Autumn 2022. The Australian Brangus.

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2021 ROCKHAMPTON BRANGUS SOCIETY SALE 8 BULLS AVERAGED $29,688 TOP $75,000 We wish all the very best with their purchases.

Special mention to our repeat & new paddock buyers for your continued support.

$75,000 LUNAR BRANGUS

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$47,500 BATES BRANGUS

$35,000 KRAKEN GRAZING

$24,000 GIDYEA BRANGUS

$20,000 GIDYEA BRANGUS

$14,000 KENWILL HOLDINGS

$13,000 J & K GRAZING

$9,000 KENWILL HOLDINGS

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BRANGUS TAKES OUT CALLIDE DAWSON Brangus and their composites claimed two of the major awards at the 2021 Callide Dawson Carcase Competition.

ROMA SALE GROSSES $903,000 The buoyancy in all sectors of the beef industry continues to impact on seedstock demand. Powered by this sensational set of factors last year’s annual ABCA Roma Sale was testament to this surge in demand..

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Industry strength.

Over the past twelve months the Australian Brangus Cattle Association celebrated it’s 65th Anniversary.

What a remarkable year it was and it was celebrated in a style few of us have ever witnessed. Demand for all things beef and the Brangus breed hit industrial strength. Week after week Brangus were in the headlines for all the right reasons. Let’s consolidate, learn, move forward, progress and at the same time relish the benefits of this great breed.

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$2.923M record 45th Brangus Bonanza

Fittingly in a year that saw the Association celebrate its 65th Anniversary and the breed stage the 45th ABCA Rockhampton Sale, records were smashed and rewritten in many areas. Celebrating in style, new records were established for bull averages, a gross and commercial female in a multi vendor fixture.

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ROBERT BARLOW INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCED In a lasting tribute to the late Robert Barlow, founder of the Triple B Stud, Dingo the Barlow family and the ABCA have joined to establish the Robert Barlow Brangus International Youth Scholarship.

BRANGUS & ULTRABLACK WIN AT CQ CARCASE CLASSIC Brangus and Ultrablacks were again hitting the headlines at the Annual Central Queensland Carcase Classic, Rockhampton, in late July, last year.

LIFE MEMBERS One of the many memorable events of the 45th Annual ABCA Sale in Rockhampton was the bestowing of two Life Memberships to very well known and recognised breeders.

WOMBINOO STATION BIG WIN AT CAIRNS SHOW SALE The Jonsson family, Wombinoo Station, Mt Garnet took home a host of awards from the 2021 Cairns Show, July 2021. Their Brangus entries took out five individual classes and four championships.

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$40,000 • STUTZVIEW 588 (S: TRIPLE B LOGO L393)

PURCHASED BY MARY VALLEY BRANGUS • 2021 ROCKHAMPTON BRANGUS SOCIETY SALE

Thank You to all buyers & underbidders of our bulls & heifers sold at the 2021 Roma & Rockhampton Brangus Society Sales.

Selling Bulls & Heifers at the 2022 Roma & Rockhampton Brangus Society Sales featuring sons of Triple B Logo L393.

Jackson Family, Tiaro Qld 0432 068 839 / 0439 997 016

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“We’re pretty happy with his development.

I used him as a rising two year old and he held up well.

He’s a good balanced bull, a real sensible fellow, from a good mother who’s delivered another two sons since.”

Bruce Woodard

Sale Summary 45TH ANNUAL ABCA ROCKHAMPTON SALE Sale Gross $2,934,550 171 Bulls Average $14,637 Top $80,000 Clearance 92% Gross $2.302M

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30 Females Average $6,400 Top $14,000 Clearance 81% Gross $192,000

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209 Commercial Females Average $2,054 Top $3,000 Clearance 100% Gross $429,350

2 Semen Packages Average $15/straw Top $3,000 Clearance 100% Gross $300

Youth Fund Auction Gross $10,900

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$2.923M record 45th Brangus Bonanza Black bulls to seasonal topping $80,000.

Reds to a record $50,000.

Record average and gross as demand for Brangus hits industrial strength.

Fittingly in a year that saw the Association celebrate its 65th Anniversary and the breed stage the 45th ABCA Rockhampton Sale, records were smashed and rewritten in many areas. Celebrating in style, new records were established for bull averages, a gross and commercial female in a multi vendor fixture.

Top selling bull, the $80,000, Bonox Regret 1251 with purchaser, Ryan Holzwart, Bauhinia Park, Emerald and Georgie Connor, GDL, Rockhampton.

Male averages climbed by $2047 per head in comparison to the previous record result (2020) while clearance levels dipped by two per cent when compared to the same period.

Set against a backdrop of a two state buying panel and, Averages for registered females saw an increase of $1480 in a market, the likes of which has never been seen in the over the same period. However, clearance levels for registered Australian beef industry, the final result was driven by the heifers fell by some 15 per cent. Commercial heifers also relentless desirability for quality seedstock and market sold to record levels and experienced an upsurge in demand. demand. Bulls hit $80,000 setting a record $14,637 average Average values climbed by $662 per head when compared to while registered heifers sold to $14,000 and commercial the 2020 result. Yet another record was established with the counterparts climbed to a record $3000 culminating in a $50,000 new auction record for a red male. record result bottom line result of $2.923M.

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Pheasant Creek 8 av. $29,688 Bauhinia Park 5 av. $28,000 Bonox 7 av. $27,000 Stutzview 4 av. $25,250 Barronessa 6 av. $23,833 Millstream Springs 2 av. $23,000 Lunar 10 av. $19,800 River Run 3 av. $19,333 M1B 3 av. $19,333 Redline 7 av. $17,714

Key Facts 27 mths Average age 80 head Morphology Tested (36%) 808kgs Average Weight 168 DNA Tested (91%) 131cm sq Average EMA 134 PP/ 35 PH Poll tested 28 Homozygous Red (17%) 5.8% Average IMF 107 Homozygous Black (64%) 12mm Average P8 33 Heterozygous Black (20%) 9mm Average Rib Heaviest bull 1172 kg Kraken Pirate (35 mths) Highest IMF 7.7% Ramsey Creek K68 (24 mths) Largest EMA 150cm sq Voewood Qantas (AI) (ET) (24 mths) 5

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Bulls have been sold at an increasing premium in recent years. Average values for males at the outlet have increased by $5490 (60 percent) in five years. As far as auction numbers are concerned, there were an extra 42 bulls marketed in 2020 as compared to the 2021 fixture.

The male component of the 2021 sale contributed 42 percent of the yarding and nearly 80 percent of the gross.

So strong was the burgeoning reputation of the breed and evenly spread demand for the male product on offer, that 101 bulls (60 percent) sold for sums of $10,000 or more.

Top seller for the 2021 fixture and in the process for the breed in 2021, was Bonox Regret 1251 (36-months) (932kg) (135EMA) (14/10mm). Catalogued by Bruce and Leanne Woodard, Bonox Stud, Taroom, Regret was the obvious headline act for the prefix on the final and closing day of the record breaking auction. There was no denying Emerald breeders, Ryan and Rachel Holzwart, Bauhinia Park Stud with their final bid of $80,000 for the exceptional son of Bonox 830. Regret was hotly pursued by a number of operations with the losing bidders being, the Lunar Stud, Emerald. Bonox averaged $27,000 for their two drafts that included another team of three two-yearold’s that averaged $13,667. The younger draft topped $20,000 for a 24-month-old by Bonox 830 selling to Brad and Briony Comiskey, Lunar Stud, Emerald. Adrian and Megan Forrest, Gidyea Stud, Augathella selected a Bonox Scrubbee 666 son for $26,000 while at the same figure, Bonox 1260, a paternal half to the market topper sold to Brenton and Tahnee Bradford, River Run Stud, Dingo.

Close behind that figure, at $75,000 was Pheasant Creek Quacken Q82 (Tannyfoil Jackson) (26-months) (904kg) (142EMA) (10/8mm). Offered by Brad and Nicole Saunders Pheasant Creek Stud, Wowan the bull sold to Brad and Briony Comiskey, Lunar Stud, Emerald. Losing bidders were Paul and Denise Studt, Coolabah Stud, Capella.

Eight from Pheasant Creek averaged $29,688. This result included two sons of the homebred, Pheasant Creek Lewis (Valley View 633) that averaged $41,250. These were the $47,500 Quartermane Q98 (24-months) (846kg) (133EMA) (11/8mm) (6.0IMF) selling to Sam Bates, Bates Stud, Gogango and the $35,000 Quilpie Q103 (23-months) (752kg) (128 EMA) (16/12mm) (6.6IMF) selling to Jason Jeynes and Julie Sheehan, Kraken Stud, Dalma. Adrian and Megan Forrest, Gidyea Stud, Augathella selected the $24,000 Quirrell Q114 (Tannyfoil Jackson), while two sons of River Run 06 (Bonox 335) set a $17,000

FROM TOP Nicole & Brad Saunders, Pheasant Creek, Wowan with Josh Comiskey, Braveheart, Alton Downs and their $55,000 purchase, Lunar Presley.

Ryan Holzwart, Bauhinia Park, Emerald with his $60,000 Bauhinia Park Quicksilver (AI) and purchasers, Fiona & Lindsay Barlow, Triple B, Dingo.

The $40,000 Barronessa Predator with Shane Strazzeri, Barronessa, Atherton, Anthony Ball, Elders Stud Stock and Tammy Robinson representing the purchasers, The Three Hearts and Duarran Studs.

Mandie, Jordan and Brett Scott, Millstream Springs Stud, Ravenshoe with their $30,000 seller Millstream Bon-Jovi (ET).

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average topping at $20,000 and selling to Adrian and Megan Forrest, Gidyea Stud, Augathella. Tannyfoil Jackson was the top selling $19,000 bull from the inaugural CHABS Sale in 2016. Two of his sons averaged $41,250.

Sharing the spotlight as vendors, Ryan and Rachel Holzwart’s, Bauhinia Park Stud averaged $28,000 for their five. Lindsay and Fiona Barlow, Triple B Stud, Dingo outstayed rivals the Pearce family, Telpara Hills Stud, Tolga to secure the $60,000 Bauhinia Park Quicksilver (AI) (Bonox 330) (26-months) (916kg) (140MA) (15/12mm) (6.2IMF). Fashionably bred, Quicksilver was offered in a three quarter share full possession arrangement. The Gidyea Stud, Augathella secured the $23,000 Bauhinia Park Quarter Mile (Brinks Sundance 541R264 (S) (US)) while the Kenny family, Tralee, Middlemount and Allen Schutt, Kajarabie Stud, Gympie outlaid $23,000 and $24,000 respectively for sons of Bauhinia Park International M68.

A partnership between operations, the Pheasant Creek Stud and Braveheart Stud, Alton Downs combined to snare the $55,000 Lunar Presley (24-months) (790kg) (140 EMA) (11/7mm) (5.3IMF) offered by Brad and Briony Comiskey, Lunar Stud, Emerald. Presley (Pheasant Creek Mako) spearheaded the strong result for Lunar which collected a $19,800 average for their ten head. That result included the $30,000 Pheonix (Braveheart Banner) (27-months) (866kg) (138 EMA) (6.6 IMF) selling in a partnership involving the Three Hearts Stud, Cressbrook and Arababy Stud, Moore. Banner was a class winner at Beef 2018. Another feature contained in the Lunar team were the sons of the 2017 Rockhampton Sale topper, the $32,000 Telpara Hills Kenworth 392L4 (AI) (ET). Five

by Kenworth averaged $13,800 while two by Pheasant Creek Mako averaged $31,500. Top of the Kenworth sons at $22,000 was Lunar Poseidon selling to Kevin and Kylie Allery, Arababy Stud, Moore. Another of the Kenworth sons fetched $15,000 selling to the Bates family, Tolsworth, Nebo.

FROM TOP The $50,000 record selling red, Redline Ravenshoe 20/251 with Peter Dingle, Redline Stud, Eidsvold, purchaser, Stuart Propsting, No. 27 Pastoral Company, Acton, Richmond, Elders auctioneer, Brian Wedemeyer, Rockhampton and Kris Dingle, Redline Stud, Eidsvold.

The $75,000 Pheasant Creek Quacken with breeders, Brad and Nicole (back) Saunders, Wowan and purchaser, Brad Comiskey, Lunar Stud, Emerald.

$17,714 including four Pepper sons that averaged $20,500.

Red Pepper was a $17,000 sire acquisition by Redline from the 2015 Classic Red Sale where he shared equal second top sale honours. The Redline result included the $16,000 Roma (Jateebee Queenslander) selling to the Hockey family, Kolonga, Monto, the $14,000 Ringo selling to Peter & Nancy Baretta, Mt Ossa Grazing, Mt Ossa. Other prefixes investing in the Redline draft were the Jateebee Stud taking Redline Ravenshoe 20/251 (24-months) (838kg) (142EMA) the $12,000 Rockhampton and the Allen family, Mawson Stud, Wondai taking the $12,000 Raglan by Red Pepper. At (12/8mm) (5.2IMF) set a new auction record for a red bull $14,000 the Redline entry, Rosedale (Doonside Berlin) sold fetching $50,000. Sired by Chadwick Downs Red Pepper, to the Flohr Pastoral Company, Wotonga, Nebo.

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The Propsting family purchased four reds for on average $19,000. This haul included the $16,000, Jateebee Thunderstruck catalogued by Jack and Mim Walker, Jateebee Stud, Theodore. Jateebee averaged $8222 for their nine reds. Another from Jateebee was the $14,000 Twister (Tannyfoil Lane) selling to Tim and Gen Verrall, Ruby Red Stud, The Dawn.

Setting a $23,833 average for their six red and black bulls were Joe and Sharon Strazzeri and family, Barronessa Stud, Atherton. At $40,000 Barronessa Predator (Barronessa Aspen) (24-months) (946kg) (138 EMA) (13/10mm) (6.7 IMF) selling to a partnership involving the Three Hearts Stud, Cressbrook owners, Tammie and Jayne Robinson and Regina Graham and Ian and Anne Galloway, Duarran Stud, Roma. Barronessa Cerrone (MC High Quality 535Y (US)) (31-months) (1018kg) (131 EMA) (23/18mm) (7.0IMF) made $26,000 selling to Macland Grazing, Johnny Cake Station, Collinsville. The bull was ranked in the top one percent for 200 and 400 day growth and the top five percent for final weight. Cerrone placed third in the Bos Indicus/ Tropically Adapted category in the ‘Sire Shootout’ Online Judging Competition earlier in 2021. NE Pack, Tinbeerwah outlaid $23,000 for the 31-month-old, 1102kg, Holloway from Barronessa while Darren Pedracini, Lornevale Station, Georgetown took the $20,000 Wonderboy (AI) (ET) (29-months) from the address. Barronessa’s red entry Notorious (AI) (ET (MBJ Red Cash A/84Y (US)) (31-months) (936kg) (137 EMA) (16/12mm) (6.8IMF) sold for $20,000 to Ian and Anne Galloway, Duarran Stud, Roma.

Another at $40,000 was Stutzview 588 (Triple B Logo) (25-months) (996kg) (134 EMA) (11/7mm) (4.8IMF). Sold

by Dennis Jackson, Stutzview Stud, Owanyilla the bull was purchased by Vince Holland, MVB Stud, Kandanga.

Two by Logo averaged $27,500 while four from the Stutzview prefix set a $25,250 average. The Stutzview result included two sons of Bindaree 0707 that averaged $23,000 selling to the Mackenzie family, Coolmaringa, Dingo and the Kenny family, Tralee, Middlemount.

The first red entry into the ring fetched $37,500. Benarla 22, (Bonox 1035) (37-months) (844kg) (136EMA) (9/7mm) (4.4IMF) was catalogued by Taroom breeders, Ben and Karla Woodard, Benarla Stud. The Homozygous red will assume duties for Gavin MacKenzie’s, Tannyfoil Stud, Blackwater.

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At $35,000 and with a tenderness score of 10 was Ginoondan Drummond (25-months) (810kg) (132EMA) (11/8mm) (6.1IMF). Catalogued by Gary and Pamela Taylor, Ginoondan Stud, Gayndah the Bimbadeen Q Maverick son sold to Mark and Amanda Salisbury, Bimbadeen Stud, Eidsvold. Ginoondan averaged $15,667 for their six. Four by Maverick, an $11,000 purchase from the inaugural 2018 Bimbadeen Sale, set an average of $17,000.

Mark and Katrina Brown, M1B Stud, Wowan set a $19,333 average for their trio topping at $31,000 for Quantum 200 Q410 (23-months) (760kg) (135 EMA) (13/9mm) (5.4IMF) selling to the Mackenzie family, Coolmaringa, Dingo. Two studs, Punchagin and Telemon secured the remaining members of the M1B team for sums of $13,000 and $14,000.

Another northern prefix tasting success was Mandy and Brett Scott’s, Millstream Springs Stud, Ravenshoe. Their pair averaged $23,000 topping at $30,000 for Millstream Bon-Jovi (ET) (Telpara Hills Real McCoy 920J19 (AI) (ET)) selling to Gail McGree, Gladstone. Their $16,000 stablemate, Def-Leppard (ET) (Mr New Blood 50H (US)) sold to the Jason Beckman and Erin Demspey Rockyview Stud, Yargullen.

Another with a $30,000 price tag was Kraken Pirate 535 (Kraken Maverick) selling to Daniel Cormach, Johnny Cake Station, Collinsville in a three quarter share full possession arrangement. Jason Jeynes and Julie Sheehan, Kraken Stud, Dalma averaged $26,000 for their pair of registered bulls. Their other, the $20,000 Scrat 011R2 (AI) (CB Hombre 541Y3 (US)) went to Peter Breitkreutz and Debbie Johnston, Clear View Stud, Thangool.

Jack and Jennifer Wright, Ramsey Creek Stud, Banana, sold five for a $13,400 average. These topped at $30,000 for Ramsey Creek Kenworth K25 (Lunar Max M25) going to Ian Francis, Cedar Valley Stud, Chelmsford.

Nev and Megan Hansen, Oaklands Stud, Kalapa sold four to average $13,000 topping at $28,000 for Oaklands Fraser (Beejay L52) going to the Gidyea Stud, Augathella.

Coolabah principals, Paul and Denise Studt, Capella enjoyed a successful outing. Their six averaged $16,333.

Top for the team in 2021 was the $20,000 Indiana (Coolabah David) selling to Wayne and Marcia Maguire,

Scrubbee, Dingo. A trio by David (Coolabah Arthur) averaged $18,667 including a pair for $18,000 each selling to Hardy and Mandy Woodard, Taloumbi Stud, Eidsvold and Ian Farmer, Uralba, Thangool. River Run set a $19,333 medium for their trio of sons by Bonox 991. Owners, Brenton and Tahnee Bradford, saw their top entrant the $24,000 River Run 103 sell to Daniel and Leanne Sedgman, Bulla Stud, Dalma. The remaining two were purchased by the Mackenzie family, Coolmaringa, Dingo.

In turn the Bulla prefix sold five herd bulls to average $11,000. That included the top selling $20,000 herd bull, Bulla 165 (Bonox 787) (31-months) selling to Des and Karen Dahl, Brolga Gully, Baralaba.

Buyer’s appetites have never been stronger.

Given the sustained ‘bull market’ mentality in all facets of the beef industry and the willingness of producers to invest in seedstock, there was a great deal of optimism as to what may be achieved at the Rockhampton Sale. The Augathella based, Gidyea Stud, operated by the Forrest family was the biggest spender signing off on seven bulls for a $21,286 average. The Mackenzie family, Coolmaringa, Dingo selected four for on average $21,250 while the Cormach family, Macland Grazing, Johnny Cake Station, Collinsville secured six for a $13,167 average. Long time supporters of the sale and the breed, Mark and Glenys Edward and Kara Quinn, Voewood Stud, Calliope sold Matheson, Koobooda, Gayndah signed off on six for $8333 nine to average $12,555 topping at $19,000 twice. Both average. Marlborough based Coorumburra Enterprises, of these were purchased by Tony and Sharon Fernie, Coorumburra Station took a trio for a $12,000 average, Boombah Stud, Dingo. Boombah selected three from with the $18,000 top acquisition from the NSW based, Voewood for an $18,000 average. These were sons of Sunshine Stud. Rob and Annie Donoghue, Baradoo, the Voewood Logbook (AI), CB Final Cut 924X (US) and Bauhinia also selected three for a $11,000 medium. The Dynamite Kryptonite K04 (AI).

Michelmore family, Fort Cooper, Nebo selected two for on average $13,500. Mabbin Station, Clermont operated by The sale continues to grow and attract new vendors.

