Heifers an added bonus at Kelly Angus Autumn offering

Exciting sons of one of the world’smost popular Angus bulls, plus the first offering from the stud of registered females, arebig draw cards to this year’sKelly Angus Autumn Bull and Heifer sale.

“This year’sbulls stand up well and will blend in seamlessly to any commercial operation,” Mr Joyce said.

The sale, to be held on Thursday 23 March at the stud’s home base in Yea, Victoria, will see the first sons of GAR Hometown up for grabs.

GAR Hometownranked number one in the US for breed registrations in 2022.

Knowla Nobleman N127 is another bull with progeny in the sale that Mr Joyce describes as “pretty exciting”.

Used as an AI sire, Nobleman has Estimated Breeding Values in the top 3percent for Calving EaseDirectand bothSelection Indexes,and the top 1percent for docility

He also sits in the top 7percent for Intramuscular Fat (IMF).

The first sons of the $108,000 Texas Powerplay will also be in the line-up.

Live calves on the ground remains key at Kelly Angus, with moderate birthweight and calving ease abig focus.

“Wewanteveryone to have apositive journey with their calving,” Mr Joyce said.

“Weare very focused on carcasequalities as well, with ahighemphasis on that, and we like keeping our finger on the pulse of the most recent genetics.”

After offering commercial femalesintheir autumn 2022 sale, selling three pens of heifers to a top of $3500 and average of $2950, this year Kelly will put forwardregistered heifers.

“If people want to buy them and keep them registered, they can,otherwise they will just have areally superior commercial product.

“Therewill be amixtureofsirelines in there, but definitely some Powerplay daughters.”

The heifers will be either 18-months or 14-monthsold,and pregnancy tested empty for buyers to join as they like.

All sale lots, along with ahandful of the stud’s cows and calves, will be on display prior to the sale on 25 February on-property

“People can come in and take their time to have alook, and thereisnostress or pressure on them, they can go through as they will,” Mr Joyce said.

The March 23 sale, interfacedwith AuctionsPlus,willbejust the fourth on-property auction for the stud.

Last autumn, they sold 48 bulls at auction to an average of $9836, topping at $26,000.

Mr Joyce said while bullstravelled across three states, about two thirds of the lots stayed local to Yea.

Mr Joyce predicts bull prices will reflect what is happeninginthe commercial market,and bidders at his sale won’tbedisappointed with the value for money

The annual auction gets underway at 1pm Thursday 23rdMarch at the Yeaproperty and will be live online through AuctionsPlus.

For moreinformation visit www.kellyangus.com.au

Three breeds at Brewer Beef

Halfway between Tallangatta and Corryong, asmall family has established athreepronged stud which specialises in Simmental, Angus and acrossbreed Sim Angus, which they market as ‘Brewer Beef’.

David and Tara Brewer have continued for 30 years to develop tried-and-true principles in cattle breeding: bulls that arefunctional, easy to carefor and which perform.

“Wesellabout 80 bulls per yearbetween private sales and auctions and have aherdof 420 cows serviced by 12 bulls,” Mr Brewer said.

Brewer Beef has sold bulls to farmers as far away as Blackall in northernQueensland.

They have many returning customers who are using their bulls to increase their herd with great success.

The stud’s primary focus is to produce quiet cattle that make producers’ jobs as easy as possible.

“SimAngus gives you the best of both worlds with the Angus genes contributing good IMF, gentleness and workability to the crossbreed, and the Simmental giving greater muscling,” Mrs Brewer said.

The progeny from Brewer Beef bulls have enjoyed above averagepricesfor producers,and because the enterprise is operated on different sites, self-carewith calving is also apriority

As the herdisoperated over10different properties, the cows have to calve unassisted and have consistently done so foroverfiveyears, having not pulled a normally presented calf in that time.

Brewer Beef Black Simmentals fit seamlessly into an Angus herd, providing extremelyvaluable hybrid vigour,effectively giving the producer moredollars for free.

Their cattle never failtoachieve top prices at market and the progenyoftheir bullshave enjoyed above averageprices and increased competition on their cattle in recent years.

“This is due to their ability to do well and their easy handling attributes.” Mrs Brewer said.

However,the secret to Brewer Beef’s success is theirson Henry who, at 13 years old, has quickly become the ‘data guru’ behind the family’spurchases and business success.

“Henry analyses every stud sale, having spent COVID lockdown poring over cattlecatalogues everyday,” Mrs Brewer said.

“He is abig structureman, first and foremost, and the cattle must also have longevity in their feet.

Foot structureisimportant to him.

“Hopefully Ican retire earlyand watch him take things over.”

This year BrewerBeef will offer 18 Angus Bulls, 14 Black Simmental Bulls, 14 SimAngus Bulls and 4Traditional Simmental Bulls.

Buyers at this sale will certainly be spoilt for choice.

Brewer Beef look forwardtopresenting their 8th saledraft underthe Brewer Beefbrand on 17thFebruary2023and assisting you to maximise your profits.

For moreinformation, visit: www.brewerbeef.com.au