the Australian BRANGUS | Autumn 2025

AUTUMN 2025

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Marketing & Communications Officer

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DISCLAIMER

The Australian Brangus magazine is published twice a year by the Australian Brangus Cattle Association (ABCA). While every effort has been taken to ensure that all details are correct, ABCA cannot accept any responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained within the magazine or for the consequences of any actions taken or not taken as a result of this information. Views and opinions expressed in the magazine are not necessarily those of ABCA.

President's Report

Welcome to the Autumn 2025 edition of the Brangus magazine.

The year is off and racing, and it will be Spring bull selling season before we know it. This is my very first President’s Report and I am deeply honoured to have been elected to this role, and excited for the journey ahead. The calibre and the skillset of both the board and the management team are outstanding – there are plenty of opportunities ahead, and I hope the wider membership shares this enthusiasm for the future.

On behalf of the board, our sincere condolences are expressed to the Robinson and Jackson families. No one could ever underestimate the passion both Reg and Ryan shared for Brangus, and we are forever thankful for their contributions. Thank you to all members who have supported their respective families through these difficult times.

After a tough 2023 Spring bull selling season, it was heartening to see an improvement for 2024 Spring sales, and a big congratulations to those who had great sales. I think we can all be cautiously optimistic for 2025; though there are plenty of cattle about and seasons aren’t wonderful everywhere, however, if your cattle are what the market favours you should be in for a good year.

A massive congratulations goes to all organisers, participants and supporters of the Brangus Youth Camp held in December at Theodore. It was a great few days, and it’s important we do what we can to continue this worthy event.

One of the more contentious issues recently has been the introduction of Single Step Genomic analysis via Breedplan.

In the future, genomic technology will change the way cattle buyers will purchase cattle for premium markets and how commercial producers will market their cattle. This technology is already here within Angus and Wagyu populations, and is increasingly being utilised as more proven results come forward in the transactions of commercially bred cattle. The only thing holding this technology back in other breeds is more accurate data, and the will to commercialise it. There is definitely an appetite within industry for multi-breed analysis, so in time there is the potential for genomic analysis across the broader commercial cattle population, and also the potential for beef brand owners, processors and feedlotters to tailor their own analysis.

The Managing Director of MLA, Mick Crowley, has also indicated his thoughts on the benefits of value based marketing, so while I’m not suggesting cattle buyers within the next few years will be demanding genomic profiles on commercial cattle, the technology is available. It is all about improving efficiency and consistency –conversions, eating quality, carcase yield, cattle procurement costs, beef sales and whatever other specifications that could be important to buyers and customers that value the cost efficiencies gained. Commercial producers love a premium and I don’t doubt breeders will also look to testing to better market their cattle. There are also other companies wanting to make data capture easier through the supply chain, to feed this information back into genomic analysis which will help improve accuracy.

I feel Brangus and Ultras have greater potential to compete harder in premium markets, whilst not losing their ability to be suited to any country, be that premium grass finished, grain finished and the maternal component of Wagyu F1 cross markets. To help capitalise on this opportunity, it would be great if more members could start submitting more raw data into Brangus Breedplan to further improve accuracy. Even just a weaning weight, a yearling weight and a yearling scrotal size to begin with.

Commercial producers are also becoming much more concerned about the inherit fertility of the bulls they buy, so if we as a membership group would like to lift demand, then submitting more raw data into Breedplan is going to further help validate the genomic data, and therefore improve accuracy. It’s important to remember that currently you really need some progeny data on animals to be highly accurate. Two-year-old bulls with all traits observed and pedigree history of performance recording are only reasonably accurate but as a breed population, performance recording does shift the bell curve in important profitability traits. Personally, I’m fortunate enough to be part of three breeds that performance record. The improvement in Angus from calving ease through to fast growth with a moderate mature weight and frame in the last 10 years has been exceptional. Recently there are more Wagyu beef brands and feedlotters publicly valuing the Feeder Check product, which is a genomic analysis tool for commercial cattle.

There are some wonderful traits about Brangus that will always set the breed apart from Angus and Wagyu, and I do feel there is great opportunity to outcompete other tropically adapted breeds. As has always been the case, EBVs are only a tool in the selection process. There are many other characteristics EBVs don’t measure, particularly in Brangus, and I don’t doubt that bulls with the desired maturity pattern, weight for age, structural correctness and phenotype will still sell very well.

Thank you again, and please feel free to contact me if there is anything you’d like to discuss. Wishing everyone all the very best for the season ahead, and upcoming sales, shows and events.

Justin Boshammer President Australian Brangus Cattle Association Ltd

the Executive Paper

Welcome to the Autumn 2025 edition of the Australian Brangus Magazine.

The Beef industry continues to be positive about Brangus and Ultrablack cattle, with the best evidence of that being the 2024 bull sale results.

ABCA members sold over 900 bulls at auction in 2024 for an average of $10,260 and a respectable clearance rate of 83%.

The Australian record top-price Brangus bull sold at auction was equalled at the 2024 Rockhampton Brangus Sale with Mick and Tanya Madden selling Earlwood Riki for $150,000 to Lindsay and Fiona Barlow, Triple B Brangus, Dingo. Congratulations to all involved!

I had the pleasure of attending several Brangus sales and events throughout 2024 and found the enthusiasm and positivity for the breed to be infectious.

As reported to the 2024 annual general meeting the ABCA has seen increases in membership and registrations year-on-year, and further positive trajectory in the year ahead is anticipated.

The Brangus Australia office has welcomed Ebonie Sadler-Small as the Marketing and Communications Officer. In the months since Ebonie joined the team, she has displayed her skill and experience making a positive impact on our marketing and communications.

Thank you also to our Members Services Officer Kayla Preston who continues to thrive in her role and excels in delivering our core services in a timely and efficient manner.

Once again thank you to outgoing ABCA Board members Amanda Salisbury, Sue Fawcett and Jack Wright for their contribution to the association.

Welcome to the new Federal Board members elected in 2024 Tim Flynn, Brad Hanson and Kent Ward. I look forward to working with you and the other board and committee members for the benefit of the Brangus breed.

Nathan O'Sullivan Chief Executive Officer

Australian Brangus Cattle Association Ltd

Breed equalling $150,000 record. $3.183M Rockhampton result.

Article & Images KB CONSULTING

BULLS

194 Head

Gross

$2.636M

Top $150,000

Average $13,591

Clearance 81 percent

REGISTERED FEMALES

45 Head

Gross $296,000

Top $22,000

Average $6578

Clearance 87 percent

COMMERCIAL FEMALES

214 Head

Gross $245,150

Top $2500

Average $1146

Clearance 100 percent

SEMEN PACKAGES

4 Packages

Gross $2025

Top $155/straw

Average $67.50/straw

Clearance 100 percent

EMBRYOS

I package

Gross $4000

Top $4000

Average $1000/zygote

Clearance 100 percent

SALE TOTAL GROSS

$3.183M

‘A melting pot of opportunity’ was how one pundit summed up the 2024 ABCA Rockhampton offering.

Initially, the catalogue involved 292 registered and 17 herd bulls, 69 registered heifers, four semen and a single embryo package. In all 63 vendors had assembled one of the biggest offerings the breed had yet staged.

These numbers caused considerable comment.

Many held reservations on the sheer numbers nominated for the sale in the prevailing selling environment and market place. These concerns related directly to the effect that those numbers would have on values and demand. However, some industry insiders expressed optimism about the quality of the catalogue offering and it was found by the final day many of these sentiments were justified. Across the two days of selling the breed produced another memorable set of figures, setting a breed equalling price and great bottom line result.

The sale started with a bang. An explosion of confidence and money kicked off proceedings that greatly assisted the final result, producing the third best bottom line average in the sales 48 year history.

In just 13 minutes the sale openers, five Earlwood bulls averaged $83,000. The Duaringa based prefix, operated by Mick and Tanya Madden saw four sons of their leading and ‘first season sire’, Tannyfoil P79 (PP) sell for a breed equalling $150,000 on the path to a phenomenal $95,000 average. P79 (PP) annihilated his sire rivals, assuring himself a place in the record books, cemented himself as one of the breeds hottest commodities and the pinnacle of the sire roster at Earlwood. So comprehensive was the aggregate produced by the Earlwood result that $2140 was added to the male average of the sale. The Earlwood result had a dramatic effect on the opening session of the bull section of the sale. Analysis revealed that the sales opening session saw Grant Daniel & Long’s 76 bulls set an average of $17,750 with a 98 percent clearance at auction. Counterbalancing these figures was the affordability of the result with 109 bulls or 56 percent selling for sums of $10,000 or less.

It was a dream result for Earlwood finishing the day as leading vendor by average at $83,000 for their five lots. Earlwood gained ownership of Tannyfoil P79 (PP) just weeks after the 2021 CBC Sale where he was originally sold for a then herd bull breed record, $52,500 to the Talombi Stud, Eidsvold. Blasting onto the scene as a ‘first season sire’ P79 took all before him with his first 10 auction sons setting a sale average of $45,800 after six sons at the Annual CBC Sale set a $13,000 average just weeks earlier. The 2024 result for Earlwood and the Madden’s propelled the address in the industry and added a slew of other victories, namely sire and sale averages. Adding to their portfolio of sires and fiercely competing to secure their pre sale selections were Lindsay and Fiona Barlow, Triple B Stud, Dingo. Within minutes of each other the Triple B prefix had acquired both the record equalling Earlwood Riki (PP) (24-months) (842kg) (13/10mm) (136EMA) (4.7IMF) and stablemate the $120,000, Cobbo (PP)(24-months) (920kg) (15/12mm) (151EMA) (5.6IMF). The catalogue’s star attractions were the subject of intense bidding duels, with the Barlows securing possession over a stiff and determined syndicate comprising the Brown family, M1B Stud, Dululu and the Flynn family, Wildcard Stud, Ridgelands.

The other team members of Earlwood were the $90,000 Hass (PP) (25-months) (932kg) (13/10mm) (146EMA) (5.8IMF) selling to Daniel Low, Sunday Camp Stud, Bellbrook, New South Wales. Losing bidders on the sale opener was a partnership involving the Hansen family, Oaklands Stud, Kalapa and the Bates family, Bates Stud, Gogango. John and Alison Bell, Inavale Stud, Boonah selected the $35,000 Earlwood 4628 (PP) (Bonox 1188) (23-months) (832kg) (15/10mm) (134EMA) (6.4IMF) with the losing bidder being Geoff Parker’s, Gunnadoo Park Stud, Manilla, New South Wales. Bonox Stud, Taroom claimed

Top: Purchasers, Lindsay and Declan Barlow, Triple B Stud, Dingo with vendor, Mick Madden, Earlwood Stud, Duaringa and the $120,000 Earlwood Cobbo (PP).

Bottom: The $60,000 Bullakeana Who’s Handsome (PP) with Annaka, Isabella, Arianna and Hayden Hanson

the other P79 (PP) son in the form of the $20,000 Pat (PP) (23-months) (800kg) (10/8mm) (137EMA) (4.6IMF). The Sunday Camp prefix averaged $11,000 for their two entries topping at $12,000 for the proven bull, Sunday Camp T010 (PP) (ET) (IH Bar None 820Y8 (PP) (AI) (US)) (27-months) (832kg) (15/9mm) (138EMA) (6.7IMF) selling to Ashley Trompf, Traveston Park Stud, Traveston.

After an immensely successful year in the showring at Expo, Feature, Royal and regional show levels the Bullakeana prefix, Theodore again made headlines. Owners, Brad and Vicki Hanson’s 10 Brangus and Ultrablacks averaged $24,200. Topping at $60,000 was Bullakeana Who’s Handsome (PP) (Palgrove Primemover P1135 (U) (PP)) (22-months) (1038kg) (12/9mm) (148EMA) (7.4IMF) selling to the Hatton family, Dareen, Monto. Eight by Primemover set a $25,000 average including the $30,000 Whooper Dooley (U) (PP) (21-months) (970kg) (11/8mm) (144EMA) (5.3IMF) to Richard Reynolds, Reynco Stud, Gin Gin; the $28,000 Who Dares Wins (U) (PP) (22-months) (822kg) (14/10mm) (135EMA) (7.0IMF) to Robyn Blackburn, Blackburn Agri Trust, Mirani; the $20,000 World Class (PP) (24-months) (916kg) (15/11mm) (136EMA) (6.8IMF) to Brian Shield, Mackay; the $18,000 World Beater (P) (23-months) (894kg) (15/12mm)

(140EMA) (6.8IMF) to Frances Howard, Dumora; $18,000 Who, What, Where (PP) (27-months) (892kg) (14/10mm) (140EMA) (7.4IMF) to Antap Pty Ltd., Parramatta, New South Wales; the $17,000 Wide Load (U) (PP) (23-months) (873kg) (13/10mm) (141EMA) (7.2IMF) to Arrabury Stud, Esk and the $9000 Who Dares Wins (PP) selling to Aaron Hayden, Kianga. Neil and Rosalie Watson, Watasanta, Tamworth, New South Wales took the $28,000 Whos The Man (PP) (Punchagin Major (PP)) (26-months) (920kg) (16/10mm) (151EMA)

(6.2IMF) while Kieron Taylor, Clermont claimed the $14,000 Weapon Of Choice (PP) (Bullakeana Titanium (P)) (19-months) (706kg) (15/9mm) (130EMA) (4.8IMF).

Three of the Bullakeana entries, Who’s Handsome, Wide Load and Whopper Dooley were offered in a three quarter share and full possession arrangement. Bruce and Leanne Woodard, Bonox Stud, Taroom ended with a $22,000 average for their quartet. Topping at $40,000 was Bonox 1579 (PP) (Bonox 830) (36-months) (848kg) (14/10mm) (145EMA) (5.3IMF)

SALE SUMMARY

· Breed equalling auction male record $150,000

· Third best male average

· 23 percent of entire catalogue withdrawn

· Male averages increased by $495/head

· Female averages increased by $310/head

· Catalogue numbers increased by 33 lots.

· Registered bulls averaged $13,947

· Herd bulls averaged $5572

· Red bulls averaged $9334

· Black bulls averaged $14,006

· Average age - 26mths

· Average weight - 810kg

· Average morphology - 79%

· Average EMA - 132

TOP 10 SIRE AVERAGES

· Tannyfoil P79 (PP)

4 averaged $95,000

· Palgrove Primemover P1135 (U) (PP)

8 averaged $25,000

· Lazy S Bomber (PP) 2 averaged $21,000

· Triple B Payrise P554 (PP) (ET) 4 averaged $18,750

· BWCC Big Town 1921316 (PP) (US) 3 averaged $18,000

· River Run 20 (P) 2 averaged $17,000

· Triple B Logo L393 (PP) 4 averaged $16,500

· QVF PR Empower 30G16 (PP) (ET) (US) 4 averaged $16,500

· Bonox Regret 1251 (PP) 6 averaged $16,167

· Triple B Lexus L161 (PP) (AI) 3 averaged $16,000

TOP 10 VENDOR AVERAGES

· Earlwood – 5 averaged $83,000

· Bullakeana – 10 averaged $24,200

· Bonox – 4 averaged $22,000

· Stutzview - 4 averaged $19,500

· Barronessa - 9 averaged $19,167

· Palmal - 5 averaged $18,300

· Bauhinia Park - 7 averaged $16,142

· Habana Springs - 2 averaged $15,500

· Circletee -2 averaged $15,500

· Wildcard -3 averaged $15,000

selling to Jeff and Raelea Holzwart, Circle H Stud, Emerald. Bonox 1556 (PP) (35-months) (897kg) (16/11mm) (145EMA) (6.4IMF) made $20,000 selling to the Weona Stud, Casino, New South Wales. Other supporters of the Bonox draft were Jack Geddes, Woongarra, Dingo and Justin and Lindy Bolton, Cooinda, Dingo. As vendors, Circle H ended with a $10,000 average for their four topping at $12,000 for a Bauhinia Park Quartermaster (PP) (ET) son aged 24-months going to the Three Hearts Stud, Cressbrook. Justin Bolton, Cooinda, Dingo also claimed the $24,000 Oaklands Smokestack (PP) (AI) (Charlevue Sanka 16-16 (P)) (35-months) (894kg) (15/11mm) (138EMA) (5.7IMF). Oaklands set a $13,375 average for their eight. The result involved the $22,000 Huckleberry (PP) (River Run 20) (24-months) (784kg) (9/7mm) (127EMA) (5.3IMF) selling to Sam and Phoebe Bates, Bates Stud, Gogango. Other investors included Drew and Lisa Callander, Oakdale Pastoral, Blue Mountain ($16,000), Warren Neil, Calliope ($12,000) and Jayden McCotter, JMM Stud, Mt Perry ($10,000). Oakdale Pastoral signed off on five for on average $11,400. Sam and Phoebe Bates, Bates Stud, Gogango sold a pair of Telemon Illusion (P) sons to average $12,000 topping at $14,000.

Late in the offering Ellie Parker, Parkavenue Stud, Attunga, New South Wales claimed a $37,000 sale for her sole entry, Parkavenue Kingston 2773 (PP) (Bonox CT 1084 (P)) (30-months) (917kg) (12/7mm) (145EMA) (5.6IMF). The bull was purchased by Des and Karen Dahl, Brolga Gully, Baralaba.

The Stutzview prefix, Maryborough claimed a $19,500 average for their four topping at $24,000 for Stutzview 852 (PP) (28-months) (855 kg) (10/7mm) (135EMA) (4.7IMF). The bull was the last of Bullakeana Rock Solid (PP) sons to be offered and will take up duties at the Comiskey family’s, Lunar Stud, Emerald. Taking the $20,000 Triple B Logo L393 (PP) son, Stutzview 880 (PP) (25-months) (881kg) (12/7mm) (142EMA) (4.6IMF) was the Mackenzie family, Coolmaringa, Dingo. Another of the Logo sons made $17,000 selling to Ashley Trompf, Traveston Park Stud, Traveston. At the same amount Stutzview 841 (PP) (Stutzview 469 (PP)) changed hands selling to Drew and Lisa Callander, Oakdale, Blue Mountain. The Sandy Banks Stud, Tiaro ended with a $13,200 average for five topping at $20,000 for Sandy Banks Travis (PP) (Bindaree 092 (PP)) (25-months) (850kg) (12/9mm) (128EMA) (6.2IMF). Scott and Karen Prewett, Alpha Stud, Durong were the buyers. Three by Bindaree 092 (PP) averaged $12,333 for the prefix operated

by Shane and Angela Jackson. Two Triple B Logo L393 (PP) sons from Sandy Banks averaged $14,500 and topped at $17,000 selling to Damien Finger, Farlane Park, Middlemount.

Nine from the northern nursery, Barronessa operated by the Strazzeri Family, Atherton averaged $19,167. Barronessa Rocky (PP) (ET) (QVF PR Empower 30G16 (PP) (ET) (US)) (22-months) (911kg) (10/7mm) (128EMA) (6.1IMF) made $35,000 selling to the Feng Family Trust, Freshwater. Darren and Melissa Pedracini, Lornevale Station, Georgetown took the $27,500 stablemate, Money T49 (PP) (AI) (Barronessa Holloway (PP) (ET)) (23-months) (870kg) (10/7mm) (128EMA) (6.4IMF). Graham and Naomi Whiley, Normandoon Stud, Koumala outlaid $20,000 for Mayweather T33 (U) (PP) (ET) (26-months) (922kg) (14/10mm) (130EMA) (7.0IMF). Two from Barronessa made $16,000 each selling to Peter Spies, Glen Allyn and Brendan English, Balnagowan Park Pty Ltd., Mackay. Robyn Blackburn, Blackburn Agri Trust, Mirani secured the $14,000 Deontay (U) (PP) (ET) (SAV America 8018 (PP) (US) while Keiron Taylor, Clermont took the $18,000 BWCC Gig Town 192B16 (PP) (US) son, Barronessa Ali T28 (U) (PP) (ET). Two of the QVF PR Empower 30G16 sons made $16,000 and $10,000 respectively selling to Kevin and Kylie Allery, Arababy Stud, Moore and Brendan English, Balnagowan Park Pty Ltd., Mackay.

Selling to a top of $26,000 to set a $18,300 average for their five head were David and Julie McCamley, Palmal Stud, Dingo. Taking two sons of Triple B Payrise P554 (PP) (ET) at $26,000 and $22,000 was the Mackenzie family, Coolmaringa, Dingo. Another of the Payrise sons fetched $18,000 selling to Bill and Yvonne Schaefer, Ellimeek Station, Pentland. Ian Francis, Cedar Valley Stud, Chelmsford parted with $16,000 for a Bonox 1170 (PP) son aged 27-months from the McCamley draft.

Ryan and Rachel Holzwart, Bauhinia Park Stud, Comet achieved a $16,142 average for their seven. Top for 2024 was the $34,000 Bauhinia Park Tennessee (PP) (25-months) (900kg) (9/7mm) (132EMA) (5.6IMF). Tennessee joins sire roster at Mark and Amanda Salisbury’s, Bimbadeen Stud, Eidsvold. Tennessee was the first of the auction sons of the former ABCA sale graduate, the $80,000 Bonox Regret 1251 (PP). Six by the ‘first release’, Regret, averaged $16,167 and included the $17,000 Tamworth (PP) to Troy and Debbie Bates, Tolsworth, Nebo; the $16,000 Tonic (PP) selling to Europa Pastoral Company, Springton, Springsure; the $11,000 Tornado (PP) also to Bimbadeen Stud and the

$10,000 Top Gun (PP) (TW) selling to the Aspley Cattle Company, Bloomfield, Alpha.

Peter and Cathie Muscat, Habana Springs Stud, Habana took a $15,500 average for their pair topping at $19,000 for Kungurri Springs Tank Q62T (PP) (AI) (Suhn’s Foundation 331S43 (PP) (US)) (28-months) (873kg) (15/10mm) (150EMA) (5.8IMF) selling to Ian Francis, Cedar Valley Stud, Chelmsford. Reynco Stud, Gin Gin took the

stablemate and three quarter brother, Top Gun P26T (PP) (AI) for $12,000.

