Angus Bull Sales June 2024

ANGUS BULL SALES June 2024

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AhighlightintheNewZealandsalescalendar

TairāwhitiAngusstudsarelooking forwardtoanotherrising2-yearoldbullsalesweekandare keentomaintainthereputationfor producingexcellenthillcountrycattle andalsosocialisewithcolleaguesfrom aroundNewZealand.

TheEastCoastAngusBullWalkin earlyMaygavelocalsandvisitorsthe opportunitytostudyfirst-handthe selectionofrisingtwo-year-oldbulls. WhangaraAngusoptedtonothavea BullWalkthisyearbutremainedopen foranyoneinterestedinviewingtheir line-upforsalesweek.Inaddition totheAngusbulls,HerefordR2s werealsoshowcasedatMokairauat WhangaraandWilencoteatNgātapa.

TherearenineAngusbullsales throughouttheEastCoaststarting onFridayJune21withRatanuiAngus, followedbythreeonMondayJune24: Orere,KaharauandTangihau,then onTuesday25TawaHills,Whangara andTurihauaandfinallyTuriroaand KenhardtAnguson26June.Allsales willbeon-farmexceptTawaHills whowillbeholdingtheirsaleatthe Matawherosaleyardcomplex.

LivestockGeneticsRepresentative forPGGWrightsonEastCoastEmma Pollittsaysthatinspiteofadifficult andwetstartthebullshavecomeon reallywellanda“kindsummer”gave

themanopportunitytoexpresstheir potential.“They’vecomethroughthe summerandautumnreallywelland they’llbepeakingaroundaboutthe righttime.”

ChairoftheAngusEastCoastward AndrewPowdrellanticipatesabusy weekwithupto400bullsbeingsold. TheEastCoastAngusBullWeekis alwaysahighlightintheNewZealand salescalendarandthisyearisno different,hesays.

“We’reexpectingplentyofstud bullstocomeoutoftheEastCoast weekandthebullsarecertainly lookingthepart.

“PeoplecometotheCoast becausefirstandforemostthecattle arestructurallysoundandtheylast thedistance.Thiswardhasatough inspectionsystemlikenoother

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thatisundertakenbyindependent inspectors.Itkeepsthestandardhigh andthat’swhytheEastCoastsalesare alwaysatthetopendofNewZealand andhavebeenformanyyears.”

TheEastCoastbullsaresoldinto everypartofNZ.There’sabullfor everyenvironmentandbreedersup herehavedoneanoutstandingjob ofincorporatingEBVsintothecattle w without losing the fundamentals of the Angusbreed,Andrewsays.

“It’sagreatwardtobepartof.We allgetonwellandoftenworktogether, whichisagreatstrength.There’s alotofhistoryuphereandmany establishedstudswithtopquality cattlethathavestoodthetestoftime andwehavesomeforwardthinking youngbreederscomingthrough. Quiteafewofushavehadextensive damagetoinfrastructureonfarmafter Gabriellewhichhasmadethinggsvery y challengingthesepast15months.”

TheEastCoastAngusBullWalk.

KaharauAnguspresents63strong andfunctionalbulls

KaharauAnguscelebratedits50thBullSale inJune2023andwhataspecialnightitwas, celebratingwiththeirstarguestPatCooper.Pat wasKaharaus’Auctioneerfor25yearsandsoldatthe firstBullSaleinRuatoriain1973.

“ItwasincrediblyspecialhavingPatandhisson Matthewwithus,”Pennysaid.“Patstillhasthegiftto ‘setmealight’,auctioningfourbullsforusattheSale. Itwasawonderfultimetoreflectonthehistoryof Kaharauandacknowledgeallthosewhohavebeen involvedintheStudovertheyears.”

