Located close to the Southern Ocean in the South Australian coastal area of Wandearah, mixed farmers Lynton and Sonia Joyce use opportunistic cattle trading for their 300-head capacity feedlot.
The JBS Australia Thousand Guineas Shorthorn Branded Beef program continues to break new ground in the Australian high end food service market, however the product is also gaining traction within Japan.
A 13 months old Fullblood Wagyu bull with BREEDPLAN figures in the top one per cent of the breed for Terminal Carcase Index, Marble Score and Marble Fineness sold for $88,000 during the September Premium Wagyu sale on AuctionsPlus.
The Shorthorn steer, called Southcote Jackpot Johnny, was exhibited to champion carcass by the Mount Compass Area School in the 2017 Led Steer competition at this years Royal Adelaide Show.
Cow and calf units averaged $2,040 and sold to a top of $2,580 on AuctionsPlus for three year old, Angus/Friesian second calvers from ‘Calview Pastoral’ Laceby, VIC.