Another making his sale debut was Jay Hampson, Sunshine the Fordyce family selected three for on average $12,667 while the Dyer family, Apsley Cattle Company, Bloomfield, Stud, Warialda, New South Wales. His five by Bonox 809 Alpha purchased seven for a $6000 average. Gary and topped at $18,000 setting a $10,000 average.

Kylie Maguire, Honeycombe, Dingo purchased two reds Jamie and Jane Saunders, Charlevue Stud, Dingo sold their for an $8000 average while Hardy and Mandy Woodard, Charlevue Sanka 16-16 son, Sawyer to the Bulmer family, Taloumbi Stud, Eidsvold added to their sire battery with Weona Stud, New South Wales for $18,000. At the same two males for a $17,000 average. figure, David and Julie McCamley, Palmal Stud, Dingo sold Edward and Kara Quinn, Voewood Stud, Calliope sold two their Triple B Landlord L364 (Couti-Outi Quartpot) son, semen packages in their resident sire, Voewood Phantom.

Palmal Fergus 1299 (24-months) to the Kenny family, This first of the 10 straw lots went to Jacki Comiskey, Tralee, Middlemount.

Aberleigh Cattle Company, Alpha for $20 per straw and the other made $10 per straw selling to Greg and Alicia Magee, Beejay Stud, Capella.

Agents: Ray White Rural, GDL, Elders and Stocklive.

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OPPOSING PAGE (left to right) Pheasant Creek Quartermane Q98 (P) for $47,500; Stutzview 588 for $40,000; Benarla 22 for $37,500.

BELOW (left to right) Pheasant Creek Quilpie Q103 for $35,000; Ginoondan Drummond for $35,000; M1B Quantum 200 Q401 for $31,000.

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$14,000 Yaraandoo heifer The confidence of investors in Brangus seedstock has arguably never been higher and statistics from the 2021 Annual ABCA Rockhampton Sale confirm that.

The opening day of the two day sale was assigned solely to females.

Averages for the registered heifer component jumped by $1480 per head over the previous year’s result with an extra five head sold at auction. However, whilst the competition between breeders for a share of the market has never been greater, there is still a degree of hesitancy when quality is concerned. Buyers were selective in their quest for future breeders with clearance levels falling by 15 percent when compared to the 2020 result.

Kicking off the official side of proceedings were 30 heifers selling to a high of $14,000 to average $6400 on the way to attaining an 81 per cent clearance at auction.

The 10-month-old daughter of Bonox 999, Yaraandoo Dillon took the sale sectional honours at the registered female section of the 2021 ABCA Female Sale. Offered by Gogango district breeder and Yaraandoo prefix owner, John Collins the heifer sold for $14,000 to Janet Newlands, Eden Hills Stud, Pilton. The top seller is from Bilyana Grevillea (Charlevue Andy) and was one of two purchased by Les Lee, Leegra Fitting, Murgon on behalf of Janet Newlands for on average $10,500. Yaraandoo posted a $9333 average for their three heifers.

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FROM TOP The $14,000 Yaraandoo Dillon with John Collins, Yaraandoo Stud, Gogango and Les Lee, Leegra Fitting, Murgon.

Sarah Biddle, representing RACQ Life Flight Rescue with buyer, Bruce Woodard, Bonox Stud, Taroom and vendor, Rodney Johannesen, Folkslee stud, Brooweena and the $8000 Folkslee R 438.

Robinson and their sister, Regina Graham. The heifer carried a safe test to the eventual sale topper, the $80,000, Bonox Regret 1251.

Three Hearts will also be the home of Bonox B1335 a $10,000 yearling granddaughter of the former ABCA Sale topper, Charlevue Centre Time.

Bonox averaged $8600 for five. This result included another $10,000

entry, Bonox B1317 (10-months) selling to Jack Salisbury, Bimbadeen J Stud, Eidsvold.

Jardine Annie 1903 (11-months) made $10,500. Offered by Jardine district breeders, Dave and Kay Franks, Jardine Stud the heifer sold to Mark and Amanda Salisbury, Bimbadeen Stud, Eidsvold. Securing the maiden yearling heifer, the $8000,

Sandy Banks Ruby Rebecca were Jason Jeynes and Julie Sheehan, Kraken Stud, Dalma. Sired by Bindaree 0707 and catalogued by Shane and Angela Jackson, Sandy Banks Stud, Tiaro she was one of a pair that averaged $7000 for the Jackson’s.

Meeting instant demand were the sale openers, catalogued by Brad and Vicki Hanson, Bullakeana Stud, Theodore.

Their pair set a $6500 average to top at $7000 for a daughter of Punchagin Major. Two from the Bullakeana IH prefix also daughters of Major sold to average $3750.

Selling six to a top of $7000 to record an average of $4667 was Dennis Jackson’s, Stutzview Stud, Owanyilla. Setting the bar for the prefix was another of the daughters of Bindaree 0707 selling to Capricorn Coast Concreting. Rodney and Karen Johannesen, Folkslee Stud,

Brooweena took with them a $5000 average for their six. These topped at $8000 for the 14-month-old, Folkslee R438 (Bonox 1031). All proceeds for the sale of the heifer were donated to RACQ Life Flight Rescue and she was purchased by Bruce and Leanne Woodard, Bonox Stud, Taroom. Other prefixes taking the opportunity to invest in the Folkslee heifers were the Night Stud, Taroom, the Glenoyra Stud, Oakey and the Benarla Stud, Taroom. Goovigen breeders, Tim and Rebekah Dwyer, Burrumbush Stud catalogued the only red entry, Burrumbush Peg. At 11-months of age the daughter of Burrumbush Ledger (Jateebee Ledger) will join the breeder ranks at Jack and Mim Walker’s, Jateebee stud, Theodore.

(Punchagin Major) while at the same amount the Todd and Maslen families, Munnamy Stud, Mitchell took a Bindaree 092 daughter from the Sandy Banks operation. Tristram and Lynette Davis, Watership Downs Stud, Keerrong, New South Wales secured the $7500 Yaraandoo entry, Dive (Charlevue Blacksoil). Declan Barlow, Triple B Stud, Dingo landed the $7000 Bonox entrant, B1300 while David and Tracie Muscat, Brangaloo Stud, Dows Creek secured the $8000 Jardine Penny 1936 (Maccaboyz No Fear).

Agents: Elders, Grant Daniel and Long, Ray White Livestock and Stocklive.

N Bar Stud, Banana operated by the Lamb family outlaid $6000 for the sale opener, Bullakeana Unanimous

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2021 Brangus Youth Auction raises $10,900 The coffers of the Brangus Australia Youth Program benefited and were bolstered to the tune of $10,900 after the annual Rabobank Bull Walk during the 45th Annual Rockhampton ABCA Sale.

Bill and Kay Geddes, Doonside Stud, Barmoya donated a semen package in the US red male, Paleface Ranch Icons 707/6. The five straws fetched $360 per straw selling to the Dingle family, Redline Stud, Eidsvold. A five straw parcel in the full US blood, Palgrove Conducted on the evening of Monday, Quick Release (Suhn’s Foundation/ 11th October after the Bull Walk CRC North Star 9U8W3) sold for and the Commercial and Registered $560 per straw to the Pheasant Female Sales the auction was heralded Creek Stud, Wowan. The parcel in as a resounding success. the maternal half brother to Suhn’s Funds generated from the evening are Business Line (US) was donated by the strictly used for the Brangus Australia Palgrove Stud, Dalveen. Jack Walker, Youth Fund. This programme provides Jateebee Stud, Theodore paid $350 exciting and educational opportunities for a Izel Design’s extra large Black to Brangus Youth Members including Hide clutch purse. Brad and Nicole educational programmes, scholarship Saunders, Pheasant Creek Stud also and exchange programmes. secured the five straw parcel in Triple B Legacy (101 Ranger 99W11 (US)) Kicking off the sale was the purchase for $210 per straw. This was donated made by sale agents, Savage Barker

by Lindsay and Fiona Barlow, Triple B and Backhouse taking a natural Stud, Dingo.

Argentine cowhide for $850.

Hardy and Mandy Woodard, Taloumbi Stud, Eidsvold donated another of the five straw semen parcels. Their donation was the high selling bull from the ABCA 2020 Sale, River Run 20. This sold for $560 per straw to Lawson Dunne, LTD Stud, Wowan.

Grant Daniel and Long outlaid $625 for a natural Brazilian cowhide while the Colin Goodwin and family, GL Stud, Gainsford donated five straws in the red, R2 Extra Style 880 (US). The parcel fetched $125 per straw and was purchased by Stephen Duff, Duff Stud, Gympie.

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Commercial heifers climb to $3000 Another ‘bullish’ result was always on the cards as the breed continued its record setting pace of trade at the 2021 Annual Ray White Livestock Brangus Commercial Female Sale. The 10th anniversary of the sale saw values reflect the current beef market and the scarcity of big lines of quality Brangus replacement breeders.

The market soared to new record heights with 219 females hitting $3000 per head settling at a bottom line average result of $2054 per head. Throughout the entire offering, spirited bidding, sustained and consistent demand for the pre weighed and pre-treated offering saw producers from two states take home future breeders.

Market pace setters were two pens (11 head) of No. 0 heifers offered

by Bill and Kay Geddes, Doonside, Barmoya selling for 677 and 648 cents per kilogram respectively to Lisa McKinlay, Melaleuca, Gogango. Both pens sold for $3000 per head.

Major contributor toward the sale were Dingo district breeders, the Fernie family, Boombah Cattle

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Company who put together a line of 52 No. 0 EU heifers. These sold in a range from 498 to 555 cents per kilogram fetching between $1925 to $2075 per head. Taking the top sellers, a pen of 13 head were the Woolerina Grazing Family Trust, (92).

The proceeds of one of the heifers from the top selling pen was donated to the RFDS Capricorn Rescue Helicopter. Other purchasers of the Boombah draft were Ramsey and Bulmer, Casino as agents, Brad and Nicole Saunders, Pheasant Creek, Wowan, Jayne Robertson, Three Hearts Brangus, Cressbrook and Noel and Sandra Ward, Journeys End, Baralaba.

Jim and Glenda Maguire, Bingegang, Dingo supported the sale with three pens (29 head) of No. 0 EU heifers

selling from $1950 to $2000 per head and in a range from 505 to 621 cents per kilogram to average $1980 per head to both Queensland and interstate buyers, Noel and Sandra Ward, Journeys End, Baralaba and Ramsey and Bulmer, Casino.

Jason and Maria Lloyd, Beeblee Pastoral Company, Beeblee, Nebo consigned 45 No. 0 heifers that achieved the day’s second top price of 728 cents per kilogram. The Beeblee top sellers weighed 333 kilograms and fetched $2425 per head selling to the Ken Maclean, New South Wales.

These heifers sold from $1900 to $2425 per head or 517 to 728 cents per kilogram. Supporters of the draft included Luke Pengelly (30) CC Horrocks, Thangool (71) Peter and Cathy Muscat, Kungurri Springs, Mt

Ossa, the Kahma Family Trust, Mt Pleasant (104) and Ken Mclean (3256) through Ian Morgan Livestock, Quirindi, New South Wales.

No. 1 Red heifers were offered

by Tim and Rebekah Dwyer, Burrumbush, Goovigen. The pen of six were the first of their age bracket in the sale. With a scale live weight of 308 kilograms they sold for 584 cents per kilogram to come back at $1800 per head selling to Lisco Farming, Brightley, Mackay.

John Collins, Yaraandoo, Gogango sold a pen of eight No.1 heifers for 623 cents per kilogram or $1900 per head to 62, Zac and Cassie Russell, The Caves.

Supporting the sale with 45 head were Bruce and Leanne Woodard and family, Bonox, Taroom. Their draft of No.1 heifers averaged $2014 and sold in a range from $1650 to a top of $2450 per head.

The top sellers for Bonox were also the top sellers on a cents per kilogram basis with a pen of nine weighing on average 295 kilograms liveweight to fetch 831 cents per kilogram, returning $2450 per head and selling to Scott McGrath, Iron Pot, Yeppoon. Buyers in the Bonox draft were from New South Wales, Eungella and local areas.

Ben and Karla Woodard along with Rowan and Jenny Woodard, Taroom sold a pen of eight No.1 heifers for $1600 per head fetching at auction 627 cents per kilogram with an average liveweight of 255 kilograms selling to Scott McKinnon, Wyrallah, New South Wales.

Ken Maclean, New South Wales took the last pen of the sale offered

by Neil and Angela Woodard, Taroom. These sold for 510 cents per kilogram and with an average scale weight of 275 kilograms the No.1 heifers fetched $1400 per head.

FROM TOP Jason and Maria Lloyd, Beeblee Pastoral Company, Beeblee, Nebo.

Gary Wendt, Ray White Livestock, Rockhampton.

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President’s Report

“The two ABCA Sponsored Sales at Roma and Rockhampton were extremely successful. The vendors that supported these two sales should be commended on the presentation and the standard of the cattle that were presented (both bulls and heifers) at both outlets.”

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Welcome all members and Brangus enthusiasts to the Autumn edition of the 2022 Australian Brangus Magazine.

The rural industry as a whole is in a very strong position, and beef particularly is going from strength to strength. This is having a positive flow on effect through our entire industry and communities. We continue to see Brangus at the forefront, attracting premiums at all levels.

It has been a very busy and exciting time for Brangus and the Australian Brangus Cattle Association (ABCA) in the six months since my last report.

The two ABCA Sponsored Sales at Roma and Rockhampton were extremely successful. The vendors that supported these two sales should be commended on the presentation and the standard of the cattle that were presented (both bulls and heifers) at both outlets. History and the results indicate that they (the vendors) were rewarded with a set of outstanding results. This market sentiment, strong demand and results were repeated and were also evident at the many private vendor, multi vendor and multi breed sales that the breed was represented at.

At the Annual General Meeting conducted at the ABCA Rockhampton Sale, Ron Hanson and Reg Robinson were honoured and bestowed with Life Memberships.

We congratulate these two men for their dedication and untiring support toward the breed and its membership over many decades.

In late September, The Robert Barlow Brangus International Scholarship was officially launched at the Annual Triple B Production Sale. This is a great initiative for our youth and a very generous show of support from Lindsay and Fiona Barlow and family from Triple B Stud. This is a great tribute to the former ABCA President and Life Member and to the memory of the late Robert Barlow.

On behalf of the membership and all associated with the breed I would like to welcome Michael Bush back onto the ABCA Board as the representative for Zone 4.

Michael replaces Luke Keogh who did not renominate for his positions at the 2021 elections. At this point in time, I would like to publicly acknowledge the role that Luke Keogh has played with the ABCA. Luke was on the Board of the ABCA for 12 years as an ABCA Board Member and Treasurer and the Zone 4 representative.

Together with his wife Chloe and family, they operate the Cobwell Stud and attended many International Brangus World Congresses and other overseas events. Thank you, Luke, for all your dedication and hard work over this time.

Recently the board of the ABCA met in Toowoomba. It was a great opportunity to catch up with fellow board members and our CEO Tessa Pearson for the face to face meeting. Coinciding with the Board meeting we toured the Neogen Lab at the University of Queensland, Gatton Campus.

One of the most productive and exciting parts of our Board meeting was working with Mark Hocknell on our five year strategic plan. This plan helps give the Board focus, clear goals and direction into the future. Other outcomes of the meeting where some new DNA requirements. It was resolved that all Registered females sold at ABCA Sponsored Sales must have the Brangus DNA Bundle. Also, all registered Brangus bulls transferred must have a DNA bundle.

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Brangus takes out Callide Dawson top gong Brangus and their composites claimed two of the major awards at the 2021 Callide Dawson Carcase Competition. Contrary to the majority of media outlets reporting that these awards were claimed by another breed we can confirm that the two major titles were in fact taken out by Brangus entries.

Taking out the Grand Champion Carcase and the Champion Grainfed Trade Heifer Carcase was a Brangus heifer exhibited by the Holmes family, Terence Vale, Theodore.

Chris and Sharyn Holmes, Terence Vale exhibited a group of Brangus heifers in the competition that drew in total 310 grainfed and 269 grassfed cattle. The Terence Vale heifers were selected by their owners and were taken from a group of heifers that were purchased out of the Roma Saleyards.

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The Holmes championship winner entered the competition with a liveweight of 334kgs, produced a final weight of 430kgs with an average daily gain of 1.37kg/day. The milk tooth Brangus heifer recorded a dressing percentage of 50.4, and a Hot Standard Carcase Weight (HSCW) of 216.80kg to end with a total score of 154.58 points. On the way to that score the heifer body recorded an EMA measurement of 84cm sq and depth measurement scan of 13/8mm.

The reserve spot in the competition

was a Senepol entry that scored 146.01 points. The Brangus champion was a clear winner on the day with the closest competitor 7.48 points away.

On 147.10 points was the Champion Grainfed Trade Steer exhibited by the Surawski family, Theodore with a Droughtmaster composite entry.

Another of the pen of three Brangus from the same class (Class 9: Three Grainfed Trade Heifers (0-2 Teeth) 180-300 Dressed Weight) claimed a third placing. Entering the competition

with a liveweight of 318kgs she exited at a final weight of 458kgs to produce a daily gain of 2kg/day and post a weight increase of 140kg for the 70 day feed. She dressed 51.8% and as a Milk tooth delivered a 10/6mm fat depth scan and a HSCW of 237.5kg.

The trio of Brangus bodies combined to claim third place in the class behind Charbray/Angus crosses in first position and Charbrays in second.

Chris and Sharyn Holmes and their family, Terence Vale, Theodore run a herd of around 1500 head on 4500ha (11,120ac) between Theodore and Cracow, in central Queensland. Located some 17klms east of the township of Theodore, Terence Vale is the home of an AUS Meat Accredited Feedlot which was established in 1993 with Chris telling us more about the operation, “All our cattle go through the feedlot and are processed through Cannon Hill abattoir destined for Woolworths trade market. The cattle generally average 500kg and are approximately 18-months-old when they leave the feedlot with a dentition of either milk and or two tooths.” The family’s main niche market is backgrounding cattle for the Woolworths trade market with Chris going further saying, “We run approximately 1200 to 1500 yearlings all year round, these backgrounders are supplemented with 100ha of forage and 100ha of oats.” Weaners are purchased from various saleyards across the state at around a liveweight of between 200 to 250kgs and they are grown and turned off at around 320 to 360kg.

The Quinn family, Voewood, Calliope collected two minor placings in the Single Grainfed Trade Steer Class (Class 8 Single Grainfed Trade Steer 0-2 Teeth 180-300kg Dressed).

Fourth place was taken out by a Brangus/Simbrah steer from Voewood with an entry weight of 382kgs, an exit weight of 540kg with an overall weight gain of 158kgs (2.26kg/day), a HSCW of 286.20kg, a dressing result of 53% an EMA measurement of 91cm sq and a fat depth scan of 10/5mm.

Fifth place in the class was a purebred

Brangus from Voewood with a 324kg liveweight upon entry, an exit weight of 484kg, a 160kg gain for the 100 days or 2.29kg/day for the feed. The steer had a HSCW of 255.80kgs an EMA of 89cm sq and a rib/rump scan of 9/4mm.

Now in its 28th year the annual Callide Dawson Beef Carcase Competition is one of the largest competitions of its type in the nation.

Classes include grainfed, grassfed and grain assisted, where cattle are judged on liveweight, dressing percentage and a number of carcase attributes. All cattle entered in the grainfed classes are finished at the Warnoah Feedlot, Moura. Steers are fed over a 100 day period, with heifers fed over 70 days.

Brangus, Brangus composite and Ultrablack cattle were exhibited in the competition by the Surawski family, Renmark Pty Ltd, Cedarvale Pastoral Company, Brad and Vicki Hanson, the Anderson family and the Monto State High School.

ABOVE Typical Brangus heifer nearing the end of its feed regime at the Terence Vale Feedlot, Theodore.

OPPOSING PAGE Chris Holmes, Terence Vale Feedlot, Theodore with a group of Brangus and other breeds that are close to finishing at the feedlot.

The competition conducts a Field Day where exhibitors, local schools, sponsors and those interested have the chance to look at the progress of the cattle and try their skills in our Live Assessment Competition. Funds generated from the commission for competition cattle are donated to local Show Societies and Sporting Groups within the Callide Dawson Valley.

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Tessa Pearson, Executive Officer, Australian Brangus Cattle Association Ltd

The Executive Paper

“Market reports in 2021 saw Brangus consistently awarded with sale-topping prices and regularly saw breed and market records being smashed.”