ThisyearKaharauareoffering63rising2year bulls.Thisyear’scropfeaturesonsfromsomenew andoldtopqualitysires.KaharauLennox19Q343,a TaimateLazarussonwastheir2021keeperandhas bredsomecrackingsonsandKaharauClinton,a1999 bornsiretheyusedforAI.SonsofKaharauPrince 18P333,TuriroaRagnar18P224andTangihauTopGun 17N436alsofeature.Allthesesiresaremagnificent bulls–strongbloodlinesselectedfortheirterrific pedigrees,theirall-roundbalanceandpackedwith phenotypeandperformance.

“Wearesuperpleasedwithalltheirprogenyand areveryproudtopresent63balanced,strongand functionalbullsthatarephenotypicallycorrect,fertile andstructurallysound,thathavelongevityandcando thejobforyouonthehillcountryandinthemarket place,”Pennysaid.AllBullshavebeeninspectedby anindependentAngusNZinspectorforthe‘AAtick’ sobuyerscanbuyaKaharaubullwithconfidence.

PennyhasenjoyedgettingaroundtheNorthIsland thisyear,attendingweanerfairsandvisitingclients. “Itsbeensogreatcatchingupwithclientsontheir patchandtalkingtothemabouttheiroperations.

Itiscontinuallyrewardingasabreedertoreceive suchpositivefeedbackabouthowKaharaucattle areperformingforourclientsandhearingoftheir successinthemarketplaceandtowitnessKaharau cattleregularlytoppingtheweanerfairs,hangingup heavyonthehookandachievingmarketpremiums.”

Bidrwillbefeaturingagainasouron-linelivevideo auctionplatformatthe2024Salewhichgivesclients whomaynotbeabletoattend,anopportunitytoview thesalefromhome.

PennyandPeteandManagerNickreallywelcome viewingofthebullssopleasegetintouch leadinguptothesaleandalsoifyouwouldlikea Cataloguemailedtoyou.

TheylookforwardtowelcomingyoutoKaharau onMondayJune24thforgreatbulls,delicious burgers,coldbeerandplentyofbanter! Penny&PeteHoogerbrug-0276557104 NickCarr-021656023

ViewtheBulls‘Walking’atontheKaharauwebsite under‘Sales’kaharauangus.co.nz/sales/anda linktotheKaharaue-catalogueonthewebsite homepage.

Lot3Kaharau22T387,Sire:KaharauLennox343 (TaimateLazarus/KaharauDemelza7509son).

Lot2Kaharau22T335.Sire:TangihauTopGun, Dam:AlpineLass949.

Arguablythemostevenlinepresented

TheTurihauaTeamareexcitedto present69risingtwoyearold bullsatour2024Annualsale. Theyhavecomethroughthesummer wellandarenowpackingitonwiththe autumnflush.Arguablyitwillbethe mostevenlinepresented.

Wehaveculledhardforstructure, temperament,andtype,andimproved onfertilityandmaternaltraits.This year’sline-upofbullshavemanyofthe attributesweareaimingtoachieve andareheadlinedbysonsofTurihaua Lockdown,TurihauaDelta,Turihaua Nepal,TurihauaEasternStar,Turihaua NapalmandRiverlandJCapital.

Allthebullshavebeenservice capacitytested,BVDtestednegative andvaccinated,AAinspectedand comewithour3-yearguarantee. FertilityisthecoretraitoftheTurihaua herd,andwearepleasedtosee theEBV’sforthesetraitsimprove significantlysincewehavegenomically testedthe2022and2023borncalves. TheHD50Kanalysisnotonlyimproves accuracybutalsogivesourprogram geneticlinkagesworldwide.These bullssitinthetop10%ofthebreed forfertility.Wekeepfrontofmindthat ourlong-termvisionistobecomethe mostfertile,efficientAngusherdin thecountry.BIDRaresupportingus againthisyearwiththeironlinebidding

platformtoruninconjunctionwiththe liveauction.Ifyoudon’tthinkyoucan makeittothesaleyouwillstillhavean opportunitytoparticipate.Theauction willbeanFMGPremierSale.Under thisagreementFMGwillautomatically insureallbullssolduptothevalueof $50,000for14daysatnocost,theywill alsoofferextendedcoverto12months at7.6%.Ifyouhaveanyqueries regardinginsurancemoredetailwillbe printedinthebackofthecatalogueor contactalocalrep.

