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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsHerefords 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…
DetailsHeifer 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,…
DetailsGrass 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…
DetailsFor 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…
DetailsVendors 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…
DetailsGrand 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.…
DetailsHerefords 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…
DetailsAlastair Rayner for Beef Central THE final week of January is traditionally seen as the starting point for the southern autumn bull selling season. Despite the ongoing presence of bushfires in many southern areas, the annual southern beef weeks still took place with many seedstock producers opening their gates and displaying this year’s line-up of…
DetailsThe requirements below are being facilitated by Integrity Australia on behalf of Yarra Australia Corporation Ltd. Heifers will be subject to China health testing and protocol, inclusive of residing outside of the Blue Tongue Zone. Specifications • Breed: HEREFORD (Category 2) • Age: 8 –…
DetailsHereford sired black baldy steers have more valuable carcasses both with and without an eating quality premium over their Angus sired siblings. The advantage has been quantified with the release of preliminary data from the Herefords Australia Black Baldy trial. The trial was run over five years from 2014 to 2019, continuing into 2020, with…
DetailsHereford calves were highly sought after for certified grass fed programs at the Wodonga Premier Hereford Euro and Other Breeds Sale, with prices jumping 30c/kg on the previous day. Selling agents Elders, Paull & Scollard Landmark yarded 3800 Herefords, black baldies and Euro cross steers and heifers on January 10 at the Northern Victorian Livestock…
DetailsHereford steers hit a top price of $1374 at the annual Hamilton private agents Hereford and Euro steer weaner sale on Wednesday. Local agents yarded 2586 head with around half the yarding being purebred Herefords. Lot feeders and repeat buyers made up the bulk of the buying strength with a few local buyers keeping the…
DetailsFeedlotters and local buyers formed a solid buying base at the annual Casterton Hereford & Euro Steer Weaner Sale on Wednesday. Selling agents Elders and Landmark drafted a quality yarding of 1164 head, the majority of which were Herefords. Once again there was a premium on EU accredited cattle with heavier EU steers making an extra…
DetailsLot feeders and a live export order underpinned the Wodonga Blue Ribbon Weaner Sale, with prices for whiteface steers topping at 308c/kg and heifers at 283c/kg. Selling agents Brian Unthank Rural, Peter Ruaro Rodwells, Corcoran Parker and Schubert Boers yarded 4288 Hereford, Hereford cross and Euro mixed sex weaners on January 9. Topping the purebred…
DetailsA quality yarding of 2,308 steers including 737 purebred Herefords had buyers bidding to premium prices at the Hamilton All Breeds Weaner Sale on Tuesday. The top dollar per head price for Hereford steers was $1297, which was paid by Princess Royal Station for a pen of 17 EU accredited Bendulla blood steers weighing 409kg,…
DetailsBeef producers can’t afford to ignore the benefits of cross breeding and the extra 10 percent yield that hybrid vigour brings, Dr Phil Holmes informed delegates of the 2019 Herefords Australia Breed Forum. Dr Holmes addressed the 150 attendees of the Forum on the importance of a whiteface in a profitable beef enterprise as well…
DetailsPlease note that the Herefords Australia office will be closed for the Christmas break from 4pm (AEDT) Monday December 23rd 2019 and will reopen from 8am on Thursday January 2nd 2020. The Board and Staff of Herefords Australia wish you a joyous Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Photo credit: Non Thorne
DetailsMargaret Ann Spencer passed away on Saturday, 14 December 2019 at the Barraba Hospital in the same room that her husband, David, passed away. Margaret was a driving force with the success of the Ironbark Hereford Stud. Margaret had a love for Hereford cattle and the people that were involved in the breed. Ironbark would…
DetailsWith the Herefords Australia July release of the a ultra-low density (uLD) DNA test for females, this gave members the opportunity to genotype their female herd with a more cost-effective genotype option. For further information on the latest GGPuLD product CLICK HERE. To complement further the reduced DNA prices on bundles that were introduced on…
DetailsThe benefits of yard weaning when it comes to animal management and feedlot health are second to none, according to Dr Lachy Strohfeldt of Bell Veterinary Services. Dr Strohfeldt addressed the attendees of the Herefords Australia Breed Forum held in Hamilton in June regarding the benefits of yard weaning when it comes to minimising feedlot…
DetailsHerefords Australia was represented by Chloe Stewart, Tim Reid, Sarah Day, Catherine Coghill and Bart Bowen at the Australian Registered Cattle Breeders Association (ARCBA) Young Breed Leaders Workshop in Armidale in October. The workshop was held over three days and included presentations from numerous industry experts and group work exercises designed to build team work…
DetailsIn conjunction with the October 2019 Hereford BREEDPLAN analysis, Herefords Australia will release four new selection indexes. The four new indexes are: The Southern Self-Replacing Index (SSR), the Northern Self-Replacing Index (NSR), the Southern Baldy Maternal Index (SBM), and the Northern Baldy Terminal Index (NBT). The new indexes aim to better reflect the different production…
DetailsBetter maternal traits in crossbred dams and higher growth rates in crossbred progeny are the primary benefits of heterosis that have so far been uncovered in the Herefords Australia Black Baldy Trial. The trial was developed in 2014 with the first AI matings taking place in September of that year. Professor Wayne Pitchford of the…
DetailsPlease note that the Herefords Australia office will be closed on Monday 7th October for the NSW Labour Day long weekend. Normal office hours will resume from 8am Tuesday 8th October.
DetailsHereford bulls are achieving great results for the Marks family of Winvic, in the Kilcummin district north of Clermont. Darren and Alice Marks along with their daughter Olivia run a Braford breeding herd of 1,200 breeders over 10,073 ha. The Winvic property was originally drawn by Darren’s grandparents in 1957 at which time Herefords were…
DetailsABC Rural: Lara Webster Sisterly bonds are one of life’s most precious relationships and any number of things can strengthen them. For three sisters from New South Wales, it is a love of Hereford cattle and a big dream to own a stud that has brought them closer. Twenty-year-old Sophie Cooper and her sisters, Jacinta,…
DetailsA pair of Kerlson Pines Hereford steers have shone in this year’s Royal Adelaide Show Led Steer Championship Awards. Kerlson Pines Paddy P147 was exhibited by Keith Area School and won Reserve Champion Light Domestic Carcase with a score of 88.80 points. Paddy had a liveweight of 426kg and a dressing percentage of 53.99%. Kerlson…
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