27 March 2020 Please find below an update from the Board and staff of Herefords Australia in relation to the current COVID-19 situation. Our primary focus is the health and well-being of our staff and members, whilst still being able to deliver the services that our members require. The Herefords Australia Office is currently open…
The Herefords Australia Wodonga National Show and Sale will go ahead under a very different format for 2020 amid growing restrictions and concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The 55th annual National Show and Sale will be held in online video format with bull videos being used for virtual judging and for an online auction hosted…
The 45th Annual George and Fuhrmann Hereford Weaner Sale was held at the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange (NRLX) on Friday March 13. Agents yarded 1220 head of quality Hereford steers and heifers which according to George and Fuhrmann agent Darren Perkins was approximately 300-400 head back on previous years due to some vendors selling early…
Herefords have demonstrated their renowned grass-finishing ability in the 2019 Lardner Park Steer Trial with a pair of Hereford steers finishing third in overall weight gain and carcase points. The Lardner Park Steer Trial is the only grass-based steer trial in Australia and has been running for 45 years at Lardner Park in the Gippsland…
Heifer prices labelled as “insane” left vendors stunned as they eclipsed the steers and skyrocketed to a new record of $1810 at the Omeo Weaner Sale. Buyers were met with some of the best line-ups of whiteface weaner calves in the nation for the final leg of the 80th annual Mountain Calf Sales at Omeo,…
Grass fever maintained the momentum to push autumn drop steer prices to a new record of $1660 at the Benambra Weaner Sale. A big crowd of buyers and vendors descended on the Benambra yards for the opening Elders whiteface fixture of the 80th annual Mountain Calf Sales on March 4. The selling agents penned 1700…
For buyers it was a case of throw away the calculator and for vendors just enjoy the ride as prices pushed into unchartered territory for whiteface weaners of 650c/kg at the Benambra Calf Sale. Victorian, NSW and South Australian steer finishers and lot feeders converged on the Victorian high country on Tuesday to bid to…
Vendors were left open mouthed as buyers kicked up a gear and lifted black baldy heifer prices by over $700 on last year at the Omeo Black sale. Selling agents Elders Omeo and Bairnsdale yarded 1750 steers and 1250 heifers for the March 3 fixture. Although the tops of the Angus steers were down on…
Grand champion Hereford bull and supreme Hereford exhibit at the 2020 Royal Canberra Show was awarded to Granite Hill Pinnacle, owned by Danny Hill and paraded by Kierin Martin. The 22-month-old poll Hereford bull was sired by Wirruna Kalimna K326 and has a 400-day weight EBV in the top five percent of the Hereford breed.…
Herefords have excelled in the 2020 RASV Heifer Challenge claiming the champion and reserve champion titles and a third herd making the top ten finalists. Champion pen in this year’s competition was awarded to Melville Park Herefords and Melville Poll Herefords of Vasey, Victoria. Stud principal David Lyons was delighted with the win and has…