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Welcome to the Autumn edition of the Australian Brangus magazine for 2022.

2022 is shaping up to be another great year for the breed. Unparalleled demand, favourable seasons, and industry recognition of the high-performance and adaptability of Brangus cattle is resulting in Brangus breeders being rewarded with record prices in saleyards and at auction.

Market reports in 2021 saw Brangus consistently awarded with sale-topping prices and regularly saw breed and market records being smashed.

In order to build on this growth and demand for Brangus, the Association has recently been focusing on creating and adopting a Strategic Plan. The resulting plan will assist in decision-making while also providing clear outcomes to measure the growth and success of the breed.

Some substantial updates have been made to regulations recently, as the Association strives to increase the integrity of the breed and build on the respect the industry has for Brangus. We strongly recommend that members carefully read their monthly newsletters and regularly visit the website (www.brangus.com.au) to guarantee they are aware of updates being implemented, upcoming events and important information.

The demand for poll genetics, especially DNA-proven homozygous bulls, has been the dominant trend within the industry. The Association continues to focus on providing potential buyers & sellers with DNA results to assist in their selection of genetics both within their own herds and for sales. To assist in genetic selection particularly for commercial Brangus breeders, a committee has been formed to work alongside Paul Williams, ABRI Tropical Technical Advisor and AGBU to create updated selection indexes. These two new selection indexes which replace the current domestic and export indexes will focus on reporting the estimated finishing ability of an animal, focusing on the grain fed or grass-fed markets.

Information regarding the updated selection indexes and other focuses (plans/ projects/strategies) of the Association will be shared with members via our website, newsletters and at events throughout 2022.

The Events calendar for 2022 is already filling up with quality Brangus animals being on display throughout Australia at the Ekka and ABCA Brangus sites at Primex (Casino, NSW), Ag-Grow (Emerald, QLD) and FarmFest (Toowoomba, QLD) Field Days. To the members who have promoted the breed during these events, or in some way, shape or form during 2021 and the beginning of 2022, thank you. Your ongoing support and dedication to the breed is greatly appreciated.

2021 was a fantastic year for Brangus despite the challenges the world and industry faced. The growth of our membership, increase in registrations, support and atmosphere at events and the feedback from members has been positive and encouraging. Here’s to the success of last year continuing in 2022 and wishing our breeders favourable seasons. I hope to be able to catch up with many of you in person at events throughout the year.

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Roma Sale grosses $903,000 Sale Summary

Top Bull Averages

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75 Bulls Average $11,013 Top $34,000 Clearance 97% 18 Females Average $4,277 Top $6,000 Clearance 100% Sale Gross $903,000

The buoyancy in all sectors of the beef industry continues to impact on seedstock demand.

Powered by this sensational set of factors last year’s annual ABCA Roma Sale was testament to this surge in demand. Male averages across the board jumped by $3564 per head when compared to the 2020 catalogue result.

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Gunnadoo Park 2 av. $20,500 Glenoyra 6 av. $15,333 Inavale 8 av. $14,750 Kulkyne 4 av. $14,750 Stutzview 4 av. $14,000 Lazy S 4 av. $11,750 Elara 5 av. $11,200 Bonox 5 av. $10,600 Duarran 6 av. $10,167 Karingal 4 av. $9,500

Statistics revealed 75 bulls drawn from a 17 address, two state, vendor list, set an average $11,013 to top at $34,000 clearing 97 per cent of the offering. Meanwhile a total clearance of heifers saw 18 average $4277 to hit a high of $6000. Again, the fixture attracted and was supported by a huge geographical buyer gallery from three states with the resultant effect being that clearance levels for bulls improved by eight percent.

Key Facts 805kg Average Wt 132cm sq Average EMA 9mm Average Rib 12mm Average P8 5.8% Average IMF 2 Mating Verified 1 Dam Verified 47 Sire Verified 55 Homozygous Poll 20 Heterozygous Poll 54 Homozygous Black 21 Heterozygous Black

Mark and Melinda Beckman’s Glenoyra prefix, Aubigny took home sale honours. Glenoyra Outlaw (30-months) (820kg) (138EMA) (14/12mm) (6.0 IMF) topped proceedings at $34,000. Outlaw, a son of Nettle Creek Sovereign was purchased

by Richard and Liz Reynolds, Glenrosa Stud, Gin Gin. Losing bidders on the sale topper were Rodney and Karen Johannsen, Folkslee Stud, Brooweena. The Beckman’s secured the rights of the $6500 Nettle Creek Sovereign at the 2016 Bizzy Invitational Sale, Grafton, NSW.

Six by Sovereign sons set a $15,333 average with five carrying the Glenoyra prefix setting a $17,200 average. Outlaw is from a dam by the legendary Tarcoola General and was offered in a three quarter share full possession arrangement.

from the Inavale draft was a $16,000 Earlwood 3357 (Telemon Galen) son going to Jim and Marcia Maguire, Bingegang, Dingo. While the Smith family, Yarrawonga, Victoria took another of the Lunar Malikye sons from Inavale for $13,000.

The team of five from the Glenoyra prefix averaged $17,200. This result included the 31-month-old, $24,000 Oscar, selling to Brad and Nicole Saunders, Pheasant Creek Stud, Wowan in a three quarter share and full possession arrangement.

Another high seller for the prefix was the 33-month-old, $12,000 Oliver going to Jim and Marcia Maguire, Bingegang, Dingo.

Kulkyne’s result included the $12,000 Q56 (AI) a 26-month-old by the former RNA champion, Dynamite Kryptonite selling to Rob and Sally Houston, North Burarba, Mungindi, NSW. Whilst another from the Sinnamon address making the same money and sired by Triple B Lawman L572 (AI) (ET) sold to Cam Flower and family, Garrabarra, Roma. The other Kulkyne entry, another of the Lawman sons fetched $11,000 going to Robyn Perrett, Kabunga West, Wandoan.

Jeff and Kerri-Ann Parker, Gunnadoo Stud, Manilla sold their entry, Gunnadoo Park Lawman (27-months) (886kg) (134EMA) (17/9mm) (5.2 IMF) for $30,000. Sired by Gunnadoo Park Impact, Lawman is set to take up duties for owners, Bruce and Leanne Woodard, Bonox Stud, Taroom.

Gunnadoo set a $20,500 average for their two bulls with the other entry, another Impact son, fetching $11,000 selling to the Jukes family, Tregoning Morven who ended their day with three for a $8667 average.

Pheasant Creek Stud, Wowan also secured the $20,000 Bonox 1273 offered by the Bonox Stud, Taroom. Bonox 1273 (Taloumbi 332) (35-months) (896kg) (151EMA) (10/7mm) (5.0IMF) was the headliner for the Bonox five that averaged $10,600 with a geographical spread of buyers from Victoria, Wandoan, New South Wales and Roma.

Matthew Sirett and Jodie Renwick, Diamond Valley Stud, Gatton Two more males made $24,000. continued their good form at the Inavale 1049 (Earlwood 3357) Roma outlet. Their regional show offered by John and Alison Bell, winner, Aviator 922Q (AI) (GR Swift Inavale Stud, Boonah and the other 209W3 (AI) (US)) (30-months) was the Beef 2021 champion, Kulkyne (1015kg) (143EMA) (24/16mm) (7.9 Queensland (Kulkyne Jackson (AI)) IMF) made $20,000 selling to the (22-months) (800kg) (132EMA) Sharmarel Farming Trust, Sharmarel, (13/9mm) (5.7IMF) offered by Henry St George.

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by Adrian and Megan Forrest, Gidyea Stud, Augathella. Gidyea will be the OPPOSING PAGE home of four new sire acquisitions The $34,000 Glenoyra Outlaw for on average $19,750. Four from pictured with buyer Richard Reynolds, Kulkyne averaged $14,750 while eight Glenrosa Stud, Gin Gin, Mark Duthie, from Inavale set the same average GDL, and vendors Melinda & Mark figure. Inavale’s $14,750 average Beckman, Glenoyra, Aubigny. included the $19,000 Inavale 1047 FROM TOP (Inavale 699) selling to Jeff Frank, Glenoyra Outlaw for $34,000; Punchagin Stud, Monto and the Gunnadoo Park Lawman for $30,000; $18,000, 1061 (Lunar Malikye) going Inavale 1049 for $24,000; to David and Robyn Gnech, Miltopp Glenoyra Oscar for $24,000; Stud, Milbong. Another high sale Kulkyne Queensland for $24,000.

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at $17,000 for the Bindaree 0707 son, Stutzview 604 (23-months) (846kg) (130MA) (6.1IMF) selling to the Gidyea Stud, Augathella. Next best at $16,000 was an Inavale 875 son selling to Des and Karen Dahl, Brolga Gully, Baralaba. A $14,000 Doonside 1549 son from Stutzview sold to Lachlan Bryant, Albury, Mungallala.

Setting an $11,000 average for their six bulls were Mark and Linda Bauer, Elara Stud, Laidley. Top for the prefix for 2021 at $14,000 was the 25-month-old, Elara Rodney (Bimbadeen Nike) selling to Hillview Stud, Mt Mort, operated by John and Hilary Krause. Another to feature in the draft was the $13,000 Owen (Elara Officer) selling to Lone Pine Cattle Company, Lone Pine, Eidsvold and the $12,000, Moonman (Boonderoo Landau 10M5 (AI)) to the same buyer.

percent for 600 day growth was the Beitz family, Middle Ridge, Amby.

Another high seller in the team was the $10,000 Quambone Q936 (AI) (ET) (CRC Guardian 9UBU5 (AI) (US)) selling to Sharmarel Farming Trust, Sharmarel, St George.

Jim and Marcia Maguire, Bingegang, Dingo took with them the $16,000 Inavale 1050 another of the Earlwood 3357 (Telemon Galen) sons from the Bell operated, Inavale Stud, Boonah.

Two by Earlwood 3357 set a $20,000 average.

Bill and Janette, Karingal Stud, Monto took with them a $9500 average for their four. Top for Karingal in 2021 was the $13,000 Karingal 785 (Glen Heart 2556 (S)) selling to the Dahl family, Brolga Gully, Baralaba. Sons of Gunnadoo Park Fairway (Belview Vegemite) made to $10,000 for Karingal selling to the Todd Cattle Albury Pastoral Company, Albury, Company, Munnaweena, Mitchell.

Mungallala secured five bulls for a Rosie and Peter Bryant, Albury, $7400 average while Laurie Castle, Mungallala signed off on five for a Avalon, Wandoan signed off on four to $36,000 outlay while John Beitz and average him $8250. family, Middle Ridge, Amby selected three for $11,333 average. Laurie Taking a trio of males at an average of Castle, Avalon, Wandoan took four $13,333 were Rob and Sally Houston, males for on average $8250. The Sandholes Farming, North Bunarba, Edwards family, Possumunga, Quilpie Mungindi, NSW. Their selections came purchased four for a $6500 average.

FROM TOP from Bonox, Kulkyne and a $16,000, Bonox 1273 for $20,000; 21-month-old, from Ian and Anne Top selling female was the last to Inavale 1047 for $19,000; Galloway’s, Duarran Stud, Roma. This be offered in the 15-month-old, Gunnadoo Park Megan 2604 for $6,000. draft included the $13,000 Inavale Gunnadoo Park Megan 2604 1079 and the $16,000 Duarran Quest (Gunnadoo Park Impact). Offered by (Duarran Mogadishu) (22-months) Geoff Parker, Gunnadoo Park Stud, (842kg) (135EMA) (6.6IMF) offered Manilla, NSW the heifer sold to the Belview Stud, Delungra, NSW

by Ian and Anne Galloway, Duarran Mullamuddy Stud, Gunnedah, NSW operated by Trevor and Colleen Stud, Roma. Duarran achieved operated by Greg and Angelique Jorgensen secured the rights to the a $10,167 average for their six.

Boyce. Gunnadoo Park averaged 30-month-old, Lazy S Emperor (Bonox Three from Duarran made $10,000. $5333 for their three whilst as co 823) (30-months) (850kg) (132EMA) These were sons of Duarran Jarman vendors, the Mullamuddy prefix (11/7mm) (6.1IMF) for $18,000.

(Doonside Spin Doctor) and the 2016 recorded a $3750 average for their Offered by Sue Fawcett, Lazy S Stud, Roma sale graduate, the $24,000, four that opened the sale and topped Condamine that draft averaged Bonox 900. at $4500 for the Braxton Of Brinks $11,750 for her four head. Another 392T36 (US) daughter, Mullamuddy Victorian breeder, Michael Bush, investor of the Lazy S draft, all by Reddawn R6 (AI)(11-months) selling Castle Stud, Euroa scored a $7100 Bonox 823, was the Bulmer family’s, to Janet Newlands, Eden Hills Stud, average for his 10 topping at Weona Stud, Leeville, NSW outlaying Pilton. Eden Hills was the major $13,000 for the 24-month, Castle $16,000 for a 31-month-old entry, purchaser in the section securing four Quorrobolong Q1589 (Castle Maffra Lazy S Excel, a three quarter blood heifers for on average $4125 for her (AI) (ET)). Landing the youngster that brother to Lazy S Emperor. Dennis fledgling nursery. was ranked in the top one percent Jackson, Stutzview Stud, Owanyilla averaged $14,000 for his four topping for seven traits and the top five 22

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Rodney and Karen Johannesen, Folkslee Stud, Brooweena sold two daughters of the $20,000, Bonox 1031(Bonox 330) for on average $4500 topping at $5000 for a 14-month-old entry going to Tristram and Lynette Davis, Watership Downs Stud, Keerrong, NSW. Mark and Linda Bauer, Elara Stud, Laidley supported the section selling a trio for on average $3833 to top at $4500 for their nine-month-old, Elara Rammie 2nd (Telemon History) going to the Bonox Stud, Taroom. Long term sale supporters, Bruce and Leanne Woodard, Bonox Stud sold a pair of 11-month-old daughters of their

retainees Mick and 1035 for a $4500 average. These topped at $5000 for the Mick daughter whom was selected

by Ox Beef Trust, Myall, Roma. Ox Beef Trust ended with three to average them $4667.

Pheonix Park Stud, Phoenix Park, NSW. Other prefixes that invested on the day were Voewood, Ironbark and Rockyview.

The two semen packages (20 straws) in the Royal, Regional and Interbreed champion, Karingal Hamish (Glen Heart 1130/Greendale UDL (ET)), offered by Bill and Janette Cook, Karingal Stud, Monto failed to sell at auction.

Dennis Jackson, Stutzview Stud, Owanyilla sold his trio to a top of $5000 to set an average of $4000.

His top seller was a yearling daughter of Triple B Logo L393 going to Paul Weir, 7W Grazing, Blackall. 7W Agents: Elders, GDL & Elite Livestock Grazing ended their day with a pair Auctions. for on average $4750. Taking a $5000 16-month-old, Gunnadoo Park Hector daughter from the Parker draft of heifers was Peter and Julie Bishton,

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Robert Barlow International Youth Scholarship announced

The announcement of the Scholarship was made before the commencement of the Annual Triple B Production Sale, Araluen, Dingo, September last year by ABCA President, Brad Saunders. In announcing the Scholarship, Brad paid tribute to Robert, his foresight and his passion for the breed and its members and followers.

must submit in 500 words or less their background and involvement in the Australian agricultural industry to date, with particular focus on their Sponsored by Triple B Brangus the involvement with the Brangus breed. In Scholarship provides $5000 covering 500 words or less, outline their desire airfares and travel expenses. The to be awarded the scholarship and 500 eventual winner of the Scholarship will words or less, tabling the destinations be encouraged to spend at least one they would visit and another 500 words month travelling throughout the US or less, what areas of the agricultural making the most out of the opportunity. industry they have interests in (i.e.

At the announcement, Fiona Barlow ABCA President, Brad Saunders genetics, nutrition, breeding, exporting) said, “Robert and his wife, Elaine, expanded on what the eventual and how they as individuals hope to founded the Triple B stud in 1990. recipient would also receive saying, contribute to the industry in the future.

From a small number of commercial “Outside of the $5000 grant, the Brangus breeders at Coorooman The scholarship will be presented Scholarship winner will receive a Pocket, the couple oversaw the at an official awards presentation perpetual trophy (kept by the ABCA) a expansion of the operation that now at the 2022 ABCA Rockhampton trophy, blazer, shirt and jacket.” numbers some 1200 registered and Society Sale, ‘Meet & Greet’ function.

The scholarship will be open to any 21 Commenting further Tessa Pearson commercial females and the staging of Annual On Property Sales. Robert’s to 30 year old beef cattle enthusiast said, “The scholarship is valid for who is a member of the ABCA passion for Brangus went beyond 12 months. Within four weeks of Triple B, he loved everything about the wanting to increase their knowledge returning from the US, a full written breed, dedicating nearly three decades of all facets of the beef and Brangus report accompanied with images must to the ABCA and its board. During this industry. Applicants must also hold or be provided to the ABCA. Also, the time, he served as President, Treasurer be eligible for a passport and to travel recipient would be asked to provide internationally. and a sale committee member. He the editors of Australian Brangus (Robert) was also encouraging others magazine with a detailed report and A selection panel for the Scholarship to follow their passions, particularly the interview information.” has been formed and will consist of upcoming generations.” representatives of the Triple B prefix, More details on the timelines the ABCA President and CEO. CEO of the ABCA, Tessa Pearson associated with the Scholarship will added saying, “The recipient of the be made public by the ABCA in the The application process involves a Robert Barlow International Youth near future. written format whereby the entrant Scholarship will embark on a trip to the US visiting Brangus Studs, commercial operations and feedlots.

This scholarship will involve moving and travelling throughout the country, experiencing the US Beef Industry and the strength of the Brangus breed globally. It (the scholarship) will provide the recipient a once in a lifetime opportunity, increasing their knowledge of the beef industry, experience and gain exposure to different Brangus production systems, develop personal skills and at the same time strengthen relationships between the Australian and US Brangus Associations.”

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The recipient of the Scholarship will visit seedstock and commercial herds, feedlots and feed mills.

BONOX REGRET 1251 36 mths 932kg 14/10mm 135EMA IMF 5.4% $80,000 Top Selling bull 45th Annual Rockhampton Sale

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$13,000 twice at Grafton Bull & Female Sale Sale Summary ANNUAL GRAFTON ANGUS BRANGUS BULL & FEMALE SALE 5 Bulls Average $9,100 Top $13,000 (Twice) Clearance 83% Gross $45,500 53 Commercial Heifers Average $2,671 Top $3,100 Clearance 100% Gross $141,575 2 Ultrablack Cows Average $2,550 Clearance 100% Gross $5,100 Sale Gross $192,350

Setting a $9100 average for five bulls from two vendors was one of the standout highlights of the Annual Angus Brangus Bull & Female Sale, Grafton Saleyards, August, last year.

The catalogue comprised 41 bulls (35 Angus and six Brangus) and 150 commercial females.

Selling for $13,000 each were two herd bulls catalogued by Mike and Elizabeth Fahey and family, Nettle Creek, Copmanhurst, NSW. These were aged 30 months and 24 months and sold to Breck and Margot Johnston, Bregot Grazing, Great Marlow.

Setting an average of $6500 for their three bulls were Brian Hartman and

Jacinta Fletcher, Valley View Stud, Dungowan, NSW. These topped out at $7000 on two occasions. Both bulls were sons of Bonox 809 and were purchased by Kaye and Trent Minnett, Inverell and Leonie Egen, Mylneford. Another of the Bonox 809 sons fetched $5500 selling to the Carlton family, Ulmarra.

Commercial heifers topped at $3100 to average $2671. Top pen was offered by the locals the Considine family. As major vendors the Considine family marketed seven pens of heifers (39 head) to average $2607.

AW Morgan sold his pen of seven Brangus heifers for $2800 and another seven for $2800 per head.

A pair of Ultrablack cows offered by the Wrattern Family Trust PTIC to an Ultrablack bull made $2550 each. All the Brangus heifers were joined and tested PTIC to Angus bulls.

Agents: Ray Donovan Livestock & Property and Elite Livestock Auctions.

FROM LEFT Nettle Creek P3 for $13,000; Nettle Creek Q1 for $13,000.

