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It is all about sire power at Boonaroo

When Boonaroo purchased Lawsons Charlie they knew there was something special about him and there is no doubt his progeny prove that so head to their 2022 sale

Without doubt, he has bred the most outstanding, consistent line of bulls and heifers we have ever produced at Boonaroo.

Phenotypically perfect, soft, deep, with superb structure and an amazing temperament.

Twenty of these outstanding Charlie sons will feature in the sale.

That’s not to overlook the other sale sires that have also produced exceptional lines of cattle bred to perform in today’s modern highly intensive grass finishing systems.

Prime Katapault sons are high yielding with body shape, depth and trait leading calving ease.

Hard Hat Nebraska is in the top 3% for calving ease and 600 day growth, both sires have produced versatile sons suitable for either a heifer joining or over the cow herd. 2021 has seen Boonaroo calve down 500 stud cows and join 530 females, and seen further investment in a new walking sire and semen in the world’s best sires.

Boonaroo will offer 130 Angus bulls in our 2022 18th Angus production sale.

As 2021 comes to a close, we have seen record prices across all facets of the red meat industry with an ongoing swing in the industry to grass finishing driven by consumer demand, at Boonaroo we have been concentrating on this for a long time.

The need for cattle to respond to the feed on offer is paramount to being able to finish calves and get females back in calf.

When we started breeding Angus cattle back in 2003 we concentrated on structure and phenotype, retaining females which could thrive in our sandy soils, with good feet and a good temperament being number 1.

We have focused heavily on fat cover and muscling in our breeding program, combining these two traits to produce cattle which can be run at higher stocking rates without losing their ability to finish and be fertile. The injection of New Zealand genetics into our cow herd over multiple generations endures we produce a robust, sound and deep-bodied line of bulls, and our dedication to performance recording creates performance predictability.

As we developed our breeding herd, New Zealand genetics played a key role, with their impeccable structure and natural ability to do on grass.

As we fine tuned our breeding we concentrated on making the cattle easy care, by breeding calving ease females without compromising growth and fertility, we aim to maximise muscling while still retaining some fat cover to enable grass finishing at any time of the year.

Over half of the 2022 sale group are “curve benders”, bulls which offer calving ease without compromising growth and quality.

Sires we use boast perfect hoof shape, growth without losing softness and finishing ability and exceptional temperament.

We hope that you have the opportunity to join us for our sale on Friday, February 18, at Boonaroo at 11.30am EST. Inspections will begin from 9.30am.

Mount Gambier Market Report CATTLE

Numbers eased a little as agents yarded 1263 head of liveweight and open auction cattle. These sold to a slightly smaller field of trade and processor buyers with feeders and restockers also present and active over the offering.

Quality was good with some large weights on offer in the bullock pens as the market mainly sold from firm to slightly better in price. Vealer steers to the trade remained firm in price as they made from 520c to 562c with similar heifers making from 520c to 595c/kg.

Feeder orders sought steers from 470c to 590c/kg. Yearling steers to the trade made from 474c to 545c with similar heifers making from 376c to 536c/kg. Feeders were active here on steers from 440c to 577c and heifers from 360c to 505c/kg.

Grown steers and bullocks ranged from 375c to 473c to the trade as they ranged from firm to 3c easier in price with feeder activity from 430c to 483c/kg. Grown heifers made from 338c to 460c with feeder activity from 338c to 437c as manufacturing steers ranged from 310c to 350c/kg.

Heavy cows lifted 3c as they made from 310c to 348c with lighter types making from 255c to 285c as feeders were active from 270c to 344c/kg. Bulls ranged from 275c to 318c/kg.

Naracoorte Market Report SHEEP & LAMBS

Numbers eased a little as agents yarded less lambs but more sheep last week with 4437 lambs and 1440 sheep combining to total 5877 head overall. These sold to a slightly smaller field of trade and processor buyers along with a number of active restockers. Quality was very mixed with something to suit all orders with both markets selling to easier rates than the previous week.

Light lambs to the trade made from $92 to $165 with the lightweight trade 2 and 3 scores reaching $173/head. Restockers sourced light Merino lambs from $96 to $135 with light crossbreds making from $60 to $150 with those with better conditioning making from $164 to $177/ head. Trade weight 3 score lambs made from $176 to $191 with a fall of $3/head with most sales here from 800c to 850c/kg cwt. Heavy lambs ranged from $188 to $222 with a fall of up to $5 as the extra heavy lots returned from $219 to the market high of $260/head. Hoggets made from $140 to $163 as light sheep returned from $48 to $99/head.

Medium weighted sheep ranged from $108 to $130 as heavy pens sold from $144 to $176/head. Wethers made from $148 to $204 as rams ranged from $50 to $150/head.

Naracoorte Market Report - CATTLE

Numbers eased as agents yarded 899 head of liveweight and open auction cattle. These sold to a slightly smaller field of trade and processor buyers, along with the usual feeders and restockers. Quality dipped a little on the previous week’s sale, with less of the supplementary fed lots coming forward with the market being mixed in price. Insufficient vealers came forward to provide a quote. Yearling steers to the trade ranged from 464c to 525c, to be from firm to 20c better in places with similar heifers making from 440c to 522c/kg. Feeders sought steers from 450c to 602c, and heifers from 450c to 552c/kg.

Restockers operated on steers from 500c to 594c, and on the heifers from 490c to 568c/kg. Grown steers and bullocks to the trade lost up to 18c, as they returned from 420c to 488c, with feeder activity from 448c to 468c/kg. Grown heifers to the trade lost 15c, as they ranged from 342c to 478c, with feeder support from 345c to 458c/kg. A single pen of FrIesian manufacturing steers made to 320c/kg.

Heavy weight cows bucked the easier trend, as they jumped in price by 20c, to range from 326c to 358c/ kg. The light weight types sold to 290c, as strong feeder activity took most of the light weight lots from 264c to 376c/kg. Heavy weight bulls ranged from 290c to 355c, with lighter pens reaching a high of 512c/kg.