bull aged 26-months selling to Andrew and Lucille Angel, Moss Vale, Bowen. Andrew and Lucille Angel purchased a pair for a $10,500 average.
Eight females were offered by Monto breeders, Neville and Karen Tarry,
Coal Dust Stud. These saw a total clearance at auction to average $3250 and top of $5000. The entire draft were daughters of Folkslee N647 (Glen Heart Warner) and all sold to repeat buyer, Michael Johnston, Johnstons Bentley Stud, Bentley, New South Wales. Top for Coal Dust was the 14-month-old, Coal Dust N312 from a Telpara Hills Double Down 920K15 (AI) daughter.
Major supporters of the section included Kim Ford, Summerdell Station, Jericho with three head for on average $5333. Mark Howard, Bottle Tree Cattle Trust, Kianga Station, Moura took with him five for a $7000 average. New South Wales based, Graham Ford, Bonalbo signed off on a pair at an average $8000 while Kevin Harvey, Canoona took three for a $5000 average. Peter Hall through Ray White Sarina ended with two for a $5000 average.
Agents: Nutrien Ag Solutions, Elders and Stocklive.
ANNUAL GRAFTON ANGUS AND BRANGUS SALE
6 Bulls
Average $8,667
Top $12,500 Sale Clearance 100% Sale Gross $52,000
Jake and Lee Daley, Carinya Park Stud, Kyogle, New South Wales had a successful outing producing a $8500 average for their three bulls. Established in 2016, the Carinya Park prefix produced the market topper at $12,000. Carinya Park 254 (Maccaboyz Playboy) (24-months) from a Beejay Goldrush (Belview D42) daughter topped proceedings selling to Brad McLennan, Kangaroo Creek.
Two Belview Fernando M147 (ET) (MC Embassador 541Z15 (US)) sons from Carinya Park followed and these set a $6500 average. Top of these at $8000 was Carinya Park 280 (22-months) selling to Slack-Smith Farming, Buccarumbi, New South Wales. The other the two-year-old,
Carinya Park 250 fetched $5000 going to JA and JP Carlton, Ulamara, New South Wales.
Innes and Jeck Fahey, Rocky Creek Brangus Stud, Copmanhurst, New South Wales sold a trio to average $9000. Their top at $10,000 was Rocky Creek R2 selling to repeat clients, the Hogan family, Belingra, St George, Queensland. The same buyers picked up Rocky Creek R5 for $9000
while Kempsey Stock and Land acting for clients took the $8000, Rocky Creek R1.
Agents: Donovan Livestock & Property.
Sale topper at $12,000 Carinya Park 254 with auctioneer Mitch Donovan, Donovan Livestock & Property, vendor Jake Daley, West Wiangaree and buyer Brad McLennan,Kangaroo Creek, NSW.
April of this year will see a bold new Brangus sale concept reach into the homes of national audience.
Rockhampton, the ‘Beef Capital’ of Australia will play host to what is now regional Queensland’s richest and most lucrative race, ‘The Archer’ and a new innovative Brangus Sale.
Entitled the BLING (Brangus Ladies Invitational Notable Genetics) Sale will be staged at Paradise Lagoons, Rockhampton, Thursday 27 April. The evening commences at 5pm with the sale set to commence at 6.30pm.
In total 12 prefixes will support the catalogue with 24 heifers and a flush featuring both colonial and US blood configured and blended genetics. The vendor list includes notable nurseries of the calibre of Bauhinia Park, Bimbadeen, Bullakeana, Earlwood, Jardine, Lazy S, M1B, Oaklands, Pheasant Creek, Triple B, Voewood and Yaraandoo. All heifers will be broken in and under halter with the sale simulcast on Elite Livestock Auctions and livestreamed coinciding with the World Congress in Argentina. The females will be assembled on the grassed area under lights and the sale will be conducted and viewed on two large screens featuring videos and still photography of all females on offer.
On sale night all sale heifers will be on display and the evening will be cocktail dress, canapes, bar and music.
Speaking about the concept, Georgie Connor, GDL said, “We chose the Brangus breed for the simple fact that we felt the membership, the ABCA Board and the Association all had a progressive mindset, coupled with the fact that high quality females are always attracting premiums. This will be a showcase opportunity for the Brangus breed,” added Georgie.
The night before the sale there will be a barrier draw for ‘The Archer’. This will involve 17 heifers that will be used during the barrier draw for the prestigious race (12 horses and five emergencies). These 17 led heifers will all be lined up and will be used to assist the race organizers (Rocky Amateurs) in the barrier draw for the race the following day. Each heifer will carry a hidden number and the slot holders in ‘The Archer’ will select a heifer and the number that the particular heifer carries will correspond with the barrier that particular horse will draw in the race. Racing Queensland will be also present to oversee the draw and
its official conduct. On the evening of draw owners and trainers from across Australia will be there. As a slot holder selects a heifer, she will then come out of the line up to have the barrier number revealed.
After the BLING Sale, April 30th will see the running of ‘The Archer’ over a distance of 1300 metres at Callaghan Park, Rockhampton under WeightFor-Age conditions with a winners cheque of $440,000. The total prize pool has now increased for the race now standing at $775,000. With ‘The Archer’ status achieved the April 30 meeting will boast a sensational $1M prize pool total. Gates open at 10.30.
There will be no printed catalogue for the sale. Sale instigators have advised that interested parties view the online catalogue at brangus.com.au or elitelivestockauctions.com.au
Another of the nation’s major Carcase Competitions has yet again delivered another broad ribbon result to the Brangus breed. The 2022 Callide Dawson Carcase Competition in its 34th year saw a total of 520 entries in 11 grass and grain fed classes. This was broken up into 207 grass fed and 313 grain fed entries drawn from across the state and the Callide and Dawson regions.
Taking out the Reserve Champion Grainfed Trade Steer were Lindsay and Michelle Blanch, Coolabah, Ellesmere.
Their Charolais/Brangus steer took out the second spot in the Single Grainfed Trade Steer 0-2 Teeth Class (180-300kg Dressed). The milk tooth entry entered his 70 day feed with a weight of 352kg and exited at 466kg. His total weight gain for the feed was 94kg with an average daily gain of 1.34kg per day. His HSCW was 250.50kg resulting in a dressing percentage of 56.2 percent. His muscle scans came back at 10/6mm and he recorded an EMA measurement of 81cm sq and 31.13 MSA points to tally with a final score of 169.71 points just 1.7 points behind the class winner, a Santa Gertrudis/Limousin cross entered by Beau and Renee Surawski, Soldiers Plains, Theodore.
Commenting on his win, Lindsay Blanch, said, “I like using Brangus females as a base, they’re really universal, good udders, they’re soft, generally good temperament, they’re mainly all polls and we find they cross really well with Euro type cattle.”
Lindsay and Michelle and their four children live on the 344ha (850 acres) South Burnett property that annually feeds and turns off 500 to 600 head to the butcher trade. “I have about 15 Brangus females that I purchased out of the Murgon yards about five to six years ago, I use Euro terminal sires over them for the trade and dabble in the carcase competitions as well, it’s my form of fishing if you like,” he added. It was Lindsay’s first attempt at entering cattle in the Callide
Dawson competition and the family have entered cattle into the 2023 competition.
Brangus and Brangus composite entries took, 17th and 21st in the Single Grainfed Trade Steer 0-2 Teeth (180-300kg Dressed) for the competitors, Beau and Renee Surawski and Denise Hartwig respectively. In all there were 39 entries in that class.
The Quinn family, Voewood, Calliope and their pen of three Simbrah/ Brangus cross milk tooth steers claimed eight spot in the Pen Of Three Grainfed Steers 0-6 Teeth (300420kg). The trio entered the class with an average liveweight of 429kgs (range 402 to 442kg). Their exist weight was on average 630kg (range 614 to 640kg) gaining between 198 to 212kgs with an average total gain of 201.3kgs. The average daily gain for the Voewood composites was 2.08kg/ day in a range from 2.0 to 2.19kg/ day. The steers were processed and delivered a HSCW average of 341kg in a range from 334.10 to 353.9kg and average dressing percentage of 54.19 percent (range 52.52 to 55.64 percent). Their average P8 scan was 1mm (range 8mm to 16mm) and an average Rump measurement scan of 3.33mm (range 3mm to 4mm). The steers delivered an average EMA measurement of 85cm sq (range 80 to 87cm sq). Taking into account that the class takes the average of the two best performers from the group the Voewood steers scored 177.96 points.
The Chapman family, Cedarvale, Ubobo placed 11 overall in the class that involved 28 pens (84 head) with their Brangus steers.
Edward and Kara also entered the same genotypes into the class Pen Of 3 Grainfed Trade Steers (0-2 Teeth – 180-300 dressed). The couple scored a fifth and an 11th placing from a field of 16 pens. Their fifth placed milk tooth team started the competition with an average weight of 370kg (range 340 to 396kg) and average exit weight of 503kg (range 478 to 522kg) and a total average gain of 133kg (range 114 to 148kg) and an average daily gain of 190 (range 1.63 to 2.11kg/day). Their HSCW result on average was 267kg (range 264.30 to 269.50kg) and an average dressing percentage of 53.06 percent (range 51.6 to 55.8 percent). Their average P8 measurement was 7.3mm (range 6 to 8mm) and the average Rib measurement was 3mm (range 3 to 3mm). Their EMA measurement readings ranged from 70 to 84cm sq to average 78cm sq. Taking the best two performers in the group the Voewood team scored 160.78 points. Red Brangus entries from Beau and Renee Surawski, Soldiers Plains, Theodore took out ninth spot on 144.02 points while the other Quinn pen scored 140.88 points to claim eleventh position. The Surawski’s team of three milk tooth Brangus Trade Heifers placed 6th from a field of 15 pens (Three Grainfed Trade Heifers 0-2 Teeth 180 – 300 Dressed).
Earlier this year, world leaders and policy makers met at the COP27 summit.
The Egyptian coastal city of Sharm El-Sheikh, hosting the summit, is a whole world away from the regional towns and farm gates of our industry – in more ways than one.
But the meetings and decisions at COP27 are critically important for the Australian red meat and livestock sector.
The overarching aim of the summit is to arrest the trend in global warming and to chart a path for government policy decisions. For the Australian livestock sector, we must have a voice in the conversation. It is vital that our sector can communicate our climate sustainability journey so far, as well as our plans for the future.
When we really boil the message down, it is simple: Australian red meat is part of the climate solution.
MLA is working with a range of partners to tell our industry story during COP27. Last week, we met with city-based journalists in Sydney to explain the industry’s sustainability story. It is important that we tell our stories in metropolitan areas just as much as we do in regional areas.
Starting this week, we are rolling out a social media campaign around CN30, especially through our Facebook and Instagram channels, supported by content on our Australian Good Meat website.
This campaign will focus on the CN30 goal and share specific industry examples around carbon sequestration, emissions reduction,
tree planting, and caring for the environment.
On the afternoon of Friday November 11, we are partnering with Cattle Council to host a webinar on CN30 and climate sustainability in the context of COP27. This webinar will include a presentation from cattle producer Jenny O’Sullivan as well as MLA’s CN30 Manager, Margaret Jewell. We will also hear from the team on the ground at COP27. You can learn more about the webinar here.
At Sharm El-Sheikh, we will have Sam Gill from our Middle East / North Africa office and Edwina Clowes, who works in the team looking after our industry sustainability frameworks with industry.
Sam and Edwina will be partnering with groups like the National Farmers’ Federation to tell our industry story, including a presentation at Adaptation and Agriculture Day on November 12. Through all these channels, we will be sharing the good news of industry’s journey so far.
Since 2005, our industry has reduced net emissions by almost 60 percent,
and halved our contribution to national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This represents the greatest reduction by any sector in Australia’s economy. For an industry that only contributes 10% of the country’s total emissions, this is some serious heavy lifting.
We have plans to go even further. In 2017 our industry set a target to be carbon neutral by 2030 and today, we are on track to achieve that. Australian lamb production is already climate neutral we are close to being climate neutral for beef.
The industry’s CN30 plan is targeted to achieve this ambitious goal without compromising livestock numbers, while also accelerating the productivity and profitability of our industry.
With all eyes on COP27, we are using this opportunity to share the story that the Australian red meat sector in Australia sets the gold standard for an industry that proactively improves productivity while reducing our impact on the environment. We are the best example of the solutions; we are not the cause of the problem.
Participants from three mainland states converged on the Theodore Showgrounds, from the 9th to 12th January for the 2023 Brangus Youth Camp.
The third event (2022 was cancelled due to COVID – 19 restrictions) saw a record 92 youngsters, divided into eight age divisions from within and outside the breed, travel from as far south as South Australia, New South Wales and parts of Queensland for the event.
From all concerned and connected with the event there was a collective sigh of relief when the predicted rain from the north held off. Even with that scenario hanging over everyone’s head, it had no effect and failed to dampen the spirits and the enthusiasm of the competitors and the committee behind the event.
The 2023 programme did not contain classes for show animals, instead organizers turned their attention to classes and events whereby the participants were schooled and educated on how to judge prime and stud and parading techniques.
Ranging in age from five up to 18 years the eager participants were accompanied by over 100 head of donated cattle brought to the event to help and assist with the educational and the handling, parading, grooming and various other student activities. Such was the diversity of the 2023 event that 30 children that had never been to shows or been actively involved in such activities.
Once again, the organizing committee of the Youth Camp received overwhelming support from within and outside the Brangus
community along with a huge bevy of sponsors which was reflected with the impressive array of prizes and trophies up for grabs.
Nineteen children were part of the youngest of the camp called the Peewee group. These participants were given a slightly less formal set of talks and challenges that included Vetinarian presentations, an introduction and talks about Poultry, working dog demonstrations, cattle judging, microphone education, craft sessions, feeding and leading demonstrations, breaking in and parading skills and Cow Pictionary (identifying the parts of an animal) and a Farmers Challenge.
For the majority of the remainder of attendees the 2023 programme focused on technical, practical and educational sessions in the areas of parading, animal structure, show box and shed preparation, rope tying, grooming, handling, The nutrition, ear tag management and Breedplan systems. Parading demonstrations were given by Lachlan Trustum, Tammy Robinson, Hayden and Bella Hanson. Rope Craft, (halter, lead rope and nose lead) demonstrations were handled and delivered by Brad
Hanson, Tim Flynn and Vaughn Campagnolo. Sarah Coulton, Coulton’s Country, Theodore delivered a series of presentations on cattle photography. Tim and Prue Flynn, Wildcard Brangus, Ridgelands took students through the techniques on working cattle with cattle dogs. Gympie based Brangus breeder, Lucy Roche shared her skills and knowledge in poultry judging and showing in a completely new segment with the four day camp. Jane Armstrong and Dr Neil Farmer, Insight Repro, Rockhampton spoke and delivered a presentation on reproduction, bull testing, semen collection, AI, IVF, ET and morphology areas. Moore Accountants representatives Megan Garvey and Director, Geoff Arnold, talked through Agribusiness finance while Emily Pelling, Moura Veterinary Clinic spoke on veterinary bull breeding soundness evaluation (BBSE). Fitzroy Basin Association was represented by Sheree Johnson, Regional Agricultural Landcare Facilitator and Waterways Management Officer, Braden Mitchell. Braden delivered an address on Fitzroy Partnership For River Health, this was to provide a more complete picture of river health.
Washing practise and other parading skills were demonstrated and honed by all. A monetary challenge also saw the children given a scenario with a herd of cattle and money, which they could spend on more cattle or feeding and vaccinating their stock. Tammie Robinson conducted talks on StockLive and online selling as well as being the Over Judge for Stud Judging.
Participants were also schooled on the design of a stud cattle logo with Tammie Robinson and Juanita Trustum while a clipping and grooming demonstration was delivered by Vaughn Campagnolo. Aspects of breaking in cattle was handled by Brad Hanson and Vaughn Campagnolo while public speaking and microphone techniques were handled by Hayden and Isabella Hanson. Tips on Prime Cattle Judging were delivered in a segment by Beau Surawski while Stud Cattle Judging segments were handled by Tim Flynn and Vaughn Campagnolo.
Conducted toward the end of the
Overall Herdsman
Cody Mortimer
Sponsor: Bullakeana Brangus
Overall Junior Parader
Bonni Jones
Sponsor: Australian Brangus Cattle Association
Overall Prime Cattle Judge
Adisyn Dodson
Sponsor: Australian Brangus Cattle Association
Overall Stud Cattle Judge
Cody Killalea
Sponsor: Rabobank
Golden Show Cane Award
Dawson Jones
Sponsor: Brangus Youth Camp
Bonni Jones (Overall Junior Parader); Cody Killalea (Overall Stud Cattle Judge); Cody Mortimer (Overall Herdsman); Adison Dodson (Overall Prime Cattle Judge).
camp was an auction of donated merchandise with the proceeds directly funnelled back in the coffers of the Brangus Youth Camp. In total $2330 was raised from the seven items up for grabs. First item on offer and fetching $500 was a set of 2022 Uncirculated Christmas Beetle Coin Set donated by Peter Goosens selling to Mrs Deniece Clark, Rolleston. In turn Deniece donated a freestanding large metal piece of garden art in the shape of a Cactus made of horseshoes which fetched $230 going to Dave Gibson. The third item was the ‘Peewee Artwork’ made by the under seven year old’s that participated in the 2023 camp and this made $400 selling to the Australian Brangus Cattle Association. Next item was a Cowhide Jewellery Box and a pair of hide and pearl earrings donated by Three Hearts Brangus Stud, Esk. Camp participant, Ava Brown, M1B Stud, Wowan paid $380 for the donation. Lenny and Leisa Perrett, Injune donated a size 55 Jaxonbilt Hat
that sold for $200 to Emma Dodson, Moura. A family photography session and beauty and boutique voucher kindly donated by Amy Holcombe Photography, Moura made $350 selling to Ian Hutchinson, Warnoah Rural, Theodore. The last item was a 14 x 18 canvas print donated by The Australian Brangus magazine selling for $270 to Mark and Katrina Brown, M1B Stud, Wowan.
Committee chair, Brad Hansen said that the enthuasism levels of the attendees was next level, “They (the children) were still in the sheds checking on and out cattle at 8pm, we had to physically stop them from going into the sheds at 6am of a morning.”
“This camp has been designed and built around the kids, it’s all about the kids, this year they had a huge increase in the number of ‘green kids’, so we had put out a call for quiet and well handled cattle, as a result we’ve been blessed with several breeds to work with.”