Australian Brangus Cattle Association PO Box 814, Armidale NSW 2350 www.brangus.com.au Twitter: AusBrangus Facebook: AustralianBrangusCattleAssociation CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TESSA PEARSON (02) 6771 2592 0437 986 081 tessa@brangus.com.au BreedPLAN (02) 6773 3555 brangus@breedplan.une.edu.au breedplan.une.edu.au TBTS Technical Officers PAUL WILLIAMS 0427 018 982 paul@tbts.une.edu.au

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PRESIDENT Director Zone 1 BRAD SAUNDERS ‘Pheasant Creek’ Wowan Qld 4702 0458 359 105 pcbrangus@bigpond.com

VICE PRESIDENT Federal Representative AMANDA SALISBURY ‘Bimbadeen Q’ Eidsvold Qld 4627 (07) 4167 5141 0427 677 381 bimbadeen@skymesh.com.au

TREASURER Director Zone 2 JUSTIN BOSHAMMER ‘Elgin’ Condamine Qld 4416 0427 665 128 jb@jkcattleco.com

Director Zone 4 MICHAEL BUSH ‘Castle’ Euroa Vic 3666 0427 319 780 castlebrangus@bigpond.com

Federal Representative EDWARD QUINN ‘Voewood’ Calliope Qld 4680 0418 716 442 brangusvoewood@bigpond.com

Federal Representative JACK WRIGHT ‘Killara’ Banana Qld 4702 0427 944 083 jack.ramseycreek@gmail.com

Director Zone 3 FLEETWOOD GROBLER ‘Stockyard’ TAMWORTH NSW 2340 0428 135 652 fmgrobler@gmail.com

Federal Representative SUE FAWCETT ‘Lazy S’ Condamine Qld 4416 0428 745 186 lazys.stud@gmail.com

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All Breeds hits $18,000 twice Sale Summary ANNUAL FEBRUARY ALL BREEDS BULL & FEMALE SALE 39 Bulls Average $10,256 Top $$18,000 (twice) Sale clearance 100% 6 Registered Heifers Average $4,667 Top $6,500 Sale clearance 100% Sale Gross $428,000

In sizzling form, Brangus were one of the standout performers when it came to averages, demand and clearance levels at the recent February All Breed Sale, CQLX, Gracemere.

Bulls topped $18,000 on two occasions to settle at an average $10,256. In all 39 males sold to a complete clearance. This average was the second best recorded in the two day sale (36 Droughtmasters topped at $25,000 to average $11,069 recording a 97 percent clearance at auction). When you compare the 2022 Brangus result with that of the 2021 sale there were an extra 8 bulls sold, averages jumped by $1836 per head, clearance levels increased by 16 percent and the top price paid for bulls FROM TOP Jason Beckman with Rockyview Propaganda; John & Alison Bell with Inavale 1098. increased by $3000.

First to make the mark was Inavale 1098 (28-months) (798kg) (134 EMA) (15/12mm) from the Inavale Stud, Boonah, operated by John and Alison Bell. The equal sectional topper sold to Ron and Val Beak, Dunmor Pastoral, Bluff. Inavale recorded a $13,333 average for their team of three all by Earlwood 3357 (Telemon Galen). The result included the $12,000 Inavale 1057 selling to John Wilkinson, Cassiopeia, Clermont.

The other bull to make the $18,000 figure was Rockyview Propaganda (Rockyview M60) (31-months) (940kg) (140 EMA) (15/12mm) offered by Jason Beckman and Erin Demspey, Rockyview Stud, Aubigny.

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The bull sold to Geoff and Dalrae Shaw, Bayfield, Biloela.

At $16,000 Matthew Sirett’s, Diamond Valley Lonestar 920Q4 (30-months) (MC Onstar 924W4 (US)) (829kg) (138 EMA) ((10/7mm) from the Diamond Valley Stud, Gatton changed hands selling to the Matt and Kerri Kenny, Tralee, Middlemount. Three from Diamond Valley averaged $13,667 and included the $15,000 proven sire, Quickdraw 468P5 (Telpara Hills Ace Of Spades 541K65 (AI (ET)) (44-months) (980kg) (152 EMA) (10/7mm) selling to Graham Ford, Gunnadoo, Bonalbo, New South Wales. Kraken principals, Jason Jeynes and Julie Sheehan,

Dalma averaged $10,000 for their two entries topping at $11,000 for the Lunar Lonestar son, Kraken Blackjack (28-months) (882kg) (135EMA) (14/9mm) selling to Frances Howard, Dunmora, outside Maryborough.

Mark and Melinda Beckman, Glenoyra Stud, Aubigny sold four for on average $8250 to top at $9000 on three occasions. These were sons of Boonderoo Jenson (Bonox 140) and Nettle Creek Sovereign 834.

Rodney and Karen Johannesen, Folkslee Stud, Brooweena also enjoyed success with their five selling to $16,000 to post a $12,200 average. Top for Folkslee was the proven sire, Folkslee P167 (Glen

Heart Warner) (47-months) (1008kg) (140 EMA) (13/11mm) selling to the Lamb family, N Bar Stud, Banana. The remainder of the draft were sons of the $20,000 acquisition, Bonox 1031 and these averaged $11,250 selling to a high of $13,000 going to the Kenny family, Tralee, Middlemount. Tralee purchased two 1031 sons for on average $12,500 from the stable.

Blackall based, 7 W Grazing Trust, operated by the Weir family sold a trio of bulls for a $12,000 average to top at $14,000 for a red Waterfront Fame F235 son aged 26-months selling to the Loch family, Fairview, Springsure.

The Bartolo family, Carrinyah Park, Nebo took with them a $7000 average for their team of five. These topped at $10,000 for a 27-month, herd bull selling to Hampson Grazing, Monto.

Hampson Grazing ended with four throughout the offering to average $7500. Narelle Ring, High Camp Stud, Warwick sold her single entry, High

Camp 600Q3 (MC High Quality 535Y (US)) for $14,000 to Jericho grazier, Kim Ford, Summerdell Station. Reg Robinson, Glen Heart Stud, Toogoolawah sold his six herd bulls for a top of $10,000 on two occasions to set a $8167 average. The two tops for Glen Heart went to Ron Beak, Dunmor Pastoral, Bluff and Tony and Beth Dwyer, Koumala.

Neville and Karen Tarry, Coal Dust Stud, Monto took with him a $10,500 average for their four males topping at $12,000 on two occasions. His first was a Telpara Hills Double Down 920K15 (AI) (ET) son going to Ron Beak, Dunmor Pastoral, Bluff and the other a paternal three quarter blood brother selling to Simon and Kaylene Hullock and family, Yambungan Stud, Yambungan, Cloncurry.

Coal Dust also catalogued six heifers that sold to a top of $6500. Their 16-month-old daughter of Folkslee Mullet (Glen Heart Warner) made the

top money on the day selling to Rodney and Karen Johannesen, Folkslee Stud, Brooweena. Taking all the remainder of the Coal Dust draft at on average $4300 was Michael Johnstone, Johnstons Bentley Stud, Bentley, New South Wales.

These selections topped at $6000 for a 15-month-old by Folkslee N647 (Glen Heart Warner). Michael’s selections contained three N647 daughters and another of the Folkslee Mullet daughters. David and Robyn Gnech, Miltopp Stud, Milbong sold their sole male entry for $6000 while Adrian and Stephanie Sclosa, Mt Byron Stud, Mount Byron sold their single bull for $5000.

Major supporters of the section were Ron Beak, Dunmor Pastoral, Bluff signing off on four for on average $12,250 while Matt and Kerri Kenny, Tralee, Middlemount secured five for a $12,000 medium.

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Telpara’s record $2.182M result Sale Summary TELPARA HILLS BULL & FEMALE SALE 110 Bulls Average $14,446 Top $50,000 Clearance 100% 35 Females Average $17,029 Top $36,000 Clearance 100% Gross $2.182M

Records again tumbled at the Telpara Hill Annual Bull and Female Sale, Tolga, in September, 2021.

Vendors, the Pearce family saw bulls top $50,000 while heifers sold to highs of $36,000 in a sale that again shattered breed records for an on property fixture with an impressive $2.182M bottom line result.

A four state buying panel ensured yet another complete clearance on the back of a male average of $14,446 and a heifer average of $17,029. Average values for these two categories climbed by $1920 and $6529 respectively when compared to the inaugural 2020 result. Interestingly an extra 14 bulls were marketed when compared to the 2020 sale and the sale gross increased by $612,000. Records were established in the areas of, sale average, bull and female averages and gross.

Further analysis of the male offering showed that they averaged 25.3 months in age, weighed on average 849kgs with an average 129sq cm EMA reading and an average IMF of 6.4 percent. In all 109 registered bulls averaged $14,514 and a single herd bull sold for $7000. Another feature, nine Ultrablack males averaged $10,889 topping at $20,000 while four Ultrablack heifer counterparts sold to highs of $30,000 to achieve a $17,750 average. As far as females were concerned the draft averaged in age at 19.5 months and with an average weight of 567.1kgs they recorded an EMA measurement of 89.8cm sq, an 30

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average scan of 8.3/11.5mm and an IMF reading of 7.1 percent.

Setting the scene for great result was Telpara Hills Business Class 302Q (28-months) (930kg) (133EMA) (7/10mm) (6.4 IMF). The Suhn’s Foundation/Csonka/Brightside Of Brinks configured male was offered in a three quarter share and full possession arrangement. Selling for $50,000 Business Class, the full US blood individual will take up stud duties for Lindsay and Fiona Barlow, Triple B Stud, Dingo. His dam, 101Ms Csonka 302W2 a $47,000 (US) half share purchase by Telpara from Lake Majestik Farms at the Houston Livestock Show is a full

sister to the preeminent US sire, Legacy 302A4. Business Class was offered with 50 straws of semen and the Barlow’s only purchase of the day. Throughout the catalogue 12 Foundation sons averaged $19,667.

Next best at $46,000 was Wingman 11Q14 (MC High Quality 535Y (US)) (28-months) (930kg) (143EMA) (9/13mm) (5.4 IMF) selling to Vince Holland, Mary Valley Brangus, Kandanga. Robert Bulle, Androssan Angus Stud, Talmalmo, New South Wales selected the $44,000 Cloud Nine 541R12 (MC Real Deal 541R3 (US)) (18-months) (776kg) (124EMA) (9/12mm) (7.2 IMF). The parent stud

retained the right to collect semen in the bull at a later date. Androssan also took the $26,000 Aviator 11Q4. The Maller family, Homeward Properties, Rocky Hills Injune and Beldeme, Roma took four to average $18,500. Their top selection was the $26,000 Csonka (US) son, Co-Pilot (30-months). Charlie and Carmel Holzwart, Kanda Pty Ltd., Rangeside Station, Torrens Creek took the $27,000 Control Tower 11Q8.

Dixon Grazing, Bagstowe Station, Einasleigh claimed the $30,000 Streamline 541R25 while Quality Livestock, Port Adelaide, South Australia acting for clients purchased the $28,000 First Class 801Q10.

Will and Tempe Caldwell, Milwillah Angus Brangus and Ultrablacks, Young, New South Wales selected two males for $28,000, both sons of Suhn’s Foundation 331Z28 (US).

One of the Milwillah selections was offered in a three quarter share and full possession arrangement.

Carl and Gail Morawitz, St Aubins, Comet took two for an average $23,000. These included the $26,000 Crossfire 468Q12 (Kenworth 392L4) offered in a three quarter share full possession arrangement with the parent stud retaining the right to a collection at a later date. Ryhes and Amy Innes, Marcella Stud, Booubyjan selected the two-year-old, $22,000 Ultrablack, Traveller 541Q25 (Suhn’s Majestik Beacon 30C (US)). The bull was also offered in a three quarter share and full possession arrangement.

Strong support for the offering came from Drew and Lisa Callander, Oakdale, Mackay taking 10 bulls to average of $15,300. These topped at $24,000 for a 28-month-old by MC High Quality 535Y (US). Glen and Laurel Cameron, Meadowbank, Mt Garnet, purchased 12 bulls averaging $7333 topping at $10,000 while the Dennis family, Urella, Clermont signed off on 11 males to average them $10,181 topping at $13,000.

Upward Force 920R5 (18-monhts) (762kg) (122EMA) (9/15mm) (6.2 IMF) fetched $32,000 selling to Doug and Helen Keough, Welcome Downs,

Einsleigh. Welcome Downs will be the home of two bulls and six heifers. The heifer haul averaged $13,833 topping at $16,000 for a 23-month-old Legacy 320A4 (US) daughter. Their two bull purchase averaged $27,000 with the $22,000 purchase being a 20-monthold Telpara Ace Of Spades 541K65 son. Wayne and Kellie Dobe, CPR Stud, Ravenshoe took home four males for a $15,750 average topping at $20,000 for a 23-month-old Suhn’s Majestik Beacon 30C (US) son. Taking 6 males each were Barry and Liz O’Sullivan, Clonmell, Clermont at an average $9333 and the Condon family, Warrami near Tully with an average $14,833. These topped at $22,000 on two occasions. Neil and Rosalie Watson, Watasanta, Tamworth selected a $18,000 22-month-old Ace Of Spades 541K65 son.

Demand for heifers peaked at $36,000.

Pace setter was Miss Magnum 920R8 (18-months) (Telpara Hills Magnum 541M30 (ET) (AI)). Magnum, the $34,000 top selling graduate of the 2018 Rockhampton ABCA Sale is owned by Fleetwood and Margaret Grobler, Stockyard Stud, Daruka, New South Wales.

FROM TOP (left to right) Telpara Hills Business Class 302Q for $50,000; Telpara Hills Wingman 11Q14 for $46,000; Telpara Hills Cloud Nine 541R12 for $44,000; Telpara Hills Streamline 541R25 for $30,000; Telpara Hills Miss Magnum 920R8 for $36,000; Telpara Hills Miss Real Deal 541R10 for $31,000; Telpara Hills Miss Beacon 541Q41 for $30,000.

OPPOSING PAGE (from top) The top priced bull of the sale Telpara Hills Business Class 302Q for $50,000 with Lindsay, Declan & Braydon Barlow, Triple B Brangus and vendor Stephen Pearce, Telpara Hills.

Anthony Ball, Elders pictured with vendor Fiona Pearce, Telpara Hills and the $36,000 top selling female Telpara Hills Miss Magnum 920R8.

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Miss Magnum 920R8 sold to the Singapore based, Peter and Roz Alexander, HVB Stud. HVB also took home the $29,000, Miss Executive 541R54 (13-months) (Telpara Hills Executive 541N70). Two daughters of Magnum averaged $24,500 while a trio of daughters in the ‘first season sire’ Executive averaged $20,000 and contained the $29,000 13-month, Miss Executive 541R54 also picked out by the HVB prefix.

through Quality Livestock, Port Adelaide, South Australia. The other Nilok purchase was the $28,000 half share female, Miss Ace Of Spades 541R7 (Telpara Ace Of Spades 541K65) (18-months). Six daughters of Ace Of Spades 541K65 set a $15,667 average. Charles and Carmel McKinlay, Bloodwood, Yamala took two to average $24,000. Their $27,000 top selection was Miss Silver Bullet 920Q25 (Telpara Hills Silver Bullet 468M24) (23-months) along with a Lawson Dunne, LTD Stud, Wowan took $21,000, 23-month-old daughter of the opportunity to purchase the only Texas Star 9U8Y (US). All the ‘Q’ series MC Real Deal 541R3 (US) daughter in heifers were chance mated to the the sale for $31,000. Miss Real Deal homebred retainee, Executive 541N70 541R10 (18-months) will join the other (AI) (ET) (TJM Three D 302A (US)).

LTD selection, the $29,000 21-monthold, Miss Online 150Q22 (VF Oaks Taking three females at an average Online 918Y3 (US)). $15,333 was Annalee Godwin, Black Label Stud, Springsure. These Four females were offered in half were daughters of CB Capital Gain share, full possession arrangements.

924D19 (US) and Executive 541N70.

These averaged $22,250 topping at Lightning Ridge Genetics, Sale, Victoria $30,000 for Miss Beacon 541Q41(23claimed the $16,000 Suhn’s Majestik month) (Suhn’s Majestik Beacon 30C Beacon 30C (US) 24-month-old, Miss (US)). Taking the Ultrablack entry was Beacon 889Q15 while Port Adelaide Nilok Pastoral Company operating based, Quality Livestock took the

$15,000 half share female, Miss Tailor Made 919Q4 (SRR Tailor Made 361Y12 (US)) (24-months). John and Kathy Collees, Wetherby Stud, Mount Molloy returned taking five heifers for an average $14,200. Top of the Wetherby selections was the $18,000 Miss Tailor Made 924R5 (13-months) (SRR Tailor Made 361Y12 (US)).

Jamie and Jane Saunders, Charlevue Stud, Dingo outlaid $11,000 for their 21-month-old selection, Miss Remington 468Q49 (Telpara Hills Remington 541M18).

Robuck Hills Stud, Calliope operated

by Stephen and Kelly McBride took two at $10,000 each being daughters of MC Granite 834B (US) and Telpara Hills Silver Bullet 468M24.

Silver Bullet 468M24 (CB Final Cut 924X (US)) was represented by five daughters averaging $15,200.

Punusi Pty Ltd., Yarras, New South Wales selected four heifers to average $11,250 topping at $13,000 to add to their two male purchases.

Agents: Elders and AuctionsPlus.

$11,500 top at Fitzroy Crossing Sale Summary ANNUAL FITZROY CROSSING BULL SALE 6 Bulls Average $8,750 Top $11,500 Sale clearance 100%

to the Brangus average of $8750. For agents and vendors the result was a record average and a record gross for the fixture with the sale topping at $20,000 to record an average of $6688 across the board.

It is the time a sale has grossed over $1 million in the state. The 2021 Gross $52,500 average was a $1194 increase in values over the previous year in a market that saw 35 registered Records were set at the 15th Annual buyers mainly Kimberley and Pilbara Fitzroy Crossing Sale, WA, in August areas support the sale. However, last year and Brangus shared some there was support from as far south of those spoils. as Northampton and from across The breed attained the top average the border in Queensland and the in the record grossing sale where Northern Territory for the offering of Droughtmasters averaged $6688 174 males. Reflecting the flux in the (65 bulls), Queenslanders averaged market the number of bulls offered $7185 (27 bulls), red Brahmans and sold was up 14 head and the gross averaged $5709 (37 bulls), grey jumped $301,250 when compared to Brahmans (6585 (36 bulls) as opposed the previous year.

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Six red Brangus bulls represented the breed from the Redline Stud, Eidsvold, Queensland. The team form Redline averaged 21.5 months in age with an average liveweight of 710kgs and a fat depth scan average of 11/9.3mm and a rib eye average of 126cm sq together with an IMF reading average of 5.7 percent. Redline’s bulls topped at $11,500 on the way to setting a $8750 average for a complete clearance.

The $11,500 Redline entry was 20/200 (22-months) (746kg) (128EMA) (12/11mm) (5.9 IMF) son of Tannyfoil Earl (Doonside 586) purchased by Larrawa Cattle, Fitzroy Crossing. Two other buyers supported the Redline run, Kilto Station Pty Ltd, Broome owned and operated by the Burton family and NRS Broome, who both purchased two bulls each at $8000.

Agents: Northern Rural Supplies

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Our sincere thanks goes to everyone who continues to support our programme to create truly special Brangus & UltraBlack cattle.

We hope you can make it to our sale event on the 17th of September, 2022.

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$32,000 | 920R5 Welcome Downs

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$30,000 | 541R25 Bagstowe Station

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Record $35,000 Palgrove Ultrablack Sale Summary PALGROVE ANNUAL BULL SALE 75 Bulls Average $19,827 Top $35,000 Sale clearance 100% Gross $1.487M

Australian records tumbled and new benchmarks set for Ultrablack cattle at the Palgrove Annual Bull Sale, Dalveen, last September. In what was another classic display of buyer acceptance of the breeding philosophies and the physical product on offer, the sale produced another complete clearance. In all, 75 bulls sold to a record high of $35,000 culminating in an event record average of $19,827 setting a record gross of $1.487M. Detailed analysis revealed that 64 Ultrablack bulls sold for a record top of $35,000 on the way to setting yet another Australian record average of $20,172. The fixture featured the inaugural offering of Brangus bulls within the catalogue. This was met with instant approval when 11 averaged $17,818 to top at $22,000 on three occasions. Nine individuals were sold on a three quarter share full possession arrangement. In a further dissection of the result 57 twoyear-olds averaged $20,509 while 18 yearling counterparts averaged $17,667.

Raising the bar to a new benchmark high of $35,000 was Palgrove Quantum (25.5-months) (938kg) (150EMA) (12/9mm) (5.8 IMF).

Selecting the new record breaker were Robert and Anna Hick, St Elmo Station, Julia Creek. St Elmo ended with two for a $33,500 average.

