• Hazeldean Spring Bull Sale Results 2010

Story courtesy Brett Tindall, The Land

IN a year where bull sale averages were meant to be broken, the Litchfield family at Hazeldean Angus, Cooma, followed the script perfectly, lifting their average $1200 on the previous year.

They not only lifted their sale average dramatically but attracted buyers that had not been ringside at Hazeldean for 10 years.

The sale topped at $11,000 and averaged $5116 for the 41 of 46 sold last Tuesday, with 18 of the 24 actual buyers on the day taking home a single bull.

On the flip side managers of Bydand Pastoral Company, “Cooplacurripa”, Walcha, Peter and Sheree Turner, bent the curve buying nine bulls to a top of $6500 to average $4305.

The Turner’s said they had not bought at Hazeldean for 10 years, but previously had bought up to 30 bulls at Hazeldean and were drawn back to the do-ability of the bulls and how well they did on their country.

Mr Turner said they were looking for framey, meaty bulls to produce weaner steers in a backgrounding operation for Caroona and Killara feedlots, from their 3800 breeders of which 2000 are Angus and 1800 Hereford.

The top bull, a Sitz New Design son, weighing 844 kilograms with 46 centimtre scrotal was snapped up by Anthony De Pietra, “Craiglea”, Blayney, for $11,000, with a +5.7 for Birth Weight, high growth of +108 for 600 day, positive for eye muscle area, intra muscular fat percentage and rib and rump.

Mr De Pietra paid $6000 for a second New Design son and $7000 a piece for two Leachman Boom Time sons in his draft of four bulls, averaging $7750.

Long time clients the Phillips family,  Rock Flat via Cooma, bought three Bulls for $3500, while David Ryrie, “Michalago Station”, Michalago, paid to $6000 for three bulls, averaging $5333.

Romani Pastoral Company, “Garangula”, Harden, paid $7000 for a 832kg Boom Time son and $6500 for a 762kg New Design son, both with low to moderate birth weights, high growth and strong $Indexes.

Cavan Station Pty Ltd, “Cavan Station”, Yass, bought two bulls with low birth weights, good milk and 600 day growth, with positive EMA and IMF figures.

Brian and Helen Read, “South Lanyon”, Tharwa, ACT, rounded out the sale run solely by Hazeldean paying $7500 for a low birth weight son of New Design out of an Alberda Traveler cow.

• Hazeldean Northern Performance Bull Sale Results 2010

story courtesy QCL

BEEF producers traveled from across southern and western Queensland to attend the Hazeldean Northern Performance Bull Sale at Jackson last Thursday.

Hazeldean principals, the Litchfield family, enjoyed a strong clearance, selling 108 Angus and Senegus bulls on offer.

The 85 Angus bulls averaged $4729 and topped at $8000 while 22 Senegus bulls averaged $3250.

The top price of $8000 was paid twice by Carruthers Pastoral, Skye, Alpha, who also took home a third Angus bull for $6500. The first, Lot 2, one of the heavier bulls in the draft at 846kg, was a son of Hazeldean Futura W133 with a low birth weight of +3.5 and a 600 day weight of +93, and excellent carcase EBV's; the second, Lot 17  a Hazeldean Destination son (BR Destination 727-928 grandsire) with Hazeldean Renaissance as his grand dam.

The volume buyers of the sale were Don, Cathy and Scott Bates, Winnathoola, Wallumbilla, who purchased 11 Angus bulls for an average of $5500.

The Copeland family also put together a tidy line of Angus bulls, buying five bulls for an average of $5000 for their Taroom property.

The Abdy family, Hillside, Cloncurry, purchased three Angus bulls through the ring for an average of $2500 before buying seven paddock bulls after the sale..

Cunnamulla’s Warner Partnership snapped up the lion’s share of the Senegus offering, taking home five Senegus bulls for an average of $3300.

Rickard Bucknell bought three Senegus bulls averaging $3300 for his Dirranbandi property, Calooma, before buying another two paddock bulls after the sale.

Campo Santo of Fairview Road at Roma bought four Angus bulls for an average of $5750.