Harriett Magee
Sponsor: Rocky Repro
Lucy Geddes
Sponsor: Bulla Brangus
Priya Jansen
Sponsor: Coolabah Brangus
Milla Van Itallie
Sponsor: Beejay Brangus
Keira Campagnolo
Sponsor: Medway Brangus
Clare Hills
Sponsor: Warnoah Rural
Abigail Cutting
Sponsor: ST Genetics Australia
Reid Surawski
Sponsor: Kraken Brangus
Harry Schuh
Sponsor: Marcella Angus & Brangus
Owen Lindley
Sponsor: Livingston Brangus
Darcy Perrett
Sponsor: Teys Australia
Ava Brown
Sponsor: Hewitt Consulting & Communications
John Lamb
Sponsor: Warnoah Rural
Cody Mortimer Sponsor: Datamars
Alyssa Jansen
Sponsor: Grange Hay
Max Sedgman
Sponsor: Heilbronn’s Rockhampton
Indiah Goodland
Sponsor: KB Consulting
Annalise Jones
Sponsor: Flexihire Biloela
Jorja Campbell
Sponsor: Nu-Tank
Summer Krebbs
Sponsor: Fitzroy Basin Association
Cody Killalea
Sponsor: Brangus Youth Camp
Age Champion
Sam Kingston
Sponsor: Westside Corporation
16–18 Years Paraders
Sponsor: HHH Partners
1st Cody Mortimer
2nd Alexandra Olive
3rd Sam Kingston
4th Abigail Cutting
5th Korbin MacDonald
14–15 Years
Age Champion
John Lamb
Sponsor: Ramsey Creek Brangus
Paraders
Sponsor: GDL
1st John Lamb
2nd Riley Jensen
3rd Sophie Cutting
4th Tyler Hyden
5th Annaka Hanson
12–13 Years
Age Champion
Bonnie Jones
Sponsor: Bullakeana Brangus
Paraders
Sponsor: Farmleigh Grazing
1st Bonnie Jones
2nd Ava Brown
3rd Jared Mahony
4th Keira Campagnolo
5th Matilda Cutting
Herdsman Award
Cody Mortimer
Sponsor: N Bar Brangus
Prime Sponsor: Lonsdale Agribusiness
1st Cooper Young
2nd Sam Kingston
3rd Alexandra Olive
4th Dawson Jones
4th Cody Mortimer
Herdsman Award
Clare Hills
Sponsor: Callide Valley Toyota
Prime Sponsor: GDL
1st John Lamb
2nd Ben Kingston
2nd Will Fraser
4th Riley Jensen
5th Bella Mahony
Herdsman Award
Matilda Cutting
Sponsor: Beef Australia
Prime Sponsor: Consolidated Pastoral Company
1st Bonnie Jones
2nd Lucy Sedgmam
3rd Summer Church
4th Jorja Campbell
5th Jared Mahony
Encouragement Award
Alexandra Olive
Sponsor: Voewood Brangus
Stud
Sponsor: Pheasant Creek Brangus
1st Cody Killalea
2nd Sam Kingston
3rd Rory Killalea
4th Oscar Hills
5th Cody Mortimer
Encouragement Award
Ben Kingston Sponsor: Ray White Rockhampton & Biloela
Stud Sponsor: GDL
1st Bella Mahony
2nd Clare Hills
3rd Tyler Hyden
4th John Lamb
5th Annaka Hanson
Encouragement Award
Lilly Raine
Sponsor: Moore Australia
Stud Sponsor: Howard Helicopters
1st Bonnie Jones
2nd Jared Mahony
3rd Keira Campagnolo
4th Bridie Krebs
5th Lucy Sedgmam
11 Years
Age Champion
Jack Lamb
Sponsor: Wildcard Brangus
Paraders
Sponsor: Bushlands Black Cattle
1st Jack Lamb
2nd Annalise Jones
3rd Ella Geddes
4th Milla Van Itallie
5th Phoebe Church
10 Years
Age Champion
Indiah Goodland
Sponsor: Bimbadeen Brangus
Paraders
Sponsor: Yaraandoo Brangus
1st Mac Surawski
2nd Trey Lawrie
3rd Indiah Goodland
4th Owen Lindley
5th Priya Jansen
Herdsman Award
Milla Van Itallie
Sponsor: Bushlands Black Cattle
Prime
Sponsor: Ray White Rural
1st Annalise Jones
2nd Phoebe Church
3rd Jack Lamb
4th Lachie Raine
5th Milla Van Itallie
Encouragement Award
Phoebe Church
Sponsor: FeedPro Australia
Stud
Sponsor: Theodore Chamber of Commerce & Industry
1st Jack Lamb
2nd Milla Van Itallie
3rd Declan Barlow
4th Annalise Jones
5th Ella Geddes
Herdsman Award
Pryia Jansen
Sponsor: South Geldard Lawyers
Prime
Sponsor: Rockadolla Livestock Haulage
1st Indiah Goodland
2nd Mac Surawski
3rd Reid Rothery
3rd Priya Jansen
5th Lawson Sedgman
Encouragement Award
Trey Lawrie
Sponsor: Hourn & Bishop Qld Pty Ltd
Stud
Sponsor: Theodore Chamber of Commerce & Industry
1st Indiah Goodland
2nd Mac Surawski
3rd Lawson Sedgman
4th Owen Lindley
5th Logan Joyce
Age Champion
Lucy Geddes
Sponsor: Australian Brangus Cattle Assoc.
9 Years Paraders
Sponsor: HHH Partners Pty Ltd
1st George Streeter
2nd Lucy Geddes
3rd Addison Dodson
4th Max Sedgman
5th John Brown
Herdsman Award
Corey Perrett
Sponsor: Kimberley Downs Brangus
Prime
Sponsor: Couti-Outi Brangus
1st Addison Dodson
2nd Lucy Geddes
3rd Max Sedgman
4th Sienna Hansen
5th Corey Perrett
Encouragement Award
Corey Perrett
Sponsor: Williams Stock Feeds
Stud
Sponsor: M1B Brangus
1st Max Sedgman
2nd George Streeter
3rd Lucy Geddes
4th Addison Dodson
5th Corey Perrett
Age Champion
Narlah Cooke
Sponsor: Acres Rural Supplies
8 Years Paraders
Sponsor: Elders
1st Narlah Cooke
2nd Harriet Magee
3rd Quinn Lawrie
4th Halle Goodland
5th Reid Surawski
Herdsman Award
Harriet Magee
Sponsor: Triple B Brangus
Prime
Sponsor: Durtis Livestock Pty Ltd
1st Alyssa Jansen
2nd Harriet Magee
3rd Halle Goodland
4th Narlah Cooke
5th Jake Joyce
Encouragement Award
Quinn Lawrie
Sponsor: Xtreme One Servo Theodore
Stud Sponsor: Isenring Electrics Pty Ltd
1st Reid Surawski
2nd Narlah Cooke
3rd Halle Goodland
4th Alyssa Jansen
5th Harriet Magee
Platinum
• Acres Rural Supplies
• Aust. Brangus Cattle Assoc.
• Bimbadeen Brangus
• Bullakeana Brangus
Gold
• Beef Australia
• Callide Valley Toyota
• FeedPro Australia
• Hourn and Bishop QLD
• N-Bar Brangus
• South Geldard Lawyers
Silver
• Beejay Brangus
• Capricorn Coast Concreting
• Consolidated Pastoral Co.
• Curtis Livestock Pty Ltd
• Elders
• Farmleigh Grazing
• Howard Helicopters
• Isenring Electrics Pty Ltd
• Jateebee Brangus
• Kimberley Downs Brangus
• Moore Australia
Bronze
• Bulla Brangus
• Bushland Black Cattle
• Coolabah Brangus
• Couti-Outi Brangus
• GDL
• HHH Partners
• Kraken Brangus and JJ
Fitting
• Livingston Brangus
Product Sponsors
• Datamars
• Elders Moura
• Fitzroy Basin Association
• Flexihire Biloela
• Grange Hay
• Heilbronns Rockhampton
• Ramsey Creek Brangus
• Westside Corporation
• Wildcard Brangus
• Theodore Sport and Recreation Association Inc.
• Triple B Brangus
• Williams Stock Feeds
• Xtreme One Servo Theodore
• Ray White Rockhampton & Biloela
• Ray White Rural Gracemere
• Rockadolla Livestock Haulage
• Roundyard - All Things Country
• Theodore Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Voewood Brangus
• Yaraandoo Brangus
• Lonsdale Agribusiness
• M1B Brangus
• Marcella Brangus & Angus
• Medway Brangus
• Pheasant Creek Brangus
• Rabobank
• Rocky Repro
• ST Genetics Australia
• Warnoah Rural
• Hewitt Consulting and Communications
• KB Consulting
• Nu-Tank
• Teys Australia
Thanks to all the participating students from 3 mainland states, our sponsors, our presenters, our group leaders, our volunteers, our donors and all who made this event outstanding.
Brangus Youth Camp Organising Committee
Source: MLA,
• In 2023, the national cattle herd will transition to a growth phase, with any increases in numbers now considered to be beyond a rebuild.
• A two-scenario forecast for cattle slaughter refl ect the processing sectors ability to deal with labour issues.
• Prices are forecast to operate at longer term averages in 2023
In 2023, the national cattle herd will transition to a mature phase, with any increases in cattle numbers now beyond ‘rebuild’ status.
Southern:
• Southern Australia will continue to drive increases in cattle numbers, particularly NSW, with supply improvements also expected from southern WA, SA and Victoria.
Input prices and cost of production will be major factors affecting the ability of the sector to remain productive and efficient. Availability of skilled and unskilled workers to manage the increased supply of cattle in 2023 will be the major macro issue affecting the red meat industry. The processing sector’s ability to process cattle will determine production levels and therefore exports in 2023.
This year, Australia is well placed to deliver on changes in global supply dynamics, despite the world economy facing economic headwinds that are affecting consumer confidence. For example, there could be a possible contraction of US supply (returning the nation to a net importer), while Brazilian currency fluctuations may lead to increased volatility in the global market.
2023 will be a year of transition for the cattle industry. Positive outcomes along the entire supply chain seem likely as the exceptional operating conditions on-farm continue. The overall outlook for Australia’s beef industry both domestically and internationally – to deliver high quality beef in larger volumes – is expected to become a feature of 2023.
Northern:
Herd: 28.8 million head
Slaughter: 6.62 million head
Carcase weights: 315 kg/head
Production: 2.09 million tonnes CWT
• 2022 saw favourable seasonal conditions for large parts of Queensland, driving the beginning of the state’s herd rebuild and an improvement in female numbers. Northern Australia’s rebuild is expected to gain significant pace this year. The national herd is at its highest level since 2014. The record retention of females for 15 consecutive months, coupled with aboveaverage marking rates has delivered larger calf drops, bodes well for supply to increase substantially in 2023 for both young and slaughter-weight cattle.
As the national cattle herd grows and large parts of Queensland continue to recover and rebuild, the cattle industry’s outlook remains extremely positive. Large volumes of females will continue to be joined, ensuring an uptick in the supply of cattle well into 2024.
An abundant availability of grass and water on-farm is ensuring producer confidence remains robust. Buyer demand is expected to soften in 2023 and therefore place downward pressure on prices (relative to the record years of 2020–2022) driven by increased supply. The quality and finish of cattle will continue to determine and dictate market performance as the market reverts to operating in a more typical fashion that was last seen prior to 2020.
Supply of both young cattle and slaughter-weight animals are expected to increase continually throughout the year. The processing sector’s ability to deal with an acute shortage of labour will determine the total number of cattle processed in Australia in 2023.
A return to drier seasonal conditions with the possibility of belowaverage rainfall in 2023 may drive a higher turn-off of stock, specifically slaughter-weight cattle, such as cull cows and heavier steers. If this increase in supply cannot be managed by the processing sector due to a shortage of labour, repercussions for the broader industry will be felt throughout the market.
While the potential for a global recession weighs on the economic outlook, current global dynamics point towards continued demand for Australian beef in established and emerging markets.
The American herd liquidation and its FSR rates promote a positive outlook for the Australian export position in global markets as cattle supply increases in line with herd growth. This places Australia in an exceptional position to capture opportunities and deliver high quality beef both domestically and around the globe in 2023.
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Male averages spiked by $2145 per head over the 2021 result while heifer rates improved by $270 per head over the same period. Such was the strength and consistency of the physical product contained in the catalogue that the last two bulls averaged $19,500 topping at $27,000.
both the Triple B and Palgrove outlets. Included in the Triple B result where eight sons setting a $16,250 average, eight sons of Xander ended in a $14,875 medium.
How better to celebrate your 10th anniversary sale when your milestone event produces an array of on property records. A powerful display of return clientele support culminating in a record gross and averages were established at the 2022 Triple B Annual Production Sale.
For owners, Lindsay and Fiona Barlow, Triple B Brangus Stud, Dingo the day saw bulls hit $35,000 delivering a record $13,545 average. This result flowed onto a complete clearance, a $1.5M record gross and commercial purebred No.2 heifers selling to the equivalent of $11.22 per kilogram.
Sale topper and event opener at $35,000 was Triple B Renegade R139 (Triple B Networth N284) (24-months) (848kg) (11/8mm) (145 EMA) (4.8 IMF). Ray and Leah Vella, RLV Stud, Breadalbane Plains, Proserpine were the successful purchasers, outlasting Edward and Kara Quinn, Voewood Stud, Calliope. Renegade’s EMA reading ranked him in the top one per cent for the breed.
The Vella family ended with two to average $25,500. Their other purchase was a $16.000 20-monthold by Bonox Millionaire 1138. Voewood eventually landed another selection, the $18,000, Triple B Rainmaker R197 (Riverview Xander) (22-months) (824kg) 10/7mm) (126 EMA) (5.1 IMF).
The prefixes leading sire, Networth’s prominence shows no sign of abating as demand for his sons increases at
Another of the nurseries to invest was the Jackson families, Sandy Banks and Stutzview Studs, Tiaro. Their selection at $28,000 was Triple B Revolver R291 (Riverview Xander) (694kg) (21-months) (8/6mm) (133 EMA) (4.8 IMF). Revolver R291 was also ranked in the top one per cent for EMA.
Adrian and Megan Forrest, Gidyea Stud, Augathella were online taking a pair for a $21,500 average topping at $24,000 for another of the Networth N284 sons, Reebok (23-months) (732kg) (13/9mm) (134 EMA) (7.1 IMF).
Ray Gross, GPB, Stud, Eton selected the $21,000 Triple B Rockwell R286 (Triple B Nashville) for his fledgling seedstock operation. Ross and Heather Milner, Bushlands Stud, Bungundarra invested $15,000 in a Triple B Neptune N219 son. Eight Nashville sons averaged $14,000 while nine Neptune sons set a $14,889 average.
Shane and Linet Pincott, Pine View Stud, Maidenwell selected one of the Bonox Millionaire 1138 sons for $16,000. Six by Millionaire 1138 averaged $13,000.
David and Julie McCamley, Palmal Stud, Dingo took two for on average $15,000 topping at $16,000 for the 19-month-old Triple B Komatsu K548 (Brinks Bright Side 607L11 (US)) son. Reg Robinson, Glen Heart Stud, Toogoolawah outlaid $16,000 for the services of Ronaldo (Networth) (24-months) (812kg) (10/7mm) (140 EMA) (5.6 IMF).
The determination of leading producers to take up the challenge against registered nurseries in a bid to secure genetic material was obvious from the start. The Kenny family, Develin, Marlborough secured a line of six for a $17,500 average. These topped at $32,000 for a Belview First Class son, Triple B Ripcurl R232 (21-months) (772kg) (11/8mm) (134 EMA) (6.4 IMF). Eight by Belview First Class M177 (MS High Quality 535Y (US)) averaged $17,625.
Locals, the Mackenzie family, Arizona, Dingo took five to average $21,000 topping at $27,000 twice. The $27,000 entries were sired by Triple B Neptune and Belview Fleet Street M206. Shane and Amanda Watts, Somona Station, Collinsville were again active and returned, signing off on nine for on average $10,888. The Somona selections topped at $14,000 on two occasions for two Networth sons.
GWK Pastoral Holdings, Springrock, Injune operated by Grant and Kay Warrian and family, took 11 head for on average $12,545. Topping the Warrian purchases was the $21,000, Nashville N512 son, Rollup (23-months) ranked in the top one percent for EMA.
Long term supporters, Rob and Annie Donoghue, Baradoo, Moura picked up six for a $12,333 average topping at $15,000 for a 22-month-old, Belview
First Class M177 son. Jack Fletcher and family, Serocold, Rolleston signed off on five for a $12,600 average
topping at $17,000 for a Belview Fleet Street M206 son. The Holden family, Warwick took five for a $10,000 medium while Justin and Kerry Wall, JK Grazing, Kunwarara returned taking two for a $13,000 average. The Fordyce family, Mabbin, Clermont purchased four for a $7000 average.
Andrew Melville, RAM Station, Dungog, New South Wales was another to return outlaying $18,000 on two occasions for sons of Belview First Class M177 and Riverview Xander with the later purchased ranked in the top of the breed for EMA (+4.1). Colls Earthmoving, Glenrock Station, Nebo took five for on average $6400 while the Macland Grazing, Desmond Station, Collinsville took with them a trio for on average $12,333.
Taking a single purchase each was Todd and Kim Anderson, Rock Valley, New South Wales and the Schelbach family, Tarome at $18,000 and $15,000 respectively. Watership Downs Stud, Keerrong, New South Wales operated by Tristram and Lynette Davis selected the $18,000 Triple B Neptune son, Redemption (22-months) while Adam Gunthorpe, Tarramba Stud, Banana took a $17,000 Bonox Millionaire 1138 son. Talking a $18,000 Belview First Class M177 son aged 21-month were Tony Lawlor and Kim Evans, Demipique, Capella. The Bates family, Eton ended their day with a pair for on average $11,500.
Sale topper, the $35,000, Triple B Renegade R139 with Lindsay and Fiona Barlow, Triple B Stud, Dingo.
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Triple B Ripcurl R232 for $32,000;
Triple B Revolver R291 for $28,000;
Triple B Rifle R303 for $27,000;
Triple B Solidrock S44 for $27,000;
Triple B Reebok R141 for $24,000;
Triple B Rocket R120 for $24,000.
