Whiteface breeders have set the markets alight this year with bulls worth an additional $5.2 million sold under the hammer, and store weaners ringing the bell at 681c/kg.
Improved seasonal conditions, coupled with a shortage of supply, has given a much needed boost to the Australian Beef industry in 2016 with record prices and record margins for beef producers, fuelling increased confidence in the breeding sector.
Now is the time to ‘steak’ your claim on $56,000 in prize money, with entries opening for the RNA’s Paddock to Palate Competition presented by Mort & Co and the 2017/18 Paddock to Palate Wagyu Challenge.
Denice & Dennis Griggs, Arleen, and Nick Harton of Jim Hindmarsh & Co sold 70 Limousin X Hereford steers and heifers. This pen of steers selling 425.2cpk, averaging 243.9kg, $1,037.18ph.
Numbers increased by 200 at the SELX at Yass with…
Australian Cattle Veterinarians (ACV) say there are key measures beef producers can take to ensure their cattle are in tip-top shape throughout the summer.