Rowan and Jenny Woodard, Circletee Stud, Taroom also collected a $15,500 average for their two topping at $36,000 for Circletee 36 (PP) (Benarla 01 (P)) (33-months) (902kg) (14/8mm) (146EMA) (4.6IMF) selling to Brad and Briony Comiskey, Lunar Stud, Emerald.

Top Left: Daniel Low, Sunday Camp Stud, Bellbrook, New South Wales with his $90,000 acquisition, Earlwood Hass (PP) Bottom: The $150,000 record breaker, Earlwood Riki (PP) with Mick Madden, Earlwood Stud, Duaringa and purchasers, Fiona and Lindsay Barlow, Triple B Stud, Dingo

Mark and Katrina Brown, M1B Stud, Dululu recorded a $11,000 average for their six. These topped at $30,000 for M1B Texaco T503 (PP) (Triple B Lexus L161 (PP) (AI)) (26-months) (835kg) (13/10mm) (140EMA) (6.1IMF) selling to Dan and Abby Maguire, Talfino Stud, Emerald. Losing bidder was the Amaroo Stud, Nebo. Earlier Amaroo selected the $13,000 M1B Tacoma T102 (PP) a paternal half to Texaco. M1B selected a $6000 sire aspirant, Jardine Rocky 8922 (PP) a full Bonox blood entry from David and Kay Franks, Jardine Stud, Jardine.

Wildcard Stud, Ridgelands, operated by Tim and Prue Flynn achieved a solid $15,333 average for their trio. These topped at $28,000 for the 19-month-old, Wildcard Kane 328 (PP) (Wildcard Henry (P)) (773kg) (13/8mm) (135EMA) (5.5IMF) selling to Peter Donovan and Marie Anne Elliott, Blackbrook Holdings, Allambie, Springsure.

A melting pot of opportunity

Losing bidders on Kane, a maternal half brother to the $85,000 Hughey (PP) (Pheasant Creek) and the $18,000 Julius (PP) (Stutzview) were Mark and Katrina Brown, M1B Stud, Dululu. Wildcard secured the rights to the $28,000 Inavale 1347 (PP) (Lazy S Bomber (PP)) (26-months) (850kg) (19/12mm) (128EMA) (5.2IMF) catalogued by Boonah breeders, John and Alison Bell, Inavale Stud. Inavale recorded a $13,500 average with the figure including $14,000 paternal half brother selling to the Hayes, family, Middlemount.

Numerically one of the biggest vendors of the sale was the Quinn family, Voewood Stud, Calliope. Their 12 averaged $12,000 topping at $24,000 for Voewood Topgun T504 (PP) (Voewood Phantom (PP) (24-months) (862kg) (112/8mm) (145EMA) (4.6IMF) selling to Peter and Cathy Muscat, Habana Springs Stud, Habana. Two from Voewood made sums of $19,000 each. These were sons of Voewood Power (S) and Elton RB Fulltime 1060 (PP) (ET) selling to Loch Pastoral Company, Fairview, Springsure and Pheasant Creek Stud, Wowan. Squire Partnership, Wharton Creek, Springsure took a $13,000 son of Voewood Lawman (PP) (ET) while another Lawman son made $11,000 and another of the Power (S) sons fetched $10,000.

Voewood acquired the $16,000 Kraken Troubadour (Pheasant Creek Lewis L-007 (PP)) (25-months) (830kg) (12/9mm) (144EMA) (6.4IMF) offered by the Sheehan and Jeynes stable, Dalma. Kraken ended with a four head average of $11,000. This bottom line included the $15,000 Relish 040U22 (Pheasant Creek Quilpie Q103 (PP)) (21-months) (725kg) (15/9mm) (116EMA) (6.2IMF) selling to Damien and Debby Small, Willinger Stud, Atherton. Coolabah Stud principals, Paul and Denise Studt, Capella sold their team leader Lachlan (PP) (Coolabah David) (PP)) (22-months) (815kg) (13/10mm) (140EMA) (5.2IMF) for $24,000 to the McCamley family’s, Palmal Stud, Dingo. Coolabah averaged $9833 for their six.

Top selling red was the $21,000 Jateebee Zambia (PP). Offered by Theodore breeders, Jack and Mim Walker, Zambia (PP) (Jateebee Romeo (PP)) (22-months) (741kg) (9/6mm) (122EMA) (4.6IMF) sold to Gary and Kylie Maguire, Honeycombe, Dingo. Jateebee averaged $10,400 for their five including the $16,000 Zoolander (P) (AI) (Duarran Haystack (P)) (25-months) (908kg) (16/10mm) (133EMA) (5.3IMF) selling to the Allingham family, Fletchervale Station, Charters Towers. Ian and Anne Galloway, Duarran Stud, Roma took with

Semen makes to $155/straw

Four packages were offered setting a $67.50/straw average and selling to a top of $155/straw.

Sue Fawcett, Lazy S Stud, Condamine sold two packages in Glenoyra Fair Dinkum 95 (PP) for on average $25/straw. First of these 10 straw packages sold for $30/straw to Mark and Kylie Oswald, Lodestone Stud, Kinchant Dam. The remaining package made $20/straw and went to the Kidman Partnership, Monaltrie, New South Wales.

Yabba-Do offered two packages in the US import, OCR Fortune 487F (PP). These two packages (five straw package) represented the first time the semen had been offered at auction in Australia. Taking the first package at $155/straw was Isaac Ramsay, Tomana Pastoral, Tarzali. The second package sold for $150/straw to Brendan English, Balnagowan Park Pty Ltd., Mackay.

them a $10,750 average for their four topping at $18,000 for their black entry, Duarran Tanami BB (PP) (Palgrove Quarter Deck Q897 (U) (P)) (22-months) (916kg) (23/16mm) (133EMA) (6.7IMF) selling to Antap Pty Ltd., Parramatta, New South Wales. Duarran’s top red made $11,000 selling to the Maguire family, Honeycombe, Dingo. Red address, Redline Stud, Eidsvold recorded a $9250 average as the last draft in the sale. Owners, Peter and Kristine Dingle and family saw their top seller, the last bull in the sale make $14,000. Redline Universe 23/724 (PP) (Redline Quickstep 9/044 (PP)) (21-months) (702kg) (15/12mm) (124EMA) (6.8IMF) sold to Lorraine JarrettKirkoldie, Upper Barron.

Major supporters included Gary and Kylie Maguire, Honeycombe, Dingo five red bulls averaged $9400. The Wilson family, Banana Station, Banana ended with six to average them $8833. Malvern Developments, Keppel Sands seven at $5000 each. The Dwyer family, Aspley Cattle Company, Alpha signed off on seven for on average $7714 and Jackie Comiskey, Aberleigh, Alpha took four for on average $7250.

Agents: Ray White Livestock Rockhampton, GDL, Elders and StockLive.

Embryos make $1000 each

Ellie Parker, Parkavenue Stud, Manilla, New South Wales sold an embryo package of four zygotes in the pairing between Oaklands Smooth Move (PP) and Gunnadoo Park 1851 (PP).

The donor Gunnadoo Park 1851 is the dam of eight including the leading retained sire, Gunnadoo Park Loveaboy and the retained female, Parkavenue Vogue 2402 (Oaklands Smooth Move).

Taking the $4000 package was Cameron Spenser, Daly Creek Stud, Bungundarra.

Stutzview tops heifers at $22,000

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Stutzview Unforgettable (PP) (Triple B Revolver) (13-months) headed the draft and topped the section for the Jackson stable, Stutzview Stud, Owanyilla.

Snaring the sectional topper were Matt and Shannon Sowden, Sowden Stud, Booie. The trio of Revolver (Riverview Xander) daughters offered by Stutzview averaged $13,833. This result included Uptown Girl (PP) (13-months) making $10,000 to Charles and Carmel McKinlay, Beefwood, Emerald. Daughters of the high selling sale graduate of the Triple B Sale, Triple B Logo L393 (PP) (Couti-Outi Quart Pot (PP)) made to $8500 selling to Nobbs Pastoral Company, Wingara, Moura. Stutzview’s four averaged $12,500.

Nev and Megan Hansen, Oaklands Stud, Kalapa averaged $9600 for their five topping at $11,000.

Oaklands Belle (P) (River Run 20) (17-months) fetched $11,000 selling to the Holzwart family’s, Bauhinia Stud, Comet. Two stablemates sold for sums of $10,000. Oaklands Mollie (PP) (River Run 20) (19-months) sold to the Nobbs Pastoral Company, Wingara, Moura. The same buyer outlaid $8000 for Oaklands Rose (PP) a paternal half sister to Mollie. The other $10,000 River Run 20 daughter was Oaklands Loreta (18-months) selling to the Lamb family, N-Bar Stud, Banana. Brad and Nicole Saunders, Pheasant Creek Stud, Wowan took the $9000 Oaklands Sarah (PP) (Oaklands Smooth Move

(PP)) (17-months). Four by River Run 20 daughters from Oaklands averaged $9750.

Coming away with a $6500 average for their pair were Jeff and Raelea Holzwart, Circle H Stud, Emerald. Both were daughters of Bauhinia Park Quartermaster (PP) (ET). Topping at $7500 the lead heifer sold to Nobbs Pastoral with the other going to the Bauhinia Park Stud, Comet.

Murray View principals, David and Heidi Campbell, Mt Ossa sold six to a top of $8000 to average $6416. Top was Murray View Miss Tabby 911T14 (PP) (Forest Hills Hammer Time (PP)) (21-months) selling to Michael and Kellie Silvester, Forest Hills Stud, Capella. All members of the Murray View draft carried positive pregnancies to either Circletee 18 (PP) or Bonox 806 (PP). West hill Stud, Carmilla operated by Peter and Carl Hall took two PP Murray View entries for on average $6250 to a top of $6500 while William Walpole, Sandalwood Stud, Bowen selected another of the Hammer daughters for $7500.

John Collins, Yaraandoo Stud, Gogango posted a $5625 average for his four. These topped at $6000 on two occasions. First of these was Yaraandoo Gardenia (PP) (Charlevue Blacksoil (PP)) (11-months) going to Matthew Mahony and Amanda

Flohr, Kabralea, Kabra while the other stablemate, Gala (PP) (Talfino Drake (P)) (10-months) sold to Riley Jensen, Adelaide Park, Yeppoon.

Bonox set a $7000 average for their three topping at $8000 twice. First of these was a PP yearling by Bonox 1460 (PP) selling to Declan and Braden Barlow, Triple B Stud, Dingo. The other at the same figure aged 13-months sired by Bonox 1391 went to the Sedgman stable, Bulla Stud, Stanwell. N-Bar Stud, Banana invested in a $5000 PP Bonox 1340 daughter. Dave and Christine Roberts, Alkoomie Stud, Finch Hatton returned selling a pair for a $4250 average. These topped at $5500 with both selling to Joshua Deveraux, Gargett. Sandy Banks Stud, Tiaro operated by Shane and Angela Jackson sold three Bimbadeen Romeo R102 (PP) daughters for a $3333 average topping at $3500 twice.

Red heifers topped at $5000. Voewood Unique U556 (PP) a yearling first auction daughter of the $64,000 ABCA Roma Sale graduate, Gunnadoo Park Mate sold for that figure to the Lamb family, N- Bar Stud, Banana. The other Voewood entry, a paternal black half sister, Uno U561 (PP) fetched $3000 selling to the Kidman Partnership, Monaltrie, New South Wales. The Goodwin stable, GL Stud, Gainsford

The $22,000, Stutzview Unforgettable, with vendors, Dan Jackson, Danielle Hynes and the late Ryan Jackson (far right), Stutzview Stud, Owanyilla with buyers Matt (back) and Shannon Sowden (third from left), Sowden Stud, Booie

Youth Auctions raises $6920

The Brangus Australia Youth Auction was conducted at the ‘Meet and Greet’ at the annual ABCA Rockhampton Sale.

sold, GL Miss Utopia U152 (PP) the first auction daughter of the former Expo champion, Chadwick Downs Endure Q001 for $3500 to Jack and Mim Walker, Jateebee Stud, Theodore.

Jason and Suella McCormack, Maccaboyz Stud, Aubigny sold a $5000 Maccaboyz Rocko (PP) daughter to William Walpole, Sandalwood Stud, Bowen. The Magee family, Beejay Stud, Capella took a $6000 sale for their PTIC Burenda Deal Maker

P984 (PP) (AI) daughter, Beejay Teal (PP) selling to Annalee Godwin, Gold Label Stud, Springsure. Beejay averaged $5500 for two. Beejay Teal carried a three month positive pregnancy test.

Jeff Parker, Gunnadoo Park Stud, Manilla, New South Wales sold his 11-month Gunnadoo Park Loveaboy daughter, Paradise (PP) for $3500 to Steve Keir, Sarina.

Joe and Sharon Strazzeri and family, Barronessa Stud, Atherton claimed a $7667 average for their trio. Topping at the draft at $9000 was Barronessa Rainfall 450T47 (U) (PP) (AI) (SAV Rainfall 6846 (PP) (ET) (US)) (23-months) selling to the Sandalwood Stud, Bowen. Rainfall carried a safe five week test to SAV Rainfall 6846 (PP) (ET) (US). Another Ultrablack daughter of SAV Rainfall 6846, from Barronessa, America 146 T56 (P) (ET) (22-months) sold to Matthew Mahony and Amanda Flohr, Kabralea, Kabra for $8000. West Hill Stud, Carmilla took the remaining Barronessa entry, Hermes 450 U40 (PP) (Barronessa Hermes 541R1 (PP)) (16-months) for $6000.

Rodney and Karen Johannesen, Folkslee Stud, Brooweena averaged $5750 for their pair topping at $8500 for a 12-monthold PP daughter of Bonox 1060 (PP). Taking home, the heifer was the Kinsley and McKinnon family, Eagle View Stud, Wyrallah, New South Wales.

Dave and Kay Franks, Jardine Stud, Jardine averaged $4750 for their four Bonox 1093 daughters topping at $7000 for Eva (PP) (22-months) selling to Charles and Carmel McKinlay, Beefwood, Emerald. Beefwood will also be the home of another of the Jardine heifers at $5000.

In total $6920 was raised from the auction with funds raised used for the Brangus Australia Youth Consultative Committee and Programme. On hand were committee members, Henry Sinnamon, Grady Hansen, Isabella Hanson, Sean Wright, Lachlan Trustum and Stevie Jackson. Operating as the newly formed Brangus Australia Consultative Committee this was the group’s inaugural fundraiser. Auctioneer for the evening and event was Grady Hansen. The majority of the funds went to the consultative committee with one of the higher selling lots ($2000) going directly to the Brangus Youth Camp.

Jason Jeynes and Julie Sheehan, Kraken Stud, Dalma outlaid $550 for the parcel in Pheasant Creek Lewis L- 007 (PP) donated by Brad and Nicole Saunders, Pheasant Creek Stud, Wowan. Edward and Kara Quinn, Voewood Stud, Calliope donated five straws in their RNA Champion, Voewood Law Firm (PP) (ET). The parcel made $250 selling to Brendan and Lisa Lau, Kaydeeay Stud, Munna Creek. The Wright family, Ramsey Creek Stud, Banana donated a hardwood hat rack that fetched $300 selling to Claudia Stokehill and Justin Bell, Dingo. The Sinnamon family, Kulkyne Stud, Jackson saw their donation, a Brangus themed piece of Metal art sell for $400 to Brent and Holly Hansen, BH Bindaree Stud, Murgon. Matthew Richardson, Concrete Cowboy Contracting, Alton Downs offered a set of numerical paint brands that sold for $550 selling to U8J Angus, operated by Warren, Meg, Charlie, Matilda & Jessica Salter, Dalby. Weona Stud, Casino, New South Wales donated a hand painted two man saw selling for $450 to the Hansharlia Rural, Cooeeimbardi. Total Rural Supplies, Rockhampton donated a 600 wat Portable Power Station that made $800 selling to Nev and Megan Hansen, Oaklands Stud, Kalapa. Two bottles of Multi-Min injection (500mls) made $510 each. These were donated by Virbac Animal Health and sold to the Hanson family, Bullakeana Stud, Theodore. A two hour photoshoot donated by Isabella Hanson, Rural Style, Theodore netted $600 selling to Jake Berghofer, Bonnydale Stud, Moffatdale. Fifty custom caps designed and donated by Hewitt & Co., Theodore made $2000 selling to Mark and Amanda Salisbury, Bimbadeen Stud, Eidsvold. The proceeds from this lot went to the Brangus Youth Camp.

The Brangus Youth Consultative Committee is aiming to engage members in the 17 to 30 year age bracket. Funds from the auction will be used for the development of youth activities and events within the breed and the industry in a bid to develop expertise, knowledge and networking.

Lazy S Heifer raises $9795 for new committee

Lazy S Angelina 3rd a Brangus heifer donated by Sue Fawcett, Lazy S Stud, Condamine has raised $9795 for the newly formed Brangus Australia Youth Consultative Committee.

Angelina 3rd is a daughter of Lazy S Diplomat (PP) from a Bonox 823 daughter, Lazy S Angelina 2nd (P). Sire verified, Homozygous Black, Heterozygous Poll, the heifer carries a double cross of the prepotent, Glenoyra Fair Dinkum 95 (PP). A quick look back through her pedigree revealed bulls of the calibre of Bonox 330, Greendale Xciting, XS Johnny Lee 369H (PP) (US), Bonox Big John and Jumbo and Newsmaker Of Brinks 71Z4 (US).

Conservatively valued at $6000 the of the raffle was drawn and Jake Spreadborough, Monto was announced as the winner.

Commercials heifers hit $6.08 per kg

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Rates for the top end of the market increased significantly when compared to the 2023 market. Average values rose $260 per head for exactly the same number yarded. The sale was supported by a 16 vendor panel featuring some first time participants. Last year females topped at $1520 setting an average $883.

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. Pregnant No. 3 heifers sold to $2300 to average $1540 while their younger counterparts averaged $971 to sell to a sale topping $2500 per head.

The day’s top sellers were five No.4 heifers making $2500 per head. Offered by Bruce and Leanne Woodard, Bonox Stud, Tualka South, Taroom they sold to Lawson and Helene Woodard, Glenwood Brangus, Gracemere. The top pen equated to $6.08/ kg and were eligible for enrolment. The 23 No. 4 heifers from Tualka South set an average $1787 and sold in a range from 355c/kg to 608c/kg or $1200 to $2500. Johnson Family Trust, Twin Lakes, Norman Gardens selected two pens from the Bonox draft for an average $1250. These were a mixture of No.3 and No.4 heifers. David and Tracey Muscat, Brangaloo, Dows Creek selected a pen of four for $2000 per head (568c/kg) while Serendipity Farms, Millers Forest, New South Wales went to $1550 per head in a bid to secure two pens (10 head) for on average $1520 per head. These sold in a range from 476c/kg to 503c/kg or $1500 to $1550 per head. Kelvin and Kylie Allery, Arababy Stud, Moore selected

the remaining pen (four head) of 320kg liveweight heifers from Bonox for 435c/kg or $1300 per head.

Major supporters of the sale were Rob and Sarah Cook and sons Braxton and Lawson, Rosa Cattle Company, Bucca. Rosa Cattle Company accounted for 79 head or 37 percent of the yarding to average them $958 per head. Their top selections were $1500 per selections from Voewood and Rolfe and Zeil Pastoral. Another of regular supporters of the sale Phil and Deborah Reid, Penaddi, Capella returned claiming 22 head for on average $914, topping at $950 per head.

Stephen and Dominique Biles, SMID Cattle Company, Comet sold four No.3 EU PTIC heifers for 296c/kg ($1100/head) to Rosa Cattle Company. The Biles also sold 20 (four pens) of No.4 EU heifers in a range from 185c/kg to 210c/kg or $500 to $650 per head to average $585.71 per head. These heifers went to Rosa Cattle Company (two pens) and the other two pens selected by Steven and Claire Farmer, SC Grazing, Morininsh. The Farmers signed off on 12 head for on average $512.50 per head.

Vince Holland’s, Mary Valley Brangus, Kandanga sold two pens (nine head) of No.3 heifers for on average $1411 per head.

These topped at $1500 per head (387c/kg) with both pens selling to Clarrie Horrocks, Edenvale, Thangool. Jason Beckman and Erin Dempsey, Rockyview, Oakey sold 15 No.4 heifers eligible for enrolment for between $800 to $900 per head (251c/kg to 259c/kg). One pen sold to Rosa Cattle Company and the other went to Phil and Deborah Reid, Penaddi, Capella.

First time participants, Dululu breeders, Mark and Katrina Brown, Lancen Creek sold 22 No.4 EU heifers in a range from 256c/kg to 314c/kg ($900 to $950 per head) on the way to a $925 per head average. Two pens went to Phil and Deborah Reid, Penaddi, Capella and the other pens sold to Kelvin and Kylie Allery, Arababy Stud, Moore and Jacki Comiskey, Aberleigh, Alpha.

Brent and Marie Woodard, Parkes, Duaringa sold a pen of 10 No.4 heifers for 301c/kg or $850 per head to Rosa Cattle Company. Parkes also sold 13 (two pens) of No. 3 heifers in a range from 258c/kg to 318c/kg or $850 to $1100 per head. Their top pen sold to the Hilder family, Wallaby Lane, Mt Larcom whilst the other went to Rosa Cattle Company. The Hilder family outlaid $1200 per head (282c/kg) for a pen of 425kg No.3 heifers offered by Rowan and Jenny Woodard, Tualka South, Taroom.