Demand for yearling commercial heifers was spectacular hitting $11.22 per kilogram equating to $4400 per head. Sectional sale toppers were a pen of 10 selling to Thomas and Amanda Dixon, Bagstowe Station, Einsleigh through agent, David Howard, Queensland Rural, Emerald.
Major buyer in the section and ending with 40 head were Charlie and Kaye Wilson, Emu Park at an average $2400 topping at $3000 per head for their top selection. William Walpole, Bowen took two pens for on average $2650 per head. These topped at $3300 per head. William’s other pen sold for $2000. Shane and Linet Pincott, Pine View Stud, Maidenwell added to their male selection taking a pen of heifers for $2200 per head.
Richard and Sarah Cox, Cracow Station, Cracow ended with 30 head for on average $1467 per head. The Cracow heifers sold in a range from $1400 to $1600 per head. The McCartney family, Roselea, Marlborough also were in the market taking a pen for $3000 per head with the Holloway family, Upper Kandanga taking a pen for $1900 per head.
Agents: GDL and Elite Livestock Auctions
Stevie Jackson, Acres Rural Rockhampton recently took out one of the top awards in the The AIRR ‘Young Guns’ Competition in Adelaide. Stevie was selected as one of the Top 5 in Australia.
The Australian Independent Rural Retailers (AIRR) competition recognises excellence among young employees in the independent rural retail industry.
The ‘Young Guns’ award helps motivate young people to consider a career in an important part of the agricultural supply chain. AIRR is a national member based buying group whose sole focus is to make independence rewarding.
AIRR and its members do that by providing service, advice, and care. The organization is a national buying, marketing & distribution group that supports independently owned retailers within the rural, pet and equine industries nationwide. They own several retail and private label product brands of significance and this year were crowned 172nd in the Top 500 Private Companies in Australia.
Seventeen prefixes supported the sale that saw 136 registered bidders along with an online presence that resulted in a 97 percent clearance at auction for bulls and a total clearance of the heifer section. So strong and consistent was the market that statistics revealed eight individuals made from $30,000 and $40,000, with four others fetching sums of $40,000 to $50,000.
$50,000
CENTRAL BRANGUS CLASSIC
99 Bulls
Average $17,505
Top $50,000 (twice)
Sale Clearance 97%
16 Females
Average $7,000
Top $11,000
Sale Clearance 100%
Sale Gross $1,7M
The Central Brangus Classic Sale (CBC) has firmly stamped itself as one of the leading multi vendor outlets on the breeds sale roster.
Averages climbed to such a level at the 2022 event that new records were posted when male values lifted by a hefty $6385 whilst an extra 10 bulls were sold and female averages further increased by $917 over the previous result. Posting a bottom line event record average of $17,505 hardly deterred buyers confidence as clearance levels for bulls dipped by a mere two percent.
Late in the catalogue, Gogango based operation, Yaraandoo Stud, owned by John Collins took sale accolades after two of his bulls hit $50,000 each. First at that figure was Yaraandoo Colonel (Yaraandoo Wasim) (34-months) (949kg) (10/7mm) (137 EMA) (4.8 IMF) selling to the Geddes stable, Couti Outi Stud, Kunwarara. Moments later that figure was matched again with Yaraandoo Capricorn (Ascot International) (34-months) (1089kg) (15/12mm) (141 EMA) (7.3 IMF). Capricorn will take up duties at the Hanson family’s, Bullakeana Stud, Theodore. It was a successful outing for Yaraandoo, setting an average of $21,125 for their 12 bulls and a $7666 average for their three heifers. As the largest vendor of the sale, Yaraandoo sold nine bulls in the draft that went into seedstock addresses. These were the two equal top sellers along with purchases made by Amaroo Stud, Nebo; the Coolabah Stud, Capella; The Three Hearts Stud, Cressbrook; Monto based, Karingal Stud; the Moola Stud, Sapphire; the Damaskusk Stud, Damascus; the interstate address, KM Stud, Wallabadah, New South Wales and the Watership Downs prefix, Keerrong, New South Wales. Next best at $46,000 was Benarla 40 (Bonox Mick) (33-months)
(956kg) (13/10mm) (136 EMA) (5.2 IMF) selling to Warren Rae, Woodstock Station, Marlborough. Offered by Ben and Karla Woodard, Benarla Stud, Duaringa the bull
was one of three that set an average of $37,833. Included in that result at $37,500 was Benarla 34 (Bonox 1061)
(32-months) (860kg) 12/9mm) (143 EMA) (7.0 IMF) selling to Mick and Desley Delroy, Wandarri, Thangool. The Bolton family Belmont, Thangool outlaid $30,000 for Benarla 42 (Tannyfoil L198) (34-months) (962kg) (14/10mm) (142 EMA) (4.8 IMF).
Taking the second highest average for the sale with a result of $26,800 were Mark and Katrina Brown, M1B Stud, Wowan. Topping their draft of five at $40,000 was M1B Roland R624 (M1B Scrubee 7-W9V) (21-months) (720kg) (12/10mm) (120 EMA)
(4.2 IMF) selling to Coolmaringa Pty Ltd., Arizona, Dingo. Taking the opportunity to invest in the M1B draft at $39,000 was Sue Fawcett, Lazy S Stud, Chinchilla. Her selection was Rourke R 315 (Bonox 766)
(22-months) (746kg) (14/10mm) (128 EMA) (4.7 IMF). The Dunne family, Tarcoola, Dingo took the $30,000 M1B Richmond R109 (Pheasant Creek Lucas L080) (25-months) (25-months) (760kg) (11/7mm) (135 EMA) (5.4 IMF).
Mick and Tanya Maddern, Earlwood Stud, Duaringa averaged $20,750 for their eight males, topping at $40,000 for the Palgrove Kingpin son, Earlwood 4171 (34-months) (972kg) (9/6mm) (155 EMA) (5.8 IMF) selling to Allan and Janet Williams, Riverside, Nebo. At $30,000 Earlwood 4172 (33-months) (890kg) (14/9mm) (143 EMA) (6.6 IMF) a paternal half to the $40,000 stablemate sold to Des Dahl, Brolga Gully, Baralaba. Three heifers carrying the Earlwood prefix averaged $6333.
Brent and Maree Woodard, Parkes, Duaringa averaged $17,312 for their eight. Top of the Parkes males was the $37,000 Parkes 349 (Taloumbi Lansen) (34-months) (725kg) (11/8mm) (138 EMA) (4.8 IMF) selling to Gavin and Lenore Eiser, Thirsty Creek, Gogango. Another supporter of the Parkes draft was fellow vendor, Bruce and Leanne Woodard, Bonox Stud, Taroom taking the $32,500 Parkes 358 (Parkes 286) (32-months) (825kg) (12/7mm) (137 EMA) (4.6 IMF).
The Lloyd family, Bullrush Stud, Nebo ended their day with a $16,500 average for their four herd bulls. Topping the draft at $22,000 was a 34-month-old Bullrush Earl (863kg) (9/6mm) (144 EMA) (4.4 IMF) selling to Jim and Glenda Maguire, Bingegang, Dingo.
Sam Bates, Bates Stud, Wycarbah sold six bulls for on average $15,666. Tops for the stable in 2022 was the $30,000 Bates Bjorn (Telemon Illusion) (23-months) (825kg) (13/9mm) (128 EMA) (6.8 IMF) selling to Riverside Station, Nebo. Coolmaringa Pty Ltd., Arizona, Dingo also invested in the team taking the $24,000 paternal half, Bates Bono (22-months) (840kg) (12/8mm) (138 EMA) (4.5 IMF).
Dan and Abby Maguire, Tafino Stud, Emerald sold their trio attaining an average of $15,000, topping at $20,000 for the herd bull entry, Tafino Firefly (NK Fire Ball) (34-months) (925kg) (14/9mm) (153 EMA) (5.5 IMF) going to Jeff Frank, Punchagin Stud, Monto.
Seven from the famed Bonox prefix averaged $15,000. Owners, Bruce and Leanne Woodard, Taroom saw their males top $26,000 for Bonox 1333 (Bonox 830) (37-months) (862kg) (12/9mm) (135 EMA) (4.6 IMF) selling to Kevin, June, Greg and Sue Barlow, Amaroo, Comet. At $20,000 Tweed and Anderson, Allandale, Theodore took the stablemate, Bonox 1407 (Bonox Scrubbee 666) (32-months) (818kg) (12/7mm) (140 EMA) (6.4 IMF).
Vicki Hanson, Bullakeana Stud, Theodore with John Collins, Yaraandoo, Gogango and Yaraandoo Capricorn.
Yaraandoo Colonel with buyer, Lawson Geddes, Couti Outi Stud, , Kunwarara, Julian Laver, Nutrien and John Collins, , Yaraandoo Stud, Gogango.
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Benarla 40/1 for $46,000; Couti Outi Boon 1237 for $42,500; M1B Roland R624 for $40,000; Earlwood 4171 for $40,000; Parkes 349 for $37,000; Parkes 358 for $32,500.
Headlining for that section at that figure was Couti Outi Baroness 1071 (Couti-Outi Quota) (21-months).
Catalogued by Lawson and Bonni Geddes and family, Couti-Outi Stud the heifer went to the Lamb family operation, N Bar Stud, Banana.
The top-selling female was among two the Lamb family purchased at an average of $10,000 along with a bull for $42,500. That bull was CoutiOuti Boon 1237 (Moola Forest) (21-months) (743kg) (11/8mm) (135 EMA) (5.5 IMF). All three N Bar purchases were from Couti Outi. Other investors in the Couti Outi draft were the Kime family, Amaroo Stud, Nebo ($25,000 and $24,000), Riverside Pastoral Company ($26,000) and Acton and Bauman, Tryphinia View, Dingo two to average $16,000 topping at $23,000. In all nine Couti Outi bulls averaged $21,611 and their trio of females set a $8333 medium.
Bruce and Leanne Woodard, Bonox Stud, Taroom collected a $9500 average for the pair of heifers. Bonox B1432 (Bonox 1170) (12-months) sold to Mick and Tanya Madden, Earlwood Stud, Duaringa for $10,000.
A ten bull average of $14,100 went the way of Duncan and Karen Geddes, Telemon Stud, Springsure. Their top was $22,000 for the herd bull, Telemon 467 (Lunar Navajo N065) (24-months) (735kg) (11/8mm) (128 EMA) (4.7 IMF) off to Mark and Lynda Bauer, Elara Stud, Laidley. Another purchaser in the Telemon draft at $20,000 was Oakleigh Holdings, Alligator Creek for another of the herd bull sons by Lunar Navajo N065 (Lunar Lestat L49).
Paul and Denise Studt, Coolabah Stud, Capella ended with their 10 bulls setting a $14,900 average and three females to average $5666. Top for Coolabah was $20,000 on four occasions. These were sold to Windsor Station, Charters Towers; the Dahl family, Pine Hut, Baralaba; Ian Trigger, Hopewell, Biggenden and Coolmaringa Pty Ltd., Arizona, Dingo. The three heifers from Coolabah went to Lance Spannagle, Middlemount ($8000), Ken McLean, KM Stud, Wallabadah, New South Wales ($5000) and Beckman
and Demspey prefix, Rockyview Stud, Yargullen for $4000.
Morgan and Addison Marks, Terelea Stud, Blackwater averaged $14,000 for their pair of bulls topping at $16,000 while Gavin McKenzie’s, Tannyfoil Stud, Blackwater secured a $11,500 average for his pair. Taking a $10,200 average for their five bulls were Wayne and Marcia Maguire, Scrubbee, Dingo. These sale openers topped $14,000 selling to Morganbury Pastoral, Amarra Station, Charters Towers.
Angus and Alex Woodard, Parkes, Duaringa sold a single entry for $5000 while Eidsvold breeders, Hardy and Amanda Woodard, Taloumbi Stud saw their four bulls average $9000 and their pair of heifers set a $4500 average. Their males topped at $16,000 for a herd bull aged 23-months going to the Kime family, Amaroo Stud, Nebo.
Supporters of the sale in the male section featured many repeat buyers from former sales. These included the Dwyer family, Apsley Cattle Company, Stainburn Downs, Aramac taking four at an average of $9000. At the same average the Phillis family, Carlo Creek, Duaringa took three. The Amaroo prefix, Nebo ended with five for on average $20,800 while the Morganbury Pastoral Company, Charters Towers also purchased six at an average of $13,500. Allan and Janet Williams, Riverside Station, Nebo ended with four at an average of $28,500. Three went to Coolmaringa Pty Ltd., Arizona, Dingo for on average $28,000 while Mick and Desley Delroy, Wandarri, Thangool picked up a pair for a $23,750 average. Bruce and Sandy Ryan, Moola, Sapphire ended with two for a $16,250 average. Tweed and Anderson, Allandale, Theodore picked up three for on average $16,000. At a $24,000 average the Dunne family, Tarcoola, Dingo claimed two while Ron and Bev White, Anglewood, Marlborough signed off on a pair for on average $13,000. The Barlow family, Amaroo, Comet returned to take two for a $21,000 average.
Agents: Nutrien Ag Solutions and Stocklive.
The penultimate events for the Beef Cattle section of the 2022 Brisbane Royal were the Junior Paraders and the Stud Cattle Young Judges competitions.
Conducted in centre ring the prestigious events saw history made when siblings took out two of the major awards in the one event. Nineteen year old Isabella Hanson and her 18 year old brother Hayden Hanson stole the show taking out champion and reserve champions in the Stud Cattle Judging competition. The Hanson duo from the Bullakeana Stud, Theodore both qualified for the State Finals of the Queensland Chamber Agricultural Shows (QCAS) in both Stud Cattle Judging and Junior Paraders at the Brisbane Royal.
First to be contested were the finals for Stud Cattle judging which was conducted on Friday, 5th August in three rings under the watchful eye of judge, Wayne York, Karragarra Droughtmaster and Simmental Studs, Emerald. Both siblings were to comment and judge a class of Simmental bulls. At the end of the competition, it was announced that Isabella was the runner-up to sibling Hayden with one point splitting the pair with Isabella saying, “Between us both, we wanted at least one of us to be up there as either the winner or at least the runner-up on the day, but to achieve both was amazing, it’s the first time siblings had ever taken it out in the one year.”
“This win means a lot, I’ve been competing in Junior Judges competitions across the state for around eleven years now,” said Hayden.
Hayden will now represent Queensland in the National Young Judges and Paraders Competition that will be conducted in Launceston Show, Tasmania in late 2023. In Isabella’s words, “After a four year break, I decided to give the state competition another go, although I didn’t win there’s no hard feelings, I’ll be there cheering him (Hayden) on from the sidelines.”
Hayden represented the Burnett SubChamber whilst Isabella was qualified at Chinchilla to represent the South West Sub-Chamber.
The following day, Saturday 6th August saw the State Finals for Junior Paraders. Adjudicating the event was Martin Rowlands, KBV Simmental Stud, Djuan. The event was conducted as one class with all the state finalists
aged 15 to 25 years involved in the competition. In a last minute twist, contestants were advised that they could chose to parade whichever animal they preferred, naturally the duo chose to take our own cattle in the ring because as Isabella put it, “We didn’t want to just display ourselves, but also the breed that we represent, Brangus.” “It was a tough competition vying for the judges attention, Hayden chose to take our bigger framed heifer, I the younger stablemate.” When you’re in the ring in the thick of the battle and competition it can be anyone’s game with Isabella remembering the scenario, “I could see that Hayden had caught Martin’s attention, so I upped my game. For us, as much as we were each other’s biggest supporters, we were also each other’s biggest competition.”
It was announced shortly after that Hayden had taken out the Reserve Champion Parader title. Winning the event was 17 year old Charlotte Cooper, Willowbank, representing the West Moreton Sub Chamber.
The Brisbane Royal was a busy time for the pair with the 2022 ‘Ekka’ heralding the first time the siblings had exhibited their own cattle. Their team of five head (three heifers and two bulls) that claimed six firsts, two seconds and a third placing with all exhibits recording ribbon wins in their respective classes. The prefix came away with three broad ribbons
wins snaring Junior Champion Heifer, Reserve Senior Champion Female and the Breeders Group along with the Sires Progeny Stakes. In what was a changing of the guard Isabella let us into a few happening behind the scene by saying, “Dad (Brad Hanson) stepped back, giving us more responsibilities, which was a great learning curve, especially on those bigger nights that led into the next day for some of us.”
“It was a big week with cattle bunking in at 1am on the first day, what was even more pleasing was the fact that our Junior Champion Female
was just a calf at BEEF 2021. It was great witnessing a variety of Brangus exhibits, I hope that we’ll see more studs and higher numbers there next year, we’re certainly looking forward to expanding the numbers we show down here.”
“For us, it’s all about showcasing the animals of the breed we love.”
A two state buyers panel, coupled with a strong online presence saw records fall across the board at the Annual Bimbadeen Sale, at Arthur’s Knob in September 2022.
The result was a resounding success for principals, Mark, Amanda, Jack and Sarah Salisbury and clearly the best to date for the foundation prefix. Male averages rose by $1029 over the previous year with eight extra bulls marketed. Return clientele has always been a big component of the results at Bimbadeen and this result only further
enhanced that aspect. Many past buyers returned in either a physical or online presence to bolster the end result and geographically the spread of buyers was from Casino, New South Wales, north to Charters Towers.
Bulls sold to an event record mark of $32,500 to average a new record result of $10,259 while heifer counterparts made to a top of $6000 realizing an average $4667. In a complete clearance of the book there was a small offering of four red entries that topped at $9000 to set a $6250 average.
Ray Gross, GPB, Stud, Eton selected the top seller and event record breaker at $32,500. Bimbadeen Saxon S55 (Triple B Noble N405) (22-months) (820Kkg) (11/7mm) (140EMA) (7.3 IMF) was marketed in a three quarter share full possession arrangement.
Saxon, ranked in the top four to five percent for growth indices for the breed, posted a weaning weight of 378kg. The sale topper was also a Interbreed Finalist in the 2022 ACM ‘Sire Shootout’ online competition. GPB will also be the home of the $20,000
selection, Sabre S1 (Forest Hills Fair Dinkum 1168) (22-months) (825kg) 8/6mm) (138 EMA) (5.7 IMF) who joins the sire battery at the fledgling prefix. Triple B Noble N405, the top selling, $19,000 graduate from the 2019 Triple B Sale had a seven son average of $17,215 and a single heifer daughter fetched $6000 while four sons of Forest Hills Fair Dinkum averaged out at $13,750 with two daughters setting a $5000 average.