Wehavealsodecidedtoretain therighttohavetheoptiontocollect semenforinherdusefromallbulls inthiscatalogueforthedurationof theirlifetime.Thiswillcomeatour expenseandwillbeco-ordinatedwith theownerofthebull.Abigthankyou toourstaffDuncanQuinlivanandour newStudShepherdRhiannonGray whoarethemaincogsthatkeepthe enterprisecranking.Pleasedonot hesitatetocomeoutforafarmtour andviewthebullsleadinguptothe saleordogivePaulacalltodiscuss thelotsofinteresttoyou.

Annualsale20243.30pm,Tuesday25June. Ontheproperty,Turihaua745WhangaraRd,RD3, GisborneInspectionsfrom1.30pm. Ifyouwishtocomeforaninspectionprior tothesaleday,pleasecontact: PaulWilliamsM:0211894114 E:paul@turihaua.co.nzwww.turihaua.co.nz

Lot2T154.

Lot3TurihauaT159.

FlushbrothersLot39and44.

Meanwhile,80yearsago…

TheGisborneHeraldhasbeencoveringAberdeenAngussalesformany decades.Takealookatthesesnippetsfromyesteryear.

Page2AdvertisementsColumn1 GisborneHerald,volumeLXXIII, issue22140,1October1946.

ABERDEENANGUSSALE: An entryof8headhasbeencatalogued byfivebreedersintheGisborne CombinedBullBreeders’seventh annualsaleofAberdeenAngusbulls tobeheld-attheMatawherosaleyards onWednesday.GisborneAberdeen Anguscattlehaveattractedmuch attentioninthepast,and,realising theirquality,buyershavetravelledlong distancestobidonthem.

GisborneHerald,volumeLXIX,issue 20905,3October1942,page6

CHANGEINNAME: STUD BEEFBREEDERSASSOCIATION’S HISTORYTheGisborneCombined BeefBullBreeders’Association hasnowchangeditsnameto GisborneStudBeefCattleBreeders’ Association,andapplicationhas beenmadetohavetheassociation incorporated.

Theoriginalassociationwas formed11yearsagobyAberdeen AngusandHerefordbreedersinthe Gisbornedistrictprimarilywiththe objectofconductingabullfairforthe twobreeds.

Thebullfairhasprovedtobea successfulventureandforseveral yearsbetween180and200Aberdeen

AngusandHerefordbullshavebeen sold.Atthe1945Herefordbullsalethe toptenbullsaveraged107gns.andthe toptenAberdeenAngusbullsattheir salethesameyearweresoldforan averageof181½gns.

Underthenewarrangement theNewZealandHerefordCattle Breeders’Associationhasdecided tosponsorashowandsaleof studHerefordbullstobeheldin conjunctionwiththeGisborneStud BeefCattleBreeders’Association’s eleventhannualsaleofHerefords… GisborneHerald,volumeLXXIII,issue 22102,17August1946,page6

PLANSDELAYEDFORNEW ROSTRUMATMATAWHERO

Whilereportingthatnoheadway hadbeenmadewiththeplansto provideanup-to-daterostrumatthe Matawherosaleyards,thepresident oftheGisborneStudBeefCattle Breeders’Association,Mr.C.E. Matthews,toldtheannualmeeting oftheassociationthatthebuilding controllerhadcausedthedelay.The workwouldbecompletedassoonas practicable,Mr.Matthewssaid.

Inhisannualreport,Mr.Matthews complimentedtheHerefordsectionon thesuccessofitsfairthisseason.The Herefordfixtureherewasbecoming

comparablewiththeAberdeenAngus show-saleatDannevirkeasaleading sourceforqualitybloodstock.

Itwasunfortunatethatoutside breedershadnotmetwithanygreat successintheshow,butthatreflected greatcreditontheGisbornebreeders. Hehopedfortheshow’ssakethatthe outsidebreederswouldcontinueto sellatGisbornefairs.