Left to right: Jackson Woodard, Parkes, Duaringa with the family’s draft of 23 heifers, Ava Brown, M1B Stud, Wowan with her family’s draft of 22 No.4 EU heifers, Edward and Hudsyn Quinn, Voewood Stud, Calliope with their six heifers; Bottom image: Jason Beckman, Rockyview Stud, Oakey with his 15 No.4 heifers

Local breeder, Cameron Bell, Alton Downs, sold his pen of eight No. 3 with an average weight of 373kgs for 268c/kg or $1000 per head to Kev Valance, Kabra. Ben and Karla Woodard, Redcliffe, Baralaba sold three pens (12 head) for on average $1867. These sold in a range from $1600 (460c/kg) to $2000 (475c/kg). One pen (five head) of registered heifers at $2000 per head went to Michael and Kim Ellen, Kalpower Road, Kolonga. The other two pens sold to the Ron Milne and family, Rosslyn Bay.

Jason Jeynes, Julie Sheehan and Hayley Sheehan sold four registered cow/ calf units to top at $1750 per head to average $1375. These sold to the Milne family, Rosslyn Bay and Rosa Cattle Company. Kraken also sold a single No.4 heifer eligible for enrolment for $400 (178c/ kg) to Steven and Claire Farmer, SC Grazing, Morininsh.

Rolfe and Zeil Pastoral, Spring Hills, Rockyview sold a pen of 10 No.2 heifers for $1500 (356c/kg) to Rosa Cattle Company and 20 head (three pens) of No.3 counterparts ranging in price from $800 to $900 per head (231c/kg to 257c/kg) to average $857.50/head to Rosa Cattle Company and to Brian Dawson Auctions, Rockhampton.

Returning after a long absence were Edward and Kara Quinn, Voewood, Calliope. They sold six No.3 registered PTIC heifers to average $1900. These Voewood entries sold in a range from $1500 (324c/kg) to $2300 (497c/kg) with the lead pen selling to Kelvin and Kylie Allery, Arababy Stud, Moore. The other pen sold to Rosa Cattle Company. The top sellers were joined to the $64,000 Gunnadoo Park Mate 2600 (PP). The Voewood heifers were daughters of Voewood Lawman and Logbook and Elton Fulltime. The other Voewood pen were paddocked with Circle H Striker S152 (PP).

David and Tracey Muscat, Brangaloo, Dows Creek sold a consignment of 22 No.3 heifers all eligible for enrolment for on average $998. They sold in four pens ranging from 247c/kg to 337c/kg or $900 to $1400 per head. Two pens (10 head) sold for on average $1085 per head (range $1050 to $1400) to the Russell family, PPR Pastoral Company, Locarno, Dingo. The remaining sold for $950 and $900 per head to Rosa Cattle Company.

Agents: Ray White Livestock Rockhampton and StockLive.

Weona’s triumphant $28,000 return to Roma

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After a six-year salering absence, the Weona prefix, Casino, New South Wales returned in spectacular fashion. The Bulmer and Trustum families prefix topped proceedings at the 2024 Annual ABCA Roma Brangus Sale.

BULLS

63 Head

Gross $535,000

Top $28,000

Average $8492

Clearance 63 percent

In what could be described as a sluggish and erratic market the sale produced a bottom line average of $8492 for males and $5441 for heifers for an overall clearance at auction of 63 percent for males and 89 percent for female counterparts. A three state, 24 vendor address supported the catalogue with the 2024 sale featuring new vendors throwing their support behind the event.

Statistics reveal that the market showed improvements in many areas when compared to the previous year’s result. Male averages increased by $1037 per head and clearance levels for the same category improved by two percent compared to the 2023 result. Correspondingly female values increased by $658 per head and their clearance levels jumped by 30 percent over the same period. In 2023 bulls sold to $30,000 and heifers made to $12,000.

Sale topper was the $28,000, enrolled herd bull entry, Weona 4173 (PP) (Weona Houston) (38-months) (980kg) (15/11mm) (137EMA) (5.3IMF). Offered by Warren and Robyn Bulmer and Juanita and Lachlan Trustum. Weona Stud, Casino he sold to Jason and Maria Lloyd, Beeblee Stud, Nebo. Weona’s six bulls averaged $12,333. The figure included the $14,000 Weona Lawson (PP) (Kulkyne Professor P96 (PP)) (35-months) (920kg) (16/9mm) (147EMA) (5.8IMF). Lawson, the Reserve Senior Champion at Beef 2024 sold to Michael and Kellie Silvester, Forest Hills Stud, Capella. Forest Hills will also be the home of another from Weona, the $11,000, Ledger (PP) (Weona 3558) (40-months) (920kg) (16/9mm) (147 EMA) (5.8 IMF). Pheasant

REGISTERED FEMALES FAST BULL FACTS

17 Head

Gross $92,500

Top $9000

Average $5441

Clearance 89 percent

· Avg. age 26 months | Avg. weight 781kg

· Avg. EMA - 127 | Avg. morphology - 80%

· 19 percent of entire catalogue withdrawn

· All black phenotype offering

· Herd bulls averaged $15,333

· Registered bulls averaged $8,150

Creek Stud, Wowan invested $7000 in a Weona 3558 (P) son from Weona. Beeblee ended with a pair for on average $18,500. Their other $9000 purchase was from the draft from the Karingal Stud, Monto owned by Bill and Janette Cook.

Bruce and Leanne Woodard, Bonox Stud, Taroom invested $25,000 for the rights to Inavale 1304 (PP) (26-months) (Earlwood 3357) (984kg) (15/12mm) (135 EMA) (5.9 IMF). Inavale, took with them a $10,667 average for their six. This figure included the $12,000, Inavale 1289 (PP) (Earlwood 3357 (PP)) (23-months) (952kg) (13/11mm) (136 EMA) (6.2 IMF) going to Greg and Angelique Boyce, Mullamuddy Stud, Gunnedah, New South Wales. Taking the opportunity to reinvest, Bonox and the Night Stud, Taroom operated by Neil and Angela Woodard secured three bulls averaging $12,667 which included purchases from the Folkslee and Elara prefixes. As vendors Bonox recorded a

$7000.

Henry Sinnamon, Kulkyne Stud, Jackson took a $23,000 sale for Kulkyne Tennessee T62 (PP) (Bonox 900) (23-months) (990kg) (15/12mm) (140 EMA) (5.1 IMF). Tennessee T62 (PP) was one of the last of the Bonox 900 sons to be offered and taking him home was Wade Warrian, Sandpit Pastoral, Injune. Kulkyne set a $14,000 average for their pair.

Mark and Amanda Salisbury, Bimbadeen Stud, Eidsvold secured the $20,000 Yabba-Do Tenacious 7T28 (PP) (YabbaDo Quartz 535Q8 (PP)(AI)) (23-months) (890kg) (10/6mm) (136 EMA) (6.2 IMF) offered by Naomi Cooney, Yabba-Do Stud, Kandanga. Yabba-Do set an average of $14,000 for their two bulls. Bimbadeen Stud also took the $18,000 Castle Tatong T1720 (PP) (Castle Quantum Q974 (PP) (ET)) (23-months) (798kg) (122 EMA) (8/8mm)

$6000 average for their four topping at

Left to right: The $28,000 top selling bull, Weona 4173 (PP) with Lachlan and Juanita Trustum, Weona Stud, Casino, New South Wales with Matt Pearce, GDL, Emerald acting for the purchasers, Jason and Maria Lloyd, Beeblee Stud, Nebo; Top selling female, the $9000, JK Cattle Co Beauty T530 (PP) with vendor, Kate Boshammer, JK Cattle Co Stud, Condamine and purchaser, Mark Salisbury, Bimbadeen Stud, Eidsvold

(6.1 IMF). Castle principal, Michael Bush, Euroa, Victoria ended the day with a $8429 average for seven bulls. Tralee Cattle Company, Tralee, Middlemount took the $10,000 Castle Tongala T1728 (PP) (Castle Packenham P1469 (PP)) (23-months) (794kg) (10/8mm) (114 EMA) (6.5 IMF). Brent and Holly Hanson, BH Bindaree Stud, Murgon took the opportunity to secure a $9000 a three quarter blood brother to Tongala T1728 (PP).

Making their sale debut at Roma were Justin and Kate Boshammer, JK Cattle Co Stud, Condamine. They were rewarded on their draft of heifers securing the day’s top selling female. Sectional topper was the $9000, JK Cattle Co Beauty T530 (24-months) (Bimbadeen Picus P108). The heifer sold to foundation prefix, Bimbadeen Stud, Eidsvold operated by Mark and

Stud, Eidsvold. Two Yabba-Do heifers were the first release auction daughters of BWCC Monument 10D7 (MC Boulder 889Z14 (P) (AI (US)). Taking the other Monument daughter at $7000 was the Bulmer and Trustum families, Weona Stud, Casino, New South Wales. Yabba-Do Quality Time 7Q1 (PP) (AI) was represented by two daughters from Yabba-Do setting a $5500 average. These were Uriel 13U15 (PP) at $5000 going to Jason Jeynes and Julie Sheehan, Kraken Stud, Dalma. Bullakeana Stud, Theodore selected the other, Unique 164U22 (PP) for $6000. Kraken Stud, Dalma will also be the home of the $7500 Gunnadoo Park Penny (PP) (Gunnadoo Park Loveaboy 2469 (PP)) (14-months) offered by Jeff Parker, Gunnadoo Park Stud, Manilla, New South Wales. Billeroo Brangus, Wallumbilla secured a Bonox CT 1084 (P) daughter from Gunnadoo Park

Amanda Salisbury. Beauty T530 was the only daughter of Bimbadeen Picus P108 offered and she carried a safe 12 week positive test to JK Cattle Co Smashing S495 (PP) (U). The entire draft of JK Cattle Co heifers were joined to Smashing (Glenoch Hinman H221 (P) (AI)) who is retained as a heifer sire and is a breed leader for IMF traits with his Gestation Length, Milk and Scrotal traits currently ranking him in the top 10 percent. The Boshammer draft of four heifers averaged $6375. That result included the equal second top, the $8000 Flower T507 (PP) (Triple B Quotation Q210 (PP)) (24-months) selling to Martin Holzwart, Kanda Stud, Torrens Creek. Three daughters of Triple B Quotation Q210 averaged $5500.

The other $8000 female was the sale opener, Yabba-Do Unsweetened 23U6 (PP) (AI) (BWCC Monument 10D7 (PP) (US)) (16-months). Offered by Naomi Cooney, Yabba-Do Stud, Kandanga the heifer sold to Mark and Amanda Salisbury, Bimbadeen

for $3500. Taking the other Gunnadoo Park entry for $3000 was Brad and Nicole Saunders, Pheasant Creek Stud, Wowan. Gunnadoo Park sold two bulls for a $6500 average to top at $7000. Bullakeana also took the $9000 male, Cobblegun 715 (PP) from Noel Courtice’s operation, Cobblegun Stud, Glenmorgan.

Two daughters of Bonox Parkes 358 (PP) offered by Bonox Stud, Taroom sold for $5000 each going to the Davis family, Watership Downs Stud, Keerrong, New South Wales and the Williamson family operation, Willbra Stud, Goomboorian. Two Mullamuddy heifers made $3000 each finding new homes at the Pheasant Creek Stud, Wowan and the Hanson stable, Bullakeana Stud, Theodore.

A pair of Stutzview heifers averaged $5500 topping at $6000. Top for the Jackson and Hynes family for 2025 was the 13-month-old Stutzview Unique Lady (PP) (Stutzview 661 (PP)) selling to Martin Holzwart, Kanda Stud, Torrens

Creek. The four males in the Stutzview draft set a $8250 average topping at $12,000 for a Triple B Logo L393 (PP) son going to Adrian and Megan Forrest, Gidyea Stud, Augathella. Another Logo son made $11,000 selling to the Zahl family, Balmy Hills, Springsure. The Forrest family selected three from the Stutzview draft for on average $7333.

First time vendors, Three Hearts Stud, Cressbrook took a $7000 average for their four topping at $11,000 for the Lunar Leonitus L27 (PP) son, Three Hearts J Big Shot (PP) selling to Kelvin and Kylie Allery, Arababy Stud, Moore. As vendors Arababy sold four to average $7750 topping at $14,000 for Arababy T019 (PP) (Telpara Hills Rebuild 541P45 (PP) (ET)) (23-months) (880kg) (17/12mm) (123EMA) (7.3IMF) going to MacAlpine Pastoral, Bogan Downs, Coolabah, New South Wales.

David and Robyn Gnech, Miltopp Stud, Milbong ended with a $8667 average for their three bulls. These topped at $11,000 for an Inavale 1061 (PP) son selling to the Arababy Stud, Moore. Another by Inavale 1061 made $10,000 going to Tralee Cattle Company. Pine View Stud principals, Shane and Linet Pincott, Maidenwell averaged $10,500 for their pair of bulls topping at $14,000 for Pineview Grantham (PP) (AI) (Palgrove Quicksilver Q1447 (PP)) (24-months) (840kg) (10/8mm) (134EMA) (5.5IMF) selling to the Don Birch and family, Rosemount, Augathella.

Mark and Linda Bauer, Elara Stud, Laidley ended with a $7750 average for four topping at $11,000 for a Millah Murrah Klooney K42 (PP) son headed to Kiameron Pastoral Company, Kiameron, Mount Harris, New South Wales. Sue Fawcett, Lazy S Stud, Condamine averaged $8500 for her two bulls topping at $11,000 for Lazy S Hugo (PP) (Lazy S Diplomat (PP)) selling to Brent and Holly Hanson, BH Bindaree Stud, Murgon. Sue also sold two packages (20 straws) in her leading sire, Glenoyra Fair Dinkum (PP) both selling for $300/package to the Pine View Stud, Maidenwell.

Support came from Matt and Kerri Kenny, Tralee, Middlemount taking six to average $7333 topping at $10,000 twice. Bill Prow and Amanda Howard, Monamby Station, Cooladdi signed off on four bulls at an average $5000 while the Zahl family, Balmy Hills, Springsure took three at an average $7000.

Todd Cattle Company, Munnaweena, Mitchell ended with three for on average $5334.

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EKKA 2024 showring wrap-up Sweet Treat Matron & Handsome Sire

A high-quality showing of Brangus cattle graced the hallowed turf that is Centre Ring of the RNA Showgrounds.

Thirty-Six exhibits were paraded before judge Ivan Price of Moongool Charolais and Brahman, Yuleba QLD.

With an extensive judging resume spanning 25 years and a lifetime spent in the livestock industry, Mr Price is very respected by his peers and drew quite a crowd to observe him assess the Brangus cattle exhibited.

Throughout the judging, Mr Price commented on the quality of the animals exhibited and the fantastic representation of the Brangus breed.

Jason Jeynes and Julie Sheehan of Kraken Brangus, Dalma QLD claimed the Grand Champion Female with Kraken Rocky Road 002S2 a three-and-a-half-year-old cow by Pheasant Creek Lewis L-007.

Rocky Road 002S2 paraded with her eight-month-old heifer calfat-foot sired by Pheasant Creek S63.

The Senior and Grand Champion Female was described by Mr Price as “a very feminine cow doing a terrific job on her calf”.

He admired “her cleanliness through the front end and the longevity in the female with her teat and udder structure, her foot structure, and the way she glides around the ring”.

In the male division, Bullakeana Who’s Handsome backed up his win at BEEF 2024 to again take out the Grand Champion Male title for Hanson Cattle Co, Theodore QLD.

Sired by Palgrove Primemover P1135 the 20-month-old entered the ring at 996kg with an EMA of 144cm2 and fat depths of 12mm and 10mm.

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A: Grand Champion Male sash present by Sue Fawcett, Lazy S Brangus, Condamine QLD; to Vicki, Brad and Isabella Hanson, Hanson Cattle Co, Theodore QLD and exhibit Bullakeana Who’s Handsome; with Mitch Jackson, Elders, Murgon QLD; International Animal Health representative Shannon Lawler; and Judge Ivan Price, Moongool Charolais and Brahman, Yuleba QLD.

B: Kris Dingle, Redline Brangus, Eidsvold QLD presents Junior Champion Female Sash to Bullakeana Xclusive paraded by Hayden Hanson, Hanson Cattle Co, Theodore QLD.

C: Junior Champion Bull Duarran Tanami BB with handler Drew Weller, Toowoomba QLD and Shadow Minister for Agriculture Forestry & Fishing Tony Perrett, Gympie QLD.

D: Grand Champion Female Kraken Rocky Road 002S2 exhibited by Jason Jeynes and Julie Sheehan, Kraken Brangus, Dalma QLD with Mitch Jackson, Elders, Murgon QLD; Jason Jeynes; Julie Sheehan; Anne Galloway, Duarran Brangus, Roma QLD; International Animal Health representative Shannon Lawler; and Judge Ivan Price, Moongool Charolais and Brahman, Yuleba QLD.

“A clear-cut winner” Mr Price admired him for his sire presence and strength of spine.

“He displays a lot of sire presence; he has a great head and carries it well with his head above his shoulder line”.

“He is full behind-the-shoulder and flows back with good width into a strong rearend, a good set of testicles and good sheath, good bull” Mr Price concluded.

Who’s Handsome went on to be selected in the top 5 males of the 2024 Royal Queenland Show in the Champions of Champions competition.

Hanson Cattle Co also claimed Junior Champion Female with Bullakeana Xclusive also sired by Palgrove Primemover P1135.

The nine-month-old female was described by Mr Price as “A pretty complete package”.

“Refined enough through the front end with plenty of width when you get behind her. She balances up beautifully and has that beautiful underline I want”.

“She has a nice hip and a great outlook to her” Mr Price commented.

Sue Fawcett, Lazy S Brangus, Condamine QLD exhibited Lazy S Miss Impressive to claim the Reserve Junior Champion Female sash.

Mr Price admired her “beautiful coat type, and tidy underline”.

Commenting on the Junior Champion Bull line-up Mr Price said “as a bull breeder I would be proud to own any of these four bulls”.

But it was Duarran Tanami BB exhibited by Ian & Anne Galloway, Galloway Cattle Co, Roma QLD who took out the Junior Champion Male.

The 19-month-old son of Duarran Laredo measured an eye muscle area of 134cm2 and fat depth of 23mm and 13mm with a weight of 836kg.

Mr Price admired his ability to move “he has a lot of things we need in our cattle, a very nice set to his hind legs and he walks beautifully”.

“He has a nice head and I like the rear end on him” Mr Price concluded.

Bullakean XXL was the Reserve Junior Champion Male exhibited by Hanson Cattle Co.

Sired by Castle Sandringham S1631 he weighed 522kg with an EMA of 108cm2 and fat depth of 9mm and 7mm at just 12-months-old.

Mr Price appreciated his weight for age and eye-muscle area.

The Reserve Senior Champion Female was the 20-month-old Bullakeana Who’s Gorgeous exhibited by Hanson Cattle Co.

Sired by Palgrove Primemover P1135 she was shown with a 4-week-old calf-at-foot by Bullakeana Volte.

Mr Price said it is a “real credit to the exhibitor to get a heifer to calve at 20 months and look as good as she does”.

“I love the skin on her, and think she displays a lot of longevity with a very good udder and is doing a terrific job on her calf”.

Complementing their Senior and Grand Champion Bull, Hanson Cattle Co also exhibited the Reserve Senior Champion Bull Bullakeana Who, What, Where

At 24-months-old the Palgrove Primemover P1135 son measured an EMA of 131cm2 with P8 fat of 16mm and rib fat of 10mm and a weight of 904kg.

Mr Price said “he has a beautiful skin, I admire his carcase and the Brangus attributes he carries”.

Hanson Cattle Co took a clean sweep of the group classes with their Pair of Bulls under 24 months, Breeders Group, and Sires Progeny Group sired by Palgrove Prime Mover.

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Mastermind reins Supreme at Tenterfield feature show

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One would be forgiven for thinking they were at a Royal show with the calibre of cattle and judges at the 2025 Tenterfield Brangus Feature Show.

Renowned judge David Bondfield, Bondfield Agriculture, Dalveen QLD, adjudicated the 31 Brangus exhibits, ably assisted by associate judge Jackson Bennett, Little Valley Grazing, Casino NSW.

All four of the championship titles were snapped up by the visiting Queenslanders including the Supreme Brangus Exhibit which went to the Junior & Grand Champion Male, Oaklands Mastermind exhibited by Nev & Megan Hansen, Oaklands Brangus, Kalapa QLD.

The 14-month-old son of River Run 20 was admired throughout the classes by the judges for his natural balance and capacity.

“A bull with balance, eye appeal, and an ideal maturity pattern. I like his hip and fluidity of movement” Mr Bondfield said when talking about the supreme exhibit.

The Lamb Family, N Bar Brangus, Banana QLD exhibited the Senior & Grand Champion Female Bullakeana Unanimous.

The four-year-old Punchagin Major daughter paraded with heifer calf-at-foot.

Speaking on Bullakeana Unanimous in the Senior Championship Mr Bennett said “she is doing a tremendous job on her third calf, you have to admire the overall size and volume of the cow, she stands on good bone and has a good under”.

Mr Bondfield reinforced these comments in the Grand Championship adding “awesome female, long body, wedge shaped, angular, mellow, a really complete female”.

The Reserve Junior Champion Male was Weona Nebraska.

The 16-month-old son of Weona Charlevue 02027 was exhibited by Warren & Robyn Bulmer and Family, Weona Brangus, Leeville NSW.

Tim & Prue Flynn, Wildcard Brangus, Ridgelands QLD exhibited the Senior Champion Male Wildcard Karter 332.

Mr Bondfield admired the 21-month-old Bonox 876 son for his commercial appeal and completeness.

“A three-dimensional bull, he is thick, deep and easy doing with good bone and a clean underneath”. he commented.

Weona Murdoch a 27-month-old son of Weona 3729 was awarded Reserve Senior Champion Male for Weona Brangus.

Wildcard Brangus also exhibited the Junior Champion Female Wildcard Lydia, an 18-month-old daughter of Oaklands Prime Time.

She edged out the Reserve Junior Champion Female 19-month-old River Run 20 daughter N Bar Vegemite exhibited by the Lamb Family.