Mark and Katrina Brown, M1B Stud, Wowan took another of the Noble offspring, Seattle S400 (16-months) (655kg) (8/6mm) (114 EMA) (6.3 IMF) also at $20,000 as their only purchase. Seattle was one of the youngest in the offering and is from a Hannibal Of Brinks 784T6 (US) daughter.
Solid support came from Stuart and Jim Zlotkowski, Munbooree Station, Mundubbera who returned to take seven for on average $11,572. These topped at $15,000 for herd bull entry, Santa Fe S75 (Bimbadeen Nashville (AI)) (24-months) (785kg) (9/7mm) (140EMA) (4.7 IMF). Nashville (MC X
Factor 889X34 (US)) was the Reserve Senior Champion Bull at Beef 2018 produced a seven son average of $8429 and a single heifer daughter fetched $5500. Another to show strong support was Mal Bonham and family, Ubobo signing off on four at an $11,000 average. These topped at $13,000 for an enrolled entry, Supernova S21 (24-months) (825kg) (11/7mm) (140
EMA) (7 IMF). Shane Meteyard, Arthur Shepherd Pastoral Company, Charters Towers finished the day with six purchased online for an average $5833 topping at $7000. The Speed family, Croydon Station, Marlborough took two for $5000 a piece while Duncan Jukes, JMC Grazing, Morven accounted also for a pair at $5000 each. Marty and Pauline Buhlmann, Kariboe Springs, Thangool secured the $12,000 Palgrove Nitro N250 (AI) son, Shock & Awe
(24-months) (819kg) (9/7mm) (124
EMA) (5.5 IMF). Shane Stretton acting for Morganbury Pastoral Company, Amarra Station, Charters Towers claimed five bulls for $13,800 average that included the $18,000 Superman S222 (Palgrove Nitro N250 (AI))
(23-months) (769kg) (11/7mm) (135
EMA) (6.8 IMF).
Kulkyne Stud, Jackson was another of the seedstock addresses investing on the day. Owner, Henry Sinnamon selected the $12,000 Sergeant S10 (Forest Hills Fair Dinkum 1168) (23-months) (719kg) (9/6mm) (121 EMA) (5.7 IMF). Ian Kirch, 2KI Brangus, One Tree Farm, Casino, New South Wales outlaid $18,000 for another of the Noble sons, Sterling S128 (24-months) (737kg) (9/6mm) (118 EMA) (5.3 IMF). The address will also be the home of $4000 heifer acquisition, a paternal half, Sade S57 carrying a safe test of 12 weeks. Garry Becker, GK Agriculture, Westmar took two heifers at on average $5000. This included the $6000 top seller for that section, Sage S30 (Forest Hills Fair Dinkum 1168) (12-months) and carrying a safe 13 week test.
Gary and Pam Taylor, Ginoondan Stud, Gayndah returned to select the $15,000 Noble son, Soundgarden S084 (24-months) (695kg) (7/6mm)
(120 EMA) (4.6 IMF). Gary returned after purchasing the top seller from the 2021 Sale, Bimbadeen Renouf 185 for $22,000. Bill and Letty Cook and family, Bullyard signed off on six males for a $7000 average topping at $8000 on two occasions. Locals, Warren and Jacky Roth, Monto took the $5500 Bimbadeen Nashville (AI) daughter, Sass S20 with a ranking in the top four percent for EMA and carrying a nine week test. New South Wales breeder, Ken McLean, KM Stud, Wallabadah operating through the electronic network purchased the $5000, Sunny S58 (Bimbadeen Pilot P33) (12-months) with a 12 week safe test. She was ranked in the breed top 10 percent for EMA. New to the buyer list was RL Plant and Company, Chinchilla, taking a pair for an average $16,000 and topping at $19,000 for Spectre 007 (Telpara Hills Bombay 555N4 (AI)). Bruce and Judith Lord, Mt Stanley Stud, Mt Stanley returned taking two to average them $9000. Shane and Amanda Watts, Sonoma Station, Collinsville claimed a $10,000 single purchase in the two-yearold Sherlock a son of the retained resident, Bimbadeen Pilot P33 (Oaklands Ambassador (ET)). Nick and Mel Holland, Glenavon, Wycarbah selected another of the Pilot sons, Significant S49 with a double cross of Oaklands Ambassador (ET) for $10,000. At the same figure Keitley and Macel, Monto secured the highest scoring IMF male in the offering (7.4 IMF), the 24-month-old, Solution S173 (Bimbadeen Litchfield L12 (ET)).
Agents: KellCo, Elders and Elite Livestock Auctions.
Ray Gross, GPB, Stud, Eton with Mark Salisbury and the $32,500 Bimbadeen Saxon S55.
Bimbadeen Seattle for $20,000; Bimbadeen Sabre for $20,000; Bimbadeen Superman for $18,000; Bimbadeen Sterling for $18,000; Bimbadeen J Spectra for $16,000; Bimbadeen Soundgarden for $15,000.
Images: Five Star Livestock Promotions
ANNUAL AUSSIE ANGUS
BRANGUS BULL SALE
10 Bulls
Average $10,000
Top $14,000 (twice)
Gross $100,000
Sale clearance 100%
Brangus bulls topped $14,000 on two occasions to average $10,000 at the inaugural Aussie Angus Brangus Bull Sale, Coolabunia in August 2022.
Five vendors from across the region anchored the offering that witnessed a complete clearance.
First to make the $14,000 mark was the sectional opener, Cedar Valley R180 (Charlevue Landline 78-17)
(23 months) (800kg) (12/9mm)
(123 EMA) (6.7 IMF) offered by Ian Francis, Cedar Valley Stud, Chelmsford and selling to Greentree Pastoral Company, Mundubbera. Equalling that amount was the 21-month-old, Inavale 1171 (Inavale
727) (745kg) (13/10mm) (124 EMA)
(5.3 IMF) catalogued by Boonah breeders, John and Alison Bell, Inavale Stud. The equal topper sold to Russell and Trish McIntosh, Myrian, Widgee. Three from Inavale averaged $11,333 and were all bought by the McIntosh family, Widgee. David and Robyn Gnech, Miltopp Stud, Milbong sold their single entry, Miltopp 103 (Inavale
746) (23 months) (800kg) (10/7mm) (126 EMA)
(4.3 IMF) for $8000 to the Three Hearts Stud, Cressbrook operated by sisters, Jane and Tammie Robinson and Regina Graham.
Shane and Linet Pincott, Pineview Stud, Maidenwell set a $8500 average for their four sons of Bonox 1089. These topped at $11,000 for Pineview Eagleby 148 (21-months) (680kg) (13/10mm) (116 EMA) (5.7 IMF) selling to Boonara Brangus, Noosa Heads. Stablemate, Pineview Ellesmere 151 (23-months) (700kg) (14/9mm) 128 EMA) (5.5 IMF) made $10,000 selling to Mark Bilby, Kingaroy.
Last in the catalogue was Diamond Valley Ringleader 541R2 (ET) (MC High Quality 535Y (US)). Sold by Matthew Sirett Jodie Renwick and daughter, Arabella. The 29-month, 755kg entry delivered scans of 10/7mm and an EMA of 118cm sq, an IMF reading of 5.8 percent made $10,000 selling to the Bourke family, Mundubbera.
Agents: Aussie Land & Livestock and Elite Livestock Auctions.
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Cedar Valley R180 for $14,000; Inavale 1171 for $14,000.
COOLABAH JIMMY $28,000 (S. Coolabah David) SOLD TO NEIL & ANGELA WOODARD COOLABAH KAKADU (4 months)
Thanks to all buyers & underbidders of our Bulls sold at the CBC Sale, Rockhampton Brangus Sale & February All Breeds Sale. We wish them all the very best with their purchases.
22 BULLS AVERAGED $16,000
BRANGUS CLASSIC
September • CQLX Gracemere ROCKHAMPTON BRANGUS SALE
October • CQLX Gracemere
upcoming Coolabah David Son.
The Brangus breed reasserted itself against all other breeds and at the same time reinforced themselves as major players in the 2022 Central Queensland Carcase Classic, Rockhampton.
The major victories of the evening went to Edward and Kara Quinn, Voewood, Calliope. The couple’s three pens of Brangus steers notched up an impressive set of wins in the ‘Feed On’ class of the event.
In all the event saw 305 head of cattle entered into the competition in 10 classes involving both grass and grainfed sections.
The ‘Feed On Class’ consists of five members per pen and the best three animals represent that competitor/ exhibitor. The Quinn family entered three pens with each of the three claiming a placing taking out first, second and fifth spots. Trouncing their opposition, the Voewood cattle claimed the Champion Feed On Steer and the Highest Individual Weight Gain categories.
Another highlight of the evening and the competition is the Led Steer Competition. This year saw 21 steers contest the two stage event. The Brangus entries from Coolabah and
Couti-Outi faired extremely well in placing third and fourth respectively in the Hoof section and these placings were reversed in the Hook section of judging. So close was the competition that three entries all tied with the same score (28 points) with the winner decided on a count back and final analysis in the Hook section.
The Champion Feed On Steer entered by Voewood was a member of the wining pen of three from Class 10. The milk took steer delivered a HSCW of 380.9 kgs, MSA Index score of 50.61, a fat depth scan of 13/10mm and an EMA recording of 105cm sq ending with a total point score of 209.83 points.
With a daily weight gain of 2.86kg/day the Voewood Brangus entry took out the Highest Individual Weight Gain of the competition. This Voewood entry was a member of the fifth placed team who delivered a HSCW of 355.4 kgs, MSA Index score of 49.61, a fat depth scan of 13/10mm and an EMA recording of 74 cm sq ending with a total point score of 197.72 points. On
his way to taking out the award the individual entered the feedlot 372kg and existed at a liveweight of 652kg for a total gain of 280kgs.
Class 1 – Single Grassfed Trade Steer or Heifer Maximum 2 Teeth (180-300kg)
The class attracted a field of 39 competitors with a Brangus steer exhibited by Lawson and Bonni Geddes, Couti Outi, Kunwarara taking fourth place.
Their two tooth entry delivered a HSCW of 294.4kg, fat depth of 10/8mm, EMA of 75cm sq, MSA Index of 58.97 ending with a score of 136.75 points.
Class 3 – Single Grassfed Steer or Heifer, Maximum 4 teeth (300-420kg)
With 52 entries this class the breed, it’s composites and exhibitors collected a third placing for the Fernie family, Boombah, Dingo.
Their Brangus two tooth steer ended with a final point score of 142.39 points. The purebred delivered HSCW of 389.9kg, a scan of 35/10mm, an EMA of 84cm sq and a MSA Index of 61.99.
Lawson and Bonni Geddes, Geddes, Couti Outi, Kunwarara also entered cattle in the class.
Class 4 – Pen of 3 Grassfed Steers or Heifers, Maximum 4 teeth (300-420kg)
This class attracted a total of 21 pens (63 head) with Brangus entries taking fifth place. Claiming this spot was another win for the breed and owners, Tony and Sharon Fernie and family, Boombah, Dingo. Their trio of two tooth Brangus steers claimed the spot with a total score of 404 points. The Boombah steers delivered HSCW range from 375.9 to 384.9kg, their scans ranged from 10 to 12mm (P8) and 7 to 8mm (Rib) while their EMA spread was from 77 to 84cm sq and MSA Indexes of between 58.77 to 60.03. Lawson and Bonni Geddes, Geddes, Couti Outi, Kunwarara also entered cattle in the class.
Class 9 – Led Steer Hoof/ Hook Class
This class attracted a field of 21 steers that was previously judged on the Hoof by Brett Coombe, Glenburn, Jandowae.
Taking out fifth in the Hook section after placing third in the Hoof in the class and be awarded third overall was Tiger, bred and exhibited by Paul and Denise Studt, Coolabah, Capella. The purebred milk tooth Brangus had a HSCW of 357.9kgs, scanned 12/10mm for P8 and Rib measurements, an EMA reading of 86cm sq and a MSA Index score of 57.93 to end with a score of 28 points. Also scoring 28 points overall placing second in the Hoof/Hook aggregate after fourth in the Hoof class and fourth in the Hook class was Boxy owned, bred and exhibited by Lawson and Bonni Geddes, Couti Outi, Kunwarara. The purebred milk tooth Brangus had a HSCW of 317.9kgs, scanned 12/10mm for P8 and Rib measurements, an EMA reading of 74cm sq and a MSA Index score of 59.4.
There were seven Brangus, Ultrablack and Brangus composites entered in the competition. The Rockhampton High School contested the event with Ultrablack entries. One of those entries, Melman placed sixth overall in the aggregate points. Melman had a HSCW
of 323.4kgs, scanned 17/11mm for P8 and Rib measurements, an EMA reading of 72cm sq and a MSA Index score of 55.04 to end with a score of 18 points.
Class 10 – Feed On Class (Pen Of Three Grainfed Steers – (98 days feed –Maximum 4 Teeth – 300-420kg)
This class consisted of 17 pens (51 head) fed and prepared at the Conaghan family, Barmount Feedlot, Marlborough. Brangus entries took out the first, second and fifth place in the class with purebred Brangus entries. Taking all three spots were steers entered by Edward and Kara Quinn and family, Voewood, Calliope. The first place getters were a pen of three milk tooth steers with on the way to scoring a total of 600.64 points. The blue ribbon Voewood entries entered the class with an average liveweight of 413.3kgs and finished their feed for an average liveweight of 647.33kg and gained between 216 to 252kg in their feed and posted average daily gains of between 2.20 to 2.57kg/day for the period.
Taking a point score of 599.97 to gain second place were another pen milk tooth Voewood steers. These posted HSCW range of between 355.9 to 393.4 kgs, MSA Index scores of between 50.88 to 54.73, a set of fat depth scans of 10 to 14mm (P8) and 8 to 11mm (Rib) and an EMA recording of between 90 to 94cm sq. They entered the class with an average liveweight of 407.33kgs and finished their feed for an average liveweight of 653.33kg and gained between 222 to 272kg in their feed and posted average daily gains of between 2.26 to 2.77kg/day for the period.
Fifth place in the class were another trio of milk tooth steers. These scored a total of 578.85 points.
With a HSCW range of between 355.4 to 380.4 kgs, MSA Index scores of between 48.75 to 49.89, a set of fat depth scans of 12 to 14mm (P8) and 10 to 11mm (Rib) and an EMA recording of between 74 to 85cm sq. Lawson and Bonni Geddes, CoutiOuti, Kunwarara also contested the class with two pens of milk and two tooth entries scoring 478.06 points and 543.58 points.
At around the same time the Quinn operation entered for a comparison a pen of three Simbrah/Brangus cross milk tooth steers into the Callide Dawson Carcase Competition. That class was for a Pen Of Three Grainfed Steers 0-6 Teeth (300-420kg). The trio entered the class with an average liveweight of 429kgs (range 402 to 442kg). Their exist weight was on average 630kg (range 614 to 640kg) gaining between 198 to 212kgs with an average total gain of 201.3kgs. The average daily gain for the Voewood composites was 2.08kg/ day in a range from 2.0 to 2.19kg/day. The steers were processed and delivered a HSCW average of 341kg in a range from 334.10 to 353.9kg and average dressing percentage of 54.19 percent (range 52.52 to 55.64 percent). Their average P8 scan was 11mm (range 8mm to 16mm) and an average Rump measurement scan of 3.33mm (range 3mm to 4mm). The steers delivered an average EMA measurement of 85cm sq (range 80 to 87cm sq). Taking into account that the class takes the average of the two best performers from the group the Voewood steers scored 177.96 points and was awarded eight place. The Chapman family, Cedarvale, Ubobo placed 11 overall in the class that involved 28 pens (84 head) with their Brangus steers.
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The impacts of a venereal disease that causes cattle infertility and costs the industry hundreds of millions of dollars could be mitigated by an experimental vaccine created at The University of Queensland.
Professor Ala Tabor from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation said vaccines for the bovine trichomoniasis protozoa are available overseas, but not in Australia.
“When you import a vaccine, it has to be quarantined and the animals treated with it aren’t allowed into the food chain, so it is more efficient and practical to manufacture the vaccine in Australia,” Professor Tabor said.
“If we can get local strains of the disease and develop them into a vaccine, it’s effective, safer and easier – there’s no quarantine and the animals can enter the food chain.”
The work was prompted by the results from a survey for the disease led by Professor Michael McGowan from UQ’s School of Veterinary Science, revealing that bulls at abattoirs from all of Australia’s major beef breeding regions, and more than one in 10 bulls in northern regions, were infected.
“Bovine trichomoniasis is caused by a protozoa carried by bulls and is transmitted to females during mating,” Professor Tabor said. “This can make cows infertile or cause them to abort.”
QAAFI Senior Research Fellow Dr Kieren McCosker helped collect samples from bulls’ reproductive tracts. These samples were then cleaned and analysed.
“If a successful vaccine is developed out of this, it could be an important development,” Dr McCosker said. “In North Australian beef herds, losses from confirmed pregnancy to weaning are typically in the order of 5 to 15 percent and are estimated to cost the industry between $60 and $100 million a year While not solely responsible, at the level of prevalence recently reported for bovine trichomoniasis, the disease is likely to be contributing to this reproductive inefficiency. Having a vaccine for beef producers to help manage that would be a very welcome outcome.”
The vaccine candidate was tested in a small group of bulls and was successful. Professor Tabor is now working with Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and commercial industry partners to conduct larger trials. The work was carried out by researchers at QAAFI’s Centre for Animal Science, UQ’s School of Veterinary Science and staff at Pinjarra Hills Research Facility, with the assistance of MLA.
Professorial Research Fellow, Centre for Animal Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
Overview
Prof Ala Tabor joined QAAFI’s Centre for Animal Science in October 2010, after 18 years of conducting research with the Queensland Government. She is a research focussed academic with a strong background in industry engagement associated with animal health and agricultural biotechnologies. Her research interests are associated with the application of genomic sequence data to improve animal disease management through: 1) the development of molecular diagnostic and genotyping methods to better identify pathogens; and 2) the study of gene function in relation to virulence and host pathogenicity of infectious diseases, to develop new effective vaccines. Areas studied to date include bovine reproductive diseases (in particular bovine genital campylobacteriosis), Australian paralysis tick (Ixodes holocyclus), cattle tick (Rhipicephalus microplus species complex), and tick-borne diseases (babesiosis and anaplasmosis). Some key outputs of her work include the application of reverse vaccinology for the development of a novel cattle tick vaccine and paralysis tick vaccine (patents pending), and commercialized diagnostic tools for bovine reproductive diseases.