Itwasthespiritofsportsmanship andentriesfromoutsidedistrictsthat madethecompetitionallthekeener andgavebuyersawiderchoice.That competitionwasessentialtothe successofthefixturefromashowsalepointofview.

Mr.Matthewsextendedhis congratulationsalsotothebreeders oftheAberdeenAngusbullsin connectionwiththeirfair.

Theyhadhad22bullsintheirshow andthecompetitionwaskeen.The officialswerere-electedasfollows: President,Mr.C.E.Matthews;vicepresident,Mr.R.F.Hutchinson; council,Messrs.G.V.SmithandG. Cameron(AberdeenAngus),Messrs R.C.HineandF.E.Humphreys (Hereford).

GisborneHerald,volumelxxv,issue 22806,29November1948,page4

SourcePapersPast

Turiroacelebrates80years

TuriroaAnguswasfoundedin 1944byWalterPowdrellandthis yearthefamilyarecelebrating 80yearsbreedingpedigreeAngus cattle.Tocelebratethecouplerecently heldaheifersaleandsold40females tocustomersfromasfarawayasthe WaikatoandWairarapa.

Walter’sfatherin-lawREJefferson gaveWalterandhisbrideRuthfive pedigreeAngusheifersasawedding present.Walteraddedqualityfemales anddevelopedthestudfromthere. Thestudwasthentakenoverbytwoof Walters’ssons,RickandRowley,who ranthestudinpartnershipuntil2000. RickandhiswifeOliviathentookover thesoleownershipofTuriroaAngus andwerejoinedbysonAndrewwho managedthestud.Andrewandhis wifeTraceytookoverfulloperation andownershipinAugust2017.

With80yearsofexperienceTuriroa putsgreatemphasisonastrong femalebase,whichcomprisesof 250cowstothebull.Thismaternal strength,asthebackboneofthe breedingprogramenablesTuriroa toproduceabalancedgenetic package,retainingtheconstitution andstructuralsoundnessoftheAngus breed.

SuccessoftheStudsbreeding programismeasuredbythesuccess Lot1Turiroa22T649,showingmanyofthecharacteristicsTuriroabullsareknownfor.

oftheirclients,bothwiththedollar returnonwhattheysellandalsothe conceptionrates,calvingpercentage andbulllongevity.It’salsobecoming increasinglyimportantthatcattlehave theabilitytobekilledat20-22months (beforethesecondwinter)at300kg+ onthehooksandyieldandgrade well.Thisensuresalightercarbon footprintandisfarmoreprofitable thanwinteringthemthrough.The Powdrellstakeabalancedapproach toEBVsandhaveneverfocussed onsingletraitsselection.Theyhave startedHD50ktestingalltheirprogeny andthisyear’ssalebullsarethefirst withgenomicallyenhancedEBVs. “Weembracetechnologywherewe canbutstillretainourcorebreeding philosophiesthatwehavestucktofor 80years,”Andrewssays.

“Thisyear’slineupof53meaty, easydoingbullsareprobablythemost evenwehaveputupinsizeandtype. Therearesomeverygoodbullsdeep intothecataloguesothereareplenty ofoptionsforclients.”

Thecattleareallgrassfed.No cropsorlucernarefedtoanyofour cattle.Salebullsareruninmobsof30 whichiscutdownbeforethesaleto around25.Largermobsizeensures thebullsareteamplayersandhelps createmobpressure.Anythingthat

doesn’tgetonwithhismatesissimply culled.

Lookingbackoverthepast80 yearswehaveseenmanyhighlights forthestudwithamongthemost significantbeingin1972sellingthefirst NZAngusStudbulltobeexported backtoScotlandatauction.Turiroa setanAustralasianrecordofthe highestonfarmsaleaverageatthat timein2002andin2020broketheNZ recordforthehighestpricedbullsold atanon-farmauctionatthetime.