When commenting on the Junior Championship Mr Bondfield said “amazing pair of females, types of heifers I admire, look for and strive to breed”.

“They are balanced, maternal, and eye appealing, really complete packages” he said.

Weona Brangus exhibited the Reserve Senior Champion Female Weona Montana a two-and-a-half-year-old daughter of Weona 3541.

To top of an excellent showing Wildcard Brangus claimed the breeder’s group with a group consisting of Wildcrad Karter 332 (Senior Champion Male), Wildcard Lydia 334 (Junior Champion Female), and Wildcard Lucifier 340 (14-months, Bonox 876).

To conclude the Brangus Feature Show Mr Bondfield thanked and congratulated the exhibitors on a “great showing of excellent quality Brangus”.

Top: Supreme Brangus Exhibit Oaklands Mastermind exhibited by Nev & Megan Hansen, Oaklands Brangus, Kalapa QLD with Ron Dugen, Tenterfield NSW; Handler Tim Flynn, Ridgelands QLD, and Colleen and Trevor Jorgensen, Belview Brangus, Delungra NSW; Bottom: Senior and Grand Champion Female Bullakeana Unanimous exhibited by Jack Lamb and family, N Bar Brangus, Banana QLD, sashed by Colleen Jorgensen, Belview Brangus, Delungra NSW

& F: Senior Champion Male Wildcard Karter 332 exhibted by Prue Flynn, Wildcard Brangus, Ridgelands QLD

B: Supreme Exhibit, Junior and Grand Champion Male Oaklands Mastermind Exhibited by Nev & Megan Hansen, Oaklands Brangus, Kalapa QLD

C & D: Junior Champion Female Wildcard Lydia 334 exhibited by Tim Flynn, Wildcard Brangus, Ridgelands QLD

E: Senior and Grand Champion Female Bullakeana Unamious exhibited by The Lamb Family, N Bar Brangus, Banana QLD

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Top: Champion Pair under 24 months both sexes represented Wildcard Lydia 334 and Wildcard Knockout 330 exhibited by Prue and Tim Flynn Wildcard Brangus, Ridgelands QLD and sashed by sponsors Colleen and Trevor Jorgensen, Belview Brangus, Delungra NSW; Bottom: Champion All Breed Junior Heifer Jackpot Yabba-Do U Love Me exhibited by Lachlan Trustum, Weona Brangus, Leeville NSW with judge Monique McKinnon, Timor Creek Angus, Timor NSW

Brangus Pair Competition

Wildcard came up trumps in all three classes of the Brangus Pair Competition on the Friday afternoon at the Tenterfield Brangus Feature Show.

The under-24-month-old pair competition comprising three classes; pair of bulls, pair of heifers, and pair (both sexes to be represented) was the brainchild of Lachlan Trustum, Weona Brangus and sponsored by Trevor and Colleen Jorgensen, Belview Brangus, Delungra NSW.

The pair of bull’s class was won by Wildcard Brangus, Ridgelands QLD with two bulls sire by Bonox 876 in Wildcard Knockout 330 (23-months) and Wildcard Karter 332 (21-months).

Weona Brangus, Leeville QLD were runners-up with their two 16-month old bulls Weona Nebraska (Woeona Charlevue 02027) and Weona Nashville (Charlevue Centre View).

Wildcard Brangus would also claim the pair of heifers with Wildcard Lydia 334 (18 months, Oaklands Prime Time) and Wildcard Lainey 339 (13 months, Bonox 876) with Weona Brangus in second place.

Wildcard Knockout 330 and Wildcard Lydia 334 formed a pair to claim the mixed pair for Wildcard Brangus, with Weona Brangus runners-up in that class also.

Judge Monique McKinnon, Timor Creek Angus, Timor NSW admired the masculinity and breed character of the bull, the femininity and softness of the female and the pairs overall structural integrity and ability to glide around the ring.

Champion All Breeds Junior Heifer Jackpot

Rising to the top of the All-Breeds Junior Heifer Jackpot was Yabba-Do U Love Me exhibited by Weona Brangus, Leeville NSW.

The 16-month-old daughter of BWCC Monument 1007 was a graduate of the 2024 Roma Brangus Sale.

Judge Monique McKinnon, Timor Creek Angus, Timor NSW admired the champion for her “structural correctness, maternal quality, and breed character”.

Inavale

John and Alison Bell, Inavale Stud, Boonah been on their property for over 40 years. Celebrating 25 years of breeding Brangus brings back a host of memories.

John purchased his first Brangus bull from a Rockhampton Sale. The bull was bred, catalogued and purchased from the Draper family, Mutdawarrah Stud, Mutdapilly. Over the years the Inavale herd has been upgraded and added to with the current landholding now some 441ha (1090ac) over a number of holdings. Currently accommodating six single sire herds the stud comprises around 170 registered females and offers around 30 bulls annually through venues such as the ABCA Roma and Rockhampton Sales along with Kempsey, Casino and the Coolabunia Sales.

Always in the top end of the averages at the respective sales the Inavale prefixed males can be found in leading herds throughout Queensland and New South Wales. Leading commercial operations as far south west as Bourke, New South Wales regularly acquire Inavale bulls privately. New female genetics have been introduced along the way including females from Sunnyside, Bindaree and Yaraandoo. Occasionally the prefix offers registered heifers at various multi vendor outlets and also in a private capacity. The couple are regular supporters of the local Boonah show with their steers and almost all of the time walk away with at least one ‘blue’ for their efforts.

Inavale takes its name from a comment made by a former owner of the property whom registered the first Friesian stud in Queensland. That owner was heard to remark during a quiet moment on the verandah, ‘we live in a vale’. The conjoined word and the view says it all.

Earlwood

The history of Mick and Tanya Madden’s, Earlwood Stud, Duaringa goes back to 1986 when the foundations were laid for the prefix.

A group of Brahman females were joined to a used Angus bull procured from Morrie Woodard, Dingo. After that, a group of Brangus heifers were purchased from Chook Knuth’s, Dingo operation. This acquisition was followed up by yet another group of Knuth females purchased from another source.

As numbers have grown and multiplied the operation now rests on Earlwood 1740ha (4300ac) and the adjoining Karingal of 485ha (1200ac).

The Earlwood herd supports five single sire herds and the Madden’s sell between 40 to 50 bulls annually, either at the Central

Brangus Classic, the ABCA Rockhampton Sale or by private negotiation. Registered heifers are often offered at the BLING Sale as well.

Mick and Tanya’s 25th anniversary year was one to remember. At the 2024 ABCA Rockhampton Sale the prefix sold the opening five bulls. In just under 13 minutes these bulls averaged $83,000 topping at a breed equalling $150,000 record. Four of these bulls were sons of their leading and ‘first season sire’, Tannyfoil P79 (PP) that sold to average a breathtaking $95,000 average.

John and Alison Bell

Mick and Tanya Madden

Donbar

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For Northern Rivers of New South Wales member Barry Creighton celebrating a quarter-century in 2024 is an opportunity to both reminisce some great moments from the past and look to the future.

First introduced to Brangus through relatives Trevor and Colleen Jorgensen who at the time were based across the valley at Bently NSW, Barry grinned as he recalled a trip to Rockhampton with Trevor when they were both far younger.

The trip included delivering a dog to Brangus life member Bruce Burnham, Bimbadeen Brangus, Eidsvold QLD on route to attend the Cherokee, Lancefield and Tartrus Brahman sales.

From these sales, Trevor selected a Brahman bull to use over his Angus breeders. A move that would prompt the Jorgensen’s to choose Brangus as the breed for them and establish Belview Brangus in 1983.

Linking it all together Barry would later buy a used bull he had previously shown for the Belview prefix, and in a separate transaction some heifers from the Jorgensen’s themselves to establish Donbar Brangus on his Stratheden NSW property in 1999.

There are plenty of fond memories of showing cattle around the Northern Rivers in the early days at shows such as Casino, Kyogle, Lismore, Bangalow and Casino Beef Week.

Sons Brent and Matthew growing up showing cattle and attending local Bos Indicus youth camps and both retain an interest in cattle as adults.

Another memory that brings a grin to Barry's face is attending and offering two bulls at the Goondiwindi Brangus Sale in 2005 held at AP Leech Stock & Station Agent’s yards.

Both bulls sold the first to Brangus life member Lex Kunst, Sunnyside Brangus, Gunalda QLD and the second to Myall Creek Station, Delungra NSW.

Having always purchased registered Brangus bulls Barry has wound back Donbar in recent years but continues to sell herd bulls locally.

Running about 40 cows his most recent sire is a Gunnadoo Park bull purchased from the Casino All-Breeds sale with previous sires being Belview purchases with a strong emphasis being placed on temperament.

Along with partner Ellie, Barry is looking to increase the stud's activity in the future.

Barry Creighton

Lunar

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Brad and Briony Comiskey and family operate the Lunar Brangus and Ultrablack Stud at Yamala east of Emerald in Queensland.

The origins of the herd can be traced back 30 years to a group of females purchased off the late Norm Woodard, Dingo.

The Lunar operation is based at Barrinja, Yamala that covers some 2630ha (6500ac) and currently supports a herd of stud registered females numbering around 700 head that are run in a multiple sire arrangement. All progeny is DNA profiled to facilitate parentage of the resultant progeny and other data.

After selling paddock bulls for many years the Comiskey’s transitioned to selling bulls through the auction venues such as the Charters Towers, CHABS and ABCA Rockhampton Sales.

Due to the increasing demand of their physical product the family staged their inaugural on-property sale in 2023 which was repeated again in 2024. The 2025 sale will be conducted on 3rd October 2025.

Career highlights for the operation are many with the prefix topping the 2022 ABCA Rockhampton Sale with their $110,000 Lunar Rhodes.

Last year the operation scored a number of prominent wins in one of the nation’s largest carcase competitions, the Central Queensland Carcase Competition. Lunar claimed Champion Feed On Steer, the Highest Individual Daily Weight Gain in the competition (3.01kg/day) and placed first and third in the ‘Feed On Class’ (103 Day Feed) with their two pens of purebred Brangus steers.

Lunar sells around 150 bulls annually which involves both the sale and paddock males.

Current sires have been introduced and sourced from within the herd, Telpara Hills, Pheasant Creek, River Run, Braveheart and US based AI sires. Angus sires from Banquet, RDMG and many other leading Angus operations are utilized in the Ultrablack programme.

Brad and Briony Comiskey and their three sons, Cane, Riley and Tye

Robert Barlow International Brangus youth scholarship

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As the 2023 recipient of the Robert Barlow International Brangus Youth Scholarship. I am extremely grateful to Elaine, Lindsay and Fiona Barlow of Triple B Brangus for providing the opportunity to enjoy the experience of a lifetime travelling abroad chasing new knowledge and experiences.

Setting off in late May, I was fortunate enough to spend the first few weeks travelling with family including my father Barry, brother Clancy and his fiancée Sarah and my girlfriend Gabriella. As a group, we were busy ticking off many bucket list items and enjoying a rare chance to get away together. Some of the highlights of our sightseeing were; seeing glaciers in Alaska, the Grand Teton National Park in Montana, experiencing a store cattle sale in Dillion Montana, catching a Luke Combs concert in Salt Lake City, visiting Las Vegas, Nevada and the 6666 Ranch in Texas, and experiencing rodeo at the Cowtown Colosseum in Fort Worth, Texas. We managed to tick off some 15 states while in the USA between sightseeing and visiting ranches.

Following the family sightseeing adventure Gabriella and I picked up an RV in Houston, Texas which would be our home on wheels while we made our way around all the Ranches on our list. The first Ranch visit was hosted by Mark and Tammy Perry of MP Brangus, at one of their ranches in Comanche County, Texas. Mark and Tammy were incredibly welcoming to us, and we enjoyed a couple of days of true southern hospitality with good food and great conversation. I was fascinated with how they have integrated the use of sexed semen in their operation, something they have implemented due to the demand for well-bred replacement females which is a result of the rapid growth of both the Brangus and Ultrablack breeds in the USA.

Mark and Tammy have had some great success in the show ring in previous years, a true credit to their attention to detail when selecting new genetics based on a mix of phenotype and genotype. Mark and Tammy also hosted Lachlan Trustum as the inaugural recipient of the Scholarship, and we were extremely grateful for their

hospitality and taking the time to show us around.

Whilst in the Comanche area, we called into the weekly Meridian Store Cattle Sale. A smaller sale consisting of mostly black Brangus/Bos Indicus infused yearling cattle, as opposed to the strong showing of Angus-bred cattle we saw at the store sale in Dillon further north. The larger Bos Indicus numbers were to be expected due to the high summer temperatures and humidity experienced within the southern states. It was bittersweet to see such high prices being received for weaners, and we saw at times the price, after calculating the exchange rate, was close to double the prices we received in Australia’s recordhigh market a few years back.

The next stop was Geneplus Member, Chimney Rock Cattle Company just outside of Concord, Arkansas. We enjoyed a terrific day with the Chimney Rock Ranch General Manager, Derrick Miller. Derrick has a strong passion for Brangus and Ultrablack cattle, and we thoroughly enjoyed tripping around the property talking bloodlines, marketing and seedstock production. The Geneplus group are very active in marketing high-quality genetics both domestically and internationally. Chimney Rock Ranch was the successful purchaser of many Suhns cattle at their dispersal sale, a stud that is very well known among Australian Brangus breeders. As a passionate breeder, it was surreal to have Derrick point out mothers and progeny of sires we have used through AI in our herd. Moving from pasture to pasture, we tracked dam and sire lines from looking at yearling heifers and bulls, through to second and third calvers and then back to the current drop of young calves.

Leaving Arkansas, we headed back to Texas to attend The American Classic

A: Chimney Rock Ranch Heifers, B: American Brangus Classic Youth & Futurity Show, Waco Texas, C: Grand Champion Bull Judging of Open Futurity Show, Waco Texas, D: Dr Randy Schmidt of Schmidt Farms, E: MP Brangus Road Sign, F: Yearling heifers in background, talking with Grady Green of Draggin M Ranch, G: Derrick Miller of Chimney Rock Ranch, H: Grady Green of Draggin M Ranch, I: MP Brangus Donor Cow

2024 National Junior and Futurity Show held in Waco. Arriving mid-week, we were lucky enough to catch some incredible days of competition with over 300 head of Brangus & Ultras exhibited. The passion, attention to detail and level of competition were incredible to watch and the standard of cattle was excellent. Interestingly at the National Brangus & Ultra shows, all entries in the yearling championship divisions (similar to calf championship in Australia) are required to be weighed before their classes and are spilt into weight divisions for heats. This is due to the large entry numbers (one yearling heifer class had over 30 entries) and to try to eliminate the false ageing of cattle. Another point of interest was the judging of Red Brangus and Ultra Reds as separate classes. The final day of judging saw two judges working together to judge the Open Brangus & Ultra Futurity show, which was new for me to watch but certainly set an even higher credibility on those who placed well.

Whilst attending the show in Waco, we were grateful to be invited to the Brangus Futurity Banquet and awards night by Mark and Tammy Perry of MP Brangus, who once again were tremendously helpful, getting us to the show, helping us set up camp for the three nights, and answering any questions we had. Gabriella and I were thankful for a great night and enjoyed being welcomed to the event by IBBA Executive Vice President Dr Darrell Wilkes who touched on the Robert Barlow International Brangus Youth Scholarship in his speech. It was exciting to be there as Mark and Tammy won multiple prizes on the night, which included the 2023/24 Brangus show bull of the year!

From Waco, it was southbound to Boling, Texas for a day with Luke Neumayr of V8 Ranch. V8 Ranch was very high on my list of hopeful visits, due to their prestigious history of breeding Brahman cattle and status in the steedstock industry. Throughout our tour with Luke, we gained insight into the management of a large high-quality show team which comprises five full-time employees who work solely in the V8 Show Barn. The show team is a

large part of their marketing strategy for semen sales, and the promotion of future donors. The V8 show team will exhibit 50+ entries at the International Houston Livestock Show each year. Again, the progressive use of embryo technologies and AI is a large part of the V8 program. With the demand for V8 branded females and bulls so high, those animals who are not elite enough to enter the show barn are often sold directly at weaning. The saying “quality over quantity” rings true within the V8 herd and was a key learning for me to take away. With the strong use of marketing backed up by their genetics performing globally, their achievements throughout the generations is a true credit to the entire Family at V8 Ranch.

After V8 Ranch, we got the van moving for El Darado, Arkansas to visit Draggin' M Ranch. A great morning was had with Ranch Manager Grady Green inspecting the incredible ranch facilities and great cattle. They had recently won IBBA Breeder of the year, and Grady appointed President of the IBBA. Draggin M is part of CDP Brangus, and hosts two sales per year as a group of strong performance Brangus studs. We were very grateful for Grady’s time showing us around many of the Draggin M female groups, the style and type of these heifers and breeders was incredible (very similar to that of the traditional Australian Brangus) and it was easy to see why these females are some of the most in-demand breeders in the country when sold at the CDP production sales. We learnt a lot about the importance of listening to your customers and breeding the cattle that perform from Grady and appreciate then opportunity to gain an insight into the Draggin M operation.

Our next stop was a short way down the road at Texarkana, on the Texas-Arkansas border to stop over with Dr Randy and Karen Schmidt of Schmidt Farms Brangus & Ultrablack. Whilst visiting, we had a great evening experiencing some local Mexican cuisine and a chance to get to know Karen and Dr Schmidt who made us feel extremely welcome.

Daylight the following morning we headed out for a tour of the ranch, again seeing some incredibly high-quality females, which reassured me of the fact quality females are the foundation of breeding quality bulls.

Schmidt Farms are part of Geneplus and sell bulls and females at the Geneplus sales which are held at the ‘Cow Palace’ of Chimney Rock Ranch. During our time with Dr Schmidt, it was interesting to learn that due to the high annual rainfalls, pasture management is a large part of the day-to-day jobs including slashing, spraying weeds and spreading fertiliser. We truly enjoyed our time with Karen and Dr Schmidt and we are already looking forward to meeting them again.

The visit to Schmidt Farms rounded out an incredible time spent meeting new friends and Brangus breeders, and broadening my views on seedstock production. We took a quick stop in Nashville, Tennessee before returning our camper with 6,100km added to the odometer and flew to the Calgary Stampede in Alberta, Canada before returning home.

My sincere thanks to the Barlow Family of Triple B Brangus for making this trip possible. The experiences and learnings I have been taken away will be never forgotten and will be fundamental to how I move forward in my operations. It’s a true privilege for myself and the future recipients of the scholarship to be able to honour Mr Robert Barlow’s legacy within the Brangus breed.

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Annalee Godwin wins the 2024 Robert Barlow Scholarship

Annalee Godwin, Tanderra, Springsure was recently announced at the winner of the 2024 Robert Barlow Brangus International Youth Scholarship.

The 24-year-old has spent her entire life around Brangus and Brangus cross cattle. This knowledge, experience and involvement led to her breeding purebred and registered Brangus and entering the stud stock industry. Annalee founded her stud, Black Label in 2018. This was her first year out of secondary school, and she’s working towards increasing her herd both in numbers and quality. In that short space of time Annalee has been building her studs profile through sale outlets and assembling her first show team.

After the completion of her Agribusiness studies at university Annalee worked for three years at the NCC Brahman Stud, Duaringa. This opportunity afforded knowledge and hands on experience with selection and breeding stud stock, IVF, ET, and AI programmes, animal welfare and nutrition within a feedlot base and sale/show preparation. Annalee also sought employments with other Brahman, Brangus and Droughtmaster operations and the US addresses, Skyhawk and G Bar Brangus. In 2023 Annalee spent the majority of the year working in the Northern Territory, north to Kathrine and south to Kulgera. This experience unveiled new aspects of the industry such as markets, cattle and country. During this period, she gained a certificate in Web spaying and was also employed at a desert based organic Angus/Ultrablack/ Hereford composite operation. Since then, Annalee has returned home to firmly focus on her stud as well as assisting with the family’s cropping, general farm maintenance and livestock processing and management systems.

In 2019 Annalee attended the World Brangus Congress at the Houston Livestock Show. Annalee regarded this overseas trip as best and most valuable experiences of her life. The profound effects from this experience were the expansion and the encouragement of mindset to think outside the box, genetically. In the same year she was the 2019 Burnham Youth Awardee. The year 2022 saw Annalee sell her first bulls

through the ABCA Rockhampton Sale and again in 2024. Beef 2024 was another milestone for the young breeder as she presented her first show team coming away with placegetters at the event.

Annalee supports as many local events with her cattle saying, “I try to be a good representative of the breed, so too my cattle, working with the younger generation, participating in the Brangus Youth Camp, supporting and sponsoring the local cattle camps, trying influence the next generation of the benefits of Brangus.” “By taking purebred Brangus and Brangus cross steers to the local camp exposes them (camp participants) to the benefits of the breed and their gentle temperament”.

Annalee hopes to gain knowledge of the American way of management practices, data collection, livestock branding and marking techniques and nutrition management. She’s keen to compare the Australian phenotype with that of the US Brangus in areas such as coat type, structure, movement and temperament. The Black Label herd carries the genes of many overseas bred and based sires so Annalee to eager is how these are performing in the flesh. The awardee has a huge interest in genetics particularly generational cow families. “As a part of this trip I’d love to explore new and old Article & Image KB CONSULTING

Annalee hopes to renew and reconnect her overseas relationships with American breeders as a part of the Robert Barlow Brangus International Youth Scholarship adding, “In winning this scholarship it affords me the opportunity to engage with the youth committees and groups in the US within Brangus and other breeds to learn how they encourage and involve the next generation, whether through incentives or programmes such as our Brangus Youth Camp.” “I’d like to think that in the future we could create a partnership with the youth of American Brangus enabling them establish their own International Scholarship or be involved in an exchange.”

Annalee Godwin

genetics, see US sires I’ve used and the daughters of these by these American bulls”.

