Latest AI sires to be showcased at 2021 Spring Bull Night
The 2021 Spring Bull Night will take place Wednesday August 18th from 7pm AEST.
Beef
The latest news, genetics, and market insights from Australia's beef cattle industry.
Online event for new research selection indexes for Angus
Angus Australia invites all Angus seedstock and commercial breeders to an online event to learn about the new research selection indexes that will be published for Angus animals.
PTIC heifers the most sought after category in online sales
With producers looking to rebuild historically low herd numbers since the breaking of the drought in the first half of 2020, the effort in marketing, researching, and purchasing PTIC heifers and PTIC cows went to amazing levels through AuctionsPlus during the past year.
Spirited bidding on young heifers and joined females
Record high prices did little to dampen buyer enthusiasm for AuctionsPlus cattle sales, with clearance rates exceeding 95% for some of the largest steer and heifer categories.
Team Te Mania kicks goals in online sale
Team Te Mania cattle kicked more than a few goals on AuctionsPlus last week; when a line of 70 steers, 11 months sold to Rangers Valley, Glen Innes, NSW, $2,120/head ($6.31/kg).
Angus make their mark on RNA Paddock to Palate competition
Angus and Angus cross cattle made their mark in the first round of the RNA paddock to Palate Competition with some solid results across the board.
New ear tags to denote pure black hided Angus cattle
Angus Australia’s latest integrity program, Angus Verified, supports commercial Angus producers to build better supply chain relationships by adding credibility to a producer’s business and their reputation in the marketplace.
Demand for young heifers buoys cattle market
Tightened supply and ongoing demand for young heifers buoyed prices, with a 12c/kg lift in the category last week, averaging 592c/kg.
Heavy Santa Gertrudis feeder steers make $2410
More rain through key regions helped to top up the frothing demand for young cattle, especially for the online heifer categories, as the increasingly wet winter in many southern regions has producers looking forward to spring.
Great wins in the ring and beef carcase competition for Trojan Shorthorns
The Job family, Royalla Shorthorns, Yeoval, NSW took out the Interbreed Champion Bull with Royalla Ventura P158 at the 2021 Beef Australia. To win the Interbreed at Beef Australia is a major achievement. It is one of the most highly prized accolades in the Australian beef cattle industry with many of the very best cattle […]
Shorthorn bulls average $12,627 and top at $40,000 at Dubbo National
Shorthorn bulls were in demand at the 2021 National Show and Sale, topping at $40,000 for a Polldale bull. The $12,627 average for the 67 bulls sold was well up on the 2020 average of $8240. Heifers were also highly sought after with a 100 clearance to average $5133. The 15 heifers topped twice at […]
Optimising mature cow size for the environment
Find the optimum cow size that maximises profit on your farm’ was the message delivered during a recent Angus CONNECT presentation from University of Kansas Professor and Head, Dr Bob Weaber, who brought an interesting U.S. perspective to the topic of mature cow size.
