Newsletter for the Week Ending 25 June 2004
The newsletter is out early this week as I am out of the office and Lisa also
has leave for the day. Please note the office is closed tomorrow.
Wonders of the Web
I had a call on Wednesday from Mr Joe Yang of Ystradd Nominees in Melbourne.
He had a delegation from northern China with him who are interested in importing
Limousin embryos and maybe live cattle. I arranged an inspection of a stud close
to Melbourne at short notice. Based on previous experience with delegation from
China it is unlikely we will actually make a sale, but we treat all enquiries
seriously. How did he find the Limousin Society? The world wide web of course.
A Big Sale at Gunnedah
Head auctioneer for Gunnedah agents Davidson Cameron, Luke Scicluna called in
to report an outstanding sale of 65 Limousin X milk vealers at Gunnedah on Tuesday.
Forty steer vealers weighing 383 kg sold for an average of 212.5 c/kg or $813
and 25 heifer vealers weighing 338 kg sold for an average of 215 c/kg or $727.
The top priced pen of nine steer vealers weighed 423 kg and sold for 210 c/kg
or $889 straight off their Charolais X Angus mums.
The calves were sold on account of Hartley Grazing Company owned by former MLA
Chairman, Dick Austen and managed by Norton Grane. These calves came from the
"Gowang" property at Coonabarabran. Luke said that they have sold
600 calves from Hartley Grazing over the last two months. While all have been
top calves, he said these were probably the pick of them.
Duffields Tops Roma
Ian and Debbie Duff of Duffields, Injune (Qld) sold a draft of Limousin steers,
657 kg at 170 c/kg or $1118 to top the heavy steer section of the Roma (Qld)
sale last week.
In the same sale George and Lyn York of "Oakleigh" Wallumbilla sold
Limousin cross heifers to 155 c/kg or $679.
Warragul Tops
In last weeks sale at Warragul Elke Lissenden sold a pure Limousin vealer weighing
325 kg for 219.2 c/kg or $712.
N & D Renshaw of Lillico sold a Limousin X vealer 440 kg for 209.2 c/kg
or $920.
E & D Rule of Drouin South sold a Limousin bull 570 kg for 144.6 c/kg or
$824.
Wodonga Tops
In an outstanding sale CN, JI and DS Kolhagen of Walla (NSW) sold a Limousin
X steer vealer weighing 365 kg for 228.2 c/kg or $833 at Wodonga (Vic) last
week. This was 23 c/kg above the next highest price for steer vealers.
The same vendor sold six yearling Limousin heifers weighing 373 kg for 215.6
c/kg or $805. These were 23 c/kg above the next highest price.
I & G Adams of Staghorn Flat sold 3 Limousin X heifer vealers weighing 295
kg for 206 c/kg or $608 to top the heifer vealer market by 15 c/kg.
Gippsland Tops
At the Warragul (Vic) sale last week Murphy and Plak sold six yearling Limousin
X steers weighing 459 kg for 194.6 c/kg or $896. The same vendors sold 10 Limousin
X yearling heifers 426kg for 196.6 c/kg or $837.
A cull bull sold account Beaurepaire from Labertouche weighed 810 kg and sold
for 161.6 c/kg or $1317.
At Korumburra (Vic) R Lester topped the market with a Limousin X vealer 322
kg @ 204 c/kg = $657.
Hunter Valley Bull and Female Sale
The sale catalogue for the 14th Annual Hunter Valley Bull and Female Sale at
Singleton on the 4th September is now up on the web. The sale includes 30 bulls
and 5 females.
Important Event at Kensal Limousins
There was a very important gathering of Limousin devotees and friends at Kensal
Limousin Stud to celebrate Michaels 40th birthday last weekend. Congratulations
on reaching that ripe old age of 40 Michael. And I am reliably informed that
"a good time was had by all".
Yours in Limousin
Alex McDonald