“Whilst I’m there I’d love to be part of collecting and processing semen and embryos for export, either on farm or at a laboratory, the process fascinates me as I know very little about it, I’d deem this as a future investment and further expansions of my stud operation. The winning of the scholarship allows me the prospect of opportunity to pursue stud cattle and genetics which could be imported at a later date expand the gene pool within my stud and further the whole Brangus herd.”

“I love the opportunity to expand a gene pool with international genetics, this is where this scholarship would be a huge asset. Not only can I discover new genetics but visit some very established operations to trace generational cattle. I believe a huge part of moving the Brangus breed forward here in Australia is finding the perfect combination of international and colonial genetics to create the ideal Brangus to suit us here without shrinking the gene pool.”

Abigail Johnson Burnham Youth awardee

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Abigail Johnson hails from Dululu, central Queensland. Having grown up on the family property where a small herd of Brangus commercial breeders is domiciled, Abigail has been heavily involved in all managerial sides of the beef cattle equation.

During this time the young breeder has seen firsthand the strengths of the Brangus breed, particularly their adaptability, with Abigail saying, “We’ve endured some terrible droughts, like 2019, yet our females have continued to perform in the worst of conditions. On the end of that we received a premium for our steers in both the best and worst of markets”.

Abigail has recently ventured into the world of stud cattle. Whilst only new to the scene she has known for some time this is where her passion lies, recalling, “I remember walking through the Brangus Boulevard at Beef 2018 as the moment I realized how much I love the Brangus breed. Admiring the cattle on display, studying pedigrees on the back of my enthusiasm for our family’s commercial herd”. “Since that day, my passion for the breed has only grown stronger, fueled by my attendance at shows, sales and field days. I cannot imagine pursuing a future that does not involve Brangus cattle”.

In 2021, Abigail and her family founded the Pennyroyal Stud. After using registered bulls from herds such as Glenwood and Bonox for many years, they then enrolled a selection of females. From the outset Abigail has been heavily involved in the stud’s management, record keeping, registration and DNA testing and collection of data.

Abigail’s first introduction to the show ring came through her attendance at the 2022 Brangus Youth Camp (BYC) with her adding, “I didn’t have the opportunity of being involved in a school based show team or attend cattle camps whilst growing up, so at 18 years old I attended my first BYC. Despite lacking the experience and knowledge of many others my age, I was immediately hooked”. “It was a steep learning curve and was rewarded with a fourth place in parading segment in the oldest age division”. The BYC was a great opportunity to acquire, build skills and knowledge and most importantly network with other young

I cannot imagine pursuing a future that does not involve Brangus cattle

Abigail Johnson

Brangus enthusiasts”. In the same year Abigail assisted in the preparation of cattle at a local show, providing the opportunity to apply skills attained at the BYC. In 2023 Abigail attended the Annual BYC which provided even more valuable experience. Although not placing in the senior classes she considered her personal progress made since her first camp to be the major personal win with her saying, “I was particularly pleased to be able to help a few of the younger participants attending their first camp, I’d been in their shoes no less than 12 months previous. Despite facing challenges, I left the camp with a lot more confidence in what I was capable of and a strong desire to continue showing cattle”.

During all of her off farm and on farm activities Abigail commenced a Bachelor of Agriculture in 2022, and is currently in her final year of study at CQUniversity. After graduating she hopes to complete a graduate program with an agricultural company, before working on a stud operation for a few years. Abigail said, “I believe I can build on the knowledge gained from university and develop the practical skills needed to progress my career in agriculture. It’s my goal to have a positive impact on the beef sector, no matter how small, I’m excited about the future of the beef industry, and I believe that the Brangus breed has a big part to play in the sustainable production of protein”.

With all these hobbies and activities going on in her world Abigail registered her own prefix, Kirralee in 2023 and in January of 2024 laid the foundations of her herd with the purchase of four registered heifers from Sunshine Stud, New South Wales. These heifers are currently calving and she has already set in motion a plan for future breeding programs. Abigail’s vision is for a herd expansion over the forthcoming years by acquiring heifers at the ABCA Rockhampton Brangus Sale and incorporate new genetic material via AI programs. In the near future she’d like to break in some calves and commence showing her own cattle.

Earlier this year, Abigail received a scholarship from Brangus Australia Youth which allowed her to attend the Australian Intercollegiate Meat Judging Association’s ICMJ Northern Conference in Rockhampton. The event hosted by CQUniversity and Teys Australia and now a hugely popular event, designed to enhance the knowledge and training of red meat industry participants working in northern Australia. Abigail’s involvement and feelings on the event were summed up by her, “It was an incredible opportunity to network with like-minded young people and learn more about the entire supply chain of the northern beef sector, as well as numerous career pathways”.

Explore the Beef Supply Chain with the Brangus Youth Industry Tour

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Are you passionate about the beef industry? Do you want to learn more about the supply chain, from genetics to feedlots and beef products? Are you looking to build connections with like-minded young people in the industry? If you’re aged 18 to 30, the Brangus Youth Industry Tour is your perfect opportunity!

Whether you're a Brangus breeder, young producer, agribusiness student, or simply passionate about beef production, this tour will provide firsthand insight into genetics, breeding, feedlot operations, and the final beef products on the market. With Brangus cattle playing a key role in Australia’s beef industry—renowned for their adaptability, performance, and meat quality—this is the perfect opportunity to see how the breed fits into the broader supply chain and how you can optimise your role in it.

Join us on the 10th & 11th of April in Toowoomba for an exclusive tour designed to give you firsthand insight into the entire beef production process.

What’s in Store?

· Hear from industry-leading guest speakers

· Visit Mort & Co's Grassdale Feedlot to gain insight into market value, nutrition, and finishing techniques impacting eating quality. Learn how beef products are marketed based on consumer demand and supply chain logistics.

· Tour Oakey Bovine Breeding Services reproduction facility and discover how IVF programs are managed and the ocyte pick up process.

· Network with fellow young producers and industry experts Don’t miss this chance to expand your knowledge and connections in the beef industry.

What's included:

· Guest speakers

· Visit Mort & Co's Grassdale Feedlot

· Tour Oakey Bovine Breeding Services reproduction facility

Tickets on sale now, will sell out | $90 per person

For more information visit www.brangus.com.au/youth-industry-tour

Commercial Youth Camp Like No Other

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The 5th Annual Brangus Youth Camp marked a milestone, being the first of its kind to offer a commercially oriented program. Hosted in Theodore for the third consecutive year, the four-day camp provided an invaluable learning experience for 100 young participants aged 5 to 18. These eager learners travelled from as far south as Adelaide and as far north as Ingham to take part in the immersive program designed to equip them with practical, on-farm skills.

Breaking away from the traditional format, this year’s camp emphasised commercial cattle operations rather than the usual competitiveness of the show cattle ring. This shift opened the event to a broader range of participants—those with a keen interest in cattle but not necessarily in the show ring aspect. By tailoring the program toward real-world applications, the camp ensured that young cattle enthusiasts could develop skills that would be beneficial in their future within the industry.

The program featured a diverse variety of hands-on sessions, including:

Agricultural Plumbing & Fencing – Led by Hayden Hanson and Bruce Westcott, this session provided essential practical skills.

Low Stress Stock Handling – Cameron Gibson guided participants in best practices for handling cattle efficiently in a low stress environment, leading from the point of the mob rather than the tail.

Dog Handling – Tim and Prue Flynn, along with AJ, demonstrated how they start their working dogs, providing insights on what they have found works for them.

JBS Meat Works & Feedlot Specifications – Brent Evans discussed what meat works and feedlots are looking for when purchasing cattle.

Junior Auctioneering – Trent McKinlay introduced participants to the fundamentals of auctioneering.

Heifer Selection – Brad Saunders educated attendees on the importance of replacement heifer selection in a herd.

Prime Cattle Judging – Conducted by Alex Dodson, this session allowed participants to practice their prime judging in a non competitive environment.

Lead Steer Selection – Vaughan Campagnolo guided participants through the selection criteria for lead steers.

Veterinary Session – Emily Horne delivered an informative and engaging discussion on cattle health and veterinary care, with the PeeWee group diving into AI technique.

Carcass Breakdown & Butchery – Ross Milner and Dan Van Itallie demonstrated the butchering process and the importance of eating quality.

Breaking In Cattle – Brad Hanson delivered sessions on handling and breaking in cattle using the Brazilian rope method.

Marketing and Support – Alex Dodson, Sarah Truran and Nathan O’Sullivan teamed up to discuss marketing including assessing cattle for AuctionsPlus, key information that may add value, and the broad spectrum of what marketing is.

Livestock Management – Sean Wright and Brad Hanson ran through the basics of branding, tagging, and vaccinating cattle.

In addition to these educational sessions, the camp featured engaging team challenges such as the Farmer’s Challenge and the Pastoral Olympics, fostering camaraderie and handson problem-solving skills. A Mock Bull Auction using EBVs and data was a hit at the end of day three, allowing participants to gain experience at bidding with the occasional budget blown or prospective buyers blown out of the water by those who had bigger budgets.

The camp also provided a broader industry perspective with international guest speaker and renowned cattle judge, PJ Budler, who spoke on the global beef industry. He highlighted key traits of profitability, emphasizing adaptability, functional efficiency, and fertility as gateway traits, stating, “what good is a lot of muscle, marbling, or growth without those fundamental traits?”

He also pointed out the vast opportunity for Brangus cattle, noting that “70% of the world’s cattle are bred in the tropics—a huge opportunity for Brangus considering their adaptability.”

You don’t have to have all the answers; you just have to be willing to ask

Julie Sheehan

Kraken Brangus

Additional career-building sessions included: Accounting & Financial Management – The team from Moore Accounting executed an interactive activity on balancing books.

Agricultural Careers Panel – Industry professionals shared their experiences and advice for young cattle enthusiasts.

Black Box Data Utilization – A session on maximizing data in cattle operations for efficiency and profitability.

A key takeaway from the Agricultural Careers Panel came from Julie Sheehan (Kraken Brangus), who advised, “You don’t have to have all the answers; you just have to be willing to ask.”

The success of the Brangus Youth Camp would not have been possible without the generosity of sponsors. The committee extends their sincere gratitude to all sponsors for their invaluable support and investment in the future of these young producers. Their contributions have ensured that the next generation has the knowledge and skills necessary to thrive in the industry.

As the Brangus Youth Camp came to a close, participants left with a deeper understanding of the industry and a strengthened skill set that can be applied no matter what the task is at hand.

THANK YOU

The success of the 5th Annual Brangus Youth Camp was thanks to the efforts and support of many generous businesses, studs and volunteers.

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Brangus shine on feed or grasslands

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Brangus excel in grass-fed branded beef programs and at the feedlot results from the 2024 Central Queensland Carcase Competition show.

Partners of the competition Teys Australia’s Grasslands brand is a 100% grass-fed, free-to-roam, free from added hormones, and antibiotic-free product and brand positioned as a premium grass-fed beef product.

Claiming the Champion Grasslands Carcase was Lawson and Bonni Geddes, Couti-Outi Brangus, Kunwarra QLD.

The high-scoring scoring carcase fitting the Grasslands brand requirements was second place in the single steer or heifer grass-fed 300-420kg carcase weight class.

The Feed On class of the Central Queensland Carcase Competition is one of the most coveted.

Pens of five steers are fed at Barmount Feedlot, Marlborough, QLD for 103 days with weight-gain and carcase scores from the three highest individuals contributing to the final team score.

Inducted, fed, and processed together, the class highlights performance in the feedlot and on the rail.

Brangus dominated the Feed On class with five of the top six places being Brangus pens; Brad and Briony Comiskey, Lunar Brangus, Yamala QLD claiming first and third, David and Julie McCamley, Palmal Brangus, Dingo QLD fourth, Edward and Kara Quinn, Voewood Brangus, Calliope QLD fifth and Barmount Partnership, Marlborough QLD sixth.

Lunar Brangus had both the highest individual weight gain at 3.01kg per day over the 103-day feeding period and the Champion Feed On Steer the high score individual from the class.

Renowned for their grass-fed cattle Lawson and Bonni Geddes, Couti-Outi Brangus also placed second in the grassfed steer or heifer 180-300kg carcase weight class, third & fourth in the pen of

three grass-fed steers or heifers 180300kg carcase weight class.

While daughter Ella Geddes placed third in the steer or heifer grass-fed 300-420kg carcase weight class.

Edward and Kara Quinn, Voewood Brangus placed fourth in the pen of three grainfed heavy steers or heifers 300-420kg carcase weight class.

In the led steer section Lawson and Bonni Geddes, Couti-Outi exhibited the thirdplace steer on the hoof.

Nev and Megan Hansen, Oaklands Brangus, Kalapa QLD took out first place on the hook within the led steer section.

Top left: Briony & Brad Comiskey, Lunar, Yamala with their two main trophies, Champion Feed On Steer and Highest Individual Daily Weight Gain

Top Right: Mark & Katrina Brown, M1B Brangus, Wowan with the awards taken out by the Quinn family, Voewood Brangus, Calliope and winning Led Steer Hook Trophy taken out Oaklands Brangus, Kalapa

Bottom: Lucy, Bonnie, Lawson and Ella Geddes, Couti Outi, Kunwarara with their Champion Grasslands Steer trophy

North Queensland Producers Put Their Best Hooves Forward

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Australia’s largest beef processor JBS, recently hosted a Carcase Competition at their Townsville Plant where North Queensland producers put their best hooves forward given the opportunity to enter cattle for expert analysis and benchmark against others.

Taking inspiration from other industry carcase competitions, this is the third year the JBS Townsville Plant has hosted the Carcase Competition. This event was initiated by Simon Fraser, the JBS Townsville Livestock Manager after identifying the opportunity to profile and celebrate grass fed cattle exclusively, that thrive throughout regional Queensland.

Over the past three years the number of entries into the competition has increased, with over 20 vendors submitting livestock this year. The competition provides

Producers the opportunity to take a tour through the JBS Townsville Processing Plant and follow the supply chain through to end product.

Alongside the Carcase Competition, a blind tasting of six different breeds from the competition were tasted and judged by attendees. Brangus was crowned the champion breed based on flavour, texture, taste, appearance and overall liking.

JBS Townsville Livestock Manager Simon Fraser congratulates all competition entrants on their fantastic achievements.

“In its third year, our carcase competition is great to highlight the exceptional quality coming out of North Queensland and the continued commitment our valued producer partners have to building consistent herds that tick all the boxes,” Simon said.

With five classes to enter, the judges commemorated the cohort of high-quality entries making the difference between placegetters marginal. Winners of each class are as follows:

Class 1

On Hoof Pen of Three

First: G&C Connolly (Image B)

Second: AJ & CM Bethel

Third: Broadford Pastoral

Class 2

On Hook Carcase Pen of Three – HGP Treated First: B&B Shephard

Second: S&T Trust

Third: G&C Connolly

Class 3

On Hook Carcase Pen of Three – HGP Free First: Lisgar Pastoral

Second: EE Cox

Third: Koolyn Pty Ltd

Class 4

Highest Msa Index Individual Carcase Champion: Broadford Pastoral

Reserved Champion: AJ & CM Bethel

Overall Exhibitor

Champion: Lisgar Pastoral (Image A) Reserved Champion: EE Cox

Zone 1 Field Day – hosted by Kraken

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Over 50 people attended the ABCA Zone 1 Field Day at 'Pominda', Dalma QLD in late August 2024.

Hosted by Julie Sheehan and Jason Jeynes of Kraken Brangus the day included three speakers, an opportunity to inspect show cattle, sires and young cattle, and a chance to network with fellow Brangus breeders and enthusiasts.

Following morning tea on arrival proceedings kicked off with a welcome from ABCA President Brad Saunders, Pheasant Creek, Wowan QLD and a session covering some ILRonline including how to register and transfer cattle through the portal and Brangus database search tips from Brangus Australia CEO Nath O’Sullivan.

Followed by a health session from the team at LiveLife Pharmacy, Gracemere QLD which featured the importance of sleep and discussed sleep apnea including testing methods and treatment options.

Kraken co-principal Jason Jeynes then sparked up the crowd and got the blood flowing again with a tour of the ‘Pominda’ facilities, provoking discussion around the decisions made when establishing and learnings taken from working in the facilities. The tour included a chance to inspect the Kraken show team, sires, and young cattle including those bred through IVF.

This segued into a reproductive technologies discussion with Julie Pocock, ST Genetics' northern key account manager which delved into the company's Rockhampton semen sexing laboratory and included some interesting insights into ways the technology is being used.

A lunch break provided a chance to digest the morning sessions and enjoy a meal.

Concluding the formal proceedings Brangus Australia CEO Nath O’Sullivan led a discussion covering Brangus singlestep BREEDPLAN including what is singlestep BREEDPLAN, management groups, and things to consider when submitting traits.

The Kraken hospitality did not end there though with refreshments served conversations flowed providing an opportunity to network with likeminded people.

Top and bottom images: Jason Jeynes, Kraken Brangus showcases show team

Julie Sheehen, Kraken Brangus discussing young cattle

Tom Lloyd, LiveLife Pharmacy, Gracemere

Jason Jeynes

Julie Pocock, ST Genetics

Zone 2 Field Day – hosted by Lazy S

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Brangus breeders and enthusiasts gathered at Condamine QLD for ABCA Zone 2 field day in November 2024. With the hustle and bustle of a busy spring selling season complete the field day hosted by Sue Fawcett of Lazy S Brangus was an excellent opportunity to gather, network, and learn from industry speakers.

Despite some wet weather in the days prior that required a late change to the schedule of events and limited some from attending a great day was had by all.

Kicking off with a tour of the Morgan family’s Lillyvale feedlot by matriarch Margaretta Morgan. Attendees were given an insight into the modern 26,000-head feedlot that feeds cattle for several different programs from 100-day cattle through to long-fed fullblood wagyu cattle.

Activities then moved to the Condamine Sports Club for morning tea before sessions from industry speakers.

First off the rank Paul Williams, ABRI Extension, Rockhampton QLD presented a session on Brangus singlestep BREEDPLAN including what is singlestep BREEDPLAN, management groups, things to consider when submitting traits, and how EBVs can be used in both seedstock and commercial breeding operations.

Greg Fawcett of Greg Fawcett AI Services, Gracemere QLD then gave a session on all things artificial breeding with the discussion ranging from reproductive anatomy and synchronisation protocols to emerging technologies and semen handling and quality.

Both sessions provoked thought and questions from attendees and subsequent discussions were some of the most valuable learning opportunities of the day.

Lunch then followed providing a chance to catch up with old friends, meet new people, and socialise which was enjoyed by all.

Tim Emery, QLD Department of Primary Industries, Roma and Paul Williams, ABRI Extension, Rockhampton

Greg Fawcett, Greg Fawcett AI, Gracemere

Sue Fawcett, Lazy S Brangus, Condamine; Margaretta Morgan, ‘Arubial’, Condamine; Nath O’Sullivan, Brangus Australia CEO; Jusin Boshammer, ABCA President, JK Cattle Co, Condamine

Katrina Brown, M1B Brangus, Dululu; Annie Minehan, Lazy S Brangus, Condamine

Paul Williams, ABRI Extension, Rockhampton

Jenni O’Sullivan, Elders Stud Stock, Toowoomba; Sue Fawcett, Lazy S Brangus, Condamine; Danielle Hynes, Stutzview Brangus, Owanyilla

JK Sale hits $30,000 high

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An expanded catalogue paid dividends for Condamine breeders, Justin and Kate Boshammer, JK Cattle Company Stud. Consistent and strong demand throughout the entire offering achieved a solid result for the couples third on-property sale. In a catalogue filled with breed and genetic mixes, 73 bulls set a bottom line $13,178 average for a total clearance at auction.

Sectionalizing the prefix witnessed 28 Angus bulls average $15,285, topping the event at $36,000. Twenty Brangus bulls averaged $11,700, topping at $30,000 and 12 Ultrablack sold to $25,000 to average $14,500. Twelve Wagyu bulls averaged $9,666 hitting $24,000 while a single Ultrablack/Wagyu composite entry made $10,000.

Overall average values for the Brangus and Ultrablack section slipped by only $1388 per head on the inaugural result in 2023. However, counteracting this reduction in values was the fact that the prefix marketed an extra 45 percent more Ultrablack and Brangus bulls in the same period. Online buyers were extremely active. Their input saw 23 active buyers participating in the sale with 105 viewers resulting in 11 lots selling to destinations at an average $12,363 accounting for 14.02 percent of the offering.

Top selling Brangus was the $30,000 JK Cattle Co Timepiece T499 (PP) (Bimbadeen Q Picus P108 (PP)) (23-months) (755kg) selling to Bill and Yvonne Schaefer, Ellimeek, Pentland. The bull delivered a Tenderness Rating score of 9 and was the only purchase destined for Ellimeek Station. Next best, was JK Cattle Co Toastmaster T495 (PP) (Triple B Quotation Q210 (PP)) (24-months) (812kg) fetching $28,000 and selling to Dan and Rebecca Radel, DBR Grazing, Burenda, Augathella. This bull was ranked in the top 10 percent or above for nine of the 14 traits observed and delivered a Tenderness Rating score of 7.

Statistically 75 percent of the offering (Brangus and Ultrablack) were sired by two sire acquisitions.

Numerically, Bimbadeen Q Picus P108 (PP) was the dominant force, represented by 14 sons setting a $12,215 average. The other heavily used and in demand sire was Triple B Quotation Q210 (PP) whom produced a 10 son sale average of $12,600.

Top selling Ultrablack was the $25,000 JK Cattle Co Tango T508 (PP) (Glenoch Kallangur K112 (PP) (23-months) (867kg)

selling to repeat clients, Rowan and Jess Douglas, Douglas Grazing, Lagoona, St George. Taking four Brangus and Ultrablack bulls on offer at an average $14,000 was another of the repeat supporters, Reddan Organic Beef operated by Stuart and Kira Reddan, Bogarella, Augathella. Their selections topped at $18,000 twice for Ultrablack and Brangus entries. First of these was JK Cattle Co Tailor-Made T481 (U) (PP) (AI) (T3 Broadway 30E (PP) (ET)) (24 months) (867kg) while later in the offering their Brangus purchase, JK Cattle Co Tungstan T563 (PP) (Triple B Quotation Q210 (PP)) (22-months) (813kg).

