WELCOME TO OUTWEST ANGUS

Welcome to our On Property Bull Sale and thank you for your support and interest in our program.

Congratulations to Angus Australia for running a very successful Beyond the Beef Zoetis Angus National Conference recently in Tamworth which we were both able to attend. Even though it was held at a time of a depressed cattle market we came away with a feeling of a very positive outlook for the future of the Angus breed. At this time we had ST Genetics Nigel Semmens and USA representative Ben Crites visit our Walcha property Coola Downs.

Our bulls will present well. From standing in water from September to January & now back into a very tight autumn the bulls have performed well with minimal supplementary feed on native pastures. Our properties at Walcha and Quirindi have helped level out the feed cycle. All bulls are genomic tested & parent verified and freeze branded for ease of identification.

Many bulls in the draft are low birthweight and calving ease bulls suitable for heifer joinings. Everything has been done to these bulls to insure they perform to the best of their ability in your program.

Sires represented include Baldridge Beast Mode B074, GB Fireball 672, GAR Home Town, Bubs Southern Charm and S Powerpoint WS 5503

Our selection puts emphasis on economic traits that are important. Calving ease, birthweight, growth, fertility, maternal function, carcase and temperament. The strength of our herd is in the maternal side.

Please contact us anytime for further information or to arrange an inspection.

We look forward to seeing you sale day

Inspection: From 10.00 am on sale day Wednesday 9th August 2023. Prior inspection welcomed by appointment.

Health: All bulls have been semen tested. Vaccinations for 7 in 1 & Pestigard in June 2023 plus Cydectin. Please do not hesitate to contact Outwest if you would like to discuss our breeding & health program including the genetic defect issue.

Breeding Information: Further animal information is available by visiting the online sale catalogue at www.angusaustralia.com. au. Updated supplementary information will be available sale day.

Transfers: All are eligible for transfer by the Angus Society into the buyers name. Please provide name & address details so transfers can be completed.

Delivery: Bulls will be available for delivery immediately after the sale.

Transport: Assistance for buyers will be available, please talk to us to discuss arrangements.

NLIS: Our PIC is NH170610. Please provide your PIC number on registration to facilitate transfers on the NLIS datadase.

Rebate: 2% rebate will be paid to any agent who introduces a purchaser to Outwest Angus prior to the sale in writing & settles on their behalf in 7 days.

Insurance: There is no vendor insurance on the cattle sold. Buyers are reminded that it is their responsibility from the fall of the hammer to organise insurance. We recommend insurance and will have an agent to organise arrangements on the day.

Selling System: Sale of animals will be conducted under normal auction conditions. We will be using a bid card registration system. Please note: selling conditions may change on advice from the government with regards to Covid-19.

AuctionsPlus: This sale will be interfaced & live streamed with AuctionsPlus. Please visit www.auctionsplus.com.au for more information.

GST: Will be added at the fall of the hammer to the purchase price. You will be invoiced for purchase price plus GST.

Phone bids: Mobile service is available at Outwest Angus, so phone bids can be accepted please contact us or your agent to arrange this.

Catering: Lunch & refreshments will be available on sale day with compliments of the McLeish family.

Travel Times: from - Coonamble 30 mins - Dubbo 2 hrsCoonabarabran 2 hrs.

Accommodation:

Castlereagh Lodge Motel 02 6822 1999

Coonamble Motel 02 6822 1400

Cypress Motel 02 6822 1788

Public Liability: Any person attending the sale does so at their own risk. All persons attending the sale release the vendor from all actions or demands due to any loss, death, damage or injury occurring on the premises. The vendor is not responsible and has no liability for any death or injury to any person or any loss or, or damages to any person attending the sale, their property or otherwise.

Indemnity: All persons attending the sale agree to indemnify the vendor from and against any liability, loss, damage, expense or claim which the vendor may incur, including to athird party, before, during or after the sale in all respects.

Guarantee: All bulls sold by Outwest are fertile and structurally sound to the best of our knowledge. If an animal becomes infertile or breaks down due to reasons other than injury or misadventure at any time in the next 12 months, we will:

1. Provide you with a satisfactory replacement if available or;

2. Issue you with a credit equal to the purchase price less the salvage value, that can be used to purchase available animals in future from Outwest Angus.

Normal care needs to be taken, as we cannot replace an animal that is injured or dies for any reason. Any claims must be accomapnied by a certificate from a registered veterinarian. All vet costs are the responsibility of the purchasers.

Disclaimer: Whilst all due care has been paid to accuracy in the compilation of this catalogue, neither the vendor or the selling agents or representative(s) thereof assume any responsibility whatsoever for the correctness, use or interpretation of the information on animals included in this sale catalogue.

Attention Buyer: Animal details included in this catalogue, including but not limited to pedigree, DNA information, Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) and Index values, are based on information provided by the breeder or owner of the animal. Whilst all reasonable care has been taken to ensure that the information provided in this catalogue was correct at the time of publication, Angus Australia will assume no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information, nor for the outcome (including consequential loss) of any action taken based on this information.

Parent Verification Suffixes: The animals listed within this catalogue including its pedigree, are displaying a Parent Verification Suffix which indicates the DNA parent verification status that has been conducted on the animal. The Parent Verification Suffixes that will appear at the end of each animal’s name.

PV: both parents have been verified by DNA.

SV: the sire has been verified by DNA.

DV: the dam has been verified by DNA.

#: DNA verification has not been conducted.

E: DNA verification had identified that the sire and/or dam may possibly be incorrect, but this cannot be confirmed conclusively.

What is the TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation?

The TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation is the genetic evaluation program adopted by Angus Australia for Angus and Angus influenced beef cattle. The TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation uses Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) technology to produce Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) of recorded cattle for a range of important production traits (e.g. weight, carcase, fertility).

The TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation is an international genetic evaluation and includes pedigree, performance and genomic information from the Angus Australia and Angus New Zealand databases, along with selected information from the American and Canadian Angus Associations.

The TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation utilises a range of genetic evaluation software, including the internationally recognised BLUPF90 family of programs, and BREEDPLAN® beef genetic evaluation analytical software, as developed by the Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU), a joint institute of NSW Agriculture and the University of New England, and Meat and Livestock Australia Limited (MLA).

What is an EBV?

An animal’s breeding value can be defined as its genetic merit for each trait. While it is not possible to determine an animal’s true breeding value, it is possible to estimate it. These estimates of an animal’s true breeding value are called EBVs (Estimated Breeding Values).

EBVs are expressed as the difference between an individual animal’s genetics and a historical genetic level (i.e. group of animals) within the TACE genetic evaluation, and are reported in the units in which the measurements are taken.

Using EBVs to Compare the Genetics of Two Animals

TACE EBVs can be used to estimate the expected difference in the genetics of two animals, with the expected difference equating to half the difference in the EBVs of the animals, all other things being equal (e.g. they are joined to the same animal/s).

For example, a bull with a 200 Day Growth EBV of +60 would be expected to produce progeny that are, on average, 10 kg heavier at 200 days of age than a bull with a 200 Day Growth EBV of +40 kg (i.e. 20 kg difference between the sire’s EBVs, then halved as the sire only contributes half the genetics).