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Assured (Suhn’s Foundation 331Z28 (US)) (25.5-months) (852kg) (142EMA) (12/8mm) (5.8 IMF).

year-old males that posted a $22,200 average with one yearling making $18,000.

From a field of 28 imported and colonial sires, many of which were ‘first season’ sires, three US based bulls dominated the 2021 genetic jigsaw. The globally recognized Suhn’s bulls, Foundation and Business Line together with CRC Guardian 9U8U5 were represented by 35 sons or 47 percent of the offering. Upon the commencement of the sale it was announced that only days earlier Business Line had been humanely destroyed and lost to the industry.

Nineteen Business Line sons averaged $19,684, including six yearlings that averaged $18,667 and 13 older counterparts that set a $20,154 result. These two-year-old offspring topped at $30,000 for the 24-monthold ET product, Quad selling to Dobe and Sons, Cedar Glen, Ravenshoe.

Business Line’s yearling progeny topped at $26,000 for Rancher (16-months) selling to the Thompson and Dunn families, Echo Hills.

Wallumbilla. Echo Hills purchased two for $25,000 average.

Strong support came from northern and north western producers. Two parties alone accounted for 28 percent of the offering. WTG and LA Dobe and Sons, Cedar Glen, Ravenshoe signed off on 11 for on average of $18,545, topping at $30,000 for Quad (ET) (24-months) (762kg) (118EMA) (8/6mm) (7.2IMF).

Losing bidder on Quad was David Crombie, Mountside, Warwick. The other major players were Tim and Gina Fairfax’s, TVF Pastoral, Albro Station, Clermont taking ten that averaged $17,800. Their top selection at $20,000 was posted on three occasions for DMR Eldorado 30B15 (US), Business Line (US) and Castle Kingpower K494 sons. David Crombie later secured a 23.5-month-old, $26,000, Belview Garrison N061 son.

Seven Foundation sons averaged $24,000 topping at $32,000. His three yearlings hit $$26,000 to average $19,333 while the four older progeny averaged $27,500. Six by CRC Guardian 9U8U5 averaged $21,500. This result included five two-

Another of the US first season freshmen males was Suhn’s Majestik Beacon with four yearling Ultrablack sons averaging $18,500 topping at $26,000 for a 17-month-old selling to Chris Wise, Ballandean.

Dan Radel and Rebecca Burnham, Burenda, Augathella signed off on a trio for on average $24,667. These topped at $28,000 for a two-yearold Castle Kamarooka K412 son.

Brad and Nicole Saunders, Pheasant Creek Stud, Wowan selected three

by Foundation for on average $24,000 topping at $28,000.

Taking four bulls each were Ray Scott Pastoral, Fairfield, Moura that averaged $17,500, the Poole family, Glendower Station, Hughenden at an average $20,000 along with the Elliott family’s, Belfast Station, Winton for a $13,500 average.

Stud addresses investing on the day included Ian and Anne Galloway, Duarran Stud, Roma with a $28,000 Alpha M360 son, the Barlow family, Triple B Stud, Dingo paid $22,000 for a 16.5-month-old, Majestik Beacon entry. The Geddes operation, Couti-Outi Stud, Kunwarara returned taking the $26,000 Quotation (Palgrove Netflix) (24.5-months).

Losing bidder on the Duarran acquisition, a grandson of Texas Star 9U8Y (US) was David Crombie.

Hunter Patterson, Cinnabar Farms, Cinnabar claimed two full ET brothers for on average $20,000.

These two were the first two Brangus bulls offered by Palgrove. John Bailey and family, Paradise Downs Station, Blackall returned taking a pair of ET Brangus for a $21,000 average.

Both were sons of BWCC Big Town 192B16 (US) and from acquired Telpara Hills donors.

Townsville based Pure Produce selected three to average $14,667 while Brad and Jackie Schultz took two at an average $14,000 for their 16,000ha holding, Tower Hill Station, Muttaburra. Another to select a pair were Keith and Judy Parry, Sarina for an average $18,000. Campmac Pty Ltd, Saramac Downs, Wallumbilla secured a $20,000 Alpha M395 son while Hewett and Son, Hillview, Tottenham, New South Wales Picking up the first of the fully selected a $24,000 DMR Eldorado imported US Brangus embryo 30B15 son. Lawrie Grazing Trust, products were Adrian and Megan Powlathanga Station, Charters Forrest, Gidyea Stud, Bellona, Towers took with them two for a Augathella. This was in the form of $19,000 medium. Other producers a 24-month-old CB Tradition 63A/ CRC North Star 9U8W3 configured to take single purchases were drawn male that sold for $22,000. The other from Rosevale, Bungunya, Sarina, Coalston Lakes and Hughenden.

Forrest purchase at $24,000 was a Foundation son aged 25-months.

Agents: Elders, Nutrien, George and Allan and Janette Williams, Fuhrmann, Hourn and Bishop and Riverside Station, Nebo selected AuctionsPlus. two for $20,000 each while Carbene Grazing, Taemari, Condamine also ended with two for $24,000 each.

Palgrove Nomad N576 (Palgrove Kingpin K1250) sons hit $28,000 selling to the Warby family, Billinbah Pastoral Company, Glenmorgan.

FROM TOP Palgrove Quantum for $35,000; Palgrove Quality Assured for $32,000; Palgrove Quad for $30,000; Palgrove Quote for $28,000 Palgrove Quadrel for $28,000; Palgrove Quarter Deck for $28,000; Palgrove Quizlet for $28,000.

OPPOSING PAGE Top priced Ultrablack of the sale $35,000 Palgrove Quantum pictured with Palgrove Business Development & Genetics manager Ben Noller and agent Colby Ede, Nutrien.

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Brangus & Ultrablack win at CQ Carcase Classic Brangus and Ultrablacks were again hitting the headlines at the Annual Central Queensland Carcase Classic, Rockhampton, in late July, last year.

Rockhampton State High School and the Fernie family, Dingo led the charge in posting major victories for the breed.

The high school’s Ultrablack steer entry ‘Sid’ took out the Aggregate Hoof/ Hook Led Steer Class at the event ahead of a field of 33 contestants. The steer bred at Broadwater, Duaringa and was donated to the school by Kaz and Jan Steindl, Eastfield, Banana. ‘Sid’ placed third in the Led Hoof class at Rockhampton Junior Beef under judge, Ethan Mooney, Teys Australia (Biloela).

After processing ‘Sid’ placed first in the Hook division of the class with a total of 160.14 points some 6.85 points ahead of his nearest competitor in that division. As a milk tooth entry, the winning Ultrablack delivered a HSCW weight of 333.9kgs, fat depth scans of 10/8mm an EMA of 96cm sq, a marbling score of 1 and a MSA Index score of 64.89. The aggregate winner scored a total of 150.49 points and a total aggregate score of 36 points.

Brad and Vicki Hanson, Bullakeana, Moura took out fourth spot in the Hook section with their Brangus entry, ‘Rugs & Rumps’. Scoring 149.37 points the steer had a HSCW of 326.9kgs, 13/10mm and an EMA 92cm sq with a marbling score of 1 and a MSA index of 56.65 points with a total aggregate score of 20 points. Taking out seventh spot in the Hook section of the class was a Brangus entry from Couti-Outi operated by Lawson and Bonni Geddes, Couti-Outi, Kunwarara. Their entry came back with a HSCW weight of 293.4kgs, fat depth scans of 11/9mm, an EMA of 82cm sq and a MSA Index score of 54.86 Taking out third spot in the Hoof section of the competition was Becky Statham with her Brangus composite steer, ‘Andy’ with stats of a HSCW weight of 359.9kgs, fat depth scans of 10/7mm, an EMA of 102cm sq a marbling score of 1. Other Brangus exhibitors in the class were drawn from Boombah Cattle Company, the Gracemere Veterinary Surgery and the Rockhampton State High School.

FROM TOP Tony Fernie, Boombah, Dingo after winning the HHH Partners sponsored event, Largest Eye Muscle award.

Rockhampton State High School student, Megan Mitchell with the trophy and sash awarded to the school for taking out the Aggregate Hoof/Hook Led Steer Class at the Central Queensland Carcase Classic with their Ultrablack steer.

Tony and Sharon Fernie, Boombah, Dingo claimed the prestigious, HHH Partners sponsored event, the Largest Eye Muscle. The winning body was one of 523 entries that were involved in the entire competition. Boombah’s winning entry was from a pen of three steers entered in Class 6 (Pen Of Grainfed 4 Tooth Steers Or Heifers – (300-420kg CW)). The purebred two tooth Brangus delivered a HSCW of 403.9kgs, scans of 12/9mm and an EMA 112cm sq, with a marbling score of 1 and a MSA index of 46.78 points. With an EMA of 112cm sq his nearest competitors measured 108cm sq. These were another of the purebred Boombah steers from another of their pens and an Angus/Charolais entry from the winning pen from that class. The nine Boombah steers (three pens) in the class set an average EMA reading of 90cm sq.

Consistent winners in many of the carcase competitions are the Magee family, Beejay Stud, Capella. Adding to their good record at the event was a second in Class 7 (Pen Of Three Grainfed 2 Tooth Steer Or Heifers (180-300kg CW)). Their Brangus composite milk tooth heifers scored a total of 412.36 points. To gain this position in the class the trio scored an average HSCW of 259.3kgs with a range from 250.4 to 275.4 kgs, average fat scans of 9.3/5.6mm with P8 range of between 9 to 10mm and a rib range from 5 to 7mm. Their average EMA measurement was 72cm sq and ranged from 68 to 74cm sq, a set of marbling scores of 1, 1 and 3 and an average MSA index of 59.91 points, ranging from 58.87 to 61.53 points.

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Triple B’s $45,000 record price Sale Summary

Triple B Quantum Q166 (Telpara Hills King Pin 392L2 (AI)(ET)) (23-months) TRIPLE B ANNUAL (778kg) (133EMA) (10/7mm) (6.2IMF) PRODUCTION SALE set the scene selling for $45,000 to the 85 Bulls Palgrove Stud, Dalveen. The individual Average $11,400 was ranked average or above for 10 Top $45,000 EBV indices. Palgrove signed off on Clearance 98% two to average $35,500 including the $26,000 ET product, Quest Q470 100 Commercial Heifers (Triple B Global G11) (25-months) Average $2,100 (844kg) (130EMA) (13/9mm) (5.8IMF).

Top $2,800 Ten sons of King Pin, the $26,000 Clearance 100% sale topping graduate from the 2017 Gross $1.179M Roma ABCA Sale, averaged $15,300.

Four by the former Triple B sale topper and Palgrove resident, Triple B Global averaged $15,000. Losing bidder In a dramatic turnaround and reflective of industry trends average on Quantum was Delungra district, New South Wales nursery, Belview, values climbed by nearly $4,900, operated by Trevor and Colleen establishing three new records at Jorgensen. Belview secured a $13,000 last year’s Triple B Brangus Annual King Pin son later in the catalogue that Production Sale, Dingo. was ranked average or above for 11 Lindsay and Fiona Barlow, Triple EBV indices.

B Stud witnessed yet another two Hewitt Australia will be the home of state buying panel that supported Quidmaker Q296 (Triple B Legacy) the physical on offer to an event (23-months) (840kg) (136EMA) record high of $45,000, a record average $11,400 and a record gross of (12/8mm) (5.5IMF) after Warren Miller outlaid $32,500 for ownership $1.179M. of the bull. Losing bidder was As a result clearance levels climbed to Coolmaringa Pastoral Company, 98 percent for bulls and a complete Dingo. Coolmaringa owners, the clearance of the purebred No.1 Mackenzie family, purchased the yearling heifers sold to $2,800 per $20,000 Q140 (Belview First Class) head to average $2,100. The male as their only purchase. Three by offering came off a background Legacy (101 Ranger 99W11 (US)) featuring 16 Australian bred sires. sons averaged $15,167. Ian Francis, Demand for new sire material saw Cedar Valley Stud, Chelmsford 15 bulls destined to stud prefixes in took the sale opener, the $22,500 two states.

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(24-months) (832kg) (135EMA) (13/9mm) (6.0IMF) ranked in 12 indices. Col Goodwin and family, GL Stud, Duaringa outlaid $19,000 for one of the sons of Belview Zorro, Quarterpounder Q473 (AI) (ET).

Operating early in the book was William Hogan, Allambie, Springsure taking a $15,000 Belview Embassador M212 son. Allambie ended with two for on average $13,000.

Three buyers accounted for 33 percent of the offering. Leading the charge in that category were Rob and Annie Donoghue, Baradoo, Moura signing off on 11 for a $10,909 average. Top of the Baradoo selections was the $16,000 Q273 (Triple B Megatron). Another big ticket supporter was Cattle JV, Comanche, Morinish, ending with 10 bulls averaging $6800. Returning also were Shane and Amanda Watts, Somona Station, Collinsville, taking seven for on average $7430.

Interstate interests, Andrew Melville, RAM Station, Dungog, NSW also returned taking three for an $11,000 average topping at $15,000. The Tocal Ag College, Paterson, NSW purchased the $14,000, Q200 (Coolabah 2278) (914kg) (141 EMA). Jason Beckman and Erin Dempsey, Rockyview Stud, Aubigny took the $18,000 Quicksilver Q320 (Belview First Class) while a paternal half, Q126 sold to Tim Shay Grazing, Theodore for $10,000.

Sand Country Beef, Moonah, Injune paid $18,000 for a two-year-old by

Coolabah 2278. Lenera Family Trust, Illbilbie took two for an $11,000 average topping at $14,000 for a Belview Fleet Street M206 son. Another Belview First Class son sold for $18,000 to Geoff Beak, Kohler, Dingo. Also, at $18,000 was another of the King Pin sons selling to the Bolton family, Belmont, Thangool.

Picking up a Fleet Street son at $14,000 was Justin Bolton and family, Cooinda, Dingo. Justin and Kate Boshammer, JK Cattle Stud, Condamine selected the $17,000 Quotation Q210 (Triple B Landmark) ranked as either average or above for 12 indices. Jeff Dahl and family, Pine Hut, Baralaba took another of the King Pin sons for $16,000.

Jack and Jennifer Wright, Ramsey Creek Stud, Banana took a $13,000 Megatron son aged 22-months while Max Baldwin, Marlborough Station, Marlborough signed off on three for a $9667 average, topping at $13,000 for a Triple B Huxley entry. Another investor in Huxley sons were Ross and Heather Milner, Bushlands Stud, Yeppoon taking a two-year-old for $12,000.

Ron and Val Beak, Dunmor Pastoral Company, Rockhampton picked up a $13,000 Coolabah 2278 son while Jim Zlotkwoski, Arcoona, Bauhinia selected two for an $11,000 average topping at $13,000 for a Belview Embassador entry.

Jarrod and Leanne Deguara, Bimbora Stud, Nebo took with them four for on average $8250. Another of the seedstock investors was John Collins, Yaraandoo Stud, Gogango taking with him a $14,000 Global G112 son (24-months).

Demand for the quality yearling purebred commercial heifers was spectacular.

Values increased by $753 per head over the previous year’s rates. Sectional openers and the eventual day’s top sellers at $2800 per head (10 head) sold to Shaun Smith, Silverleigh, Coowoonga.

Shaun also outlaid $2000 per head for another 10 while TopX Roma accounted for 20 heifers for on average $2500 for clients. Phil Dowling, West Durham, Gunalda outlaid $2400/head for a pen while Alastair Besch and family, Almavale, Dululu took a pen at $2100 per head.

FROM TOP (left to right) Triple B Quest Q470 for $26,000; Triple B Qualified Q236 for $22,500; Triple B Quicksilver Q320 for $18,000; Triple B Q178 for $18,000; Lindsay & Fiona Barlow, Triple B with the $32,500 Triple B Quidmaker Q296.

Shaun Smith, Silverleigh, Coowoonga with his $2,000 per head heifers.

OPPOSING PAGE Lindsay & Fiona Barlow, Triple B with the $45,000 top selling bull Triple B Quantum Q166.

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Phil Dowling, West Durham, Gunalda with his pen of heifers for $2400 per head.

Savage Barker and Backhouse acting as agents secured three pens (30 head) for client, Matthew Ellis, Treadstone Corporation, Harlin. These sold in a range from $1600 to $1900 per head to average $1733.33 per head. Peter, Cathy and Shane Muscat, Habana Springs, Pleystowe took a pen for $1500 per head.

Commenting on the result after the sale Lindsay Barlow said, “To say we’re thrilled with the result would be an understatement. The feedback from everyone was just how consistent and

even the whole draft of bulls were, we believe this was a genuine sentiment, it was reflected and recognized with a consistent result and set of values right the way throughout the catalogue.”

Those comments were echoed when the last bull in the catalogue sold for $14,000 to John and Shannon Maguire, Ashgrove, Dingo.

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Palgrove takes 2021 RNA Paddock To Palate A composite blend featuring Charolais/ Ultrablack genetics has taken out the nations most lucrative beef carcase competition, the annual 2021 RNA Paddock To Palate.

Contrary to many other media reports and outlets we can verify that the winning teams exhibited and entered by Palgrove in the 2021 and 2020 competitions were Charolais/Ultrablack steers. Prior to this, the winners have been a mixture of Charolais, Charolais/ Angus and Charolais/Ultrablack entries.

For the fourth consecutive year Palgrove was announced as snaring the 2021 award in what is now recognized as Australia’s richest event of it’s kind, that attracts some of the best beef producers and their genetics.

In the past four years Palgrove has not only taken out the overall award but has featured with individual wins and placings in all three of these categories.

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Conducted at JBS Beef City Feedlot, Purrawunda, west of Toowoomba, the annual competition is held in conjunction with the Royal Queensland Show. Since its inception in 1997, the competition has evolved and become a barometer for leading seedstock and commercial producers where they can benchmark the commercial relevance of their product.

The competition objectively measures the performance of pens of 100 Day export, 70 Day Trade and Wagyu steers on weight gain performance in the feedlot, carcase attributes in the chiller, commercial value and meat eating quality judged by a panel of expert chefs.

With prizemoney of $45,000, the 2021 competition attracted a field of 748 steers from across Queensland and New South Wales operations.

Data provided from JBS Beef City showed all steers entered in the 100 Day Export Class (Class 37) produced an overall average daily gain (ADG) of 2.39kg, steers in the 70 Day Class (Class 38) produced an ADG of 2.46kg per day and steers in the 100 Day HGP-Free Class (Class 40)

had an ADG of 1.79kg per day. The performance of Ultrablack genetics has become very prominent in recent Paddock to Palate competitions and this has been reinforced in the 2021 weight gain results. The winning pen of Palgrove Charolais/Ultrablack steers took out the 100 Day Export Competition (Class 37) and another pen of the same genetic combination from Palgrove took out the 100 Day HGP- Free Export section (Class 40). Adding to the trophy haul for Palgrove was in the Highest Individual Weight Gain. One of their Charolais/ Ultrablack entries posted the highest result in this section (Class 40) with an ADG of 2.550kg per day.

Commenting on the victories, Ben Noller, Palgrove said, “The competition allows us to benchmark our cattle against the best, it validates and proves the commercial focus we apply to our genetics. We consistently talk about our genetics adding value at all points of the supply chain (breeder, backgrounder, feed lotter, processor and consumer), this competition confirms that claim.”

Ben went further adding, “Balance’ is one of our key breeding objectives. By this we mean not breeding for extremes or one particular trait, but keeping balance across all of the key profit drivers. This breeding objective is the backbone of our success in the Paddock to Palate Competition, it reinforces our claim that we are supplying our clients with genetics that have consistently proven to be at the forefront to improve

profitability in commercial beef production. We firmly believe the consistency of these results doesn’t come from selecting the right steers for the competition, it’s from continuously challenging ourselves to ‘raise the bar’ through decades of strict selection for efficient cattle with superior performance, we believe that’s now firmly entrenched in the Palgrove product.”

Receiving the 1st place ribbon for class 37A is Ben Noller, Palgrove from Mal Porter, Rabobank.

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Bimbadeen celebrates a $22,000 high Sale Summary BIMBADEEN 65th ANNIVERSARY GENETICS SALE 48 Bulls Average $9,500 Top $22,000 Clearance 100% 5 Registered Heifers Average $5,200 Top $6,000 Clearance 83% 70 Commercial Heifers Average $1,450 Top $1,850 Clearance 100% 1 Semen Package Top $700 Clearance 50% Sale Gross $584,200

Three important milestones were marked and celebrated at the Bimbadeen Brangus 65th Genetics Sale, in September last year. It’s was sixty five years ago, founder of the Bimbadeen prefix, Bruce Burnham purchased his first Brangus, the same year the ABCA celebrated its 60th anniversary year with Bruce Burnham one of the founding members, and 2021 marks 15 years since Mark and catalogue resulted in the lead 20 bulls Amanda Salisbury returned to join the averaging $10,950. Within the male Bimbadeen prefix. result were six red bulls that averaged $12,200.