Jeremy and Rebecca Brown, Coondambo, Jandowae claimed the $22,000 JK Cattle Co Twilight T608 (U) (PP) (Bimbadeen Q Picus P108 (PP)) (24-months) (834kg).

Delivering a Tenderness Rating score of 9, as a yearling the bull weighed 499kgs and produced a fat depth scan of 11/8mm, an EMA measurement of 94cm sq and an IMF recording of 6.2 at 400 days. Chris and Vicky Smythe, Seaforth took the $15,000 JK Cattle Co Total Eclipse T485 (U) (PP) (JK Cattle Co Rigby R617 (P)) (24-months) (719kg) with a Tenderness Rating score of 9.

Boosting the overall result were repeat clients, the Moore family, Strathfield Pastoral Company and Moore Agriculture, Strathfield Station, McKinlay taking six lots for on average $9667. These topped at $12,000 for a PP Brangus son of Bimbadeen Q Picus P108 (PP). Another to return were Anthony and Susan Struss, Havelock, Mitchell taking a Brangus and

Ultrablack to average $11,000 topping at $12,000 for a Triple B Quotation Q210 (PP) son.

Lisa Ingleton, Moura selected the $13,000 Ultrablack by JK Cattle Co Rigby R617 (PP). David and Gina Whiley’s, YLE Grazing Company, Roma, managed by Matthew and Kate Brown took another of the Bimbadeen Q Picus P108 (PP) sons at $12,000. John and Helen McMillan, Cinnabar Valley Beef, Kinbombi signed off on two for an average of $9000 topping at $12,000 for a Picus P108 entry. Selecting a $16,000 Ultrablack sired by Glenoch Kallangur K112 (PP) was Rolfe Grazing, Foyle Park, Springsure while Brooke Larsen, Medway Stud, Blackrock secured a $10,000 JK Cattle Co Rigby R617 (PP) son. Lindon and Betty Brown, Gullagimbi,

Jackson purchased a PP Brangus son of Bimbadeen Q Picus P108 (PP) for $16,000.

Concluding the sale, the Boshammer family and sponsors, Stanbroke had donated Sanchoku Pure Wagyu Striploin (MB 6-7) and Flinders Natural Grass-Fed Rib Fillet to be auctioned. All proceeds of the sale of the meat went towards ‘Bindi’s Derby for Zara’. These were the two Zara’s Day charities with 80 percent going toward the Steve Waugh Foundation and Royal Flying Doctor Service Queensland and 20 percent to the Mongolian herder charity, Steppe & Hoof. Bindi Boshammer at the time of the sale was in Mongolia and was about to undertake the gruelling, 1000klm Mongol Derby.

Collectively the four lots raised $9400 with Homestead Agribusiness, Toowoomba and

Garth and Josie Christiansen, Christiansen Cattle Company, Campo Santo, Taroom taking 7 kgs pieces of Sanchoku Pure Wagyu Striploin each at $2400 apiece. Shane Griffin, Griffin Family Trust took the other two items on offer, two pieces of 8kg Flinders Natural Grass-Fed Rib Fillet at $2200 and $2400 respectively.

A: The top selling Ultrablack entry, the $25,000 JK Cattle Co Tango T508 (U) (PP) sold to Rowan and Jess Douglas, Douglas Grazing, Lagoona, St George, B: Top selling Brangus bull, the $30,000 JK Cattle Co Timepiece T499 (PP) sold to Bill and Yvonne Schaefer, Ellimeek, Pentland, C: The $28,000 JK Cattle Co Toastmaster T495 (PP) that was purchased by Dan and Rebecca Radel, DBR Grazing, Burenda, Augathella. With the bull are David Flesch, Ray White Dalby and Kate and Justin Boshammer, JK Cattle Company, D: Making $22,000 was another of the Ultrablack bulls, JK Cattle Co Twilight T608 (U) (PP) going to Jeremy and Rebecca Brown, Coondambo, Jandowae

Telpara Hills $36,000 top

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Founder and principal of Telpara Hills Trevor Pearce achieved a milestone in 2024 marking 60 years of breeding seedstock of one species or another be it poultry, ovine or bovine.

The stalwart opened the fifth Annual On-Property Telpara Hills Sale by thanking his wife Maureen and family for their support in the family’s seedstock ventures.

With 97 bulls and 40 females on offer buyers from across three states flocked to Tolga in Far North Queensland or participated via the online bidding platform StockLive.

Bulls sold to a top of $35,000 twice on the way to a 90% clearance (87 sold) and a $10,632 average.

However, the females demanded attention reaching a top of $36,000 with a 100% clearance and an average of $14,600 recorded.

The Keough Family of Welcome Downs Cattle Co, Einasleigh QLD got in early to select their pick of the Bull draft paying what would become the equal top price for Telpara Hills Maximum 541T51 one of the first sons to be offered by Telpara Hills Mach 5 who sold for $150,000 in 2022.

Buying online the Turnbull Family, Tambo QLD selected Telpara Hills Market Share 801T9 for the equal top money of $35,000.

A son of Millah Murrah Paratrooper P15 the Ultrablack bull ranked in the top 5% or better of Brangus BREEDPLAN for all growth traits as well as scrotal size, in the top 10% for IMF, and in the top 15% for EMA.

Adding to their selection the Turnbull Family also purchased a Telpara Hills Mach 5 son in Telpara Hills Enterprise 15T3 for $20,000.

Roland Everingham, Oak Park Brangus, Einasleigh QLD secured a Suhn’s Foundation son in Telpara Hills Due Diligence 541R38 for $30,000.

Telpara Hills The Vault 99T5 sired by River Run 20 sold for $30,000 to Will Caldwell, Milwillah Angus and Ultrablack, Young NSW.

The Griffiths Family, Allandale Pastoral Co, Charters Towers QLD brought well, putting

together a line of 11 bulls for an average of $8,091 with a top of $11,000.

Other volume buyers included David and Sarah Birchmore, Birchmore Pastoral Co, Winton QLD who loaded seven bulls for a $8,143 average, and Keith and Judy Parry, Sarina Range QLD who secured five bulls for a $9,400 average paying a maximum of $11,000.

Singapore based Peter and Roz Alexander of Hidden Valley Beef pursued Telpara Hills Miss Three D 919T3 to be the top price female sold at $36,000.

She sold with a positive pregnancy test to Angus sire Millah Murrah Paratrooper P15.

Scott and Linda McCahon, Lynton Livestock, Ravenshoe QLD parted with $30,000 to secure Telpara Hills Miss Jetstream 15T6 who also sold PTIC to Millah Murrah Paratrooper P15.

They intend to flush Miss Jetstream 15T6 and Telpara Hills Miss Big Town 541T94

A: Top price bull Telpara Hills Maximum 541T51with purchasers (front) Harry, Doug, Blake Keough (back) Colin &and Annette Keough, Welcome Downs Cattle Co; and Stephen Pearce, Telpara Hills, Atherton QLD, B: Anthony Ball, Elders, Malanda QLD; Brittany Pearce, Telpara Hills, Atherton QLD; and Tammie Roberston, Stocklive, Toogoolawah QLD with top price heifer Telpara Hills Miss Three D 919T3 purchased online by Peter and Roz Alexander, Hidden Valley Beef, C: Scott, Tom & Linda McCahon, Lynton Livestock, Ravenshoe QLD; and Fiona Pearce, Telpara Hills, Atherton QLD with the second top price heifer Telpara Hills Miss Jetstream 15T6, D: Second top price bull Telpara Hills Market Share 801T9 purchased online with Tammie Roberston, Stocklive, Toogoolawah QLD; Stephen Pearce, Telpara Hills, Atherton QLD; and Anthony Ball, Elders, Malanda QLD

which they purchased for $16,000 to accelerate the genetics within their growing herd.

The unjoined heifers were topped by Ultrablack heifer Telpara Hill’s Miss Reality 541T84 which was purchased by Hidden Valley Beef for $24,000.

Local Brangus producers Owen Rakine and Roma Starczewska, Rowena Brangus, Malanda QLD were strong supporters of the female catalogue selecting seven heifers for a $14,143 average.

They topped at $21,000 for Telpara Hills Miss New Ground 541U11 a 19-month-old Ultrablack heifer and earlier secured a son of Briggs Gulf Coast in Telpara Hills On The Money 801U for $24,000.

Welcome Downs Cattle Co purchased four heifers for an average of $15,000, paying a top of $18,000 twice, to accompany their equal top-price bull for the trip.

Also securing four heifers was Ben Whelan, Liston Cattle Co, Liston NSW who paid to a top of $13,000 and averaged $11,750.

Lunar’s $10,510 average

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Ultrablack bulls topped at $19,000 twice while their Brangus counterparts hit $17,000 at the Annual Lunar Brangus and Ultrablack Bull Sale, on property outside Yamala, last year.

Vendors, Brad and Briony Comiskey and family, Lunar Stud oversaw a complete clearance of their 55 bulls setting a $10,510 average. In comparison average values dipped by $1506 per head to their Inaugural Sale the year before. However, the 2024 result saw an increase in clearance levels by 10 percent over the corresponding period.

First of the two bulls to hit the figure of $19,000 was Lunar Tower (U) (PP) (RDMG Quarterback Q3 (PP)) (25-months) (828kg) (11/8mm) (118EMA) (6.8). Taking the sale topper with a tenderness score of 10 and two others for on average $17,667 was Grant Jefferis, Baralaba. These included another paternal half to the equal top seller at $17,000.

At the equal figure of $19,000 was Lunar Telstar (U) (PP) (RDMG Quarterback Q3 (PP)) (22-months) (714kg) (9/7mm) (118EMA) (5.8IMF) with a tenderness score of 10. Securing the bull was Superior Productions, Emerald. Their buying card of five head averaged $13,400. Twelve sons of Quarterback Q3 averaged $13, 167 of which 11 Ultrablack progeny made on average $12,818.

Top selling Brangus entry was another of the Quarterback Q3 sons, his only Brangus son in the catalogue, Lunar Talisman (PP) (25-months) (818kg) (9/7mm) (134EMA) (7.5IMF) sold for $17,000 to Grant Jefferis, Baralaba as part of his trio. Grant’s purchases were all sons of Quarterback

Q3 with the remining selection a $17,000 Ultrablack from a Lunar Lantern daughter.

Three Brangus bulls sold for sums of $13,000 each. These went to the Kenny family, Develin, Marlborough, Jarrod and Leanne Deguara, Daunia Station, Nebo and Superior Productions, Emerald. These three were sons of Telpara Hills Kenworth 392L4 (PP) (ET) and Telpara Hills Encasement 392 P156 (PP) (IVF). Fifteen Brangus sons of the aging Kenworth 392L4 averaged $10,067. The Daunia Station Brangus selections totalled three for on average $10,333 topping at $13,000 while the Develin draft also contained three Brangus at an average $11,667 topping at $13,000.

Top to bottom: Lunar Talisman ($17,000); Riley Comiskey, Lunar Stud, Yamala with the equal top seller, the $19,000 Lunar Tower (U) (PP); Lunar Telstar ($19,000)

Adding weight and support to the offering were Swans Lagoon Station, Millaroo signing off on five to average $8600, topping at $10,000 on two occasions. Also taking five head were Peter and Denise Comiskey, Lara Park, Capella for a $11,600 average. Part of the Lara Park acquisitions was the sale opener, the $15,000, Lunar Tombstone (PP) (Telpara Hills Kenworth 392L4 (ET)) (26-months) (890kg) (9/6mmm) (143EMA) (5.3IMF).

Morganbury Pastoral Company, Amarra Station, Pentland claimed five for a $8800 average. The Comiskey family, Avoca, Alpha landed their purchases for an average $9667 while Mark and Joyce Comiskey, Connemarra, Springsure also procured three for a $8000 average.

Brad and Nicole Saunders, Pheasant Creek Stud, Wowan added the $9000 Lunar Twister (Pheasant Creek Mako M150) (24-months) (686kg) (14/9mm) (134EMA) (5.8IMF) to their list of sires while Adam

Gunthorpe, Tarramba Stud, Banana took the $11,000 Lunar Tophat (River Run 27) (25-months) (756kg) (10/7mm) (128EMA) (5.2IMF). Six by River Run 27 set a $9500 average while three Mako sons averaged $9000 to top at $12,000. Four sons of Pheasant Creek Quacken averaged $9000 topping at $12,000. Both top selling Quacken and Mako sons were contained within the Superior Productions selections.

RF Active, Kaiuroo, Dingo took with them a $12,000 purchase in the form of the ET product, Lunar Taurus (Suhn’s Foundation 331Z28 (PP) (US)) (23-months) (802kg) (13/10mm) (130EMA) (5.7IMF).

Ron and Bev White, Anglewood, Marlborough selected a $11,000 Ultrablack son by Quarterback Q3. Monique Pastoral Company, Bay-Ella Downs, Capella signed off on two for a $9000 average topping at $12,000 for a two-year-old by the home bred retainee, Lunar Orion (Telpara Hills Kenworth 392L4 (ET)).

Talking Genomics

Article + Image ANDREW BYRNE, SENIOR TECHNICAL PRODUCT SPECIALIST, NEOGEN AUSTRALASIA

Genomic selection, being the utilisation of information from an animal’s DNA to predict its breeding value for specific traits, is now routinely utilised in livestock breeding programs all around the globe.

This edition of ‘Talking Genomics’ discusses what the value proposition of genomic selection is, and what benefits genomic testing offers to a livestock breeder.

Broadly, by comparison to traditional selection methods, genomic selection facilitates more accurate selection decisions, earlier in an animal’s life, and for additional traits and animals.

More Accurate Breeding Values

Genomic selection facilitates the prediction of breeding values with greater accuracy, which subsequently results in more accurate selection of breeding animals, and faster genetic improvement.

While considerable additional accuracy is observed across all traits, the most additional accuracy is realised:

· for animals that have incomplete, or a limited depth of pedigree.

· for traits that are hard to measure, or traits that cannot be measured prior to an animal entering the breeding herd or flock.

· for traits that have a low heritability.

· in situations where collecting effective performance information is problematic, such as in small herds or flocks, or when an animal has been removed from its contemporary group.

Selection Decisions Early in Life

Genomic selection facilitates the prediction of accurate breeding values early in an animal’s life, which enables the mating of young animals with greater confidence, such as the use of ram lambs, yearling bulls or unproven sires, resulting in a shorter generation length, and faster genetic improvement.

The availability of accurate breeding values early in an animal’s life also provides greater flexibility when making management decisions, such as the ability to make culling decisions well before animals reach breeding age.

Selection for Additional Animals

By comparison to traditional genetic evaluation programs that required pedigree information for the calculation of breeding values, genomic selection enables the calculation of breeding values for animals in the absence of pedigree information.

This enables:

· additional populations of animals to be considered when making selection decisions.

· more accurate selection decisions to be made in commercial herds or flocks. For example, when selecting female replacements, or males in multiplier breeding programs.

· drafting of commercial animals into production systems aligned with their genetics. For example, the drafting of steers into short or long fed feedlot finishing programs.

Other Benefits

In addition to facilitating more accurate selection decisions, earlier in an animal’s life, and for additional traits and animals, genomic selection also offers a number of other benefits in a livestock breeding program.

· Genetic Benchmarking of Livestock Enterprises

Genomic selection makes it possible to benchmark the genetics in a livestock enterprise across enterprises and over time, providing benefits such as more targeted ram and bull purchase decisions in commercial breeding programs, and the tracking of the genetic change that is occurring over time within a commercial breeding program.

· More Accurate Animal Pedigrees

Genomic selection improves the accuracy of animal parentage information, reduces the effect of historic pedigree errors on the calculation of breeding values, facilitates better management of inbreeding, and increases the reliability of the information presented on sale animals.

· Parentage Assignment

Genomic selection makes it possible to assign parentage information from an animal’s DNA profile, offering advantages such as the ability to utilise syndicate joining in seedstock operations, shortening the duration of calving and lambing periods in breeding operations utilising artificial insemination, and reducing the on-farm labour requirements associated with the collection of parentage information using traditional methods.

· Marketing of Seedstock Animals

Genomic selection provides a number of advantages to the marketing of sale animals in a seedstock operation. Utilisation of genomic selection not only demonstrates a seedstock operation is ‘progressive’, which may be appealing to some bull or ram buying clients, but it reduces the risk associated with post-sale changes in the breeding values of sale animals, and removes barriers to purchase by buyers who are reluctant to purchase animals without genomic information.

What Genomics is Not?

While genomic selection offers many advantages, it is equally important to understand what genomic selection doesn’t provide to a livestock breeding program.

A common misconception is that genomic selection directly assesses the genes that control productivity traits in livestock breeding program, whereas in reality, the genes have largely not been identified.

Rather than assessing the genes of an animal directly, genomic selection is predominantly based on gene markers, which are used to predict an animal’s genetic superiority or inferiority.

Likewise, genomic selection doesn’t replace the need for breeding values. Whilst some livestock breeders may have hoped that genomic technology would make breeding values redundant, the reality is the opposite. Genomic selection utilises the information from an animal’s DNA to predict its breeding value, rather than replacing the need for breeding values.

Another common misconception is that genomic selection replaces the need for the collection of performance measurements. The availability of performance measurements is a critical requirement of genomic selection, with performance measurements essential for the establishment an maintenance of a genomic reference population.

Further, in most situations, the accuracy of breeding values will be maximised when both genomic information and effective performance measurements are included in the calculation of the breeding value.

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Using EBV accuracy

Article ABRI EXTENSION SERVICES

To ensure that all published Brangus BREEDPLAN EBVs are more accurate than the raw data from which they are calculated, BREEDPLAN only publishes EBVs that meet a 25% accuracy threshold.

As students we were told that anything under 50% is not considered a pass, however, this is not the case with BREEDPLAN. Users can be confident that any published BREEDPLAN EBV is more accurate than raw observations and represent the culmination of 40 years of research and development since BREEDPLAN was first introduced in 1985.

EBV accuracies reflect how much data underpins the EBV with higher EBV accuracies indicating more EBV stability if and when more data (e.g. progeny data) is added into the BREEDPLAN evaluation. How EBV accuracies are viewed will depend upon the user’s attitude to risk. Some breeders will prefer higher accuracies for greater EBV stability, while others prefer lower accuracies because there is a 50:50 probability that any change in the EBV will be an improvement. At single vendor bull sales, EBV accuracies become largely irrelevant as all bulls typically have had been subjected to the same levels of recording and thus will have very similar EBV accuracies.

Figure 1: Influence of data recording on EBV accuracy in the February 2025 Brangus Single-Step BREEDPLAN analysis. Published sires have progeny in addition to their own records and the Completeness of Performance star rating indicates how much data has been submitted to BREEDPLAN by individual herds

Aside from the amount of data behind each EBV, there is a range of factors that can influence the accuracy of an EBV including:

· Genomics: The inclusion of DNA information into the BREEDPLAN analysis increases the accuracy of the resulting EBVs.

· The heritability of a trait: This is why we see variation in accuracy between EBVs for the same animal even if they have similar levels of recording.

· The accuracy of the sire and dam. Progeny from parents with more accurate EBVs will also have more accurate EBVs if everything else is equal.

· Effectiveness of performance information: E.g. from large contemporary groups.

· Genetic correlation with other measured traits: One of the key technical advantages of the BREEDPLAN genetic evaluation is that all quantitative traits are analysed together in a single multi trait analysis. This allows BREEDPLAN to account for all genetic relationships between traits in the calculation of EBVs and their associated accuracies.

It is important to acknowledge that while BREEDPLAN will improve the accuracy of your selection decisions, it is just one of the selection tools that should be used in your herd. Other selection tools including visual appraisal, pedigree etc. are also key tools in any successful breeding program. A best practice guide for utilising all of this information in your selection decisions is available in the BREEDPLAN Guide to Animal Selection tipsheet and associated short video, available via the BREEDPLAN website (https://breedplan.une.edu.au/using-selection-indexes/abreedplan-guide-to-animal-selection-with-video/).

For more detail on Understanding EBV accuracy, go to https:// breedplan.une.edu.au/general/understanding-ebv-accuracy/

Triple B $26,000 trifecta

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Another two state buying panel supported the annual Triple B Annual Production Sale, outside Dingo, last year. Proceedings topped at $26,000 on three occasions for both artificially bred registered and herd bulls.

Vendors, Lindsay and Fiona Barlow witnessed 63 bulls sell for on average $10,016 for an 80 per cent clearance at auction. This bottom-line result was a $1250 increase over the previous year’s result of $8766 where a top of $22,000 was achieved.

Sale opener, Triple B Tarantino T129 (AI) (Voewood Law Firm) (24-months) (834kg) (8/6mm) (130EMA) (6.0IMF) was the first of the three bulls to make $26,000. Purchasers were the MacKenzie family, Coolmaringa Pty Ltd., Dingo. Coolmaringa Pty Ltd., also took another of the equal top sellers, Triple B Tarmac T382 (AI) (24-months) (Bonox Millionaire 1138) (720kg) (13/9mm) (126EMA) (6.8IMF). Coolmaringa signed off on six to average $20,333. Included in this draft was the $22,000 Triple B Topgun T291 (Bonox Millionaire 1138) (23-months) (764kg) (10/7mm) (124EMA) (5.2IMF).

Another son of Bonox Millionaire 1138 was the other $26,000 price tag on the day. The commercial purebred, Triple B Toronto T515 (23-months) (808kg) (12/7mm) (136EMA) (6.5IMF) sold to Lawrie Jones, Forest Hills, Theodore. Finding favour with the gallery were sons of the aging former ABCA Rockhampton sale topper, Bonox Millionaire 1138. His 12 progeny averaged $14,583. Three by the former RNA Champion, Voewood Law Firm (ET) averaged $12,667.