Ala’s research is translationally driven by developing vaccines, diagnostic tests and genotyping assays to better manage the health of livestock and companion pets. Australia is one the largest exporters of cattle in the world (~$1.3m p.a.) with 60% of these exports originating from northern Australia. In Australia, cattle tick and tick borne diseases cost ~$175m per year in losses. Reproductive wastage also has a high economic impact on cattle production in northern Australia with the cost of losses due to infectious diseases difficult to determine due to the lack of specific diagnostic tests. The Australian paralysis tick (Ixodes holocyclus) affects ~100,000 livestock and 10,000 companion animals per year in Australia, as well as humans.
Two events are being planned to coincide with the 40th Anniversary of the New South Wales prefix, Belview. Owners, Trevor and Colleen Jorgensen and family will stage an Open Day on their property, Myall Creek, Saturday, May 27th. This will act as a preview to their 40th Anniversary Sale to be staged on Friday, 16th June. The Open Day will commence at 10am and go through to 2pm. Bulls and heifers will be available for inspection. Morning tea and lunch provided.
The Belview 40th Sale will commence on Friday 16th June at the Inverleigh yard with inspections from 9.30am on the morning of the sale. Cattle will be available for inspection in the morning followed by live and online video auction at the Inverleigh shed. Videos of lots will be viewed as each animal is sold.
The Anniversary Sale will offer 40 Brangus and 10 Ultrablack bulls along with 12 elite females. The Brangus bull component will comprise 30 individuals aged from 20 to 24 months and 10 younger counterparts aged 15 to 16 months. The Ultrablack section of the offering will range in age from 20 to 24 months. The elite registered heifers will all be unjoined and aged from 10 to 16 months. This is a rare opportunity to purchase Belview females from the core of that breeding herd which would normally be retained as future breeders. Simulcast online, the bulls represent a selection of 2021 males (S bulls) and Autumn 2022 males (T bulls). All sale cattle are available for inspection on property at Magnet by appointment.
All bulls will be vaccinated with 7-in-1, Vibrio, Pestigard, Bovine Ephermeral Fever (3 Day Sickness) and Tick fever vaccines prior to the sale. They will be vet checked with crush side and semen morphology testing completed in accordance to the Australian VBBSE standard prior to the sale. EBV and parentage data will also be available. Bulls are sire verified through DNA testing along with coat colour, poll status and tenderness. The heifers will carry vaccinations for 7-1 and Pestiguard.
Sires represented in the offering include the introduced bulls, Voewood Law Firm, Lazy S Emperor 606, Palgrove Mantra, Oaklands Law Man, the retained sires, Beacon Q060, Poseidon P052, and Gold Rush N077. Bolstering the genetics are the US imports, Suhn’s Distinction 331T48, Suhn’s Majestik Beacon 30C, CB Passport, Suhn’s Business Line 30D26 and the Angus sire, 44 Envision.
Accommodation is available at Inverell and Warialda (45 minutes) or Bingara (30 minutes).
For those wishing to get to either or both these events the Inverleigh property is down Michell Lane on the DelungraBingara Road (16km south of Delungra; 26km north of Bingara). Travel 6.79km and turn right onto Fairweather Road then follow 2km to the yard. An alternate route is available if local flooding occurs. That route will be posted on social media if required.
For further information contact:
Trevor and Colleen Jorgensen, 02 6723 6454, 0427 236 454, admin@belview.net.au. Dane Jorgensen, 0409 722 929, dane@belview.net.au. Nathan and Emily Roberts, jrpastoral@belview.net.au.
Catalogues: www.belview.net.au, www.brangus.com, elitelivestockauctions.com.au
Agent: Ben Sharpe, Ray White Tenterfield, 0428 364 487, ben.sharpe@raywhite.com.
GL Brangus is a registered red and black Brangus stud and commercial cattle breeding operation based at Riverview Farms near Gainsford, 120km south-west of Rockhampton in Central Queensland. Utilising the best of Australian and international genetics, GL Brangus is passionate about Brangus as a breed and aims to produce high-quality seedstock for both commercial and stud producers.
Run by two generations of the Goodwin family and with strong family involvement right down to the grandchildren, GL Brangus cattle are highly fertile, structurally sound, fit for purpose and renowned for their quiet temperament.
GL Brangus welcomes recent purchased Burrumbush Pedro – the top-selling red bull at the 2022 ABCA Rockhampton Sale. He is the “complete package” with strong sire appeal, bone, length and tidy underline. In addition, the recent acquisition of the complete Red Brangus Stud component from Baronessa Farming of Atherton will bring further diversity to the Red Brangus Herd.
Other sires currently utilised by GL Brangus include Viamonte Red Endure (2021 Beef Australia Champion); Dos XX’s Prime Time’s T-N-T (2021 US Red Brangus Sire of the Year); Bonox 806 and Pheasant Creek Leroy.
17 Bulls
Average $14,353
Top $29,000
Sale Clearance 100%
Sale Gross $244,000
Brangus bull numbers and auction demand continues to increase year by year. This trend was borne out at the inaugural JK Angus Brangus Sale, Condamine in late August 2022. Vendors, Justin and Kate Boshammer saw their product sell to a wide geographical audience with bulls topping out at $29,000 to average $14,353
In a deeper look into the result 13 two year bulls averaged ended with a $16,230 while toward the end of the sale four yearling counterparts (eight to ten months) averaged $8250 for a total clearance of that section.
Top Brangus was the 23-month-old, JK Cattle Co Rafael R536 (Bimbadeen Picus)
(23-months) (760kg). Rafael is a grandson of Telpara Hills Mundine 820J2 (AI) and from Glenoch Lyndon/Nindooinbah F707 (ET) female. Taking home, the day’s top seller were Stuart and Kira Reddan, Bogarella, Augathella. The other Reddan purchase was another of the Picus sons, Region R561 (22-months) for $18,000. Twelve sons of Bimbadeen Picus P108 set an average $14,1667. This figure included ten two year old sons setting a $17,900 average.
At $23,000 JK Cattle Co Remi R557 sold to George Hill, Tooloombilla Partnership, Mitchell, Hannaford. The 22-month-old Ultrablack weighing 772kgs is a son of Glenoch Kallangur K112 from a Nindooinbah F707 (ET) dam scoring a Tenderness rating of 10.
Main support in the sale was the Moore family, Strathfield Pastoral Company, Strathfield Station, McKinlay taking seven to average them $11,000. Top of the Strathfield selections were two sons of Bimbadeen Picus P108 at $15,000 each.
Tony and Susan Struss and family, JJ Seven Partnership, Havelock Station, Mitchell took the $18,000 22-month-old, 756kg, Regan R553 another by Picus P108 while Peter and Cathy Muscat, Kungurri
Springs Stud, Mirani selected the $17,000 Racket R505. Aged 24-months Racket (766kg) will be the last son of Nindooinbah F707 (ET) to be offered by the prefix.
Fitzpatrick Earthmoving, Wandoan selected a trio for on average $15,300 to top at $17,000 for a 23-month, 756kg Picus son. Included in their purchases was a $15,000 22-month-old, 746kg son of Triple B Lamont L594 (ET).
Central Queensland producers Rob and Ainsley Macarthur, Mystery Park, St Lawrence signed off on a pair that included a $6000 entry by Picus P108.
Top selling of the yearling entries was the 10-month-old, 486kg, Sprite S571. Weighing 402kgs at the point of weaning the son of JK Cattle Co Quaker Q615 sold to Adele O’Connor, Mountain View Grazing, Springsure. Close by at $9000 was the yearling entry, Solicitor S513 who boasted a weaning weight of 428kgs he was the first of the Belview Posiedon P052 (Oaklands Rango 920l (ET)) sons to auction. Taking the 548kg entry was the Moore family, Strathfield Pastoral Company, Strathfield Station, McKinlay.
Toward the end of the sale the Boshammer family and sponsors, Brisbane and Jondaryan based, Stockyard Beef donated a 10kg portion of Stockyard Gold striploin to be auctioned. All proceeds of the sale of the meat went toward ‘Zara’s Day’. Chinese owned, Fucheng Woodlands Pty Ltd, Woodlands Station, Westmar outlaid $2500 for the meat. This amount combined with donations on the day saw another $3000 raised for the Zara’s Day charities, the Steve Waugh Foundation and the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section).
Agents: Ray White Rural Dalby and Elite Livestock Auctions.
Kate and Justin Boshammer with the $29,000 JK Cattle Co Rafael R536.
FROM TOP (left to right)
JK Cattle Co Rafael R536 for $29,000;
JK Cattle Co Remi R557 for $23,000;
JK Cattle Co Regan R553 for $18,000;
JK Cattle Co Region R561 for $18,000;
JK Cattle Co Racket R505 for $17,000.
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During the first nine months of 2022, a total of 16,842 Brangus infused cattle had been listed through AuctionsPlus’ weekly commercial cattle sales. The “Hoofprint” of Brangus cattle offered on AuctionsPlus extends along the East coast of Australia, predominantly between Queensland and NSW, with some pockets in Victoria and SA. The main “hot spot” is located around Augathella in Western Queensland, with another “hot spot” around Guyra in Northern NSW (see Figure 1).
Queensland held 71% of national listings in 2022, while 28% of listings came from NSW. On the purchasing side of the market, a total of 12,623 head have been purchased so far in 2022, 64% in Queensland, 25% in NSW, 7% in SA and 3% in Victoria.
The top three listing regions in 2022 are all in Queensland, with Southern Queensland taking out the top spot with 5,726 head, followed by Western Queensland (3,302 head) and Central Queensland (1,868 head). Across Australia, the top-ranking location was Roma, Southern Queensland, with 1,329 head, followed by Augathella (863 head) and Tambo (716 head) in Western Queensland.
Purebred Brangus cattle make up 37%, or 6,172 head of all “Brangus” infused cattle on AuctionsPlus. The most common crossbred combinations are Brangus/Angus with 4,420 head, followed by Brangus/Ultrablack with 1,310 head. All other combinations of Brangus and other breeds make up 29%, or 4,940 head of national listings in 2022 (see Figure 2). Further analysis of listings data has reinforced a clear movement of “Brangus” infused cattle
from Queensland into Northern NSW when the drought broke in 2020. The proportion of cattle purchased by NSW buyers increased from an average of 29% between 2016 and 2019, to 45% in 2020 and 2021. Rebounding pasture growth, limited supply of cattle and soaring cattle prices pushed producers to seek out alternative restocking options, with drought impacted Queensland producers meeting the needs of the market.
Price fluctuations for young (200-400kg steers and heifers)
“Brangus” infused cattle sold on AuctionsPlus are consistent with that of the broader market (see Figure 3). After an astounding run-up in cattle prices from early 2020, the third quarter of 2022 saw the first significant decline in prices –largely driven by a sharp drop in market sentiment following the widespread coverage of exotic disease concerns.
During the third quarter of 2022, all categories of “Brangus” infused cattle on AuctionsPlus averaged 15%
lower than the previous quarter, and 7% lower than the corresponding quarter in 2021.
Heifers weighing 200-280kg liveweight were the most represented category for the third quarter of 2022, with 739 head averaging $1,441/head. Steers weighing between 200-280kg liveweight averaged $1,632/head across 726 head, while PTIC heifers averaged $1,903/ head across 540 head for the quarter.
It was another strong year for Brangus bull sales on AuctionsPlus. 114 of the 136 Brangus bulls offered on AuctionsPlus sold to a clearance rate of 84% and an average price of $13,162. A new top price for a Brangus bull on AuctionsPlus was set by lot 120 Palgrove Ribeye,
who sold for $74,000 at the Palgrove Annual Bull Sale on 9th September 2022. Brangus bull sales interfaced with AuctionsPlus average 1,800 catalogue views, 49% of lots with online bids and 18% of lots sold to online buyers.
Images: Redline Brangus
ANNUAL FITZROY CROSSING INVITATIONAL BOS INDICUS BULL SALE
6 Bulls
Average $11,417
Top $14,000
Sale Clearance 100%
Sale Gross $68,500
Monto address, Redline Stud, operated by the Dingle family again travelled to the Kimberley region for the Annual Fitzroy Crossing Invitational Bos Indicus Bull Sale and were rewarded with a solid average of $11,417 in August 2022. Their six bulls sold to three destinations.
Sectional topper for the breed was the two-year-old, Redline 21/206 (PP) (Bimbadeen M100) (24-months) (8/9mm) (124 EMA) (5.6 IMF) selling to Kimberley holding, Harvest Road Breeding, Jubilee Downs Station.
Jubilee Downs Station took four of the Redline bulls on offer for on average $12,875. This result included the second top seller for the prefix, the $13,500, Redline 21/058 (PP) (Doonside Berlin) (23-months) (12/10mm) (127 EMA) (6.0 IMF). Pilbara region holding, Harvest Road, Balfour Downs Station, took the $10,000, Redline 21/186 (PP) (Redline 6/195 (P)) (24-months) (13/10mm) (127 EMA) (6.2 IMF). The other team member, Redline 21/235 (PP) (Redline 6/195 (P)) (25-months) (11/8mm) (120 EMA) (4.4 IMF) fetched $7000.
As far as breed averages are concerned 65 Droughtmaster bulls averaged $6742 topping at $13,750 which was $331 per back on the previous year’s result. Three Queenslander bull topped $15,000 to average $6462 with that average coming back by $723 on the 2021 result. Forty one red Brahman bulls sold to $7000 twice to average $5226 back $483 per head on the previous result. There were 42 grey Brahman counterparts that hit highs of $7750 to average $5190 which is a decline of $1395 per head over the 2021 sale average.
In a complete reversal of the market trends, Brangus averages were $2667 higher that of the 2021 result. The same number of bulls were catalogued and sold in 2022 and 2021. In a clear signal of popularity, the 2022 bottom line average is a full $5742 per head increase in averages since the 2020 sale.
Agents: Northern Rural Supplies.
Image: Bonnydale Stud
ANNUAL BALONNE BULL SALE
9 Bulls
Average $7,556
Top $12,000
Sale Clearance 100%
Sale Gross $68,000
The breed averaged $7556 for the nine bulls catalogued in the multi breed sale conducted at Myall Plains, Nindigully in September 2022.
The breed performed well against other breeds involved in the sale. Superblack bulls averaged $8464 for the 14 sold to top at $11,000. Black Simmental bulls topped $10,000 to average $7938 for eight while a trio of SimAngus males averaged $11,167 to sell to highs of $13,000.
Three Ultrablack bulls averaged $7333 making to $8000.
Top selling Brangus was offered by Bonnydale Stud, Memerambi, with their 20 month old herd bull sired by Telpara Hills Swift 30N (ET). Fetching $12,000, Bonnydale 339 (846kg) (9/7mm) (133 EMA) (5.4 IMF) sold to Nigel and Felicity Brumpton, Brumpton Pastoral Company, Baynham, Mitchell.
Topping the Superblack section at $11,000 were two herd bulls bred from Kajarabie Brangus females also by the Bonnydale prefix. First of these at that figure was Bonnydale S74 (20 months) (752kg) (10/7mm) (113 EMA) (5.4 IMF) selling to Beardmore Pty Ltd, St George. Equal to that was Bonnydale S183 (19 months) (756kg) (12/10mm) (112 EMA) (6.2 IMF) also selling to the Brumpton, Brumpton Pastoral Company, Baynham, Mitchell.
The RNA Beef Committee would like to provide you with an important update on the 2023 Royal Queensland Show (Ekka) Stud and Prime Beef competitions.
Following feedback from beef cattle exhibitors, Stud Beef Competition judging will now take place on the Friday and Saturday (11 and 12 August) of Ekka Beef Week, instead of the Thursday and Friday.
This change will ensure one day of judging (Saturday 12 August) falls within the official Ekka dates when gates are open to the public, to better showcase the
In all there were six breeds assembled in the catalogue including Speckle Park, Simbrah, Traditional Simmentals and Composites. Speckle Park bulls sold to $7000 to average $6000 while Simbrahs averaged $5000 and one Simmental sold for $12,000. A pair of composite bulls averaged $7500 to top at $8000.
Agents: GDL and Elite Livestock Auctions.
competition. The change will also allow Prime Beef Competition judging to once again take place during Ekka Beef Week, being held on Thursday 10 August at Silverdale Saleyards.
In 2022, judging took place in early July at Silverdale. This change is also in response to exhibitor feedback.
Further information:
Naomi Norford - Competitions & Events Planner
Ph: (07) 3253 3927
Email: nnorford@royalqueenslandshow.com.au
Queensland beef producer Goondicum
Pastoral Co has received certifi cation for its fi rst Environmental Account, measuring the health of the business’s natural capital under the recently-launched Accounting for Nature Framework.
Goondicum Pastoral Co is the first Australian family-owned grazing enterprise to achieve a self-verified tier-two Environmental Account using the framework.
The standard is designed to protect the integrity and quality of brand claims around environmental management practises.
Owners Robert and Nadia Campbell run a grassfed EU-accredited Brangus cattle herd at the head of the Burnett River, near Monto.
In a statement, Accounting for Nature chief executive Dr Adrian Ward said the certification of the Goondicum Environmental Account showed extensive commitment to the business’s growing conservation credentials and should be highly regarded for the adoption of transparent and credible practices, To achieve a successful certification the Environmental Account must
undergo activities including adhering to strict guidelines and processes, adoption and specification of relevant natural asset class methods such as for soil, native vegetation and native fauna that are independently accredited. A panel of leading scientists make up the Accounting for Nature Science Accreditation Committee, Dr Ward said.
“The framework offers a tiered certification system to provide an easy identifiable label to support proponents’ claims and protect the integrity and quality of the standard,” he said.
Under its self-verified tier two certification, Goondicum will need to update its Environmental Account at least every five years. Ongoing reporting and measurement will track changes to the health of the environment and inform ongoing certification.
Goondicum has worked with sustainability experts listed on the Accounting for Nature accredited experts registry to complete the milestone for their Environmental Account and identify baseline results.
Dr Ward said the Accounting for Nature Framework offered a unique rating scale from 0-100 that simplified the complexity of reporting change in the condition of the environment.
