PAULA THOMPSON – STOCK JOURNAL Poll Herefords returned as the dominant breed at the Alice Springs Show, with the Minlacowie stud, Minlaton, taking out supreme champion. It was the first time Minlacowie Macquarie M107 – a 21-month-old bull – was shown. Macquarie was sired by Ivybank John, the grand champion at the Herefords Australia Show & Sale in…
Between the 29th of June and the 1st of July, 67 competitors from New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and New Zealand converged upon the Wodonga Exhibition Centre to participate in the 2018 Herefords Australia National Youth Expo. The annual event aims to give young people with an interest in cattle the opportunity to…
A son of super carcase sire Allendale Anzac E114 has topped the 57th annual Herefords Australia National Sale at Dubbo on $32,000. Held at Dubbo on June 5, the National drew 65 registered buyers to clear 44 bulls from the 95 offered for a gross of $350,500 and average of $7965. Steve and Debbie Reid,…
Young carcase sire Lachdale Mindblower outgunned a powerful bull lineup to be junior and grand champion at the 57th annual Herefords Australia National Show. Held at Dubbo on June 4, the National Show drew 35 vendors and 96 polled and horned bulls from NSW, Queensland and South Australia. Vendor Lachie Scurr, Lachdale Poll Herefords, Texas,…
The whiteface breed flexed its muscles to post a solid average of $8183 and gross of $1.2 million at the 53rd Herefords Australia National Show and Sale. Held on May 17 at Wodonga, the National sale drew 148 registered bidders and was interfaced with AuctionsPlus. Billed as one of the largest multi-vendor sales in southern…
A cracking crowd pleaser of a bull stormed his way through the classes at the 2018 Herefords Australia National Show today to win grand champion. Kymarney Majestic (AI) (P), a Wirruna Hawson H338 (P) son, was sashed as junior and grand champion by New Zealand judge Brent Fisher in front of an appreciative audience. The…
JULIA WYTHES – THE LAND A cracking sale season plus huge success as the feature breed at Sydney Royal has led to a massive influx of bulls to go under the hammer at the 53rd Herefords Australia National Sale. A whopping 216 bulls will be offered at the Wodonga event on May 17, coming from 55…
The annual Hereford and Crossbred feature show in Glen Innes drew buying interest from a range of buyers and markets. A total of 1328 yearling and weaner Hereford and crossbred steers and heifers were yarded for the sale on the 20th of April. Hereford steers sold to a top of 305c/kg, the top selling pen…
Hereford Reserve was on the menu at the ALPA Young Auctioneers Competition dinner held at Dalton House on March 22, where some 320 attendees had an enjoyable eating experience. Noted by many as some of the finest beef they had eaten, the Hereford Reserve product is a 100 per cent Hereford product that is owned…
Hereford success at this year’s Sydney Royal Easter Show has been capped off with Matt and Deb Kelley of Warragundi Beef Company’s Grand Champion Hereford Bull – Warragundi Minnesota M001, taking out the prestigious Urquhart Perpetual Trophy for Supreme Beef Exhibit. Following an impressive performance in the Hereford classes, the 21-month-old bull went on to…