Jeff Parker, Gunnadoo Park Stud, Manilla, New South Wales outlaid $24,000 for the top selling son of the retainee, Triple B Networth N284 in Triple B Townsend T175 (25-months) (828kg) (9/7mm) (126EMA) (6.3IMF). Eight sons by Networth N284 set a $12,000 average.

Triple B regulars, Sonoma Station, operated Shane and Amanda Watts, Collinsville were back to take five for a $8800 average topping at $11,000. Rob and Annie Donoghue, Baradoo, Moura also returned taking five to average them $12,000. Their top at $16,000 was for an AI bred son of Bonox Millionaire 1138.

Jack Fletcher and family, Serocold, Rolleston purchased four at an average $7000.

Top image: Triple B Tarmac T382 (AI) was the $26,000 equal sale topper. With the bull are Fiona and Lindsay Barlow, Triple B Stud, Dingo and Casey Taylor and Paul MacKenzie, Coolmaringa Pty Ltd., Arizona, Dingo; Bottom image: The $26,000 equal top, Triple B Toronto T515 (AI) with purchaser, Lawrie Jones, Forest Hills, Theodore and Fiona Barlow, Triple B Stud, Dingo

Other seedstock addresses that supported the event were Bruce and Leanne Woodard, Bonox Stud, Taroom securing the $12,000, Thermos T286 (Bonox Millionaire 1138) (23-months). Gary Taylor, Ginoondan Stud, Gayndah also outlaid $12,000 for a son of Telpara Hills Business Class 302Q (ET). Eleven by the $50,000 2021 Telpara sale topper, Business Class 302Q (ET) averaged $7090.

Another of the Millionaire 1138 sons headed for stud duties was the $10,000, Todd T130 (AI) (25-months) selling to the Elara Stud, Laidley, operated by Mark and Lynda Bauer. David and Prue Bonfield, Strathgarve, Dalveen selected two for a $13,000 average topping at $14,000 for a Belview Fleet Street M206 son aged 23-months. The other Bonfield purchase was a $12,000 Triple B Platinum son.

Scott McKinnon, Wyrallah, New South Wales, took another of the Millionaire

sons at $14,000. BEAS Pty Ltd., Seaview Valley, Mt Ossa took a $12,000 Triple B Neptune N219 son while Michael and Kym Ellem, Diamond View Stud, Kolonga outlaid $8000 for another of the Telpara Hills Business Class 302Q sons.

Volume support came in the form of JAM Pastoral, Kui Downs, Capella taking a line of 10 bulls for $6000 each. Andrew Angel, Mossvale Station, Bogie took a trio for a $6333 average while the Deguara family. Daunia Station, Nebo took a $9000 Belview Fleet Street M206 son. Adam Gunthorpe, Tarramba Stud, Banana took a pair for a $8500 average topping at $10,000 for 25-month-old by Networth N284. Blackburn Agri Trust, Mirani secured three for a $8667 average. These topped at $12,000 for another of the sons of Bonox Millionaire 1138. Kirsty Campbell, Ironpot selected two for on average $8500 topping at $10,000 for a 23-month-old by Belview Fleet Street M206.

Rounding out the offering were 12 pens of No.4 commercial heifers aged from eight to 12 months. These sold to $1400 per head on two occasions recording an average of $1213 a head for a total clearance.

Backing his sale equal topping purchase, Lawrie Jones, Forest Hills, Theodore added almost half of the commercial heifer offering. Lawrie picked up five pens (50 head) in a range from $1050 to a top of $1400 per head for two pens.

The Forest Hills heifers averaged $1280. David Petersen, Kumbia took a pen at $1300 while main support in the section came from Joe Pedley, Calliope signing off on six pens for on average $1142 topping at $1350.

Agents: GDL. Simulcast on StockLive. Guest auctioneer, Wayne York.

Equal top seller, Triple B Tarantino T129 (AI) with vendor, Lindsay Barlow, Triple B Stud, Dingo with purchasers, Paul MacKenzie and Casey Taylor, Coolmaringa Pty Ltd., Arizona, Dingo

Central Brangus Classic tops at $34,000

Article + Images NATH O’SULLIVAN

The Central Brangus Classic (CBC) Sale again relished a strong panel of repeat buyer support to deliver strong results for the vendors.

Collectively, the 19 vendors sold 110 of the 120 bulls offered to average $10,255 at a 92% clearance rate with $34,000 the top price achieved.

In the female section 11 of the 14 heifers offered sold for an average of $5,000 and a 79% clearance raising to a top of $7,000.

Waiting until the final lot of the day, the Geddes Family, Couti-Outi Brangus, Kunwarara QLD paid the top money for Bullrush Gordon account Mark & Pauline Lloyd, Bullrush Pastoral, Nebo QLD.

The 35-month-old son of Bonox 1217 weighed in at 938kg with an EMA of 144cm2, an IMF of 5.5% and fat depths of 12mm and 7mm.

The Geddes Family purchased four bulls in total to average $13,750.

The second top price of $27,000 was paid for Couti-Outi Cabrillo 1253 offered by the Geddes Family and purchased by Bullrush Pastoral.

A son of Palgrove Perseus P1280, the 35-month-old measured an EMA of 134cm2 with an IMF of 5.6% and fat depths of 12mm and 9mm at 935kg.

The Geddes Family also sold Couti-Outi Diego 1265 (Couti-Outi Quote 832) for $26,000 to J & J Atkinson, “Sanders”, Dingo QLD.

Nutrien Charters Towers agent Shane Stretton was a strong supporter buying 20 bulls in total.

Including 17 for Morganbury Pastoral Co, Charters Towers QLD for an average of $7,882 and a top of $14,000 for Earlwood 4749 (Palgrove Kingpin K1250) account Mick and Tanya Madden, Earlwood Brangus, Duaringa QLD.

Mr Stretton also purchased three bulls for Queenslander Creek Holdings, Charters Towers to average $6,333.

Other volume buyers included Drew and Lisa Callander, Oakdale Pastoral, Blue Mountain QLD who put together a draft of five

Top: The $27,000 second top price bull Couti-Outi Cabrillo 1253 with Julian laver, Nutrien Rockhampton; purchaser Mark Llyod, Bullrush Pastoral, Nebo QLD; vendor Lawson Geddes, Couti-Outi Brangus, Kunwarara QLD; and Dane Pearce, Nutrien Stud Stock, Rockhampton QLD; Bottom Left: Happy Vendors the Bullrush Pastoral Team Jye Bella, Pauline Lloyd, Charlie Mallyon, Sarah Llyod and Mark Lloyd, Nebo QLD flank purchaser Lawson Geddes, Couti-Outi Brangus, Kunwarara QLD (second left) with the $34,000 top price bull Bullrush Gordon; Bottom Right: Breanna Woodard, Bonox Brangus, Taroom QLD with Nutrien Rockhampton’s Julian Laver and the $7,000 top price heifer Bonox B1592 who sold to Kym and Tracey Kuskey, Damaskusk Brangus, Gin Gin QLD.

bulls at a $11,400 average, paying to a top of $14,000 on three occasions to purchase Bonox bulls account Bruce & Leanne Woodard, Bonox Brangus, Taroom QLD.

The top-price female Bonox B1592 was also offered by Bruce & Leanne Woodard who sold to Kym and Tracey Kuskey, Damaskusk Brangus, Gin Gin QLD for $7,000.

The Kuskey’s also purchased stable mate Bonox B1607 for $6,000.

Other buyers active in the female section were the Lamb Family, N Bar Brangus, Banana QLD and David and Heidi Campbell, Murray View Brangus, Mount Ossa QLD, both purchased two heifers for an average of $5,000 and $4,500 respectively.

Breaking the bull results down; 60 of 66 (91%) registered bulls sold for an average of $10,950, and 50 of 54 (93%) herd bulls sold for an average of $9,420.

Bullrush Pastoral achieved the top vendor average of $24,000 for three bulls.

Neil and Angela Woodard, Night Brangus, Taroom QLD also sold three bulls to average $17,000 with a top of $22,000.

Bonox Brangus also topped at $22,000 and averaged $15,000 for their nine bulls.

Selling six bulls Couti-Outi Brangus averaged $14,333. Earlwood Brangus averaged $13,083 for their draft of 12 bulls.

Gavin McKenzie, Tannyfoil Brangus, Blackwater QLD sold five bulls to average $11,600.

Sam and Penny Bates, Bates Brangus, Wycarbah QLD averaged $9,250 for four bulls.

Selling eight bulls for a $9,125 average was Brent and Maree Woodard, Parkes Brangus, Dauringa QLD.

Sale coordinator John Collins, Yaaranndoo Brangus, Gogango QLD sold 11 bulls for a $8,727 average.

While, Paul and Denise Studt, Coolabah Brangus, Capela QLD sold 13 bulls to average $7,846.

Palgrove blacks average $19,174

Article & Images NATH O'SULLIVAN

Having been breeding Ultrablacks for over 15 years now Palgrove feel they are consistently producing an article suited to their client’s needs across Australia.

General Manager Ben Noller stated in his forward of the 2024 Annual Bull Sale Catalogue “we can safely say (Ultrablacks) have now confirmed their position in the marketplace and their growth will continue throughout commercial herds”.

“It’s the combination of maternal strength, how the female portion perform and the terminal strength, how the steer portion are exceeding feedlot performance and grading specifications, that are confirming the true value of Ultrablacks” he wrote.

Little wonder then that the 86 Ultrablack and Brangus bulls offered on the sale recorded a 100% clearance at an average of $19,174.

Reaching a top of $52,500 for Palgrove Tall Timber a 24-monthold son of Palgrove Quality Time, who was purchased by Gavin McKenzie, Tannyfoil Brangus, Blackwater QLD.

Going into his Brangus herd Mr McKenzie admired the bull’s quiet nature as well as his depth and thickness.

“He scanned really well with a 143cm2 EMA and IMF of 7.3%” Mr McKenzie said.

While numerous bulls found stud duties it was Richmond QLD commercial producers G & M Easton who paid the second top money of $48,000 for Palgrove Tombraider another 24-month-old son of Palgrove Quality Time.

Far North Queensland Brangus stud Telpara Hills parted with $42,500 for their pick of the draft in Palgrove Trooper a 25-monthold son of Palgrove Quality Time.

Fellow Brangus stud producers Jeffrey and Raelea Holzwart, Circle H Brangus, Emerald QLD got in early to secure the first Ultrablack bull offered Palgrove Tug ‘O’ War a 26-month-old son of Palgrove Quality Time for $35,000.

Palgrove Quality Time (TJM Three D) sired 31% of the Ultrablack and Brangus Catalogue with 27 sons averaging $21,926.

The top price Brangus Bull was the final bull offered Palgrove Tailor-Made a 26-month-old son of Palgrove Quick Release he sold to Dan Radel and Bec Burnham, DBR Grazing, Augathella QLD for $34,000.

Looking for a bull to use over heifers they appreciated his balance of Brangus BREEDPLAN data from low birthweight to high milk and good carcase.

The four Brangus bulls offered sold for an average of $17,500.

Clermont QLD producers Bush Holdings paid to a top of $30,000 for their pick of the Ultrablack catalogue Palgrove Tenant (Milwillah Jaal) loading eight Ultrablack bulls to average $20,750, they also added two Charolais bulls to complete their lot.

Warrian Holdings, ‘Springrock’, Injune QLD also put together eight Ultrablack bulls averaging $15,000 with a top price of $20,000 paid for Palgrove Tartan (Milwillah Jaal).

Averaging $16,667 for a selection of six was BKM Pastoral, ‘Ghinghinda’, Taroom QLD including $22,000 for Palgrove Topworker (Palgrove Quick Release).

Buying across both Ultrablack and Charolais catalogues was Daley Cattle, ‘Waterview’, Taroom QLD purchasing five Ultrablack bulls for a $23,200 average paying to a top of $30,000 for Palgrove Taumalolo (Palgrove Quick Release) and four Charolais bulls for a $30,250 average.

Palgrove offered and sold 93 Charolais bulls to a top of $60,000 averaging $20,312.

It’s the combination of maternal strength, how the female portion perform and the terminal strength, how the steer portion are exceeding feedlot performance and grading specifications, that are confirming the true value of Ultrablacks

Ben Noller Palgrove

Top Left: Bec, Lucia, and Dan Radel, DBR Grazing, Augathella QLD with $34,000 Palgrove Tailor-Made; Bottom Left: Ben Noller, Palgrove; and purchaser Gavin McKenzie, Tannyfoil Brangus, Blackwater QLD with $52,500 Palgrove Tall Timber; Bottom right: Top Price Ultrablack bull – Colby Ede, Nutrien Stud Stock, Toowoomba QLD

Bimbadeen send top bull to Victoria for $14,000

Article NATH O'SULLIVAN Images AMANDA SALISBURY & SUSIE MCLAUGHLAN

Support from repeat stud and commercial clients and strong demand for quality females underpinned the eight annual Bimbadeen on-property sale.

In what would be their final sale at “Arthur’s Knob” sale complex Mark & Amanda Salisbury and family offered 38 bulls and 10 females.

Twenty-seven of those bulls sold at auction for an average of $6,556 and 71% clearance, a clearance that would be boosted to 95% by the end of the day with a flurry of sales after the gavel fell.

Long-time supporters Roger Davis and Family of Kimberly Downs Brangus, Leongatha VIC, returned to purchase the top-price bull Bimbadeen Ulysses U005 for $14,000.

The Palmal Alfie son was out of a first-calf Bimbadeen Q Manly daughter.

The heaviest bull in the draft, Ulysses U005 presented with Brangus BREEDPLAN EBVs in the top 25% for 200-day weight, above average for scrotal size, and in the top 10% for IMF. He presented with a 96% morphology result and a scrotal of 42cm.

Kimberly Downs added Bimbadeen Usain U121 (Ginoondan Drummond) for $10,000 to make the trip south.

Bororen QLD stud, Shamrock Black Brangus paid the second top money of $13,000 for Bimbadeen Unified U173.

One of the first Pheasant Creek Quaid Q4 sons offered he presented a great balance of breeding values being the top 15% for 600-day-weight, the top 20% for carcase-weight, EMA and IMF, and in the top 25% for 200 and 400-day-weight.

Cameron Crozier and Tara Rule, Charleville QLD purchased four bulls at auction via the online bidding platform StockLive for a $5,500 average adding an additional three bulls after the sale.

The Campbell Family, Gin Gin QLD bought well throughout the catalogue finding value at $5,000 each for their draft of five bulls.

Long-term clients, Bruce Lord and Family, Mt Stanley QLD secured three bulls for a $7,667 average paying to a top of $10,000 for Bimbadeen Ubobo U118.

The stands erupted for the female portion of the catalogue with a complete clearance achieved at auction for a $7,300 average.

David and Julie McCamley, Palmal, Dingo QLD secured their pick of the females in Bimbadeen Utopia U058 for the top price of $13,000.

Offered with two straws of Bimbadeen Q Memphis the 22-month-old Bimbadeen Q Qantas Q137 daughter ranked in the top 5% of Brangus BREEDPLAN for Milk, top 20% for 200-day-weight and retail-beef-yield and in the top 25% for EMA.

Harley and Leaone Berrie, 0BU Grazing, Biggenden QLD secured six females including the second top price female Bimbadeen Unity U085 for $12,000 to average $6,917.

Having purchased bulls from Bimbadeen in 2023 they had been impressed with their Brangus cross progeny.

“We have found Brangus really good to work with, their hardiness, fertility, and docility is what we are after” they said.

The Berries also purchased a bull Bimbadeen Union U210 for $11,000.

Speaking after the sale Bimbadeen principals Mark and Amanda Salisbury expressed the family's satisfaction with the sale's outcome in a buyer’s market.

"Our 2024 sale bulls averaged 87% morphology, a testament to decades of fertility management in the Bimbadeen herd, and great care with preparation,” Mark said.

“Our bulls are all ready to work – we are conscious that we should not jeopardise long-term health, soundness and fertility with our preparation.”

“We had strong repeat buyer support for our seedstock this year, with some very happy buyers and a terrific finish to the sale with our females creating some hectic bidder competition," Amanda noted.

The Bimbadeen annual sale will move to their “Jindalee” property on the Burnett Highway, Jambin Qld in 2025.

Gidyea Brangus top at $16,000

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Bulls bred in Western Queensland for Western Queensland is what Adrian and Megan Forrest’s Gidyea Brangus and Ultrablack program is all about.

Something very evident at their 2024 bull sale held on-property at “Bellona”, Augathella QLD where return buyers snapped up the “100pc commercial focussed paddock bulls ready to work”.

With 59 bulls offered 52 were sold via helmsman auction for an 88pc clearance rate and a $7,731 average.

They sold to a top of $16,000 for Gidyea 23100 a herd bull offered by the Forrest’s oldest son Will.

Stuart & Kira Reddan, Reddan Organic Beef, Augathella QLD selected the top price bull for their operation that primarily turns off bullocks to the organic beef supply chain.

The Reddan’s added the equal second top-price bull Gidya 2364 for $15,000 to complete their draft of two bulls.

TVF Pastoral led the volume buyers purchasing nine bulls in total for an average of $6,444 paying to a top of $10,000.

S & E Grummitt, Augathella QLD loaded seven bulls to average $7,286 with a top price of $14,000.

Alpha producers Forrester Grazing Co averaged $7,333 for their draft of six bulls paying to a top of $14,000.

While, Mt Emu Pastoral Co, Hughendan QLD also purchased six bulls for an average price of $5,000.

Purchasers Stuart and Kira Reddan, Reddan Organic Beef, Augathella QLD; with vendor Will Forrest, Gidyea Brangus, Augathella QLD; agent Peter Elmes, Allied Beef, Augathella QLD and $16,000 top price bull Gidyea 23100.

Marcella Ultrablacks average $10,000

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The Marcella stud’s seventh annual sale was the first to be held on property at ‘Marcella’ Booubyjan, QLD with previous sales held in nearby Goomeri, QLD.

The investment in an on-property sale complex proved successful for Rhys & Amy Innes.

With 48 bulls offered across Angus, Ultrablack and Brangus breeds an average of $7,929 was recorded for the 42 sold.

Despite a small offering the Ultrablack bulls were sort out by buyers with the six bulls offered and sold averaging $10,000 with a top price of $12,000 recorded on three occasions.

All three of the $12,000 Ultrablack bulls were sired by Millstream Springs Van Halen out of purebred Angus females.

The lead Ultrablack bull Marcella Van Helen T686 was snapped up by Malarga Grazing, Brooweena, Qld for the top money.

The Hughes family have been purchasing Marcella bulls since the stud's first sale, however Van Halen T686 is the first Ultrablack bull purchased.

Being used over grey Brahman cows with the progeny sold as bullocks, Tom Hughes said “we are looking for slick-coated bulls with plenty of punch”.

“We are looking to produce progeny that will grade well, and be ready to turn off early, so growth for age is important to us”.

Four 26-month-old Ultrablack sons of Millstream Springs Van Halen averaged $11,750.

Eleven of the twelve Brangus bulls offered sold for an average of $6,364.

Brangus bulls reached a top of $9,000 for a 22-month-old son of Boonderoo Landau 530M who sold to Waterfall Ag, Gommeri QLD.

Volume buyers within the Brangus and Ultrablack catalogue included Bob

Vaughan, Booyal who purchased three bulls to average $6,000.

Chasing for lower content Brangus bulls bred in similar country to his Mr Vaughan said temperament and fertility are the most important traits to his selection.

Kooralbyn Station, Kooralbyn QLD also purchased three Brangus bulls for a $6,000 average.

While, Matt Barnes, Anduramba QLD secured two bulls from the Brangus Catalogue to average $6,500.

The Marcella Stud sold 25 from the 30 Angus bulls catalogued to average $8,120.

Left: Jack Moody, Williams StockFeeds (Major Sponsor); vendor Rhys Innes, Marcella; purchaser Tom Hughes, Malarga Grazing; Jack Fogg and Craig Bell, Shepherdson & Boyd with the $12,000 equal top-price Ultrablack bull Marcella Van Halen T686. Right: Bob Vaughan & Kirk Dingle both purchased Ultrablack bulls to join heifers in their respective Biggenden QLD grazing operations.

Kempsey All Breeds topped by $10,000 Brangus Bull

Seven Brangus bulls from three vendors were offered as part of Kempsey Stock and Land’s Annual All Breeds Bull Sale.

Five Brangus bulls sold for a 71% clearance to a top of $10,000 the top-price achieved for the sale and averaged $6,400 results that far exceeded other breeds and the overall sale.

John and Alison Bell, Inavale Brangus, Burjengen QLD achieved the top price selling Inavale 1350 (Lazy S Bomber) to Dirk Morris, Nook Creek NSW.

The second top-price Brangus bull Inavale 1260 (Earlwood 3357) was purchased by Ray Sellings, Taylors Arms NSW, a repeat buyer of Inavale Brangus genetics.

Brangus bulls average $5,500 at Grafton

Angus

Brangus Sale

A small select offering of 11 Brangus bulls from three vendors complemented the draft of 43 Angus bulls at Donovan Livestock & Property’s Grafton Angus & Brangus Bull & Female Sale in early August.

Eight Brangus bulls exchanged hands for a $5,500 average and a 73% clearance with a top of $7,000.

Innes & Jessica Fahey, Rocky Creek Brangus, Copmanhurst NSW offered the top-price Rocky Creek T2, a 23-month-old herd bull.

While, the Bulmer Family, Weona Brangus, Leeville NSW secured the second top price of $6,000 for Weona 4087 a three-eye-old herd bull sired by Weona 3678.

