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'Focus on pastures and fire impacts' In conjunction with Tafco, Alpine Angus will be holding |
Alpine stud’s clearance high in hard season.
Sheena Coffey – The Land Newspaper, Thurs 26 March, 2009 - view sale day gallery
Amid the blackened hills of Alpine Angus Stud, Rosewhite, Victoria, 39 bulls from 44 offered sold to an impressive $10,500 top to average $3774.
Alpine studmaster, Willie Milne, said he was “absolutely thrilled” with the high clearance rate and solid returns the stud’s rising and two-year-old bulls made in the face of a tough season and debilitating bush fires.
Top dollar was set by Alpine Concord C21, a February 2007-drop son of Te Mania Unlimited U3271 and Ardrossan Wilcoola, with estimated breeding values in the top 10 per cent for the 600-day growth and the long-fed $index.
New Client, Betty Roache, Arden, picked up the top priced bull, keen to introduce the bulls confirmation and eye appeal into her own herd of about 400 breeders.
Three full brothers to Concord also attracted strong demand with the four bulls averaging $5813.
Tatiara Pastoral company, Meningie, South Australia, paid $7000 for Alpine Candybar – which scored in the top 5 per cent for 400 and 600 day growth, milk, carcase and intra-muscular fat, long-fed, heavy grass and short fed $indexes.
The same buyers also walked away with a $4500 bull, which scored in the top 5 per cent for Intra muscular fat and long fed $indexes.
B.C Flynn, Bairnsdale Vic, paid $6000 for Alpine Coach, an Artificial Insemination and Embryo Transfer trait leader for carcase and scrotal size and the long fed $index. Micheal Gadd,
The Glen Pastoral Company, Upper Murray, paid $4500 for a bull with a good hindquarter, sound structure which appeared to be an easy doing animal. This bull was also a full brother to the top-priced bull.
Seven M Springs, Kingston, SA, bought four bulls to $1750, to average $1563.
In the females, 16 cows with calves sold from 17 offered to $3750 to average $1934, and six of nine joined heifers sold to $2000 to average $1111.
Elders’ Michael Glasser was at the rostrum and agents for the sale were Elders and Paull and Scollard.
2008 Sale report
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Alpine Bradman |
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Alpine Bradley |
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Alpine Bennevis |
The 2008 Alpine Angus on-farm bull and female sale was held on 19 March 2008 at the Rosewhite on-farm sale complex. The sale was extremely successful and very well supported with a 100 percent clearance for bulls and females.
The top priced bulls included Alpine Bradman, CGKB31 (AI) (ET), sold to Glenavon and the Grange studs in New South Wales, Alpine Bradley, CGKB12 (AI), a Dinky-Di son, sold to Talooby Angus, New South Wales and Alpine Bennevis, CGKB48 (AI) (ET), sold to Koojan Hills stud in Western Australia.
The real success of the 2008 sale was due to the strong buying support from commercial breeders which, combined with the stud buyers, produced an average for the 40 bulls of just under $4,000 and an average for 18 females of just over $2,800. It was particularly pleasing to see a number of repeat buyers. There were a large number of people in attendance and they were kept well catered for by the local St Vincent de Paul Society. The selling agents were Elders (Michael Glasser and David Hill) in conjunction with Paull and Scollard (Dan Ivone and Steven Paull).
Alpine Angus thank all those who attended or, if not in attendance, who bid, including the under bidders. We look forward to seeing you all again at our 2009 sale and earlier at Beef Week 2009.