“This rating scale called the ‘E-cond’, which is combined with a ‘P-cond’ to determine uplift in productivity, is assigned a confidence level rating which was the result of the collective knowledge of decades of robust development by leading scientific community members, and is what sets the Accounting for Nature standard apart from other standards, Dr Ward said.
Goondicum Pastoral Co director Nadia Campbell said conservation in farming was a critical path for the future, and the adoption of Environmental Accounting in her business’s practices helped to achieve improved outcomes for the environment, as well as increased productivity and supported export market demands, especially within the European market.
“Undertaking the Environmental Account has quantified the ability for us to demonstrate that a sustainable grazing enterprise can operate alongside a healthy ecosystem,” she said.
“It also allows us to lead a conversation and educate others about improving business not at the expense of the environment.”
“It has provided enhanced disclosure in our operations and aligns to our values in ensuring natural capital is valued in our business transactions, within the larger economy and ensures we can leave a proud legacy for future generations,” Ms Campbell said.
Accounting for Nature is a notfor-profit venture that provides a scientifically rigorous standard to create transparent and credible environmental accounts.
The Accounting for Nature framework is an internally recognised environmental accounting standard that can be used by any government, organisation or individual, who wants to understand whether actions are improving or degrading natural capital. Information about the Goondicum Environmental Account can be viewed on Accounting for Nature’s Environmental Account Registry here A copy of the Goondicum Station account summary and information statement can be requested on Goondicum Pastoral Co’s website
For the fi rst time since 2014 a red bull triumphed taking the tri coloured ribbon in centre ring at the Brisbane Royal Show in 2022. With a very limited number of outings to his CV, this half American, half Australian blood bull stole the show.
Redline Sargent Cortez (AI) took the breeds highest award ahead a field of 33 head, from seven addresses in front of judge, James Pisaturo, Inga Downs, Dingo. The last red bull to take the same award was Duarran Haystack, claiming the 2014 Junior and Grand Championship for owners, Ian and Anne Galloway, Duarran Stud, Roma.
Coming through the ranks after winning his class, then the Senior Championship, and soon after becoming the Grand Champion was Redline Sargent Cortez (AI). Owned and exhibited by Peter, Kristine, Kris and Donna Dingle, Redline Stud, Eidsvold, the two-year-old is by the US semen import, Trio’s MLS Cortez 175C6 (ET) and from Redline 8/244 (Kajarabie B701). Posting a liveweight of 896kg, the champion had an average daily gain of 1.22kg, a scan of 13/10mm and an EMA measurement of 132cm sq. Sargent Cortez represents progeny from the second crop of calves by Trio’s MLS Cortez at Redline. Peter and Kristine Dingle first inspected Trio’s MLS Cortez 175C6 (ET) at the 2018 World Brangus Congress and immediately entered into a partnership with the parent stud located in Ponder, Texas, to import semen to Australia. In his summation of his champion, James Pisaturo said, “He’s a very industry focused bull, he’s structurally sound and he moves around the ring well. I really admire the
growth in this bull, he’s got plenty of topline, he carries that depth down well and carries that back cover right down over his whole carcase.”
On his march to the top accolade, Sargent Cortez won his individual class, (Bull 20 and under 24 months) relegating Bullakeana Ultimate (Yaraandoo Wylie) into second spot and stablemate, Redline Shotgun 21/128 (Jateebee Queenslander (AI)) into third position. He then defeated the Reserve Senior Champion, Duarran Rocky BB shown by Ian and Anne Galloway, Duarran Stud, Roma. Duarran Rocky BB (Duarran Mogadishu BB) (28-months) (832kg) (10/7mm) (123 EMA) (1.01kg/day) was the winner of the Bull Class 24 and under 30 months. In taking that class win, Rocky pushed the former Beef Expo champion, Kaydeeay Fargo 120 (AI) (MC Onstar 924W4 (US)) shown by Brendan and Lisa Lau, Kaydeeay Stud, Munna Creek into second place. Sargent Cortez then defeated the Junior Champion Bull for the day’s top gong.
The youngest male class of the day (Bull 8 months and under 12 months) produced the eventual Junior Champion Bull, Dynamite Simba S13 (S). Simba (Telpara Hills Element 468P42 (ET)) (11-months) (470kg) (9/6mm) (103 EMA) (1.37kg/day) is owned by Gympie breeders, Lucy Roche and Martin Nolan, Dynamite Stud. In that class win Simba toppled the Bullakeana entry, Velocity V17 (Palgrove
Primemover P1135), show by Brad and Vicki Hanson, Bullakeana Stud, Theodore. Dynamite were also successful in the same class in the junior female ranks with their winner, Dynamite Sadie S09 (Telpara Hills Element 468P42 (AI) (ET)). Dynamite claimed a second in the next class (Heifer 12 and under 14 months) with yet another of the Element 468P42 (AI) (ET) progeny, Dynamite Skippy S05.
Duarran claimed their second male broad ribbon victory with the winner of the class, Bull 18 months and under 20 months with Duarran Ramiro BB (Duarran Mogadishu BB) (20-months) (718kg) (9/7mm) (136 EMA) (1.18kg/ day). Ramiro BB went on to take out the Reserve Junior Champion Bull.
Toasting their greatest Royal victory to date were Dalma district breeders, Jason Jeynes and Julie Sheehan, Kraken Stud with their four year old matron, Kraken Miss Bubba 541P (AI).
Grand and Senior Champion Bull, Redline Sargent Cortez (AI) with Kristopher Dingle, Redline Stud, Eidsvold with Anne Galloway, Duarran Stud, Roma and Judge, James Pisaturo, Inga Downs, Dingo with Anthony Ball, Elders Stud Stock presenting the Shield Of Excellence.
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Grand and Senior Champion Female, Kraken Miss Bubba 541P (AI) and calf, Kraken Miss Big Town Bubba 541T (AI) with Julie Sheehan and Jason Jeynes, Kraken Stud, Dalma with Anne Galloway, Duarran Stud, Roma and Judge, James Pisaturo, Inga Downs, Dingo with Anthony Ball, Elders Stud Stock presenting the Shield Of Excellence.
Jason Jeynes and Julie Sheehan, Kraken Stud, Dalma with their trophy for the Grand and Senior Champion Female.
Pictured with their trophy for the Grand and Senior Champion Bull are Kris and Donna Dingle and their children Goldie and Blossom.
Grand & Senior Champion Bull
Redline Sargent Cortez (AI)
Exhibited by Redline Stud
Reserve Senior Champion Bull (3)
Duarran Rocky BB
Exhibited by Duarran Stud
Grand & Senior Champion Female
Kraken Miss Bubba 541P (AI)
Exhibited by Kraken Stud
Reserve Senior Champion Female (4)
Bullakeana Unaware
Exhibited by Bullakeana Stud
Junior Champion Bull (1)
Dynamite Simba S13
Exhibited by Dynamite Stud
Reserve Junior Champion Bull (5)
Duarran Ramiro BB
Exhibited by Duarran Stud
Junior Champion Female (2)
Bullakeana Vo Vo
Exhibited by Bullakeana Stud
Reserve Junior Champion Female (6)
Kraken Beth 710S
Exhibited by Kraken Stud
Breeder’s Group (7)
Exhibited by Bullakeana Stud
Progeny Stakes Group (7)
Exhibited by Bullakeana Stud
Pair Of Bulls
Exhibited by Kraken Stud
Miss Bubba 541P (Mr New Blood 50H (US)) had only weeks beforehand delivered a heifer calf, Kraken Miss Big Town Bubba 541T (AI) (BWCC Big Town192B16 (US)). Miss Bubba 541P is from the former RNA broad ribbon winner, Alkoomie Miss Foundation 541 claimed the Grand and Senior Champion Female. Opening her campaign, Miss Bubba took out the open ended class for females (30 months and under 60 months) on her march to the top. In taking the Senior Championship, Miss Bubba defeated Bullakeana Unaware (Yaraandoo Wiley/Bullakeana Grand Icon/Kajarabie 405) into the Reserve Senior championship position. Exhibited by the Hanson family, Bullakeana Stud, Theodore, Unaware, spear headed a very successful outing for the prefix as they also snared the Junior Champion Female with stablemate and paternal half sister, Bullakeana Vo Vo. Kraken also took a first in the heifer class 16- 18 month class with their entry, Kraken Nutella 040S (AI) (Suhn’s Foundation 331Z28 (US)) and a another blue ribbon win in Cow or Heifer 24 months and under 30 months with Kraken Pearl Of The North 535R (Kraken Tarbrush 053N).
Taking home the Reserve Junior Champion Female title was Kraken Beth 710S (Kraken Pirate 535P) exhibited by Kraken. Running second to the Grand Champion in her class was stablemate Kraken Miss Sapphire II 007Q (Lunar Lonestar L143).
Bullakeana continued their winning form taking two of the heavyweight group classes, the Breeders Group
and the Progeny Stakes Group with a trio by ever consistent, Yaraandoo Wiley (Weona Yellowstone). The group contained both female champions and the male co member, Bullakeana Ultimate. In the classes earlier in the day Ultimate ran second to the eventual Grand Champion Bull.
Kraken claimed the Pair Of Bulls class with their entries, Kraken Lloyd 158S (Kraken Pirate 535P) and Kraken Jimmy 820R2 (AI) (Suhn’s Foundation 331Z28 (US)) and ran second to Bullakeana in the Breeders Group class. Filling third spot in that class was Steven Duff’s, Duff Stud, Gympie.
Duff Red Zircon S320 (ET) (Sureway’s Rocky Street 227N (US)) won her class (heifer 12 and under 14 months). Her full flush sibling, Duff Stirling S309 won the same age division in the male section of the judging. Stablemate, Duff Red Honey R34 (Duff Kurrajong K3) secured second spot for her owners in the Heifer class (20 and under 24 months) behind that of Bullakeana Unaware. Another class placegetter for the Duff stable was a third in the open female class with another by Duff Kurrajong K3, Duff Red Jellybean Q59. Duarran Perkins, by the 2014 RNA placegetter, Duarran Genoa (Duarran Bicheno) took out the oldest of the male classes (Bull 30 months and under 42 months). Perkins at 35-months was the heaviest bull in the breed showing with a liveweight of 1042kg, an average daily gain of .97kg/day, a scan of 12/8mm and an EMA measurement of 146cm sq.
Brangus scored another carcase competition victory, this time in northern Queensland.
The top award was taken out by Atherton Tableland producers and breeders, Gordon and Tabetha Carcary, Acton Ridge Brangus and Ultrablack Stud, Atherton Tablelands at the 2022 Northern Grassfed Carcase Competition (NGCC).
Initiated by a group of northern cattle producers and enthusiasts in a bid to evaluate and demonstrate the potential to produce high quality MSA graded beef in north Queensland, the 2022 NGCC was conducted at JBS Townsville and judged on the MSA grading system.
The Acton Ridge champion carcase scored a total of 85 points with an MSA Index of 63.71 (Queensland average is 56.15). In taking the top award the Brangus two tooth steer produced a HSCW of 339.5kg, a set of fat depth scans of 10/9mm, EMA of 88cm sq, an MSA index ranking of 1, with a yield of 56.34 percent.
The Carcary’s entered six steers (two pens) from their 81ha Tarzali district property to the JBS Townsville Abattoir, as part of the competition that involved 65 head of Brangus, Charbray, Brahman cross and Droughtmaster steers and heifers drawn from Tableland, Mt Garnet and Burdekin properties. The Acton Ridge teams consisted of a pen of Brangus and Ultrablack steers.
The competition was open to pasture fed pens of three steers or three heifers, dressing between 260340kg and vendors were paid on that week’s JBS grid. Entries were scored out of 50 points for MSA-
index eating quality, 40 points for meat yield and 10 points for market specifications such as fat cover and weight range. The last of the cattle were processed and graded on 26 July and results from the competition were released and announced at the Barron Valley Hotel, Atherton.
Competition instigators, Tableland and Burdekin producers, Bernie English and Greg Brown, said this was the first MSA contest conducted in north Queensland and it was all about eating quality and showing northern producers how well their cattle would grade under MSA.
MSA is a science-based beef (and sheep-meat) eating quality program designed to take the guesswork out of buying and cooking Australian red meat, involving all sectors of the supply chain from paddock to plate.
“Some fascinating and surprising results have come out of the competition and there will be lessons for producers to learn from them,” Mr Brown said. “Some of the cattle have done very well scoring over
60 in a possible MSA range of 3080, putting them in the top 10 per cent of Australian beef. “Ideally the competition will help lift the profile of MSA pasture-fed cattle in North Queensland. Hopefully we can attract more producers next year and it would be great to include some high-grade Brahman cattle next time to see how they compare with the cross-breeds,” he added.
Factors such as the maturity (ossification) of the animal, breed content, the colour of the meat, the pH and acidity levels, marbling and the distribution of fat on the animal are all judged as key traits that can affect eating quality.
The empathic win comes on the back of recent victories from the same prefix at the 2022 Malanda Show where the Carcary cattle picked a first placing in the Pen of Three Bullocks (450kg-549kg), a third in Single Heavyweight Bullock (over 550kg) and the Reserve Champion Pen Of Three Butchers Bullocks.
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Amongst many of the highlights and events at last years 46th Annual ABCA conducted at CQLX, Gracemere Saleyards was the presentation of Life Memberships to two very well know and recognizable couples.
In his role as ABCA President, Brad Saunders presented these two accolades to Lawson and Linda, Geddes, Couti Outi Stud, Kunwarara (pictured top left) and Trevor and Colleen Jorgensen, Belview Stud, Delungra, New South Wales (pictured bottom right).
Both couples have been instrumental in elevating the profile of the breed and it’s qualities over many decades. These two couples and their families and addresses have in many ways been in the forefront of breed promotion through their own individual efforts in the show and sale arenas, carcase, prime cattle, grass and grain fed competitions feedlot trials and led steer events. Both recipients still maintain and retain a huge involvement within the breed and the downstream effect of their work and stewardship is now generational deep, as all their family members are connected to and have major roles within the breed in some shape or form.
The couple have been a driving force behind the breeds unshakable reputation as a carcase, prime and fat cattle competitor against all comers over many decades. Their prefix and the name Couti Outi, now in its fourth generation is a household name in commercial and stud cattle arenas here and interstate.
For over 60 years there are two words and intertwined and engrained into the history of the Brangus breed in Australia. Geddes and Couti Outi.
The history of the Couti Outi prefix and herd goes back to the registering of the Burri Buri Stud, in 1962. Listed as stud number 19 that prefix was founded by the late Mr. W.J. (Bill) Geddes. Originally an Angus stud, Bill Geddes (Snr) started what is now a four generation involvement with the Brangus breed that shows no sign of diminishing. Couti Outi has been in the Geddes family for 147 years and covers some 15,400 hectares.
The reputation of the Couti Outi Angus cattle and the product started to gain prominence in open company prime and carcase cattle competition as far back as the early 1950’s. The operation competed very successfully at many central Queensland shows and events and also at the Brisbane Royal. In 1962 the operation won the R.J. Buchanan Memorial Cup, a trophy awarded for the Most Successful Angus Fat Cattle Exhibitor in the Commonwealth Of Australia.
With such foundations it’s no wonder the name Couti Outi continues to be etched on trophies and award boards to this very day.
In 1962 Bill Geddes Snr purchased three quarter Brahman bulls from the Ingham based station and Brahman prefix, Tropical Cattle Stud, based at The Orient. That operation is still in existence as well.
These bulls were the basis of the crossing breeding exercise and the foundation of the Couti Outi herd as we now know it. The resultant Brangus with their sleeker coats combined with the tougher doing ability of the Brahman, but with the retention of conformation and carcase qualities of the Angus saw cattle that were being turned off at heavier weights and at an earlier age
The Burri-Buri prefix returned to the show ring in 1965 and continued on their winning way, taking multiple successes in both prime and stud cattle competition. In the early 1970’s the prefix was renamed to become the Couti-Outi Stud. In 1973 the prefix showed the Grand Champion Brangus Bull at the Brisbane Royal. That bull Burri Buri Havelock, a grandson of the original Brahman introductions was sold for $10,000 for a breed record to a syndicate of Victorian buyers. Taking inflation into consideration that equates to $106,000 in today’s values.
At 21 years of age and in 1969, Lawson Geddes Snr took over the running of Couti Outi. It was from this period onward that the name became synonymises with prime, fat cattle and carcase competitions across the nation as well as the stud and sale rings. Couti Outi and its Brangus product have supported and been exhibited at most major and many smaller shows across Queensland, from Brisbane and Toowoomba Royals to Mackay in the north and west as Alpha. There has been a plethora of awards attributed to the family, the cattle and the prefix. Just a couple of the many to be at the forefront have been the Beef expo championship wins at Beef ’88 and Beef ’91. Prime and Carcase competitions have been a huge part of the Couti Outi story with that name on the main trophy at the Central Queensland Carcase Competition for at least 13 times since it’s inception.
Yet above all else, Lawson and Linda look toward the breeding and fattening side of the operation with more pride with Lawson adding, “You breed cattle to suit your country.” “Still being able to partake in the everyday jobs, means the world to us, we’re very thankful to be still living at Couti Outi and witnessing it capably managed by Lawson, Bonni and their daughters, that’s the exciting part, watching the new generation of ideas evolving”. “We love our land, we love our Brangus cattle and we’ve always loved what we are doing.”
When the subject comes to entering cattle into any competition Lawson has some sobering commentary, adding “My aim is simply to breed them and fatten them, wins in carcase competitions are simply icing on the cake”. “These types of events allow you to compare your cattle with other people’s cattle, to win is an honour, it could have gone to anyone.” “It’s great (the wins), but I’ve come last a lot of times too, don’t worry,” he said, “That’s what makes it fun.”
The nucleus of the herd is located at Couti Outi, Kunwarara, close to Stanage Bay, some 150kms north east of Rockhampton. Known for it’s highly productive marine plain and ponded improved country, the majority of breeders are run on coastal forest country. All cattle are grass fattened on marine plains and turned off at two and half years meeting EU and Jap Ox requirement and parameters.
Lawson and Linda Geddes were awarded Life Membership of The Australian Brangus Cattle Association in October 2022 at the Annual General Meeting at CQLX, Gracemere.
In an area normally dominated with Bos Taurus cattle and their crosses the couple have not only survived but thrived and expanded their operation with their Brangus cattle.
Through continually embracing technology, new management systems and genetics the Belview herd now, in its 40th year has not only endured but is also a household name where quality seedstock is concerned.