In their new on-property selling complex at Arthur’s Knob, Mark and Sale topper at $22,000 was Bimbadeen Amanda Salisbury and family saw Renouf 185 (22-months) (884kg) demand from two states equate (135EMA) (11/8mm) (4.2IMF) selling to their best result thus far with to repeat buyers, Gary and Pam increased values across the board Taylor, Ginoondan Stud, Gayndah. for all descriptions and categories Renouf (Palmal Alfie) was offered in within the catalogue. Black bulls hit a three quarter share full possession $22,000 while their red counterparts arrangement as were three others made to $20,000 to end in a $9500 throughout the catalogue. These four average. Registered heifers topped averaged $16,750, including the sale $6000 setting a $5200 average while topper and the top selling red entry. commercial heifers averaged $1450 Five Palmal Alfie sons averaged $7400. hitting $1850 per head.

Two sons of the first season red Setting a cracking pace, the first 13 acquisition, Tannyfoil Maverick bulls averaged $12,230 with statistics averaged $16,000. These included the revealing the solid and consistent top selling red, the $20,000, Rango demand for the front end of the 44

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R227 selling to Peter, Kristine, Kris and Donna Dingle, Redline Stud, Eidsvold.

A double poll, Rango (23-months) (794kg) (124EMA) (13/9mm) (5.4 IMF) is from a Doonside 553 (AI) (Paleface Ranch Icons 707/6 US)) daughter and is a grandson of Duarran Flinders.

In all, nine nurseries selected sire material from the catalogue including Stutzview, Kraken, Glenrosa, Bushlands, Three Hearts, Redline, Pheasant Creek and Doc’s.

Jason Jeynes and Julie Sheehan, Kraken Stud, Dalma secured the rights of the $12,000 Remington R1(Oaklands Ambassador (AI) (ET)) while Ross and Heather Milner, Bushlands Stud, Yeppoon took the $13,000 Reagan R70 (Telpara Hills Jackman 541H17 (AI) (ET)). Sisters, Tammie and Jayne

Robinson and Regina Graham, Three Hearts Stud, Cressbrook secured a $14,000 future sire for their fledgling operation in the form of the 23-monthold, Rambler R58 (Bimbadeen Nashville).

Richard and Liz Reynolds, Glenrosa Stud, Gin Gin added to their battery with their $11,000 selection, Rip Curl R150 (Bimbadeen Memphis). Brock Dahtler, Doc’s Stud. Monto stepped up taking the $13,000 Nullabor son, Ravenshoe R139.

Brock also claimed the top selling heifer, the $6000, Raya R175 also by Nullabor and ended with a 10 straw semen package in Bimbadeen Memphis for $70 per straw. The Jackson family, Stutzview Stud, Owanyilla purchased a $9000 son of Charlevue Bid Baldy. Brad and Nicole Saunders, Pheasant Creek Stud, Wowan took a $4000 daughter of Bimbadeen K 300 (ET) (Washington Of Brinks 302547 (US)).

at $5000. Another of the first season sires contained within the catalogue and represented by a trio of AI sons was Bimbadeen Memphis (Oaklands Ambassador (AI) (ET)). These averaged $10,333. Memphis was sold three years ago to Bruce and Leanne Woodard, Bonox Stud, Taroom for $14,000 with Bimbadeen retaining a share in the Beef 2018 placegetter.

Top selling heifer was the 22-month-old, Raya R175 (Nullabor) selling for $6000.

Bulk buyer on the day was Stuart From an Oaklands Ambassador female, Zlotkowski and family, Munbooree Raya carried a 4-6 months positive Station, Mundubbera taking 10 bulls test selling to the Doc’s Stud, Monto. at an average of $8800 toping at $11,000 on two occasions. Collingvale Pheasant Creek Stud, Wowan selected the $4000 K300 (AI) (ET) daughter, Station, Proserpine operated by Risque R88 (21-months) while Charlie Marvin and Pauline Deicke claimed a Holzwart, Rangeside Station, Torrens pair for on average $14,000 topping Creek took a pair for $5000 and $5500 at $16,000 for the sale opener, Rocky respectively. These were daughters R144 (Bimbadeen Nullabor). Shane of Oaklands Ambassador and the and Amanda Watts, Sonoma Station, retainee, Nashville. At $5500 another Bowen signed off on eight to average them $6750. These topped at $11,000. of the Ambassador daughters, the 23-month-old, Raquel R40 went to Bimbadeen Nullabor (Bimbadeen Kidman Partnership, Ocean Shores, Kakadu) was another of the high profile New South Wales. Raquel R40 also retainee bulls with seven sons averaging carried a 2-4 month positive test. The $10,143 and the top selling heifer PTIC registered heifers were joined to at $6000. Perennial sire, Oaklands Triple B Pinnacle 313 (P) and Stockyard Ambassador (AI) (ET) was again P26 (P) (AI) (ET). supported by the buying public with six Outlaying $1850 per head (471c/ sons setting a $10,000 average and a pair of daughters averaging $5250. Beef kg) for a pen of 10 heifers with an Expo champion and another of the first estimated weight of 392kgs were James and Scott McKinnon, Eagle View release sires was Charlevue Bid Baldy 11-16 (Charlevue Charley 37-13). Four Stud, Wyrallah, New South Wales.

Charlie Holzwart, Rangeside Station, of the Bid Baldy sons averaged $6000 Torrens Creek added to his registered while five by Bimbadeen Nashville (Mr purchases taking a pen of 10 for $1700 X Factor 889X34 (US)) delivered a with an estimated weight of 322kgs $9600 average and a single daughter

or 527c/kg. D Crump, Bingara, New South Wales took 20 head to average him $1300 with the top sellers being a pen of 10 for $1400 per head with an estimated liveweight of 300kgs coming back at 467c/kg. Weighing on average at 293kgs a pen of 10 made $1200 per head (410c/kg) selling to Joe Pedley, Calliope. Tom Darlington, Wongabel, Surat claimed two pens (20 head) for an average $1400 topping at $1600 per head for the opening pen that weighed on average 331kgs which equates to 483c/kg.

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OPPOSING PAGE Amanda & Mark Salisbury with buyer Gary Taylor, Ginoondan and his $22,000 purchase Bimbadeen Renouf 185.

Buyers Peter & Kristine Dingle, Redline, Mark Salisbury and the $20,000 Bimbadeen Rango R227.

ABOVE (left to right) Bimbadeen Rocky 8864 for $16,000; Bimbadeen Rainmaker 9015 for $15,000; Bimbadeen Richmond 8729 for $14,000; Bimbadeen Ramjet 9674 for $14,000; Bimbadeen Rambler 9835 for $14,000.

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Life members One of the many memorable events of the 45th Annual ABCA Sale in Rockhampton was the bestowing of two Life Memberships to very well known and recognised breeders. ABCA President, Brad Saunders presented the prestigious awards to Reg Robinson, Glen Heart Stud, Toogoolawah and Ron Hanson, Bindaree Stud, Murgon.

Both men have worked tirelessly for the betterment of the Brangus breed and have forged many paths that ultimately have made progress for the next generation of breeders much easier. Reg’s involvement with the breed stretches back over five decades while Ron has been breeding Brangus since the early 1980’s. Both of the recipients are still heavily involved in the breed and their legacy is that the majority, if not all of their children and their families are connected with the breed in one way or another.

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Reg Robinson From an early age Reg Robinson has always enjoyed working with cattle. Growing up in the Brisbane Valley around the Esk district, Reg purchased his first Brangus in 1969.

This initial purchase entailed eight heifers and was to start a lifetime career of breeding, showing and selling Brangus cattle.

In those days times were tougher and money and the supply of was even tighter and it wasn’t until 1972 that Reg had saved enough money to purchase his first Brangus Bull. In the mid 70’s Reg paid $4000 for his stud sire, Bandon Premier A122 (P) (in today’s terms that is around $29,000). According to Reg, Premier was a terrific boost to his fledgling breeding program.

Reg’s father, William James Robinson had registered the ‘Heart WR’ brand from the early 1920’s when he first came to Esk. Reg was most fortunate that his father gave him the brand whilst growing up on the family property, Glen Esk. That combination of both brand and property melded

Ron Hanson Ron Hanson’s introduction to Brangus dates back to the early 1980’s. His then neighbour, Fred Alley and his good friend, Lex Kunst were responsible for this introduction that now spans three generations of the Hansen family.

Shortly after this introduction Ron purchase two registered bulls after visiting Chook and Judy Knuth, Duckworth, Dingo.

The initial intentions were for these bulls to cover a mob of Santa Gertrudis/ Hereford/Simmental cross breeders located at Cinnabar. However, following this Ron and his wife, Narelle purchased Bindaree, outside Murgon in 1985.

With this acquisition, the decision was made to transition into a solely Brangus operation. One year later the Bindaree prefix was registered with the Australian Brangus Cattle Association and with that the Hanson journey began.

They say one man’s loss is another man’s gain and this certainly was the case when the during the 1985/1986 drought an opportunity presented

into the stud prefix, Glen Heart in the year, 1980. In the same year Reg and his bulls took on a two to three day train ride to Rockhampton for his first bull sale. There was a good reason for electing to take the train, the truck Reg owned at the time was considered unable to make that distance!

Reg freely admits the best bull he ever purchased was Tarcoola General, stating, “He was a great bull for breeding quality progeny and his success rate. He (General) was aptly named the, ‘One Hit Wonder’ and he lived until he was 21 years of age.”

Reg has actively involved himself in promoting the Brangus breed since 1990’s attending Feature, Regional and Royal Shows and Field Days.

According to Reg the most enjoyable part of these activities is catching up with other breeders, buyers and meeting like minded people learning more about Brangus. He unashamedly admits that he always enjoyed working with cattle as a young man and even today relishes in the thrill and challenge of putting a new bull in with a mob of cows, then patiently

itself to purchase an exceptional line of females from the Barrett family, Salisbury Plains, Bowen. This purchase involved 72 PTIC cows and 56 PTIC heifers, 90 percent of which were enrolled into the Association

by Lex Kunst. With over 30 years of breeding in the Salisbury Plains herd, it served as a powerful foundation for the Bindaree stud. The sheer passion for Brangus lead to decades of involvement and accolades in all aspects of the breed. Ron served three terms on the ABCA board and was a classifier for thousands of cattle across Queensland for the purpose of enrolments.

waiting for his first calves to hit the ground and see what they are like.

This is always a gamble to see if he has done his job and produced the type of calves that was expected and of course that excitement never gets old.

“Brangus has always been good to me, I’ve met some great people and formed lasting friendships, I enjoy talking to like minded people who have similar interests and there is always something new to learn from others”, added Reg. Reg enjoys educating others on the great qualities and benefits of Brangus cattle and relishes helping others when starting their own Brangus adventures. He has been asked over the years to provide advice and has always tried to give constructive feedback and tips.

Reg remains immensely proud of what he has achieved over the past five decades, breeding Brangus and witnessing the Glen Heart prefix gather and gain success along the way. Reg eyes the future with hope in the knowledge that he can still continue to improve, learn and breed great Brangus cattle.

Ron is a great advocate for the breed and participated in countless regional and national carcase competitions, entering Brangus and Brangus composite cattle. In the Brangus Carcase Competition, the Bindaree operation was an annual participant and also a class winner and Ron has supported local shows, entering prime cattle on an annual basis.

Over the years, Bindaree introduced many influential sires into the herd, these including bulls from Duckworth, Bendalong, Riverview, Lunar, Triple B, Sinai, Bimbadeen and Doonside herds.

Ron’s undeniable dedication and contribution to the Brangus breed In 1989, Ron began selling females alongside his wife, Narelle, has at the then Gympie Brangus Sale, seen great success for the stud and attaining the top average on numerous commercial operation. This success occasions. He was also a vendor at is shown through the Bindaree the Oakey, Casino, Rockhampton, bloodlines, which can be found in Goondiwindi, Roma and Emerald many of the pedigrees within the sales, selling registered Brangus bulls breed. and females.

The passion that Ron holds for Over the years Bindaree has played the breed has since been passed host to numerous Field Days and also on through the generations to his participated in Zone Field Days at children and now grandchildren.

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Yabba-Do wins Weight Gain at Gympie Carcase Classic Purebred Brangus scored a major win from a field of 209 head at last year’s Annual Gympie Carcase Classic.

Conducted by the Gympie District Beef Liaison Group the winners and placegetters were announced in late July.

The 2021 competition saw Naomi Cooney, Yabba-Do, Kandanga take out the Best Percentage Weight Gain Award with a purebred Brangus. Naomi entered four purebred Brangus steers in the competition that drew a record field of 209 head and won the section with an 11-month-old entry.

Naomi’s winner started the competition at 240kg liveweight and ended with a weight of 434kgs with a liveweight gain over the 77 day feed period of 194kg or 2.49kg/day. The body delivered a Hot Standard Carcase Weight (HSC) of 218.2kgs and a Dressing Percentage of 50.28 percent, a Butt Shape of C-and a fat depth scan of 10/11mm. It also delivered a percentage of weight gain on the start weight of 80.83 percent.

Her pen of four averaged a start weight of 240kgs and ranged from 228kgs to a high of 264kgs. They exited the feedlot at an average weight of 416.5kg with a range of between 384 to 454kgs. The four posted a weight gain for the period ranging from 156 to 194kgs to post an average of 176.5kg. Their percentage of weight gain on the start weight ranged from 68.42 percent to a high of 80.83 percent to average 73.35 percent.

Their daily gain averaged 2.265kg per day in a range from 2.0 to2.49kg per day. Their HSC averaged 216.15kgs in a range from 201 to 240kgs and a dressing percent average of 51.91 percent in a range from 50.28 to 53.49 percent. The team were assessed as having Butt shape of C, C-, and two at a C+ level. Their fat depth scans averaged 8.5/8mm and range from 8 to 10mm for the Rib Eye and a range of 5 to 11mm for the Rump scan.

In all 76 animals out of 209 animals gained 2kgs or more per day equating to 36 percent of the competition. The highest weight gained for the feed period was 214 kgs which was an average of 2.74kg per day with the average daily gain of the 209 head being 1.87kg per day. The average weight gained for the feed period was 144kg liveweight.

The winning steer was sired by Oaklands Cochise (AI) (ET) (CB Passport 803Y11 (US)/Bonox Willy/Glengarry Gangster) and from the full US blood, registered resident dam, Janome 10J15 a double sided granddaughter of Singletary Of Brinks 675R. The inaugural Gympie Carcase Classic was held in 1987 to educate beef producers in changing consumer trends, 48

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meeting target market specifications and the industry trend towards grain finishing beef.

The ongoing success of the Gympie Carcase Classic is attributed to the educational nature and knowledge transfer theme rather than the competitive environment of knowledge protection.

An integral part of this knowledge transfer is the live cattle and carcass assessment competitions where entrants need not be exhibitors. This encourages the involvement of not only the professional beef producers but new producers and school students.

All feedlot cattle were fed at the Waterfall Feedlot, Tansey and processed at Nolans Meats facility outside Gympie.

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Record $52,500 herd bull at CBC Sale Summary CENTRAL BRANGUS CLASSIC SALE 89 Bulls Average $11,120 Top $52,500 Clearance 99% 12 Females Average $6,083 Top $11,000 Clearance 100% Gross $1,040,500

A breed record $52,500 was set for a herd bull from the draft of Tannyfoil bulls at the 2021 Central Brangus Classic Sale, CQLX, September, last year. Among the many other highlights were an event record price and averages at the sale that was conducted at CQLX, Gracemere.

Dissection of the statistics and the catalogue revealed that average male values increased by $644 over the 2020 result where 86 bulls sold to a then record high of $40,000 to record a record average of $10,476.

Importantly, the realignment of the sale back into the spring as opposed to the November date in 2020 had very little effect on the result. Clearance levels increased by two percent over the same period with an extra three bulls marketed. In another first for the fixture females offered for the first time. In all, 16 prefixes supported the catalogue where herd bulls hit a record $52,500 and their registered counterparts topped $35,000 twice.

TOP The $52,500 top seller Tannyfoil P79 (P) with Mark Scholes, Nutrien (centre) and Keesha Whyte & Lucas McKenzie, Tannyfoil.

BOTTOM The $11,000 top priced heifer of the sale Couti-Outi Ariel 1068, pictured with vendor Lawson Geddes, Couti-Outi, Justin Rohde, Nutrien and purchaser Dan and Jace Lamb, N-Bar Stud, Banana.

The sale spotlight was firmly focused on the four sons by the $50,000, 2016 ABCA Rockhampton Sale topper, Bonox 822 (Bonox 330). These were (13/11mm) (5.0 IMF) was offered by offered by the Tannyfoil and Terelea Gavin McKenzie. Sired by the $50,000 Studs, Blackwater and averaged Bonox 822, the top selling graduate of $28,625. the 2016 ABCA Rockhampton Sale, P79 was the subject of a protracted Tannyfoil P79 a 34-month-old bull bidding battle from several interested sold for $52,500 and in the process parties. Emerging victorious as his established a new benchmark for the new owners were Eidsvold breeders, breed for a herd bull sold at auction.

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Stud. Losing bidders were Mick and Tanya Madden, Earlwood Stud, Duaringa.

Next best at $35,000 was recorded twice within the sale. The first to reach this figure was Night 034 (River Run 04) (33-months) (966kg) (133EMA) (12/9mm) (5.6 IMF). This was the only entrant in the offering from

Neil and Angela Woodard’s, Night Stud, Taroom. Bred from Bonox N608 (Bonox 330) the bull sold to Mark and Pauline Lloyd, Bullrush Stud, Nebo.

The other at the same amount was another of the Tannyfoil team, P94, a 35-month-old paternal half brother to the record breaking P79 (871kg) (138EMA) (13/9mm) (5.2 IMF) selling to Rodney and Karen Johannesen, Folkslee Stud, Brooweena. Three by Bonox 822 from Tannyfoil averaged $32,833 with their other entry, P100 selling for $11,000 to Meg Wilson’s, Lagoon Stud, Dululu.

Recording another strong result was Sam Bates, Bates Stud, Westwood. His four by Telemon Illusion set a $13,250 average topping at $20,000 for Bates Amos (21-months) (794kg) selling to Lawson and Bonni Geddes, Couti-Outi Stud, Kunwarara. Morgan and Addison Marks, Terelea Stud, Blackwater, sold two males to average $13,000 topping at $19,000 for another of the Bonox 822 sons, Terelea Quade (21-months) (844kg) selling to the Kanaka Stud, Habana.

Paul and Denise Studt’s, Capella prefix, Coolabah Stud achieved an eight bull average of $12,900 whilst their trio of heifers set a $4000 medium. Top for their bulls at $25,000 was Idaho (Coolabah David) (20-months) selling to Alan and Janet Williams, Riverside, Nebo while at the same price tag, Ivan (Palmal Hogan) sold for stud duties to Bruce and Sandy Ryan, Moola Stud, The Willows. Coolabah Israel made $14,000 also going to Riverside, Nebo while Coolabah 2878 made $10,000 selling to Jamie and Jane Saunders, Charlevue Stud, Dingo. Dave and Tracey Muscat, Brangaloo Stud, Pleystowe took the $5000 heifer, Jade (Coolabah Baron (AI)).

Sale honours in the heifer section went to Lawson and Bonni Geddes, Couti-Outi Stud, Kunwarara.

Nebo vendors, Jarrod and Leanne Deguara, Bimbora Stud ended with a Collecting an average of $15,500 for $11,000 average for their five while eight bulls were Bruce and Leanne Wowan breeders, Mark and Katrina Woodard, Bonox Stud, Taroom. These Brown, M1B Stud, Wowan sold a trio topped at $30,000 for Bonox 1257 of bulls to average $11,334 topping at (Bonox Mick) (36-months) (944kg) $14,000 for a 24-month-old grandson (146 EMA) selling to Wayne and of Pheasant Creek Flyn selling to the Marcia Maguire, Scrubbee, Dingo Talfino prefix, Emerald operated by cowhilst their two heifers averaged vendors, Dan and Abby Maguire. As $7250 to top at $9000 for Bonox vendors the Maguire draft of six bulls B1234 (Bonox 830) (22-months) carrying the Talfino brand averaged selling to Janet Newlands, newly $7500. The Talfino result included established Eden Hills Stud, Pilton. the $16,000 sale of Talfino Eight Ball The Bonox male result included four to the M1B prefix. Duncan and Karen at $18,000 apiece. These were sons Geddes, Telemon Brangus, Springsure, of Taloumbi 322, Parkes 223 and sold three heifers and seven bulls to the homebred retainee, 1039 and average $7850. Their bull component Scrubbee 666 selling to Jason and set a $9858 average to top at $16,000 Maree Lloyd, Beeblee, Nebo; Wayne twice for Belview Caesar and Telemon and Marcia Maguire, Scrubbee, Dingo; Forbes sons. Mark and Pauline Lloyd, Alan and Janet Williams, Riverside, Bullrush Stud, Nebo averaged $9,667 Nebo and the Bolton family, Belmont, for three topping at $13,000 for a Thangool.