AndrewandTraceyareveryhumble aboutthestud’sachievementsand saythespecialrelationshipsmade overtheyearswithclients,breeders andagentsarewhat’smostimportant. Theyalsopridethemselvesonbeing abletoprovidebullsforallbudgets withpaddockbullsavailablepostsale forthosewhomaymissoutatauction.

LookingaheadAndrewandTracey hopethatoneoftheirthreechildren willeventuallycomebackandtakethe farmandstudovermakingthemthe 6thgenerationtofarmthelandand 4thgenerationtorunthestud.

Turiroahasitsannualonfarm bullsaleonJune26that2pmon thepropertyandlooksforwardto celebrating80yearsofbreeding.

ThePowdrellFamilyGeorge,left,Toby,Ella,AndrewandTracey.

Bullsalesandselection

ByAndrewCribb Director/Veterinarianat EastCoastFarmVets

Withthedistricts’bullsales justaroundthecorner,bull breedingandselection comesunderthemicroscope.

Whenselectingyournewbull, theprocessshouldbeginwiththe establishmentofbreedingobjectives thathaveahigheconomicvalue relativetoyourfarm.Thisprocess,in myopinion,isthemostimportantstep butsomethingthatisalmostalways overlooked.

Somekeypointstokeepinmind

•Areastopaycloseattention to–thehead,jaw,eyes,neck, shoulders,frontlegsandfeet structure,pasternangleoffront andhindlegs,sheathandhind legandstructure.

•ConsiderEstimatedBreeding Values(EBVs).Ensurethesealign withyourbreedingobjectives alongsidethedesirabletraits.

•Overallcondition.Forsirestock toperformwelltheyneedto befedwell,yearround.Youwill seethisthroughconfirmation andmuscleformationwhich ultimatelyleadstothebulls performingtothebestoftheir ability.

canbeachallengeatthistimeofthe year),havehadtheappropriateanimal healthtreatments(quarantinedrench, licetreatment,BVDvaccinationetc) andensurethattheyestablishnew socialgroupsquickly.

Oncethenewbull(s)arrivesatyour farm,letthemsettleinbyleavingthem intheyardsovernight.Givethemfresh waterandgoodqualityhay.Iftheyare fighting,youmighthavetosplitthem, dependingonhowseriousitis.

Ifyouhavepurchasedonebull, findamateortwoforhimstraight away(thiscouldbesteersorquiet

cows,notoldersirebulls).Ifyouhave boughtmultiplebullsfromanumber ofdifferentmanagementgroupsor studsitisoftenbettertoputthemall togetheratonce.Introducingnewbulls intoamoboneatatimecanleadto thenewbullbeinggivenahardtimeby hiscontemporaries.

Takingthetimetounderstandyour newbull(s),familiarisethemwiththe yardsandhowtheyworkandgetting themusedtoyouandhowyouhandle stockallcountsbecausethiswillbe differenttowheretheyhavecome from.

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Duringthesetougheconomic times,itisevenmoreimportant forcommercialbeefbreeders todotheirresearchanduseobjective measurementswhenbuyingbullsthis season.

AnnaBoyd,Beef+LambNew Zealand’sGeneticsOperations Specialist-Beef,stressesthe importanceofgoingthrougha thoroughdecision-makingprocess wheninvestinginabullthisyear toensureagoodreturnonthat investment.

Shesaysbuyersshouldfocuson thetraitsthatareimportanttothem andthetraitsthatmakethemmoney, notcostthemmoney.

“Therearegood-buyingbulls outthere–anditmaybethebulls furtherdownthecatalogue–that aren’tfetchingtopdollarbecauseof aperceivedweaknessthatdoesn’t mattercommercially.Thiscould includecoatcolourorheadshape.

Annasaysgenerally,it’swhat’son theinsidethatwillgenerateincome, notnecessarilywhatabulllookslike, butthereisabalancebetweenthe two.

AnnaBoyd,BeefGenetics OperationsSpecialistat Beef+LambNewZealand.

