Reiland U-New Ground U1230 ranks highly for eye muscle area, retail beef yield and scrotal size. Image Reiland
More than 60 per cent of the catalogue at the Reiland Angus Spring Bull Sale are suitable for heifers to maximise conception rates in one of the toughest seasons recorded across southern NSW.
Reiland Angus, Tumut and Gundagai, will offer 80 leading edge Angus bulls on-property at Killimicat Station on Friday, September 5 and has geared the sale to assist drought affected cattle producers.
Reiland co-principal Mark Lucas said that due to the drought, some older bulls may not recondition adequately for robust spring joining.
“Reiland offers an option for purchasing a new bull, deferring payment and selling the older bull once sufficiently heavy to take advantage of rising beef prices,” Mr Lucas said.
“We have introduced an innovation to assist drought challenged beef producers whereby bulls purchased at the sale are eligible for freight free transport to northern agistment areas for spring joining.
“Reiland bulls are grass fed, shift well and adapt quickly to a new environment.”
The catalogue features several young sires ranking in the top one per cent for marbling, posting IMF (intramuscular fat) estimated breeding values (EBVs) of +7.4 and +7.2 per cent. They are full brothers from an embryo transfer program and are out of one of the stud’s elite young cows.
These bulls also rank in the top 10 per cent for calving ease and low birthweight at +2.9kg. Their docility score of 1 translates to the top 8 per cent EBV of +35.
Reiland will retain a semen share in the elite young sire, Reiland Momentum V969.
Mr Lucas said there were numerous highly credentialled cow herd sires to be offered in the sale, ranking in the top 10-15 per cent for 400-day growth and boasting solid carcase data.
Other AI sires represented are Baldridge Goal Keeper, SS Brickyard, Sydgen Enhance, Trafalgar Phoenix, and top end Reiland sires.
“Over 68 per cent of the catalogue comprises suitable heifer joining options to help cattle producers to maximise the joining of females with lighter than usual body weights in one of the toughest seasons recorded across a vast area of southern NSW and Victoria,” Mr Lucas said.
For further information, or a catalogue, please contact Reiland Angus or local Nutrien or Elders agencies.
-Kim Woods