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Welbatch Pastures
classifed heifers will go under the hammer of guest auctioneer Innes Fahey of Copmanhurst. All bulls have been vaccinated for Vibrio, 3 day, 7 in 1 and blooded with 3 germ blood for tick fever. All sale bulls will also be scanned for Rib and Rump Fat, Rib Eye area and Intramuscular Fat.
The nine studs represented in the sale are all domiciled east of the great dividing range where their cow herds run on forest country giving these bulls a
Welbatch Pastoral Santa Gertrudis Stud
Offering 12 Bulls (12 Poll)
natural doing ability to perform wherever they go. Bulls from these studs continue to perform well in leading Santa Gertrudis studs around the country, as well as large scale commercial operations.
There is a wide range of genetics represented in the sale with 23 individual sires giving 90% of the draft being classifed as stud sires. Also, within the draft of 72 Bulls, 54 are poll or poll scurr bulls.
Bulls to look at with outstanding performance is the draft of bulls all Poll at this years sale. Welbatch is currently operated by Scott, Therese, Taylor and Darby Humphreys, and in addition to joining approximately 100 Stud females, they also operate a commercial operation of around 400 Santa cross cows, turning off EU weaner steers and a select line of Santa/Hereford cross females annually.
Welbatch Santa Gertrudis stud have had tremendous success in the show ring in the last two years, with Multiple broad ribbon winners at Sydney and Brisbane Royals. The stud exhibited the Senior and Grand Champion female and Best Santa Gertrudis Exhibit with Welbatch Ultra at Sydney Royal for the second year in succession. being offered by local studs Welbatch, who were established as a Santa Gertrudis stud in 1988 at Mummulgum in Northern NSW. The stud has been offering bulls at the Brisbane Valley sale for the previous 6 years. This year will see Welbatch offer a draft of 12 bulls,
The vendors are offering freight assistance to these centres - Murgon, Gayndah, Eidsvold, Dalby, Coolabunia, Beaudesert, Casino and Moreton Saleyards if agents are contacted prior to the sale .
Sole agents for the sale are Sheperdson and Boyd and it will be interfaced with AuctionPlus . Catalogues are available by contacting Scott Humphreys 0438 169 157 or can be downloaded from the link on the Brisbane Valley Facebook Page.