The sheer strength of the demand for Angus females is in clear evidence across the industry with both seedstock and commercial producers realising the gains that Angus females have to offer their herds.
Following a phenomenal 2016 where Angus females broke record after record, 2017 is following in the same vein.
Western Australia Angus females have continued their record breaking ways.
On April 5th 2017, $4,100 was paid for for a pen of five Angus cows with calves offered by Gary and Julie Buller at the Monterey Ladies Day sale, Karridale WA.
Purchased by Rob Italiano, Harvey WA, the cows had calves at foot by Vermont E193.
Another five preg-tested-in-calf (PTIC) Angus cows also made $4,100, when purchased by P & S Barbetti, Waterloo.
$3,800 was paid for a further four Angus cows PTIC by Rob Italiano, Harvey WA.
Prior to this, the record for commercial Angus cows with calves was $3,400 for a pen of 11 four year old cows with calves at foot, offered at the Millah Murrah Angus commercial female sale near Bathurst New South Wales on November 3rd 2005. These cow and calf units were purchased by Malcolm McLaurin, Corrie Vale Pastoral Company, ‘Greylands’, Cowra, NSW.
Earlier in the year $3,650 was paid at the Boyanup Landmark Specially Selected Breeders Sale, WA for eight PTIC Commercial Angus heifers. The heifers were offered by Mark and Peta-Jane Harris & family, Treeton Lake, Cowaramup, WA and purchased by Michael and Frances Armstrong, Northcliffe, WA.
$3,100 was paid for five Angus cross cows and calves offered by D & A Campbell at Boyanup on April 24th.
In Sale Vic, on May 5th $3,320 was paid for first calf Angus heifers and $3,100 for second calf Angus cows offered by J& J Rodriguez. While Betty Roche sold 12 Angus cows and calves at the Tumut NSW saleyards on April 12th.
-Angus Australia