Back in 1983 Trevor and Colleen Jorgensen founded the Belview Stud at their northern Rivers address in New South Wales.
Registered as stud number 226, the Belview prefix is another of the breeds household names when the subject of stud, show and seedstock conversations are commenced.
Founded on females sourced from the Bimbadeen and Coreen Studs the prefixes foundation sire was the 1982 Rockhampton All Breeds Champion Bull, Punchagin Eclipse.
The couple were some of the first breeders to introduce US genetics that had just become available in Australia into their herd back in 1987. These introductions were made through AI programs. Programs involving US genetics continue to be utilized to the present day within the herd.
In 1991 the couple took the bold step and relocated their herd to the north west slopes and plains of New South Wales at Myall Creek near Delungra. The move gave the couple an opportunity to both expand their operation and at the same time increase their herd size.
Despite the area being dominated by Bos Taurus breeds, Brangus and the Belview cattle have excelled in the region that has witnessed a huge range of climatic variations particularly of recent times.
The 1990’s saw the couple and their cattle face many challenges, including drought, low commodity prices and the formulation plan of rejuvenating and renovating country that was once used for sheep and cropping. Pasture, fencing and land improvements followed along with water infrastructure and the acquisition of neighbouring properties which has enabled the expansion of the Belview herd.
While all this was going on Belview and its cattle were exhibited at many local and regional shows, Hoof and Hook Competitions with many accolades attributed to their Brangus cattle.
Belview bulls have been prepared and presented for sales in Casino, Rockhampton, Tamworth, Toowoomba and Roma. Highlights included having the sale toppers at Rockhampton Sales on consecutive years in 1997 and 1998. In 1997 Belview Jabiru sold for $11,000 to the late Norm Woodard, Tarcoola Stud, Dingo while Belview sold a herd bull for $13,750 to top the 1998 sale. The purchasers of that sale
topper were Ballina Wholesalers, Ballina, New South Wales. Those values with inflation taken into consideration would now sit at $30,000 and $35,000 respectively.
For 25 years the Belview prefix has embraced Brangus Group Breedplan and in the early 2000’s ET programs were commenced in addition to AI and natural breeding programs. The International Brangus Congress conducted at Beef 2012 saw the stud return to the showring after a hiatus of a number of years. Prior to that the prefix was often in the headlines at regional, Feature, Royal and Beef Expos.
Both Trevor and Collen have held executive roles on the Australian Brangus Cattle Association and committees over different periods. Belview and its owners have hosted many ABCA Zone 3 Field Days and Open Days at their home base, Magnet. These have taken the form of cattle and pasture management field days, playing host to local beef focus groups, fellow Brangus breeders and other interested parties. Over the more recent times Trevor and Colleen have focused on continuing to expand the herd and land holding.
As they and the prefix approach their 40th year of involvement in Brangus. Trevor and Colleen still have goals and dreams to fulfill. As Colleen pointed out, “Trevor will never own enough of his beloved cows”, there’s still a lot to come, the anticipation of the next years calves, the motivation to continue to breed high performing cattle in a sustainably managed system to suit a variety markets.”
Trevor added to this comment saying, “We’re always open to adopting new technologies, trialling new alternatives in a bid to improving the performance of the herd. One of the great memories we take from the breed is and long lasting friendships we’ve formed with many fellow breeders over this period.” “I think all of the sales we’ve been to over the years and the people we have met along the way have been the best part for me,” he added, “There’s a lot of wonderful people involved with the Brangus breed and big sales like this one (Rockhampton) is something we look forward to every year. “It’s also been great to see the Brangus breed develop and grow over the years and to be given life membership is really an honour.”
There has been quite a lot of discussion of late on the state of Australia’s cattle herd rebuild. How many breeding cattle are in the system, what will the future production volumes be like and how does this affect the producer demand for genetics and competition for kill space or feedlot space? The answers to these questions all hinge on the state of the cattle herd.
In considering the answers to these questions we firstly need to recognise that the current situation Australia’s cattle herd is in is fairly unique. Cattle slaughter numbers last year were down 2% on 2021 volumes and were the lowest numbers since 1984. While part of the reason for this low volume would be retention of cattle for restocking, a clearer view of slaughter is to look at the male slaughter component (not as exposed to restocking activity). 2022 was the second lowest male slaughter number since 1984 - the lowest being 2021. With such low male slaughter numbers one has to assume that the breeding inventory two years earlier was at the lowest levels since 1982.
As analysts we often rely on historical relationships to give us a guide for future outcomes. Looking at the very low slaughter numbers in the early 80s we can see they followed a period of very high slaughter through the late 70s. Comparing the recent drop in slaughter numbers and herd inventory to the period between 1975 and 1992 shows some striking similarities. In both cases over a period of about six years we saw slaughter numbers drop from historical highs to historical lows. Over the same period the national inventory (based on the ABS herd inventory numbers) also declined before lifting again followed by a rise in slaughter numbers. In the case of the
1980s and 1990s, slaughter numbers took about eight years to return to a longer term average number but – one would assume because of improvements in productivity and fertility – the national herd inventory did not return to the historical peak of 1976 within that period. For the eight years (1985 to 1992) it took slaughter to recover, herd inventory rose an average of 1% per year with the largest increase of being a 3% increase in 1985, 1989 and 1990.
But a lot of things have changed since the 1970s and 80s that could make this rebuild different. On top of the historically low cattle slaughter numbers and historically low breeding inventory we have had favourable seasonal conditions across large areas of the country, very strong cattle prices and strong consumer and export markets. Furthermore there have been structural changes to the industry. We are now more exposed to export markets 72% being exported compared to 50% in the late 70s and early 80s. And there is a larger feedlot presence improving the herd productivity. These conditions have changed producers restocking strategies and we believe there has been a greater tendency to trade cattle than rebuild breeding numbers than we have seen in the past.
This year will give us a good idea of how aggressive the restocking has been and the state of the breeding herd. We
have already seen in the first seven weeks of 2023 the east coast weekly slaughter numbers are up 26% on the same period in 2022 - maybe we are in for a more aggressive rebuild than the period between 1984 and 1992. With livestock numbers increasing, the market will swing from one determined by domestic producer demand to one more heavily influenced by supply. Under such conditions the ability to create a value proposition and distinguish your product from others becomes more important – genetics can play a part in this.
In recent travels through Tasmania, Victoria and Queensland this year I have been asking producers what they think bull sales will do this year. The responses are mixed. Some believe that prices will stay at current levels, others believe prices will drop in line with the general cattle market. Then there is the question of whether people need as many bulls now or whether they will be willing to pay the same prices but buy less bulls. I don’t believe we should be surprised if bull prices drop in line with the general cattle market but then again, we are living in interesting times and although cattle prices have dropped, they still remain historically high fuelling strong producer income levels and maybe that is enough to keep competition strong for bulls.
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BONNYDALE QLD ANNUAL BULL SALE
16 Superblack Bulls
Average $9,188
Top $16,000
Sale Clearance 100%
3 Brangus Bulls
Average $7,000
Top $7,000
Sale Clearance 100%
Sale Gross $168,000
Brangus bulls topped at $7000 on three occasions whilst their composite counterparts, Superblacks top $16,000 to average $9188 at the Annual Bonnydale QLD Bull Sale, Roma in late August, 2022.
In all 52 registered bidders were present at the Roma Saleyards, while many more registered and followed the sale online via AuctionsPlus for the offering of Black Simmental, SimAngus, Brangus and Superblack bulls offered by the Queensland arm of the Western Australian based, Introvigne Grazing Company. The Queensland depot of the operation is operated by Jake Berghofer and Emma Patterson, Memerambi, outside Kingaroy.
At the fall of the hammer, all 30 Black Simmental bulls offered were sold at an average of $13,600, while all 25 SimAngus bulls offered were sold at an average of $12,960, all 13 Superblack bulls offered sold at an average of $9188 and three Brangus bulls offered sold at an average of $7000.
First of these was the two-year-old, Springvale Frodo S130 (Yabba-Do Frodo (AI)) (698kg) (13/8mm) (120 EMA) (4.6 IMF) was from an Elton UK Astro Boy 714 (AI) female. At the same money was Springvale Humbolt S51 (Ramsey Creek Humbolt H21) (20 months) (684 kg) (10/7mm) (110 EMA) (4.1 IMF).
Topping the market for the 13 Superblacks at $16,000 were two sons of Telpara Hills Swift 30N (GR Swift 209W3 (US)). First of these at that figure was the 22-month, Bonnydale Q Swift R96 (684kg) (8/6mm) (125 EMA) (5.1 IMF) selling to repeat buyers, Foyleview Pastoral, Mitchell. The same address took the following entry, Bonnydale SB Swift S701, another by Telpara Hills Swift 30N for $12,000. The other $16,000 bull was Bonnydale Q Swift S59 (19 months) (692kg) (9/7mm) (125 EMA) (5.3 IMF) selling to HH Grazing, Mt Perry. Second top price at $14,000 was another of the Swift sons, Bonnydale Q Swift S52 (19 months) (686kg) (7/5mm) (121 EMA) (4.4 IMF) going to repeat buyers, Adrian and JJ Lamb, Gwambegwine, Taroom. The same buyers took another Swift son for $7000.
Agents: Elders and AuctionsPlus.
ANNUAL MARCELLA ANGUS BRANGUS BULL SALE
8 Bulls
Average $11,875
Top $14,000 (twice)
Sale Clearance 100%
Sale Gross $95,000
The Annual Marcella Angus Brangus Sale, Goomeri in late August 2022 was another resounding success for breeders, Rhys and Amy Innes, Booubyjan.
Commercial producers from across the region again supported the sale on the way to pushing the result to new record levels.
Achieving another complete clearance, the couple saw their eight Ultrablack and Brangus bulls sell to $14,000 twice to average $11,875. In a catalogue dissection a trio of Brangus bulls sold to $12,000 to average $10,333.
First to attain the $14,000 figure was the Ultrablack entry, Marcella Stallone 224 (U) (Alkoomie Conan 468M5 (AI) (ET)) (17-months) (612kg) (12/10mm) (102 EMA) 5.1 IMF) selling to Russell Bishop, Murgon. The other at the same figure was another Ultrablack,
Source: Beef Central & ABARES
Marcella Prophet R188 (Lode Creek Prophet N6) (23-months) (698kg) (10/8MM) (118 EMA) (5.5 IMF) going to Greg Bennett, Bennett Family Trust, Figtree, Calliope.
Four entries all made $12,000 each. These were Ultrablack herd bulls sired by Lode Creek Prophet N6, Dance Registry M177 and Alkoomie Conan 468M5 (AI) (ET). These were picked up by the Young family, Mundubbera; the Seymour family, Burrum Heads; Geoff, Simone, Mary and Cooper Downie, Moondah Family Trust, Monto and Courtward Pty Ltd.,
Burparder, Winderemere. A herd bull son of Boonderoo Landau 530M (AI) (23 months) made $10,000 going to the Bennett Family Trust, Calliope. Another Landau 530M (AI) son closed the sale selling to the Pott family, Eidsvold for $9000.
“We are ecstatic with the sale result and to achieve a full clearance and a record average is just very gratifying,” vendor, Rhys Innes said.
Agents: Shepherdson & Boyd and AuctionsPlus.
Average saleyard cattle prices in Australia are forecast to ease by 3 percent to 708c/kg in 2023-24.
The Australian beef herd is forecast to increase by 9 percent in 2022-23 to 24 million head, and to remain steady at that level through 2023-24. The gross value of beef production is forecast to fall by 10pc to $14 billion in 2022-23. The value of beef exports is forecast to fall slightly to $9.8 billion in 202223. Live cattle exports are forecast to slightly increase to $1.3 billion in 2022-23.
World beef supply is expected to fall in 2023–24, with the United States undergoing significant destocking due to prolonged and widespread drought. Demand from Australia’s major export destinations is forecast to increase in 202324, with the Chinese, US, Japanese and Korean economies forecast for growth. In 2021-22 there were 87,800 agricultural businesses in Australia with an estimated value of agricultural operations greater than $40,000. That compares to a total of
120,000 agricultural businesses with an EVAO of more than $10,000 in Australia in 1980-81.
ABARES notes that meat processors have an “opportunity to capture significant value” through the outlook period to 2027-28, with larger numbers of cattle expected to be available at lower prices. “The amount of value the sector can capture will depend on how efficiently it can process animals, and if it can continue the productivity trends it has achieved over the last 20 years. Lessons from COVID–19 related disruptions to processing and recruitment will no doubt help the industry going forward.”
It also points to feed availability presenting a challenge for the feedlot sector in drier conditions. “During 2019–20, the low availability of cheap grains in Australia raised concerns that there was insufficient feed available for the feedlot sector. Should the feedlot sector grow significantly through the outlook period, and the drier scenario be realised, additional pressure may be placed on grain supplies.”
$10,000
14 Bulls
Average $8,542
Top $10,000 (twice)
Sale Clearance 86%
Sale Gross $119,588
Condamine breeders, Justin and Kate Boshammer, JK Cattle Co staged their inaugural Online Yearling Sale in September 2022, through an online Helmsman sale.
The couple held two inspection days on-property for prospective buyers to view the bulls with Justin saying, “For a number of years we have been selling our paddock bulls as yearlings, and it’s been increasingly difficult to decide who gets first pick of the group. This year we decided we’d trial an online Helmsman Sale staged over one week on AuctionsPlus, which would allow the buyers to bid on any bull they like, regardless of lot order.”
The sale was simulcast on AuctionsPlus, commencing on Friday September 23rd at 2pm and closing seven days later on Friday September 30th at 2pm.
On offer are 33 yearling bulls, aged 11 to 14 months composed of 19 yearling Angus and 14 Brangus counterparts. All yearling sale bulls were run under the same management, with the same treatments data and tests as the JK Cattle Co two year old bulls. Buyers were given the opportunity to take delivery of their purchases at any time from the conclusion of the sale through until mid December. All bulls were registered, BreedPlan performance recorded with genomics, DNA sire verified, semen motility and morphology tested, independently structurally assessed, treated for tick fever, tested Pestivirus free and vaccinated for 7 in 1, 3 day and Vibrio. Dam fertility data was also provided on all bulls (number of calves and average calving interval - ACI)
First to reach the $10,000 price tag was the Ultrablack entry, JK Cattle Co Squatter S576 (U) (JK Cattle Co Quaker Q615) (12-months) (464kg) selling to Dylan Hoe, Forbes New South Wales. Dylan also picked up JK Cattle Co Spire S559 (U), another son of JK Cattle Co Quaker Q615 on offer.
Equal on the same figure was JK Cattle Co Souvenir S548 (P) (TW) (Bimbadeen Picus Q 108) (13-months) (418kg) with a Tenderness rating of 9 selling to Adam Gunthorpe, Tarramba, Banana. This was the only Picus son (Telpara Hills Mundine 820J12 (AI) (ET)) in the offering. Adam also selected a Belview Posiedon P052 son, JK Cattle Co Spellbound S554 (U) (12-months) for $8000.
Eight sons of Belview Posiedon P052 (Oaklands Rango 920L (ET)) set an average $8250 selling to $9500 for JK Cattle Co Simmer S518 (13-months) (493kg) with a Tenderness rating of 7. At $9000 was JK Cattle Co Spatial S501 (U) (Glenoch Hinman H221 (AI)) (13-months) (482kg) scoring a Tenderness 9 result. This was the only Hinman to sell while a single son of the homebred retainee, JK Cattle Co Qualitative Q623 made $7000.
Bulk buyer was Brett Mulckey and family, Burloo, Bungunya, who purchased three bulls for an average of $8333.
Agents: Ray White Rural Dalby and AuctionsPlus.
4th Annual Sale, Roma - 30th August 2023
Balonne Bull Sale - 29th September 2023
Bonnydale WA: Mike Introvigne - 0428 644 012
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MONTO ANNUAL ALL BREEDS BULL SALE
9 Bulls
Average $9,611
Top $15,500
Sale clearance 100%
Sale gross $86,500
Red bulls hit $15,500 while the black phenotypes sold to highs of $10,000 at the Annual Monto Annual All Breeds Bull Sale, Monto in September 2022.
Sectional sale topper was the red entry, Redline Sheldon 21/047 (PP) offered by the local prefix, Redline Stud operated by the Dingle family. Sheldon represented one of the last Duarran Latrobe (Duarran Ebor) sons to auction. At The 23-month-old made $15,500 selling to the Moxham-Price family, Lawgi.
Next best for Redline at $14,000 was Redline Sebastian 21/161 (PP) (Jateebee Queenslander (AI)) (24-months) selling to Kurt Goody, Monto. The Moxham-Price family also outlaid $12,000 to secure the Jateebee Nemo (Duarran Goebells) two-year-old son, Redline Salvador 21/318 (PP) while the Dunne family, Biloela took Redline Silvester 21/025 (PP) (Duarran Neale) also for $12,000.
Redline averaged $13,375 for their four. Top selling black bull was the $10,000 Somerville 21/10 (Bimbadeen Preacher P134) offered by the Brown and Cross families, Somerville Stud, Monto. He sold to Kevin Revill, True Haze, Tinana. Two other Preacher sons made $5000 and $8000 respectively selling to the Opperman families, Eidsvold. Three from Somerville averaged $7667. Gary and Pam Taylor, Ginoondah Stud, Gayndah sold a pair for $5000 each to the Selesina family, Monto and Glengarvey Pty Ltd., Beeron.
Agents: KellCo and AuctionsPlus.
In the first week in October, 2022 Paul and Gayle Swan, Brydali Stud, Veresdale consigned two of their young bulls to the Boyd O’Brien Bartholomew Bull Sale at the Moreton Saleyards.
Both registered, the bulls, Brydali 0033 being a foundation register out of their original enrolled cows and Brydali 0036 being a third generation Brangus and bred from an Inavale cow. Both youngsters were sons of Fearnley 1613. Aged 18 and 16 months respectively. Unfortunately no weights were available. The agents had drummed up a bit of interest and Brydali 0033 sold for $8,500 and went to Mount Stanley and Brydali 0036 went for $7,000 and went to Killarney.
The television show of the same name fi nished in 1984 when Bob Bell announced his retirement.
However, its namesake continues to receive good ratings and rave reviews at the Jardine prefi x outside Milman in central Queensland.
Elton Ms Bozo 221 is now ‘crowding’ 20 years in age and still holds centre stage for owners Dave and Kay Franks, Jardine Stud.