“It’simportantnottolet unconsciousbiastakeoverthe decision-makingandusetheobjective measurementsavailable.”

Shesaysbullsmakeupatleast 80percentofthegeneticgainofa cowherd,sotheimpactofbullbuying decisionscanbeenduring.

Beforebuyingabull,Anna encouragescommercialbullbreeders

toundertakeanhonestappraisalof theperformanceoftheirbreedingcow herd.

“Considerfactorssuchas pregnancyscanningpercentages, calvingpatterns,cullrates,weaning weights,growthratesandcarcass quality.”

Shesaysdeterminingwhattraitor groupoftraitsthecommercialbreeder wantstomaintainorimproveisa criticalfirststep,asitisonlythenthat theycanidentifybreederswithsimilar objectives.

Onceastudbreederhasbeen found,Annaencouragesfarmersto askforgenetictrendgraphs.

“Thesegraphsshouldshowan upwardtrendforthetraitsthathave beenidentifiedasbeingimportantto theindividualfarmer.Ifnot,thenthey shouldlookforanotherbreeder.”

AnnasaysEstimatedBreeding Values(EBVs)areanincredibly valuabletoolastheyallowbuyersto comparebullswiththeaverageoftheir breed.

EBVgraphsmaketheselection

Bullbuying:B+LNZhavearangeofbullbuyingresourcesontheir websiteforfarmers.

Percentilebandtablesalsoallow buyerstorankbullsagainstothersof thesamebreed.

Indexesareanindicatorofoverall profitabilityandweighupthegenetic meritacrossalltraitsforaparticular productionsystem.Itisasinglefigure representedasadollarvalue.

Annasayswhileindexesarea usefultool,ifafarmeriswantingto makeprogressonaparticulartrait, theythenneedtodigdownintothe detailandlookattheEBVsthatmake uptheindex.

AngusBullSales- June2024

“Ideally,buyersshouldtakethe timetostudythesalecatalogues beforetheygotothesale.Highlight thebullsthatarestrongestinthetraits theyarelookingforandgostraightto thosebullstoassessstructure.”

Shesaysitiseasytobedistracted bygoodlookingbulls,butthose animalsmaynothavethegenetics thatwouldaddvaluetoaparticular farmsystem.

Nomatterhowgoodabull’s numbersarestructuralsoundness iscritical,asthebullneedstobe functionaltobeabletopassonhis genetics.

Annaacknowledgesthatitis

easytogetconfusedwithallthe geneticinformationbeingpresented insalecataloguesandshestrongly recommendscommercialbuyers attendoneoftheBetterBeefBreeding WorkshopsB+LNZisrollingoutacross thecountrythroughoutMay.

“Theseworkshopswillhelpfarmers settheirobjectives,selectabull breeder,understandandmakeuse ofthegeneticinformationinsale cataloguesandcarryoutaBeefClass StructuralAssessment.Italsocovers undertakinganannualevaluationto ensurebullsaresoundforbreeding.”

Iffarmerscan’tattendthese workshops,Annasaystherearea

numberofBetterBeefBreeding resourcesontheB+LNZwebsite includinganonlinelearningmodule, theBetterBeefBreedingBookand theBeefClassStructuralAssessment video.

“No-onecanaffordtowastemoney onbullsthatwon’taddvaluetothe farmbusiness,soitdoespaytouse theresources,toolsandinformation availableandbewellinformedbefore turninguptosaleday.”

Visitbeeflambnz.com/eventsto findaBetterBeefBreedingWorkshop inyourarea,orsearch“betterbeef breeding”onthewebsitetoviewthe resourcesmentionedinthisarticle.

Assessingherd:farmersshouldevaluatetheirbreedingcowherd’sperformance,consideringfactorslikescanningpercentage,calvingpatterns,cull rates,andweaningrates,beforebuyingbulls. eveneasier,asbuyersshouldbe consideringbullswithbarstowardthe right-handsideofthegraphformost traits.