Brangus $7356 average tops Feb All Breeds

Brangus topped the breed averages at the recent Annual February All Breeds Bull and Female Sale, CQLX, Gracemere. Adding to the positive result was the fact that clearance rates saw a 15 percent improvement over the 2024 sale and average values climbed by $538 over the corresponding period. Article +

SALE SUMMARY

Total 52 Bulls

Average $7,365

Top $14,000

Gross $383,000

Interestingly the same number of bulls sold at auction for both the 2024 and 2025 sales.

Last year 52 bulls averaged $6827 to clear 63 percent of the catalogue for a top of $16,000 and an aggregate gross of $355,000. At the 2023 fixture, 69 bulls averaged $9507 topping at $30,000 for an 86 percent clearance at auction and eight heifers averaged $3250 topping at $5000 for a total clearance of that section.

Despite the depressed market conditions Brangus surged from forth spot in the average rankings in 2024 to take the honors at this year’s sale. When compared with all major pure breeds in the two day sale Brangus ranked third in clearance levels. Fifty-two Brahman bulls averaged $5077 (53% clearance), 40 Charbrays averaged $5963 (69% clearance), 36 Charolais averaged $6694 (75% clearance), 17 Angus averaged $6353 (94% clearance), 31 Simmental averaged $6806 (82% clearance) and 37 Droughtmaster bulls averaged $6986 (54% clearance).

Red Brangus claimed sectional sale honours. Top selling bull at auction was the $14,000 Burrumbush R27 (Jateebee Roper) (29-months) (900kg) (11/9mm) (143EMA) (5.2IMF). Catalogued by Tim and Rebekah Dwyer, Burrumbush Stud, Goovigen the bull sold to Chris and Aida Mahon, Belfield, Bauhinia. Three by Jateebee Roper (Redline 2/096) averaged $10,333 for Burrumbush with Belfield being the home

of two of these for on average $12,000. The remining son fetched $7000 selling to Gary and Kylie Maguire, Honeycombe, Dingo.

After failing to reach a vendors reserve at auction and being passed in at a figure of $16,000, Kraken Rip 391S sold during the sale for $22,000. Rip (PBF McTimon Manso 592/18) (48-months) (990kg) (11/7mm) (146EMA) (5.6IMF) offered in a three quarter share full possession arrangement sold to the Lamb family, Parraweena Cattle Company, Banana. Three from Kraken operated by Jason Jeynes and Julie Sheehan, Dalma, set a $13,667 average with Kraken Up For Grabs 710U51 (Pheasant Creek Quilpie Q103) (25-months) (716kg) (9/7mm) (134EMA) (5.1IMF) selling for $11,000 to the Mackenzie family, Coolmaringa, Dingo. Coolmaringa signed off on five for a $9400 average. Proven sire, Pheasant Creek Quilpie Q103 (Pheasant Creek Lewis L007) (63-months) (990kg) (19/13mm) (143EMA) (6.7IMF) offered by Kraken, failed to sell after being passed in at $12,000. Quilpie Q103 was also offered in a three quarter share full possession arrangement.

Setting a $10,000 average for three was the Oaklands prefix, Kalapa. Owners, Nev and Megan Hansen saw their three sons of River Run 20 sell to a high of $13,000 for the 26-month-old, Cadet (26-months) (770kg) (15/11mm) (141EMA) (5.5IMF) going to Des Dahl, Brolga Gully, Baralaba.

The Coolmaringa draft included the $11,000 Stutzview 858 (PP) (Bimbadeen Romeo R102) (30-months) (868kg) (13/10mm) (143EMA) 96.5IMF). Offered by the Jackson and Hynes families, Stutzview Stud, Owanyilla the bull was one of three that averaged $10,000. Top for Stutzview was another Romeo R102 son, the $13,000 Stutzview 911 (PP) (27-months) (880kg) (10/8mm) (141EMA) (5.8IMF) selling to Alan and Dianne Davies, Boyne Valley.

Selling to a top of $12,000 to set an average of $7333 for three were John and Alison Bell, Inavale Stud, Boonah. Inavale

1231 (Inavale 699) (40-months) (962kg) (13/12mm) (133MEA) (6.1IMF) went to Cormack family, Mackland Grazing, Johnny Cake Station, Collinsville. Mackland Grazing signed off on five for a $8200 average.

Rodney and Karen Johannesen, Folkslee Stud, Brooweena ended their day with a $7429 average for seven. These topped at $11,000 for Folkslee T757 (Tannyfoil P94 (PP)) (28-months) (815kg) (15/12mm) (136EMA) (6.8IMF) going to Coolmaringa, Dingo. Sue Fawcett, Lazy S Stud, Condamine set a $8667 average for her three topping at $9000 twice. Two from the draft went to Mackland Grazing and the other to Coolmaringa.

Settling at a $6333 average for six was Adrian Sclosa, Mount Byron Stud, Mount Byron. Top of the draft at $10,000 was Mount Byron Balter (Mount Byron Monarch 93 (PP)) (28-months) (12/10mm) (134EMA) (6.4IMF) selling to Brad and Nicole Saunders, Pheasant Creek Stud, Wowan.

Studs supporting the catalogue included the Bulmer family, Weona Stud, Casino, New South Wales securing the $7000 proven youngster, Kulkyne Tacoma T28 (PP) catalogued by Henry Sinnamon,

Brangus take out overall honours in the breed averages.

Brangus ranked third in the clearance levels at the sale.

Clearance rates increased 15 percent over the 2024 result.

Averages increased by $538 per head compared to 2024 sale.

69 percent of entries carried Genomic/DNA Tests.

7 head (10 percent) were withdrawals from the original catalogue.

Kulkyne Stud, Jackson. BH Bindaree principals, Brent and Holly Hanson, Murgon took a $5000 Mount Byron entry before selling a $8000 Valley View 807 son to the Deguara family, Moorvale Pastoral Company, Nebo. Moorvale will be the home of three for on average $8333. Gary and Pam Taylor, Ginoondan Stud, Gayndah took a $5000 Ironbark entry while Bruce and Leanne Woodard, Bonox Stud, Taroom took home the $6000 Stutzview 881 (PP) (Triple B Logo L393). Hayley Sheehan, Blackjack Stud, Dalma took the $5000 used sire, BH Bindaree Unlimited offered by Dave and Kay Franks, Jardine Stud, Jardine.

Major supporters were Malvern Developments, Keppel Sands taking six to

average them $5000. Bob and Helen De Gunst, Bundaberg, also claimed six for a $6000 average.

Red address, Chadwick Downs, Coonabarabran, New South Wales operated by the Lill family sold a trio for on average $5333 topping at $6000.

Left: The $22,000 used sire, Kraken Rip 391S with connections, Jason Jeynes, Kraken Stud, Dalma and buyer, Dan Lamb, Parraweena Cattle Company, Banana Right: Top selling bull at auction the $14,000 Burrumbush R27 with vendor, Tim Dwyer, Burrumbush Stud, Goovigen and purchaser, Chris Mahon, Belfield, Bauhinia

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Brangus clear all at Central Coast All Breeds

The Inaugural Central Coast All Breeds Bull & Female Sale held at the Mackay Showgrounds in August was an initiative of agents JW Livestock & Services.

In total 42 head were offered consisting of 28 bulls and 14 females including 10 Brangus bulls and 6 Brangus heifers from the Beeblee and Bullrush herds.

The top price bull of the sale was Brangus bull Beeblee Renny who sold for $15,000 to Lisco Farming, Brightly QLD.

Offered by Jason and Maria Llyod, Beeblee Brangus, Nebo QLD the 22-month-old weighed in at 780kg.

Brangus commercial heifers reached a top of $2,150 for a pen of two unjoined heifers offered by Beeblee Brangus who sold to Brad & Vicki Hanson, Hanson Cattle Co, Theodore QLD.

In the breakdown 10 Brangus bulls were offered and sold for an average of $9,550, while 6 Brangus heifers were offered and sold for a $2,116 average.

Brangus reach $11,000 at Casino All Breeds

Collectively seven Brangus vendors offered 16 bulls at the 26th Annual Casino All Breeds Bull & Female Sale.

Selling to a top of $11,000 11 Brangus bulls sold for a $6,274 average for a 69% clearance.

The top-price Brangus bull Gunnadoo Park 2735 was offered by Jeff Parker, Gunnadoo Park Brangus, Manilla NSW.

Purchased by Annette Miller, Tenterfield NSW the 27-month-old son of Bonox CT 1084 weighed 935kg and measured 142cm2 EMA with an IMF scan of 6.5%.

Red Brangus top Fitzroy Crossing Bull Sale

The Dingle Family of Redline Brangus Eidsvold QLD once again made the long trek to offer 10 bulls at the Fitzroy Crossing Bull Sale.

Rising to the top the Red Brangus bulls topped the multi-breed offering at $7,750 on five occasions with the 10 bulls selling for a 100% clearance and a $6,850 average.

Harvest Road were the successful purchaser of all five equal top-price bulls.

On average the 10 rising 2-year-old bulls homozygous polled red bulls offered by

Redline weighed 704kg with an EMA of 126cm2 an IMF scan of 5.9% and fat depths of 10mm and 8mm.

With Motility of 80% live, Morphology of 87% normal and an average scrotal circumference of 38cm.

Equal top price bulls; Redline Uppa 23-640, Redline 23-405, and Redline 23-593

Top price Brangus bull Beeblee Renny

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Brangus clear 79% at Aussie Angus Brangus Sale

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A select offering of 14 Brangus bulls from five vendors was presented for the third annual Aussie Angus Brangus Bull Sale at Coolabunia Saleyards, Coolabunia QLD.

The Brangus catalogue achieved a 79% clearance with 11 bulls selling for a $5,727 average with a top price of $8,000.

The top price bull was Inavale 1345 a 25-month-old homozygous polled homozygous black son of Lazy S Bomber offered by John and Alison Bell, Inavale Brangus, Bunjurgen QLD.

Selected by Revel and Susan Lyons, Moura QLD he will be used to join a mob of Brangus Heifers.

The Lyons' were seeking a homozygous poll homozygous black bull to join their sire battery. Running Bos Indicus cows they aim to breed high-quality black cattle turning progeny off as weaners.

A goal that the couple are achieving having won the overall champion pens of both steers and heifers at the Biloela Special Weaner Sale at the end of May 2024.

In the break down by vendor Inavale Brangus sold two of the three bulls offered for a $6,500 average price.

David and Robyn Gnech, Miltopp Brangus, Milbong QLD offered and sold four bulls for a $5,250 average.

The Jackson and Hynes Families of Stutzview Brangus, Owanyila QLD offered and sold two bulls to average $6,000

Ian Francis, Cedar Valley Brangus, Chelmsford QLD sold two of the four bulls offered for an average of $6000.

While, Shane & Linet Pincott, Pineview Brangus, Maidenwell QLD sold one bull for $5,000.

The Angus offering saw 12 bulls from the 25 offered sell to a top of $16,000 to average $6,916.

Top price bull Inavale 1345 with vendors John & Alison Bell, Inavale Brangus, Bunjurgen QLD and purchasers Susan and Revel Lyons, Moura QLD

Vale

Reg Robinson

With over five decades of involvement with Brangus cattle Reg Robinson is a name well-known within the breed and the cattle industry, a mentor and friend to many his legacy will live on.

After a life as a farmer and grazier in the Brisbane Valley and around the Esk district, William Reginald Robinson (Reg) passed on the 4th of November 2024 at age 78 (born 11th May 1946).

From the moment Reg was born, his life would be shaped by a strong sense of duty, a commitment to hard work, and a deep respect for the values of family.

Reg was a man who worked hard, and he worked from a young age. Leaving school at just 14, he quickly learned the value of hard work and perseverance.

His involvement with Brangus cattle began in the early 1970s when he traded his prized gelding, Repco, for six Brahman heifers and decided to breed them to a black bull.

This would be the catalyst for a lifelong commitment to breeding, showing and selling Brangus cattle.

Reg was most fortunate that his father William James Robinson gave him the ‘Heart WR’ brand (first registered in the 1920s) whilst growing up on the family property, Glen Esk.

The combination of brand and property name blended into the stud prefix, Glen Heart which was registered in the early 1980s.

Acknowledged as a life member of the Australian Brangus Cattle Association in 2021, Reg worked tirelessly for the betterment of the Brangus breed.

Ryan Jackson

A huge love of and passion for the Brangus breed is how Ryan Jackson will be remember by his family and fellow Brangus breeders.

Passing in his sleep on January 25th 2025 at just 46 years old (born September 11th 1978), Ryan was a family man and loved working alongside his father and best mate Dennis ‘Dan’.

After working off-farm in the timber and mining industries, Ryan returned home to ‘Stutzview” to work alongside his father Dennis and mother Lola (Dec).

He was part of the third generation on ‘Stutzview’ the family property purchased by Ryan’s maternal grandparents John and Dolly Stutz in the 1930’s.

Ryan devoted much of his life to the Jackson family’s pastoral pursuits and Stutzview Brangus stud.

Upon returning to ‘Stutzview’ he developed a passion for soil and pastures, setting about improving the land to mitigate the impact of future droughts and increase the health and productivity of the pastures and the Brangus cattle that graze them.

Ryan stepped up in 2021 following the passing of his mother Lola to take the lead role at ‘Stutzview’ working with his father and sister Danielle Hynes and family, brother Shane and family weren’t

He forged many paths that made progress for the next generation of Brangus breeders much easier and was well known as a mentor to many as they began their Brangus breeding journeys.

Reg was actively involved in promoting the Brangus breed from the 1990’s until recent times attending Feature, Regional and Royal Shows, and Brangus and Industry Field Days. He enjoyed catching up with other breeders and meeting like-minded people to discuss Brangus cattle.

He enjoyed educating others on the great qualities and benefits of Brangus cattle and relished the opportunity to help others when starting their own Brangus ventures.

Reg was immensely proud of what he had achieved over time, breeding Brangus and witnessing the Glen Heart prefix gather success along the way.

His legacy lives on in those he mentored and helped propagate on their Brangus journey and in his children Regina, Jayne, Tammie and Will who are all actively involved in breeding cattle.

far away either working the adjoining property and their Sandy Banks Brangus herd.

This is when his love of and commitment to Brangus cattle elevated to a new level, he attended many Brangus sales and events and enjoyed spending time with his Brangus family.

Ryan was a perfectionist, driven by a desire to produce the highest quality cattle, and his keen eye for Brangus cattle earnt him the respect of his fellow breeders.

One of Ryan’s proudest moments was at the 2024 Rockhampton Brangus Sale when the stud sold the top-price female Stutzview Unforgettable for $22,000.

Before his passing, Ryan had been preparing the family’s offering for the upcoming February All Breeds sale (3/3 averaged $10,000) and was really excited to offer heifers he had earmarked for the BLING female sale in May for the first time.

Ryan is survived by his father Dennis ‘Dan’, siblings Danielle Hynes and Shane their spouses, children and grandchildren.

Reg Robinson

Ryan Jackson

Buck Thomason

Rawle Buckner Thomason Jr – or Buck as he was simply known to so many throughout the Brangus world – left an impression and legacy being felt right across the globe.

Born in 1947 and passing on November 4, 2024, Buck prospered in a number of industries during his 77 years – including construction and real estate development – before turning his enormous focus and energy to the breeding of his beloved Brangus cattle.

While Buck had always been passionate about hard work, cattle and ranching, it was in 2003 that he fulfilled a lifelong dream transitioning to full-time ranching in Cranfills Gap, Texas (USA) at Indian Hills Ranch. There, he and his wife, Sidney, spent the past two decades living their passion for cattle ranching.

Indian Hills Brangus animals would go on to take out many awards for the Thomasons throughout the US – with IH Sidney 81F2 crowned Grand Champion Red Brangus female 2020, and influential sires Chief of Indian Hills 23P68, Indian Hills Bar None 820Y8 and IH Rudder 504Y2 IH Rudder 504Y2 - Black Brangus Show Bull of the Year 2013-2014) providing an impressive sire battery.

Described as ‘a leader for the breed at all levels’, Buck also served as chairman of the International Brangus Breeders Association’s (IBBA) International Committee, hosting the World Brangus Congress in 2018. He was also a regular and enthusiastic visitor to our shores – especially at Beef Australia events between 2012 and 2021. To the Australian Brangus community, Buck was a terrific host at Indian Hills Ranch – opening his home, his kitchen and his paddocks to countless appreciative Aussies.

His warmth, enthusiasm, and generosity of spirit was no better illustrated than at the Australian World Brangus Congress (2012). At this gala event, Buck bid upward (at times unchallenged) to $5000 on an Aboriginal artwork (which would go on to be showcased in the beautiful Indian Hills Ranch homestead). This money would provide the founding donation for the Brangus Australia Youth Fund, created in the aftermath of the event.

Buck was a truly great supporter of the Brangus breed, and believer in the generations of Brangus breeders to follow him. He encouraged those who shared his passion for Brangus regardless of age. His enormous legacy includes Indian Hills bloodlines running through so many pedigrees in the US, Australia and countless other countries right around the world.

Due to health concerns, Buck oversaw the dispersal of the Indian Hills Ranch Brangus stud in 2023, grossing USD $427,000 and seeing IH genetics being shared even further.

He leaves behind his devoted wife of 50 years, Sidney, daughter Stacy, sons Charles and Trey and five grandchildren.

FRIDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2025 20th

New venue for Bimbadeen

open day & sale events

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2025 will herald a change of sale location for Australia’s longest serving Brangus stud, with this new venue also hosting Bimbadeen’s ‘No Dumb Questions’ Open Day.

The Bimbadeen Brangus team will offer these two events at their ‘Jindalee’ bull depot, on the Burnett Highway just north of Jambin (in Central Queensland).

The Open Day, planned for Friday August 29, will provide experts across a range of fields to showcase their specialties in ‘down to earth’ language – from DNA to BREEDPLAN EBVs, crush-side and lab semen testing and Brangus registration.

“We use all these sources for the data we share in our catalogues – as do many seedstock producers - but it’s not uncommon to see prospective buyers have difficulty with applying the information shared to their own operations,” said Bimbadeen’s Amanda Salisbury.

“We wanted to gather experts together and provide a space where there is no such thing as a ‘dumb question’, with information shared in clear layman’s language to assist in better understanding for buyers around the animals they are considering for their herd.’

The event will target beef producers of all backgrounds – from experienced buyers looking to clarify particular issues through to newcomers to the industry. Representatives from Neogen, BREEDPLAN, The Australian Vet Association and the Australian Brangus Cattle Association will provide brief outlines of products and tests, and answer

questions. An agribusiness specialist will also be on hand.

Also on display will be a selection of sale bulls and females for the 2025 Bimbadeen Genetics Sale, to be offered three weeks later on Thursday September 18.

Bimbadeen’s Mark Salisbury said the 2025 sale offering includes a terrific lineup of young Brangus bulls and an exciting selection of elite females.

“Our focus, as always, is to produce sound, fertile, functional seedstock which tick off the boxes in phenotype and style, genotype and genuine beef production traits.”

Those seeking high and low content Brangus will be catered for, with all bulls motility and morphology tested. All sale animals will DNA profiled, vet assessed and ABCA registered.

‘NO DUMB QUESTIONS’ OPEN DAY FRIDAY, AUGUST 29 2025 BIMBADEEN GENETICS SALE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

more information visit www.bimbadeenbrangus.com

Construction of the new sale Bimbadeen venue, located right off the Burnett Highway, will be underway soon.

“We have loved having the sale at our home breeder block (at ‘Arthur’s Knob’ via Monto) but the purchase of our Jambin blocks (now our bull depot) offers such easy access for buyers that relocating it was a no brainer,” said Mark.

“And unlike our previous sale location, there is bitumen the whole way!”

The planned Jindalee sale venue is five minutes’ drive north of Jambin, half an hour from Biloela, and just over an hour from Rockhampton. The sale will mark the 9th annual on-property sale for Bimbadeen, which has been breeding seedstock for Australian stud and commercial producers for over seven decades.

Sales + Events

MAR APR

27-29th

Toowoomba Royal Show

SEPT

11-14th

Sydney Royal Easter Show

Beef Cattle Judging

MAY

5-6th

Taroom Brangus Feature Show

Taroom Qld

16th

BLING Female Sale

Paradise Lagoons, Nine Mile Qld

31st

Belview Brangus Pre Sale Open Day

On property at "Inverleigh", 212 Fairweather Road, Myall Creek, NSW

JUN

20th

Belview Brangus Sale

On property at "Inverleigh", 212 Fairweather Road, Myall Creek, NSW

AUG

2nd

Marcella Angus-Ultrablacks Bull Sale

On Property, Goomeri QLD

4th

JK Cattle Company 4th Annual Bull Sale

1pm, On Property, Camilaroi West, Condamine Qld

8-9th

Ekka Beef Cattle Judging

29th

2025 Bimbadeen ‘No Dumb Questions’

Open Day

The 'No Dumb Questions' Bimbadeen Open Day will feature specialists from Neogen, Breedplan and vet services to present and answer any questions around the science of cattle breeding.

A selection of Bimbadeen's 2025 sale lineup will also be on display.

5th

Roma Brangus Sale

10am, Roma Saleyards, Roma Qld

12th

Palgrove Annual Bull sale

Friday 12th of September 2025

‘Glen Wilga’ Chinchilla 100 Ultrablack and Brangus Bulls

15th

2025 Bimbadeen Genetics Sale

Bimbadeen's 9th annual studstock sale

New location - via Jambin

50 rising 2yo bulls

10 elite females

20th

Telpara Hills Brangus & Ultrablack

Annual Sale

11am On Property, Tolga Qld

26th

Central Brangus Classic Sale

9am, CQLX Gracemere Saleyards

OCT 2nd

Triple B Brangus 13th Annual

Production Sale 2025

Offering 80 Black Brangus Bulls and 120 Purebred Brangus Females

13th-14th

Rockhampton Brangus Sale CQLX, Gracemere Qld

DEC

15th-18th

Brangus Youth Camp

Theodore Sport and Recreation Grounds

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