‘Bozo’ was purchased for $3000 at the Elton Brangus Female Herd Dispersal Sale in May 2012. Bred by Tony and Anne Maree Elton and family the daughter of Varunaco 840 (Bimbadeen Hondos 95928) is from a Varunaco Joker (AI) (GLC Wildcard 25/U (ET)) daughter. Yes, she’s old and she’s showing signs that her days in the herd are lessening but this fisty, agile, fast moving and completely sound female shows no signs of retirement.
Purchased at the Dispersal safely in calf to the 2011 RNA Junior Champion Bull, Elton SC New Time 1000 (Dark Side Of Brinks (US)) she already had runs on the board, having already produced the 2009 Beef 2009 Junior Champion Bull, Elton MT Dozer 710 (AI) (Brinks Bright Side 535L41 (US)) along with five others. Dozer later sold to the Brain Hartman and Jacinta Fletcher, Valley View Stud, Dungowan, New South Wales. Within the Dispersal Sale a daughter was offered, Elton MT Highlight 943 (Bundanon Mack 526) with a bull calf at side, Elton MT Highlight 1104 (Belview Wildcard). A granddaughter was also sold in the form of Elton MT Eliza 827 (Elton BT King Henry 686 (AI) (ET)). Another descendant, a great granddaughter, Elton MT Liza 1145 (Elton BT Fully Loaded 810 (AI)) was also offered at the Dispersal.
She sold to John Dawson’s, Coldstream Stud, Ulmarra, New South Wales where that cow family is now into its third generation.
Since joining the Jardine brood of females she’s produced another seven registered progeny including a trio of males and four females, two of which have been retained. The other two females have been sold at Annual ABCA Rockhampton Sales with Bonita (Weona Abdul) selling to the Three Heart Stud, Cressbrook for $5000 and last year, Dixie 2100 (Bonox 1093) selling for $7000 to Diamond View Stud, Kolonga, operated by Michael Ellem and family. At the same sale a granddaughter, Jardine Dion 1721 (Bonox 1093) from the Weona Abdul daughter, Jardine Celine 1700 fetched $10,000 selling Jason Beckman and Erin Dempsey, Rockyview Stud, Yargullen. Interestingly and for the pedigree enthusiasts, Bonox 1093 is by Bonox 876, the sire of the $85,000 Wildcard Hughey that also sold at the 2022 ABCA Rockhampton Sale by the Flynn family, Wildcard Stud, Ridgelands to the Pheasant Creek Stud, Wowan.
Bozo just goes about her business, doesn’t care much for the limelight and is content to be by herself, just to fly under the radar and just be one of those cows that just keeps on keeping on.
Oh, she does enjoy a nice biscuit of lucerne from a very watchful and attentive devotee, Kay Franks.
Buyers from eleven American states were active in the offering with 100 lots setting an average $10,275 to gross $1,027,500 at the Annual Quail Valley Farms Elite Invitational And Mature Cowherd Sale, Blountsville, Alabama in June 2022.
Instigators, Ricky and Angie Cleveland and family saw their 4th Annual Sale which was conducted over two days set records in various categories. The operations entire business plan is built around generational turnover. Extensive embryo programmes has allowed the owners to be finished with the needs of one of their females or a female by three to four years in age. With that said, many of the females offered will not be proven until they are 5 or 6 years of age. This allows customers to buy animals that have pregnancies and calves in the pipeline that may end up proving their donor as a breed ‘Super Cow’. Many of the females on offer were in the top one percent of the breeds elite section of performance.
Centrepiece of the offering was the sale opener, RBM MS Special Forces 313A. Toted as arguably the most exciting active cow in the breed, MS Special Forces 313A had generated over $300,000 in progeny, embryos and IVF collection sales until October
2021. Her sire, MC Special Forces 924Y4 is a son of the proven donor cow, Miss NMSU 924 and is by MC Something Special 129W14, the sire of famed MC Boulder 889Z14. The first progeny of the sale topper was sold at Blackwater in 2019 and several herd sires were marketed in 2020 and a $100,000 son sold in the Final Time Sale at Blackwater. Another son, MC Sho Time 313H30 (ET) (BWCC Centre Section 7F7) was offered at the Mound Creek Ranch’s, ‘The Stockman’s Kind Sale’, Leona, Texas in March 2022 in two thirds, one third breeding/semen interest arrangement. The record breaking female was purchased by Vanna Farms, Royston, Georgia, Truitt Brangus, Auburn, Alabama and River Bend Farms, Rainbow City, Florida. Coincidentally at the same sale, (‘The Stockman’s Kind Sale’) MC Blue Blood 129H18 (ET) (BWCC Big Town 192B16) sold for $150,000 in a
similar two thirds, one third breeding/ semen interest arrangement.
Making $47,000 was the semen package (25 units) in BWCC Papillon 458G. offered by Tuna Rosa Ranch, Gonzales, Texas and American Cattle Enterprise, Oneonta, Alabama. Taking 15 units was LG Henderson JR Farms, Lyons, Georgia with the remaining 10 units going to Plainview Farms, Franklinton, Louisiana. Top selling Elite female at $42,000 was MS Salacoa Empire 23J21. Offered by American Cattle Enterprise, Oneonta, Alabama she sold to Chimney Rock Cattle Company, Concord,
For sales information contact:
Nindooinbah
Nat McGhee
• 0428 448 280
• nat.mcghee@goannacorp.com.au
Elders
Andrew Meara (Elders Stud Stock)
• 0427 210 634
• andrew.meara@elders.com.au
Carl Young (Elders Beaudesert)
• 0437 233 803
• carl.young@elders.com.au
Michael purchased the highly influential Greendale herd in 1999 from then owners, Tony and Ruth Thomas, Wahroonga, Jandowae. After this purchase and subsequent importations and additions, Michael and his family expanded their Brangus operation to a point where it was the largest herd within the breed.
Included in this expansionary phase was the purchase of the entire Coreen herd immediately after Beef 2000 from owners, John and Wendy Fawcett. Coreen had just won the Grand championship title with Coreen Diplomat and stablemate, Derby was the Reserve Senior Champion. Michael’s acquisition of the Coreen herd totalled around 80 registered females and progeny.
His genetic introductions included Te Mania Angus genetics which were blended in many configurations only adding to a great herd of Brangus females. The majority of the herd was run in the Wandoan district on the holdings, Norwood and Glenvale.
His foresight and his ability to envisage the future of the breed and its success saw him stage his own sale at the Gracemere Saleyards, thrusting the prefix and the breed further into the spotlight.
He set about expanding the herd with importations from the US in the early 2000’s. These took the format of embryos and semen in leading genetics from some of the foremost herds in America. Notable introductions within the period were XS Johnny Lee 369H (S) (US), one of the most proven and successful
bulls ever imported from the US. Bred by Bobby Steiner and family, XS Steiner Ranch, Texas, Johnny Lee was purchased in 2003 after being inspected by Greendale stud manager, the late Kevin Blanchard for $40,000 (US). This amount equates to around $97,000 AU in today’s terms. XS Steiner Ranch Brangus dispersed their entire cattle herd, involving more than 1000 females to Santa Rosa Ranch in 2013.
The effect that Johnny Lee had on the Australian Brangus breed is immeasurable. His prowess as a prolific female producer is second to none. He’s also produced many sires that are spread throughout the breed including Greendale Xciting, a household name within the Bonox Stud. Currently there are some 209 registered progeny listed with the ABCA as progeny by XS Johnny Lee 369H (S). Xciting has 78 recorded progeny to his name and he only expanded the legacy of the legendary individual, Johnny Lee. One of the many notables sired by Xciting was Bonox 330. Now a household name, 330 has 222 progeny recorded with the ABRI. One of his (Bonox 330) many high performing sons, Bonox 660 now has 148 recorded progeny and that list is growing. Twenty three
Brangus herds have recorded progeny by Johnny Lee.
Other importations made by Greendale at around the same time were embryos sired by WB Target 804D32 (US). Target, bred by the Williams Brangus, Texas proved to
be another breed shaping bull. He has 39 registered progeny to his credit and through his breed record breaking ET sons from various US donors he produced bulls of the calibre of U-Boat, UDL, Unreal, Uncanny, Unattached and Umlaut. These bulls forged their own dynasties and their ET sisters also went onto prove themselves in many herds as well.In 2004/2005 the Greendale AI programme involved over 600 females and a further 155 embryos were implanted.
In 2005 the Greendale herd was dispersed in three stages.
Stage III of the Dispersal at Roma saw 342 commercial and stud females average $3,411 to top at $15,500, 39 semen packages averaged $937 (top $2,100), 26 calves averaged $3,635 top at $22,000 (the 10-month-old, Greendale Zeus), 24 recipients averaged $3,219 to top at $4,500
while 59 bulls averaged $3,999 selling to $7,000. This stage grossed $1.3m. The bottom line after the three stages delivered a gross of $3.5m. It was toted at the time that 17 new studs were formed after the dispersal of the Greendale herd.
The Stage I dispersal was females and progeny that were offered at the Roma Saleyards while Stage II was the offering of the sires and the younger males. This was conducted at Glenvale, Wandoan. The females and their progeny that were sold in Stage I were all walked to the Roma Saleyards from the Wandoan properties. The first stage of the genetic selldown involved 213 PTIC registered females, 109 ‘Y’ series registered heifers, 68 PTIC recipients, 47 commercial heifers PTIC to registered Greendale sires along with semen and embryos.
Throughout his life Michael successfully bred top performing
and registered Quarter Horses, Charbrays and Brahmans. His passion involved buying and developing and selling many well known properties in the Darling Downs, South Burnett, Sunshine coast and Brisbane Valley. This was done at the same time as his other business interests such as a major Brisbane and inter city and regional developer.
A service to celebrate Michael’s life was held at the Catalyst Church, Pine Mountain Road, Brassall on Monday July 25, 2022. In lieu of flowers or gifts attendees were welcomed to donate to two of Michael’s favourite causes, Outback Futures and SU Chaplaincy. Michael is survived by his daughter Selena Gomersall, her husband, Simon and their three children and his son, Duncan Brown and wife, Tricia and their three children.
Vale.
Average saleyard cattle prices in Australia are forecast to ease by 3 percent to 708c/kg in 2023-24.
The Australian beef herd is forecast to increase by 9 percent in 2022-23 to 24 million head, and to remain steady at that level through 2023-24.
The gross value of beef production is forecast to fall by 10pc to $14 billion in 2022-23.
The value of beef exports is forecast to fall slightly to $9.8 billion in 2022-23.
Live cattle exports are forecast to slightly increase to $1.3 billion in 2022-23.
World beef supply is expected to fall in 2023–24, with the United States undergoing significant destocking due to prolonged and widespread drought.
Demand from Australia’s major export destinations is forecast to increase in 2023-24, with the Chinese, US, Japanese and Korean economies forecast for growth.
In 2021-22 there were 87,800 agricultural businesses in Australia with an estimated value of agricultural operations greater than $40,000.
That compares to a total of 120,000 agricultural businesses with an EVAO of more than $10,000 in Australia in 1980-81.
ABARES notes that meat processors have an “opportunity to capture significant value” through the outlook period to 2027-28, with larger numbers of cattle expected to be available at lower prices. “The amount of value the sector can capture will
depend on how efficiently it can process animals, and if it can continue the productivity trends it has achieved over the last 20 years. Lessons from COVID–19 related disruptions to processing and recruitment will no doubt help the industry going forward.”
It also points to feed availability presenting a challenge for the feedlot sector in drier conditions.
“During 2019–20, the low availability of cheap grains in Australia raised concerns that there was insufficient feed available for the feedlot sector. Should the feedlot sector grow significantly through the outlook period, and the drier scenario be realised, additional pressure may be placed on grain supplies.”
The 37th Annual National Brangus Sale was conducted in early August 2022 at the Parys Afridome, Parys, South Africa with auctioneer, Andrew Miller, Vleissentraal describing the day was a resounding success.
Andrew Roberts, Maize Valley, Hertzogville was in the thick of the action again. His top seller and the overall top priced of the sale was the 27-month-old, bull lot 4 from Maize Valley Farms, MV20 31 fetching R350,000 ($28,000 AU). MV20 31 is a son of MV17 900 Challenger, the 2019 Grand Champion Bull and current South African record priced bull. Established in 1982, the Maize Valley Stud is one of the oldest Brangus studs in South Africa. Andrew Roberts is the third generation of the Roberts family to operate the prefix which is located in semi arid, 450mm rainfall region of Hertzogville in the far western Free State.
Top selling black bull was Mount Olive DD18 95 Dynamo, a 45-month-old that sold for R130,000 ($10,600 AU) by vendor, Christopher Sparks, Harrismith, Free State. Another high seller was V5 20/42 a 25-month-old offered by Ferdi Naude, V5 Stud, Welkom, Free State selling for R260 000 ($21,200 AU). Another of the V5 entries, V5 20/64 (21-months) made R240,000 ($19,600 AU) selling to Christopher Sparks, Mount Olive Stud, Harrismith, Free State.
Top selling female was another of the Maize Valley team. MV 21/49 an 18-month-old PTIC red entry sold for R140,000 ($11,400 AU). The top selling heifer is a daughter of MV14/268. RC Malherbe, Roechama Stud, Hertzogville, Free State sold their 25-month-old red heifer for R100 000 ($8100 AU). The average price paid for the PTIC heifers was R60 500 ($4900 AU). Most expensive Open heifer sold for R20 000 ($1633 AU).
Top selling breeder unit at R90,000 ($7351 AU) was the Maize Valley entrant, MV 20/199. The Grand and Junior Champion Female aged 26-months with a calf at side fetched R140,000 ($11,400 AU). Cows and calves averaged R57 715 ($4714 AU). MV20 199 became junior and grand champion red female and was later awarded Supreme Champion Female Of The Show. Maize Valley walked away with a male average of R195,000 ($15,900 AU) for their four males and a R115,000 ($9400 AU) average for their pair of females. RCM16 598 this bull needs no introduction he was the 2020 National Grand Champion Bull.
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Maize Valley 20 31 for R350,000; Maie Valley 20/199 for R140,000; RCM 16 598; Maize Valley 21 49 for R140,000.
Darcie Ellen Carcary was born at 6.21am on May 30th of last year at Atherton Hospital.
Weighing 3.3kg (7lb 5oz) and measuring 46cm, Darcie is the first child of very proud parents, Gordon and Tabetha Carcary, Acton Ridge Brangus and Ultrablack Stud, Atherton Tableland.
Darcie is the first grandchild for Tabetha parents who live in Mackay and the fifth grandchild for Gordon’s parents who reside in Townsville.
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Marilyn Munroe made famous this quote, “Sisters make the best friends in the world.” Well, River Elise Holzwart, what a truly wonderful set of friends you will have for the rest of your life. Arriving into this world on 20th October 2022, River is the third daughter for Ryan and Rachel Holzwart, Bauhinia Park Stud, Kensington, Comet. Weighing a healthy 3450g (7.6 pounds) and measuring 50cm, River was born at the Emerald Hospital. It was an especially busy time for the family with their Annual Bauhinia Park Charolais and Angus Sale just over and then onto the Annual ABCA Rockhampton Sale with their draft of bulls. Dad, Ryan was on ‘baby watch’ over the entire time he was in Rockhampton but little River had other plans and she timed her arrival perfectly.
River is showered with love and bucket loads of attention from her whole family especially her two older, smitten sisters, Bridie and Paisley.
McKinlay Lola-Joy Jackson was just heaven sent. The night before Lola Jackson passed away she promised her grandson Mitch Jackson and his wife, Danielle, Kandanga, that she would send them a special precious gift. Well in due course that promise was fulfilled and granted in the form of a long awaited baby, McKinlay Lola-Joy Jackson. Arriving into this world at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Thursday, 9th June 2022 weighing 3025g and measuring 51cm, McKinlay is the first child for Mitch and Danielle. McKinlay is the first grandchild of Sandy Banks Stud principals, Shane and Angela Jackson, Tiaro and Neville and Lyndall Ensbey, Kandanga. This precious little gift is another of the increasing number of great grandchildren of Dan Jackson of the Stutzview prefix, joining the next generation of Brangus cousins, Corbyn and Nash. Mitch is a Livestock Agent and Auctioneer for Elders and Danielle is a Primary School Teacher.
John and Alison Bell were married on 16th December 1972 at Boonah Anglican Church. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a small gathering of family and friends at the Boonah Golf Course function room.
A highlight was a video (done to music) by their daughter Meredith. She called it the “good the bad and the ugly” showing the family through many of those years.
Brangus breeders and friends Mark and Lynda Bauer of Elara Brangus and David and Robyn Gnech and family of Miltopp Brangus were among those helping to celebrate the occasion.
Brianna Hynes and Christopher Jackson were married on Monday 31st October 2022 at Saint Luke’s Anglican Church, Toowoomba.
Anna and Chris chose this day as both Anna’s parents Danielle (nee Jackson) and Gerard Hynes and Grandparents Lola and Dan Jackson, Stutzview Brangus Stud, also chose that same day for their weddings. Ironically as an added twist Anna’s married name is her mother’s maiden name. The wedding reception was one for the ages with a new tradition forged. When you have auctioneers in the family (Brady and Mitchell Jackson) the wedding bouquet would of course not be thrown but auctioned. After spirited bidding by many single ladies the bouquet was sold under the hammer for $17,000. Congratulations to the newly married couple.
Brock Dahtler and Sarah Black
When Brock Dahtler ‘popped’ the question to partner Sarah Black, there were black cows in the background. Such is the importance of Brangus in the couples livelihood. Brock and Sarah both hail from Monto where Brock operates Doc’s Stud outside Monto. The couple plan to marry in 2024 on Brocks mothers property, on the outskirts of Monto.
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“He’s a very good structured bull with great temperament and breed character in spades. We’re very familiar with his linage, having owned his grandsire. That genetic thread has delivered widespread success for us and others. His dam is a very fertile, functional matron with a great vessel. We’ve collected excellent semen and he’s handled his first season with ease. We couldn’t be happier and eagerly await his first calves.”
“He’s a very good structured bull with great temperament and breed character in spades. We’re very familiar with his linage, having owned his grandsire. That genetic thread has delivered widespread success for us and others. His dam is a very fertile, functional matron with a great vessel. We’ve collected excellent semen and he’s handled his first seaso with ease. We couldn’t be happier and eagerly await his first calves.”
