Big lines of vendor bred, cold country calves create buyer frenzy
Buyers were met with some of the best line-ups of vendor bred, one mark whiteface weaner calves in the nation for the final leg of the 83rd annual Mountain Calf…
Quality females still in hot demand from restockers at weaner sales
A big crowd of buyers and vendors descended on the Benambra yards for the opening Elders whiteface fixture of the 83rd annual Mountain Calf Sales on March 7. Restockers and…
Mountain calf sales kick off with autumn drop steers to $1870
Victorian and NSW steer finishers, restockers and lot feeders converged on the Victorian High Country on Tuesday to bid for whiteface cattle at the 83rd annual Mountain Calf Sales circuit…
Restockers chasing quality Hereford females and yearling steers top at $2060
Vendors were greeted by a cheaper market in the nationwide store sales during February but quality autumn calving Hereford cows topped at $2980 and grass fed yearling steers sold to…
Autumn bull selling season kickstarts with demand for phenotype and balanced data
The autumn whiteface bull selling season kicked into gear in February with strong demand from seedstock herds sourcing elite sires and commercial producers wanting calving ease, growth and carcase. Injemira…
Getting a toe hold in the industry with top line genetics at Emigrace
Two young Hereford breeders are proving they can mix it with the big guns after paying back-to-back top prices at the Injemira Beef Genetics annual bull sale this year. Grace,…
Pressure creating diamonds in Hereford breeding
Story credit – Mel Williams, Australian Community Media (ACM) The Hereford breed originated in Herefordshire in south-west England and was one of the earliest British cattle types to have been…
Hereford mentors help Kirsty to achieve goals in the cattle industry.
Mentors in the Hereford breed are helping a young woman transition from an urban background with no agricultural experience to fulfill her goal of running a stud. During the 2023…
Digging up past influential sires for herd improvement
One young Hereford breeder is looking back in time to find some of the most influential sires of the breed to give his cow herd a boost. Blake Smith, Glenellerslie…
Commercial breeders exude confidence as prices tipped to stabilise
There were plenty of Hereford bulls snapped up during the 2023 Stock and Land Beef Week open days by commercial producers, confident in the outlook for the industry. David Meikle…