The National Show and Sale catalogue is now on the web with 46 bulls, 40 females and nine embryo lots. We are already getting some enquiry about the sale at the office and there have been over 1000 page hits on the web.

The Lardner (Vic) Bull and Female sale is also now on the web with 29 bulls and 9 females listed for sale. Printed catalogues will soon be available from Bruce and Ann Gill on 0356 788444 or the agents Landmark.

Limousin cows and heifers sold well at the Kyneton (Vic) store sale this week.

Three six year old cows with small calves at foot made $1,260 and two twelve year old cows with calves made $1,240.

Four 18 month old heifers PTIC made $960.

Lang Lang Show (south east of Melbourne) has a very strong Hoof and Hook competition each year. The 50 plus entries were largely Limousin, Charolais, Saler and Belgian Blue crosses.

Young Limousin breeder James Britt took out the Champion on Hoof with a 375kg Limousin x calf.

Champion Carcase was another Limousin cross entered by Vonform Pty Ltd.

Phil and Barbara Bricknell of the King Creek Limousin stud at Currabubula NSW sold eight cull Limousin cows on a falling market in Tamworth on 9th February. The cows weighed 629 kg and sold for 155.6c/kg or $978 to AMH Dinmore in Qld. Phil estimated the cows made a premium of 30 c/kg live weight compared to other cows sold at Tamworth on that day.

Chairman has some success.

Our Chairman Max Atkins has been busy at local shows in his area. Apart from an array of Limousin Champions the Willow Park Limousin stud has had Supreme interbreed team at Berry, Nowra and Milton Shows over the last few weeks

Limousins excelled in the 100 head strong trade cattle section on the first day of beef competition. Stud exhibits on this day were looked over by a large number of cattle men & women from the local area. Press releases in the local paper & air time at the showground spruiking about Limousins created a lot of interest with several bull buyers indicating their intention to attend the National Show & Sale at Wodonga.

A fantastic breed display organised & manned by Michael Stacey was a real winner with lots of information taken up by the locals.

All who saw the cattle were extremely impressed with the quality & consistency.

The commercial display was a major success for the breed in a large vealer production area.

Judge; Mr Scott Lewington is a fourth generation cattle producer, running cattle in the Wagga Wagga area.Scott owns and operates two large Butcher Shops in Wagga Wagga and is currently on the board of the Australian Hereford Society.

Studs represented were Birubi, Cleveland Park, Donna Valley, Goldstein Park, Longreach, Newton-Wood, Premier & Raystine.

Junior Champion Bull: Newton-Wood X Cathadra
Reserve Junior Bull: Birubi Mr Vegemite
Senior Champion Bull: Premier Captain X14
Reserve Senior Bull: Birubi Power Xpo X202
Junior Champion Female: Donna Valley Young Lady Y243
Reserve Junior Female: Birubi Yevonne Y302
Senior Champion Female: Birubi Power Lovesick W167
Reserve Senior Female: Donna Valley Quince X926

Champion Bull of Show: Premier Captain X14
Champion Female of Show: Birubi Power Lovesick W167
Supreme Exhibit: Premier Captain X14
Breeders Group: 1st - Birubi, 2nd - Premier
Most Successful Beef Exhibitor: Birubi.

The following quote reports a very string sale at Carlisle on the Scotland England border. Carlisle is included in the itinerary for the International Limousin Conference in August.

For your interest 5301 Pounds converts to $12,740 Aust. and 4046 Pound converts to $9,725 Aust.

Yours in Limousin
Alex McDonald