35-month-old herd bull.

Their $11,000 Couti-Couti Ariel 1068 (Couti-Outi Underwood) (18-months) sold to the Lamb family’s, N Bar Stud, Banana. Couti-Outi sold 11 bulls and three heifers for an average of $7785.

Another of the Couti-Outi heifers, Amber 1050 (Couti-Outi Quota (S)) (13-months) sold for $9000 to Capricorn Coast Concreting. John Collins, Yaraandoo Stud, Gogango sold nine bulls and two heifers for an average of $7909.

FROM TOP Tannyfoil P79 for $52,500; Night 034 for $35,000; Bonox 1257 for $30,000; Coolabah Ivan for $25,000; Coolabah Idaho for $25,000.

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The Yaraandoo males averaged $8556 to top at $14,000 on two occasions for sons of Ascot International M309 and Yaraandoo Year’s End selling to Jim and Glenda Maguire, Bingegang, Dingo and John Dickens, Lyngarry, Theodore respectively.

Taking four bulls for on average $17,500 were Wayne and Marica Maguire, Scrubbee, Dingo. Allan and Janet Williams, Riverside Station, Nebo took four bulls for a $18,250 average. Woorabinda Pastoral Company, Woorabinda, Duaringa also signed off on four to average them Wayne and Marcia Maguire, Scrubbee, $5500. Bruce and Sandy Ryan, Moola Dingo, sold six bulls to average $7333 Stud, Willows were another to take while Brent and Maree Woodard, four bulls for a $10,000 average.

Parkes Stud, Duaringa, sold ten bulls to average $7100. Clayton and Nikki John Dickens, Lyngarry, Theodore Woodard, Springhill, Duaringa sold ended with three to average him two bulls to average $9000. Jason $9667. Kevin Riley, Koumala took a and Maree Lloyd, BeeBlee Station, pair for on average $15,500 while Connors Range, emerged as the main Francis Zahl, Balmy Hills, Springsure supporters of the sale taking six bulls ended with four bulls for a $5500 at an average $14,167 to a top of average. $18,000 twice.

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FROM TOP Couti-Outi Ariel 1068 for $11,000; Couti-Outi Amber 1058 for $9,000.

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The Abela family, Kanaka Stud, Habana signed off on two bulls for on average $17,500 topping at $19,000 for their Terelea Stud purchase.

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GenePlus Chimney Rock Sale hits $50,000 Sale Summary GENEPLUS CHIMNEY ROCK COMPANY SALE 128 Bulls Average $6,521 Top $50,000 95 Females Average $7,276 Top $30,000 Commercial Females Average $1,971 Top $3,100 Sale clearance 100%

A total clearance was achieved at the two day GenePlus Chimney Rock Sale, Concord, Arkansas, US in November last year. The catalogue was drawn from Florida, Carolina, Oregon, Mexico and North America.

The sale commenced with the offering of registered females with the following day involving the bulls and commercial females.

Top seller was the Ultrablack, GACC Signal 102H3 (20-months) (Suhn’s TTT LM Signal/Suhn’s Business Line 30D26). Offered by Gariss Ranch fetching $55,000 (USD) to a syndicate involving, Suhn’s Cattle Company, Eureka, Kansas; Chimney Rock Cattle Company, Concord, Arkansas; Schmidt Farms, Simms, Texas and Lake Majestic Farms, Flat Rock, Alabama in a full share and possession arrangement.

Gariss Ranch retained the rights to 200 straws for in herd use only.

Making $30,000 was Suhn’s Miss Tradition 30F18 (CB Tradition 63A/ Mytty In Focus). The three-year-old Ultrablack donor female was sold open ready to flush and went to Fenco Farms. Florida City, Florida.

The proven herd sire, Vorel Abstract 25E9 bred by Mike Vorel, Luther, Oklahoma and offered by Suhn’s Cattle Company sold for $40,000 in a 2/3 share and full possession arrangement to Sunshine Acres, Trussville, Alabama, 3G Cattle Dongola, Illinois and CJC Farms, Quebec, Tennessee. Suhn’s Cattle Company retained the third interest in the Ultrablack sire that featured a MAR Innovation 251/Suhn’s Affirmed 30T configured pedigree.

A sale at $20,500 claimed Suhn’s MS Trail Boss 919H12 (Suhn’s Trail Boss 30b3/TJM Main Event 59C10). She was selected by Bogue Stephens, Mt Laurel, Alabama. At $20,000 Suhn’s Abstract 30H157 (16-months) (Vorel Abstract 25E9/Suhn’s Foundation 331Z28) sold in a 2/3 share full possession arrangement to Hicks Ranch. Alto, Texas. Suhn’s retained the rights to 200 units of semen in the son of the $40,000 Vorel Abstract 25E9.

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FROM TOP (L-R) GACC Signal 102H3 for $52,000; Suhn’s CRC Synergy 30H20 for$15,500; AG Upgrade 894H3 for $15,000; CRC Trail Boss 881H $11,000; GACC Abstract 574H1 for $10,000.

A daughter donor prospect by the now deceased Business Line, Suhn’s Ms Businessline 416H43 offered by Suhn’s Cattle Company, made $19,000 also going to Bogue Stephens, Mt Laurel, Alabama. Already flushed the two-year-old carried a safe test to CB Masterpiece 2051F. CRC Ms Beacon 302H44 (Suhn’s Majestic Beacon 30C/CRC Shining Spark 504Y7) another Brangus heifer

offered by Chimney Rock sold for $18,000. Again, carrying a safe test to CB Masterpiece 2051F she was expected to calve at 23-months and sold to Bogue Stephens, Mt Laurel, Alabama. At the same money a daughter of the $41,000 female of the 2020 sale, Suhn’s Miss Foundation 30D3 (Jamey Reynolds, Casy George and Jenna Williams), Suhn’s Business Line 30H51 and carrying a positive test to Suhn’s Three D 416H40 sold to Sunshine Acres, Trussville, Alabama and 3G Cattle, Dongola, Illinois.

Offered by Anthony Giffin, Giffin Brangus, Rogers, Arkansas, AG Upgrade 894H3 (CRC Upgrade 55D3/Suhn’s Majestic Beacon 30C) with eight traits in the top 35 percent of the breed made $15,000 selling fully to Pride Ranch, Plano, Texas. Making $15,000 was the proven Ultrablack donor, Suhn’s Ms Fortress 416A37 (Suhn’s Fortress 30X3/Cooley Manard 326S). Ranked the top three percent for Milk and in the top 25 percent for seven other traits the eight-year-old sold open and was picked up by Villa Ranch, Jack Moore’s, Ultrablack entry, Brookshire, Texas. Embryos sired TJM Epic 59H13 (Suhn’s Epic

by Business Line, Foundation and 331D16/TJM Three D 302A) sold Tradition in this breed leading for $16,500 in a full interest, full female have been imported into possession deal to Enrique Medina, Australia by the Palgrove Stud.

Chihuahua, Mexico. The Ultrablack female, CRC Miss Currency The Ultrablack, LM Opportunity 9U8H38 (Vorel Currency 25E8/ 30H78 (CB Oracle 468F15/ MC Rock Star 924U6) sold for Mytty In Focus) (15-months) $16,000 to Oskar Juarez, Gold commanded a price of $14,500 Creek Brangus, Marietta, Georgia. for owners, Lake Majestic, Alabama selling as a full package Chimney Rock and Suhn’s Cattle to partnership involving Sunshine Company combined to offer the Acres, Trussville, Alabama and $15,500 Suhn’s CRC Synegy CJC Farms, Quebeck Tennessee.

30H20 (Suhn’s Synegy 416E23/ Mytty In Focus). The 20-monthAt $14,000 was the Ultrablack old Ultrablack sold to Shiloh Hall, yearling heifer, LM Ms Signal Lawman Brangus, Okmulgee, 30H61 (Suhn’s TTT LM Signal Oklahoma in a 2/3 interest and full 30E13/Charlo Rainmaker possession deal.

Majestik 5105) selling to Doug McLaughlin, Columba, Mississippi.

FROM TOP Suhn’s Miss Tradition 30F18 for $30,000; Suhn’s MS Businessline 416H43 for $19,000; CRC MS Beacon 302H for $18,000.

DNA requirement for society sales At the recent ABCA Board meeting it was moved that the following changes are applicable to all registered animals nominated for ABCA Society Sales.

All registered animals (males & females) will now require a Brangus DNA Bundle to be COMPLETED PRIOR to nomination for Society Sales.

In 2020 & 2021 the requirements for Roma & Rockhampton Brangus Sales were that registered bulls required a Brangus DNA Bundle be requested prior to nomination. The update to requiring the Brangus DNA Bundle be completed prior to nomination will allow the sale catalogues to have results printed and provide potential buyers information prior to sale day and not rely heavily on the Supplementary Sheets for DNA results.

Increasing the requirement from registered bulls to all registered animals will raise the integrity for both the male and female sections of the sales. Members potentially selling registered animals at Roma and/or Rockhampton this year are encouraged to submit DNA on sale animals NOW. No exceptions will be made to the condition and animals that do not meet the DNA requirements will be entered and sold as herd animals.

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Source: Angus Gidley-Baird, Senior animal proteins analyst, Rabobank

Is the grainfed market becoming the dominant buyer of cattle In the third quarter of last year, grainfed beef represented 44 per cent of all the cattle slaughtered in Australia. In Queensland it was 50 per cent and in NSW it was 56 percent. While these figures do reflect the lower numbers of cattle that were finished on grass due to the low inventory levels and reduced female slaughter numbers given herd rebuilding, they also show the strength and growth of the feedlot sector.

Despite the wetter conditions, which traditionally see less cattle on feed as grass is abundant, we have seen cattle on feed numbers remain very strong through 2020 and 2021 - staying above the one million mark.

With recovering stock numbers, we expect cattle on feed numbers will continue to grow in 2022. Cattle on feed dropped to a low point of 1.005 million head in Q1 2021 and have since then recovered to be 1.119 in Q3 2021. The drop in numbers through 2020 was commensurate with previous drops when seasons improved. What was unique about this drop was that the lower numbers were sustained for a year, whereas previously we have seen a recovery in numbers through the following quarters. This more sustained lower number of cattle on feed we believe was more a reflection of cattle availability than feedlots willingness to increase numbers.

2020. Queensland numbers likewise were down less than one percent while capacity in NSW was up by just under one percent. Over the last three years we have seen total capacity increase by over ten percent (Queensland rising 14 percent) which again demonstrates strength in the feedlot market.

While supermarkets, shoring up supply volumes, have had a large influence on feedlot numbers, export markets have also been performing strongly. We estimate about half the grainfed cattle are for the domestic market while the other half are exported. Although import prices were strong in 2020, we saw them rise through 2021. Last year, Japan accounted for 40 percent of our grainfed exports. By December, chilled Australian grainfed brisket selling into Japan was 24 percent higher (in AUD terms) than December 2020. But we may be starting to see some resistance in the market. Grainfed beef sold into Japan trades at a premium to grassfed Prices paid by feedlots through 2020 beef, but the premium has eroded and 2021 reflected the ongoing lately. Averaging 14 percent through strong demand for feeder cattle.

2020 the premium had dropped Prices gradually rose from April 2020, to seven percent by December before taking off, increasing rapidly suggesting the overall strength of through 2021 and they have started prices were starting to make buyers 2022 at the same lofty heights of rethink their purchases in the 2021. Such strong prices demonstrate premium space. the appetite of feedlots, chasing feeder cattle to keep numbers up.

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and supply all support continued growth in this space. However, the Australian grainfed industry will not grow to the proportionate size of the US industry, we just don’t have the stability in the feedbase. Furthermore, the grassfed industry will continue to play a big role in the Australian beef sector.

With a growing grainfed market does this change the cattle herd With the steady growth in the feedlot industry, we see a gradual move by producers towards producing feedlot appropriate cattle. Whether it is an overall change in operations to becoming backgrounders, breeders that are offloading weaners earlier to backgrounders, or operators that are able to grow through to feeder weights. A feedlot focused system generates slightly different focus areas for producers. Genetics that support growth rates, improved yields and improved quality are obviously favoured for feeding operations. While this process will be gradual over time and not a sudden change, at the same time breeding programs are long term and producers need to be thinking today about what their production process might be in five to ten years’ time. Genetics play an important role in the development of the industry.

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Wombinoo Station big win at Cairns Show Sale The Jonsson family, Wombinoo Station, Mt Garnet took home a host of awards from the 2021 Cairns Show, July 2021. Their Brangus entries took out five individual classes and four championships ahead of a field of eight exhibitors.

There was a sudden reduction in number due to unseasonal wet weather on the Tablelands which saw around 40 head cancelled from the show.

On offer was $10,000 in prizemoney from various sponsors including WW Group Transport Ltd., Cross Custom Meats, NQ Saleyards and the Malanda Meat Company. Also, in conjunction with the show and sale was Junior Judging and Judging competitions.

With the Cairns saleyards on the verge of being condemned the Cairns Show Society approached Ray White Townsville to conduct and run the event. With that in mind the event was transferred to the Mareeba Saleyards.

It is envisaged that this is where the event will be conducted into the future with organizers hopeful of Most successful exhibitors at the Cairns Show were Emmalee, Colby, King Billy and increasing numbers and classes to Dean Jonsson of Wombinoo Station, Mt Garnet. include and involve three to six deck lots.

The sale and the event were conducted by Liam Kirkwood, Ray White Livestock Townsville, with five meatworks buyers in attendance and a crowd of around 60 people were on hand for the sale and presentations.

Best price steers with an average 690kg liveweight sold for 358.2c/kg to return $2,472 per head.

The Best Pen Of 10 Steers with an average weight of 568kg sold for 353.2c/ to come back at $2,004.41 per head. The Best Pen Of Heifers exhibited by Wombinoo Station with an average scale weight of 480kgs made 345.2c/kg returning at $1,657 per head.

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tooth), Pen Of Heifers (0-4 tooth), Pen Of Export Cows (6-8 tooth) and the Pen Of Dryland Bullocks.

Capping off the day, Wombinoo Station and its owners took home four broad ribbons in the form of Reserve Champion Pen Of Bullocks, Champion Female Of The Show, Champion Dryland Exhibit and the Most Successful Exhibitor award.

Brangus cattle also took out another class win in the Single Steer Class (0 – 2 tooth) for owners, Anthony and Katie Ball, Malanda.

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Luke Keogh steps down Luke represented Zone 4 for his 12 year term and seven years as Treasurer of the ABCA. Together with his wife Chloe and family, Luke operates their Cobwell Stud on the family aggregation, Leawarra, Speewa which is in the Riverina area near the New South Wales/Victorian border. Luke and Chloe are avid travellers, attending many International Brangus World Congresses and other overseas events, bringing back and sending numerous story leads, news articles and images relating to the Brangus breed and influencers from across the world.

Due to the length of his tenure on the ABCA Board, Luke has witnessed many changes in that period at a board, breed and office level. Throughout that time Luke has provided a considerable and consistent influence, a steadying force and a passionate advocate for the breed and its organization.

After a 12 year term as an ABCA Board Member and Treasurer, Luke Keogh stepped aside from his roles and did not renominate for his positions at the 2021 elections.

We wish Luke, Chloe and their family all the best in the future and we would like thank Luke for his time, skill, expertise, efforts and assistance with a multitude of happenings over that period. It has not gone unnoticed and has all been greatly appreciated.

Replacing Luke as Treasurer, and taking on the new Executive role as well as being Zone 2 Director, is Justin Boshammer. Justin and wife Kate operate their JK Cattle Co herd and stud at Elgin, Condamine. Joining the board as Zone 4 Director and replacing Luke in this role is Michael Bush. Michael owns and operates the Castle prefix outside Euroa, Victoria.

ABCA Carcase Champions The seventh annual ABCA Carcase Competition officially wrapped up on the eve of the 45th Annual Rockhampton Sale, CQLX, October, last year. A presentation of trophies and awards was made during the annual Rabobank ‘Meet and Greet’ conducted on the Monday night after the registered and commercial female sales. In total 51 steers and 63 heifers were entered in the 2021 competition. Here are the list of the place getters and championship awardees from the evening.

GRAND CHAMPIONS

FEMALES

Grand Champion Pen Voewood Pen 4

Champion Pen of Carcases Pheasant Creek Pen 6 62.83 av pts Champion Trade Carcase Pheasant Creek Body 902 69 pts Reserve Trade Champion Carcase Pheasant Creek Body 878 67 pts Champion Jap Carcase Pheasant Creek Body 898 65 pts Reserve Champion Jap Carcase Beejay Body 843 60.5 pts MSA Group Pheasant Creek Pen 6 60.5 av pts Marbling (2 way tie) Voewood Body 831 Pheasant Creek Body 904 420 pts Highest EMA Beejay Body 842 93cm sq Individual Weight Gain Pheasant Creek Body 874 2.55kg/day Weight Gain Group Voewood Pen 6 2.13kg/day

Grand Champion Carcase Voewood Body 815 All Rounder Pheasant Creek Body 887 377.03 pts

MALES Champion Pen Of Carcases Voewood Pen 4 67.16 av pts Champion Jap Carcase Voewood Body 815 73 pts Reserve Jap Carcase (2 way tie) Lunar Body 849 Voewood Body 814 72 pts Champion Trade Carcase Voewood Body 808 70 pts Reserve Trade Carcase Voewood Body 804 69.5 pts MSA Group Lunar Pen 1 62.33 av Marbling (6 way tie) Voewood Body 795, 802, 810, 815, 816 Beejay Body 841 Highest EMA Voewood Body 815 106cm sq Individual Weight Gain Triple B Body 852 2.63 kg/day Weight Gain Group Voewood Pen 5 2.08 kg/day 60

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Thank you to all new & repeat purchasers and under bidders for your support and we wish you every success with your purchases.

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BULLS & FEMALES AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE TREATY SALE MICHAEL BUSH l Mobile 0427 319 780 l Email castlebrangus@bipgond.com l Euroa VIC 3666

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$18,000 Brangus for Marcella Sale Summary MARCELLA ANGUS BRANGUS BULL SALE 9 Brangus & Ultrablack Bulls Average $12,555 Top $18,000 Clearance 100% Sale Gross $113,000

Brangus were supported very well at the annual Marcella Angus Brangus Sale, Goomeri Showgrounds, in August, last year.

Overall, the Brangus component within the sale averaged $12,125 for breeders Rhys and Amy Innes, Marcella Stud, Booubyjan.

Pacesetter for the Brangus was the $18,000, Marcella Quade Q137 (Alkoomie Conan 468M5 (P)(AI)(ET)) (23-months) (788kg) (127EMA) (8/5mm) (5.7 IMF). Quade sold to Brett and Susan Kirk and family, Hazelton Pastoral, Hazelton, Gayndah.

Next best at $17,000 was Marcella Quantum Q142.

Offered in a three quarter share full possession arrangement, with the weight of 782kg, a 11/7mm scan, an EMA of 127cm sq, and an IMF reading of 6.4 percent, Quantum was a placegetter at Beef 2021. The bull was also a regional show winner and was broken in, educated and shown by the students of the Proston State School.

Quantum, a paternal half brother to the top seller, was snapped up by the Rodgers family, Greenmount.

Marcella Q111 a 23-month-old, Ultrablack herd bull hitting the scales at 808kg with scans of 7/5mm and an EMA of 127cm sq and an IMF of 5.3 sold for $16,000 to Sarger Pty Ltd., Woolmar.

Two entries made $14,000 each. First of these was Q9 an 808kg Ultrablack herd bull (23-months) (9/7mm) (127 EMA) (6.2IMF) selling to Campsie Downs Pastoral, Mundubbera. The other to make the same amount was Q128 a Brangus herd bull (23-months) (808kg) (7/5mm) (121 EMA) (4.6IMF) going to the Kirk family, Hazelton, Gayndah.

Agents: Shepardson & Boyd.

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FROM TOP Marcella Quade Q137 for $18,000; Marcella Quantum Q142 for $17,000.

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Bonnydale Superblacks to $14,000 Sale Summary BONNYDALE ANNUAL BULL SALE 17 Bulls Average $8177 Top $14,000 Sale clearance 100% Sale gross $139,000

There was sustained demand for the small but quality team of ‘Superblack’ bulls at the annual Bonnydale Simmental Sale, Roma Saleyards, September, last year. The offering from the vendors involved 60 Simmentals, Simangus and Superblack males.

The Bonnydale ‘Superblack’ programme predominately utilizes Brangus genetics to deliver the required Bos Indicus content for owners, the Bridgetown, Western Australia based Introvigne family and the Kingaroy, Queensland based couple, Jake Berghofer and Emma Patterson.

The term ‘Superblack’ is a registered trademark owned by the Introvigne Grazing Company. Their composite was developed by its owners to cater for clientele requiring sire material that can handle the conditions with Bos Indicus adaptability.

Top seller was the 17-month-old Bonnydale SB Night Rider R719 a grandson of the US import, Southern Dealmaker 468W40. Scaling in at 722kg the youngster showing nine percent Bos Indicus content delivered a 125cm sq EMA, scans of 9/7mm and a 3.7IMF reading. The top seller went to first time buyers, Adrian and JJ Lamb, Gwambegwine, Taroom.

The Lamb’s purchased four from the section to average them $8000.

Next best at $13,000 was Bonnydale SB Swift R741 (Telpara Hills Swift 30N (AI) (ET)) (20-months) (774kg) (11/7mm) (140 EMA) (4.2IMF) showing 19 percent Bos Indicus content selling to George Golden, Golden Grazing, Potters Flat, Yuleba.

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Potters Flat will be the home two for on average $9000.

Another of the Telpara Hills Swift 30N (AI) (ET) sons fetched $12,000. With 19 percent Bos Indicus content, the 20-month-old with a weight of 644kg and scans of 13/10mm, a rib eye measurement of 145cm sq and an IMF reading of 4.2% sold to Graham and Robyn Harland, Warndoo, Injune.

$7000. These topped at $9000 for the sectional sale opener, a 20-month-old, 790kg son of Telpara Hills Swift 30N (AI) (ET). Taking a pair for a $7500 average to a top of $8000 was Dereck Goddard and family, Deelamon, Bollon.

Predominately the genetics included in the 2021 offering involved the US based sires, Southern Dealmaker 468W40, GR Swift 209W3 and Hollywood Of Salacoa 23A53.

Don and Teresa Allen, Albany Downs, Agents: Elders and AuctionsPlus.

Mitchell took a pair at $10,000 each.

Both were Swift sons and both showing 19 percent Bos Indicus content.

John and Bronwyn Hodgen, Barcudgel, Charleville took a single selection outlaying $10,000 for another of the Telpara Hills Swift 30N (AI) (ET) sons.

Owen & Carmel Berry, Rob-Mar-Lou, Anakie took a pair for on average

FROM TOP Bonnydale SR Night Rider R719 for $14,000; Bonnydale SB Swift R741 for $13,000; Bonnydale SR Swift R703 for $10,000; Bonnydale SR Swift R59 for $10,000; Bonnydale SR Swift R706 for $10,000.

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S: Castle Heathcote H208 (AI) (ET) DS: Lunar Hustler (Coolabah Trooper)

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Selling Bulls at the ABCA Rockhampton Sale LUNAR LANTERN SEMEN AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE SALE Jacko & Jennifer Wright “Killara” Banana Qld 4702 0427 944 083 jack.ramseycreek@gmail.com 65

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Jack Salisbury the 23rd Burnham Youth winner Jack is the son of Mark and Amanda Salisbury, now the custodians of the Bimbadeen prefix, the nation’s oldest fully operational Brangus Stud.

Like most born to a rural life, Jack has been heavily involved with the day to day operation of the prefix that resides on Upson Downs, Monto and all aspects of the Bimbadeen herd.

The 19 year old is the 23rd recipient of the prestigious award which is named in honour of his grandparents, foundation breeders and Life Members, Bruce and Barbara Burnham. The award was instigated 22 years ago with dual recipients announced in 2015.

Jack’s role has increased with his age and experience. He assisted with the preparations for the Beef expos from 2012 through to 2021, ABCA Annual Society Sales and all five of Bimbadeen on-property sales. After completed his secondary studies at the Rockhampton Grammar School where he attained his Certificate 3 in Agriculture, he completed a Diploma in Agribusiness and Management at the University of Queensland (Gatton Campus) in 2020.

During that time Jack has also established and registered his own stud, Bimbadeen J. Jack has selected and bred his own cattle, selling his first bull in the 2020 Bimbadeen Sale.

In 2021 Jack returned to Bimbadeen where he’s assisting the family run their stud and commercial operation.

Part of those tasks has been the preparation of sale and show teams.

Showing is an area Jack would like to increasingly become involved in and even with COVID-19 hampering most of the past two years Jack managed to get his first team of bulls to local shows in 2021.

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$16,000 top Brangus at Casino All Breeds Sale Summary CASINO ALL BREEDS BULL & FEMALE SALE 13 Bulls Average $9,654 Top $16,000 Clearance 100% 4 Registered Females Average $4,625 Top $5,500 Clearance 100% Sale gross $144,000

The breed faired extremely well when compared to others on offer at the 23rd Annual Casino All Breeds Sale, NRLX, Casino, New South Wales, in July last year.

Culminating in a breed average of $9654 for the 13 bulls the four breeders involved posted the second best average and second top price of the sale. Top price and top average generated from the sale that comprised 11 breeds was taken out by Angus. In all 117 bulls sold to average $8406 and 13 females set a $4769 average to post an 86 percent clearance at auction.

The top seller for the breed was the $16,000 Miltopp 76 (21-months).

The son of Inavale 746 and from a dam daughter by Bonox 114 was offered by David and Robyn Gnech, Miltopp Stud, Milbong, Queensland. The top seller sold to Rosehill Partnership, Casino.

Miltopp recorded a $10,250 average for their four that included two at $12,000 each. These included a three quarter brother to the top seller.

Jeff and Kerri-Anne Parker, Gunnadoo Park Stud, Manilla, New South Wales set a $11,125 average for their four. Top for the prefix was 24-month-old by the ever consistent Gunnadoo Park Impact selling for $14,000 to Michael Barber, Porta Downs, Mallanganee. Included in the average for Gunnadoo Park was a $12,500 son of Maccaboyz Playboy (Greendale Terrific).

Boonah breeders, John and Alison Bell, Inavale Stud had another successful outing with four bulls topping at $12,000 to average $9000 and four heifers that averaged $4625 to top at $5500. Top for the prefix was a 22-month son of Inavale 699 (Valley View 640).

Jake and Lee Daley, Carinya Park Stud, Kyogle sold a single entry for$4000. The bull carried a double cross of Gunnadoo Park Western and was solely prepared on Rye grass.

Top selling heifer at $5500 was a 19-month-old daughter by Inavale 699 selling to Barry Creighton, Donbar Stud, Stratheden. Another heifer to feature was the $5000 20-month-old daughter of Lunar Malikye (Lunar Norbit), Inavale 1062 going to Michael Johnston, Johnstons Bentley Stud, Bentley. The other two heifers sold to Lachlan Trustum, Weona Stud, Casino and the Donbar prefix.

Agents: Ian Weir & Son, Ramsey & Bulmer, Ray White, George and Fuhrmann Casino, T &W McCormack.

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FROM TOP Miltop 76 for $16,000; Inavale 1091 for $5,500; Inavale 1062 for $5,000.

Group of Taloumbi calves the majority of which are by the $65,000 River Run 20 purchased in 2020.

Bulls for Private Sale

BRANGUS

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Sale hits $34,000 for Boshammer’s Sale Summary ANNUAL SANDON GLENOCH SALE 5 Brangus Bulls Average $24,200 Top $34,000 Clearance 100% Gross $121,000

Brangus bulls topped at $34,000 to average $24,200 for Justin and Kate Boshammer, JK Stud, Condamine.

These bulls were catalogued within the offering at the Annual Sandon Glenoch Angus Sale, Chinchilla in August 2021.

Top seller for the group was the $34,000. JK Cattle Co Quintan Q567 (P) (20-months) (738kg). Ranked in the top one percent for IMF, the top five percent for EMA, the top 10 percent for rib and rump fat, and the top 10 percent for carcase weight. The son of Glenoch Kallangur and from a Nindooinbah F707 (AI) (ET) sired dam he was also ranked in the top 10 percent for 600 day weight, the top 15 percent for 400 days and the top 25 percent for 200 days.

With a tenderness rating of seven the Homozygous poll, double black tested bull sold to Rowan and Jess Douglas, Lagoona, St George. Next best at $30,000 was a three quarter, paternal brother, Quomodo Q565 (21-months) (726kg) selling to Sam Whiley, Gungary, Roma. Carrying 19 percent Brahman content the bull delivered a tenderness rating of nine.

Three sons of Trible B Lamont (AI) (ET) set a $19,000 average. These topped at $25,000 for JK Cattle Co Quarry Q516 (24-months) (734kg) selling to Bill and Yvonne Schaefer, Ellimeek Station, Pentland. The other sons both sold for sums of $16,000. These were purchased by Stuart and Kira Reddan, Bogarella, Augathella and Adrian and Megan Forrest, Gidyea Stud, Bellona, Augathella.

Agents: Ray White Rural, Ray White GTSM and Elite Livestock Auctions.

FROM TOP Kate & Jusitn Boshammer with their $34,000 sale topper JK Cattle Co Quintan Q567 and David Felsch, Ray White Rural, Dalby.

JK Cattle Co Quintan Q567 for $34,000.

JK Cattle Co Quomodo Q565 for $30,000.

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Image: Brock Dahtler

Breed tops at $15,000 for Monto All Breeds Sale Summary MONTO ALL BREEDS BULL SALE 13 Bulls Average $10,384 Top $15,000 Sale clearance 100% Sale gross $135,000

Brangus faired extremely well in breed comparisons at the 2021 Monto All Breeds Sale. The breed posted a complete clearance at auction with a breed average result of $10,384 as compared to the overall average of $7500 and a 94 percent clearance at auction.

The Redline prefix, operated by the Dingle family, Monto recorded a The red genotype section of the $13,200 average for their five bulls offering opened the sale setting that opened the sale. These topped at $13,200 average while the eight black $14,000 for Redline Renfred 20/038 bulls basically anchored the catalogue (Tannyfoil Khalil) (22-months) (766kg) to set a $8625 average.

(133EMA) (12/11mm) (5.9 IMF) selling to Karen Hockey and Gordon Market topper for the breed at Ogle, Monto. The four remaining bulls $15,000 was the rising two-year-old, Doc’s Orlando 03 (780kg) (121EMA) sold in a range from $12,000 to top at (13/8mm) (6.5 IMF) (pictured) offered $13,500 on two occasions setting an by local breeder, Brock Dahtler, Doc’s average of $13,000. These bulls were all purchased by the Cormack family, Stud, Monto. The son of MC High Macland Grazing, Wavering Downs, Quality 535Y (US) and bred from a Clermont. The Wavering Downs Valley View Gallant female carrying purchases were all rising two-yeara Karingal prefix sold to Alan and Rhonda Price, Quambi, Bancroft. The old sons of Duarran Jazzbo (Duarran Durban) and the Doonside acquired draft of three from Doc’s averaged sires, Buddy (Doonside Wrangler), $11,000 and included the $10,000 Doc’s Oscar McCoy (Telpara Hills Real Latrobe (Duarran Ebor) and Berlin (Doonside Rye Whiskey).

McCoy 920J19).

Gayndah breeders, Gary and Pam Taylor, Ginoondan Stud sold their pair to average $7750 topping at $9000 for a rising two-year-old by the Angus sire, Benaroon Thunderbird.

Local breeders, Lachlan and Maddi Brown, Somerville Stud, Monto marketed their trio of bulls for an average $6833. These topped at $7000 on two occasions for sons of $32,000 2019 ABCA Rockhampton Sale graduate, Bonox 998 The Browns other entry was a $6500 son of the US sire, MC Real Deal 541R3.

Agents: Monto Cattle And Country

It’s with a great deal of sadness that we report on the unfortunate death and passing of Marge Graham in the recent flood event in Lismore, NSW. Marge was found deceased inside her South Lismore home on Tuesday, March 1st by police.

At age 82, Marge was a former editor of The Australian Brangus magazine and her own publication, Brangus Brand.

Marge was a country music performer and radio presenter who established Lismore’s Annual, The Cedar Guitar Country Music Festival, which runs in Lismore each year. She also hosted her own programme, Country Breakfast on local radio station, River FM 92.9 which ran for 35 years.

A full obituary will be included in the Spring edition of The Australian Brangus magazine.

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Brangus to $8800 at Kempsey Sale Summary KEMPSEY ANNUAL ALL BREEDS BULL & FEMALE SALE 11 Bulls Average $6,686 Top $8,800 Clearance 100%

6 Females Average $4,450 Top $5,400 (twice) Clearance 100%

Sale clearance $100,200

Daniel and Jenna Lowe, Sunday Camp Stud, Bellbrook, New South Wales sold two bulls to average $8650.

These topped at $8800 for the Singletary Of Brinks 675R (US) son, Sunday Camp Q41 (ET) (AI) (pictured).

Both bulls from the Sunday Camp were ET siblings and were purchased by Ray White Dorrigo, New South Wales acting for clients.

John and Alison Bell, Inavale Stud, Boonah set a $7262.50 average for their team of four bulls topping at $8500.

Top for the stable in 2021 was Inavale 1100 (Lunar Malikye) (23-months) selling to Ray Sellings, Whip Mountain. A son of Inavale 980 fetched $7800 and an Inavale 727 son made $7250.

John Kelemec, BMH Stud, Half Way Creek sold five bulls for on average $5440 to top at $6800 for a Glenheart 2109 son aged 20-months.

Six registered females from the Inavale prefix set a $4450 average to top at $5400 on two occasions. These were daughters of the homebred retained, Inavale 699 and the introduced Lunar Malikye and both sold to Ray Sellings, Whip Mountain. Taking an Earlwood 3357 daughter for $4600 was Dirk Norris, Nook Creek.

Agents: Kempsey Stock & Land.

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Lola Jackson 22/12/49-26/09/21 The matriarch of her family. A friend to all.

A committed community volunteer.

A woman proud of her cattle.

Lola Jackson had the honour of living her entire life on the property she was born on. That property, Stutzview has been in the family now for over 80 years.

came to work on the property. The couple fell in love and married on the 31st October 1970 and went onto have three children, Danielle, Shane and Ryan. As the family grew and times tightened financially, Dennis Born in Maryborough, Queensland in commenced worked in Maryborough’s 1949 to parents, John and Dolly Stutz timber industry to offset these tough at Owanyilla, Lola was the youngest times. They were turbulent times of four children that all grew up on and with significant changes entering the family property, Stutzview. As the dairy industry in the 1970’s, her older siblings pursued different the decision was taken to switch careers, Lola stayed on the farm to to beef cattle. Lola saw her family help her parents. farm transition from dairy cattle, Her father, John Stutz started working to then commercial cattle. Some of on the property at 17 years of age in these commercial cattle were run 1932 when it was a dairy farm. on forestry leasehold and privately owned country. Lola and Dennis took Her mother Dolly and her father over ownership of the property in the married and bought the farm in the 1990’s.

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commercial herd. Lola saw the potential in the bull and with her love of black cattle stemming from the Angus herd her father had previously run on the property when she was younger, she saw a future for Brangus cattle running on the property.

It’s understood that Dennis wasn’t sold on the new introduction. It wasn’t long after the bull’s progeny hit the ground and Dennis was converted.

Soon after that Brangus bull was introduced and the resultant progeny assessed the family’s association with the Brangus breed was cemented.

Not long after those registered females and bulls were introduced into the herd and with the natural increase in their numbers on the property, the numbers of commercial cattle were decreased.

Shane and Angela Jackson then decided to register their Stud prefix, ‘Sandy Banks’ in 2010. Soon after

Dennis and Lola, daughter Danielle and Gerard Hynes and son Ryan Jackson registered the ‘Stutzview” prefix in honour of Lola’s parents. This was where the family’s love of Brangus started and their stud, Stutzview, was formed in 2011.

Lola was the matriarch of her family, a friend to all, a committed community volunteer and a woman who took enormous pride in her stud cattle.

Some of her volunteer work involved the RSL market morning. She spent two days a week for over 18 years receiving a Life Membership for her Contribution. Another organization to benefit from Lola’s generosity was the Salvation Army Op Shop. Lola spent one day every week there for six years up until two weeks before she passed away.

cattle industry came to a sudden end in late September last year when she passed away following a deteriorating health condition. This was just two weeks before the annual ABCA Rockhampton Sale. Ironically, despite gut retching loss, the Jackson family still attended the sale selling their four Stutzview bulls for a stud record top of $40,000 to set an average of $25,250.

Her daughter Danielle Hynes said the 2021 Rockhampton Sale result was simply overwhelming for her father and family, adding, “Mum had full intentions of attending the sale, she was always so proud and happy to sit

alongside dad watching their cattle go under the hammer.” ““We were over the moon with the Roma and Rockhampton sale results, and so glad that all those years ago she decided to purchase Bill.”

A service celebrating Lola’s life was celebrated at Life Church, Maryborough West, on September 30th 2021.

Lola is survived by her husband, Dennis, children Danielle Hynes and Shane and their spouses and Ryan Jackson, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

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September 2nd 2021 was indeed a special day for a very special couple. Bill and Kay Geddes, Doonside Stud, Barmoya celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Like many, the very unified couple celebrated as most do on the land, going about the daily routine of cattle work and related activities.

Come the end of the day, Bill and Kay celebrated quietly with a lovely roast dinner and re opened a bottle of Ray Hunt’s, Bookers Whiskey, kept for those special occasions from the early 80’s.

Congratulations, Bill and Kay Geddes on reaching this magical milestone and here’s a toast to many more.

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Taylah Lucke and Jai Hickey have been inseparable partners since 2012. Since then, their relationship and bond has grown and it’s seen them buy their first home. Taylah and Jai sealed their undying love and devotion in the presence of family and friends and married on the banks of the mighty Fitzroy River on 14th August 2021, at the Fitzroy Rowing Club, Rockhampton. Simply everyone had a great day, and we’re excited to see what the future holds for them as a couple. Jai has been welcomed into the wider Brangus family and into Ironbark Brangus prefix operated by Taylah’s parents Kevin and Kellie Lucke, Mt Larcom.

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Fiona Pearce, Telpara Hills Stud, Atherton and Laura Sutcliffe of Narangba, Brisbane recently announced their engagement on Christmas Eve 2021. The couple have chosen to be married on the property, Telpara Hills on April 29th 2023. Laura, a Teachers Aide is relocating with her three children to Telpara Hills in June /July of this year. Fiona is the daughter of Telpara Hills principals, Trevor and Maureen Pearce.

Congratulations Blessings come in many forms!

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Kris and Donna Dingle, Redline Stud, Goomaram, Eidsvold joyfully welcomed a beautiful baby girl Goldie Marjorie to the family on Monday 22nd of November 2021.

Born at Buderim Private Hospital, weighing 3.645kg, Goldie entered the world on her great grandmother Lorna Dingle’s birthday.

Her middle name is taken from Donna’s great Aunt, Marjorie Zillman. Goldie is little sister to Blossom. She loves to smile and has just completed her first ever round of branding. As big sisters do … Blossom can’t stop cuddling her and continues to call her ‘Peaches’ the name she selected for the new baby months ago.

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Surprises come at any time and when you least expect it. Reilly Beckman, Rockyridge Stud, Aubigny waited for the right moment to propose to his partner, Faith Baillie. A number of people obviously where aware that something special was to happen, least of all of them was Faith.

During a photo shoot on the family farm Reilly stunned Faith by ‘popping the question’ at the golden hour and in a Sorghum crop on the family farm on 12th February of this year. Witnessing the wonderful moment were close family and the couple’s son, Braxton. Reilly is the son of Mark and Melinda Beckman, Glenoyra Stud, Aubigny and Faith is the daughter of Kent Baillie and Glenda Mould and Step daughter to Cassandra Baillie. This golden image was taken just moments after Faith said ‘yes’!

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