Newsletter for the week ended 30 April 2004

The web was down.
As you may have noticed our website was not accessable for most of last week. We apologise for this but our host server crashed and had to go to Brisbane to be fixed. Hopefully it is now up on a permanent basis. Our apologies for any incovenience

Great National
The National Sale in Wodonga on Friday 30th April was very cold but very strong.
Senior bulls topped at $20,000 to average $6,671 with 13 of the 18 offered selling. Nineteen of the 22 junior bulls sold to a top of $9,000 and an average of $4,076 with an overall for bulls average of $5,617.
In a complete clearance of females 11 senior females topped at $12,000 and averaged $5,204, and 26 junior females topped at $7,750 and averaged $3,440.
Top priced genetic package was a flush from Premier Cauliflower which sold for $5,000.
The top priced bull was Bilati Xavier which was purchased by Greg and Mary Withers of Donna Valley and Andrew Calder of Redlac Limousin Studs after a fierce bidding duel with the Kesby family.
Top priced junior bull was Premier Dodge Ram Y9 sold to Jon and Michelle Arthur of Burngrains Limousin Stud at Orroroo SA.
Top priced female was Premier Exotic U75 sold to Bill and Carolyn Tooth's Longreach Limousin Stud at Marulan NSW.
The top priced junior female was Premier Vixen Y22 sold to Bill and Helen Bunning of the Elite Limousin Stud at Ballarat in Victoria. Premier Limousins had a very successful sale selling three bulls and three females for an average of $8,708.
Max & Val Atkins of Willow Park Limousin Stud sold five bulls to a top of $12,000 and an average of $6,400.
The top priced bull sold to Len Rodman from Tasmania.
Kel and Inger Sorensen of Tanholm Limousin Stud sold four bulls to a top of $7,500 and an average of $5,560.
Volume sellers Pat and Paul Williams of White Lakes Limousin Stud sold one junior bull for $3,500, four senior females for an average of $6,375 and 14 junior females for an average of $3,000.
A full listing of sale prices is on the Limousin website www.limousin.com.au. (Provided the website is up.)

Six New Life Members
Six new Life Memberships of the Limousin Society were presented by Chairman Max Atkins at the Show and Sale Dinner.
They were:
Bob Forsyth
Neville Littleton
Jack Ole
John Stubbe
Tony Whistler
Patricia Williams
All have provided outstanding service to the Limousin Society over many years and thoroughly deserved their awards. They join John Buckle, James Maxwell and Margaret Alcorn as Life Members of the Society.

At the Annual General Meeting
The AGM was attended by a large crowd.
Special Resolution 1 to change the dates of election of nationally elected Directors was passed 183 for and 1 against.
Ordinary Resolution 2 requesting the Board to initiate the formation of a multibreed service centre was lost 24 votes to 136 votes.
Ordinary Resolution 3 that 20% of all monies received by ALBS be returned to Regions on a pro rata basis was lost 41 votes to 133 votes.
Ordinary Resolution 4 that the 2006 National Show & Sale be held on the traditional date of late April or early May was carried 140 votes to 37.
Ordinary Resolution 5 to hold the 2006 National Show and Sale in the time frame April 30th to May 4th 2006 was lost 49 votes for and 131 votes against.


Barbeque Success
The White Lakes barbeque held immediately after the AGM was very well attended and a very pleasant way to relax after the AGM and inspect the cattle for sale the next day.
Many thanks to Pat and Paul Williams of White Lakes for providing the beautifully tender Limousin steaks.
We are looking for a new sponsor for the barbeque at the 2005 National Show and Sale. If you would like to sponsor please contact me.

Sale Topper at Pakenham
Bruce and Ann Gill sold a single pure Limousin heifer calf 420kg @ 211.6 c/kg or $889 at last weeks Pakenham (Vic) sale to easily top the market. They also sold two heifers 375kg @ 208.6 c/kg or $782.

Limousins Shine at WA Heifer Show
In the all breeds heifer show which is part of the Landmark Cattle Bonanza in WA, pens of Limousin heifers judged as future breeding animals took out the first two places. The first placed pen were exhibited by Pat and Steve Terpstra's Aldgate Limousin Stud at Byford WA and second place by Pat and Paul Williams' White Lakes Limousin Stud.
In the led classes (all interbreed) White Lakes Yesterday's Choice was the Junior Champion (sold at the National Sale for $4250). The Intermediate and Supreme Champion was White Lakes Yvette (sold at the National Sale for $4750).
The next generation of the Williams family are shaping up well with Paul's 8 year old daughter Rachel taking out he Champion Junior Handler Award. Congratulations Rachel.

Wanted Steer for Sydney in 2005
Two girls from Galston High School (North West Sydney), Cassandra Fullagar and Alicia Fritsch took an 11 month old bull and a not quite 2 and a half year old cow with an 8 week old calf at foot ( Messenger Lodge Yogi and Messenger Lodge Windsong) to Hawkesbury Show last weekend.
Messenger Lodge Yogi took out Grand Champion Limousin Bull and went on to be Junior Champion Interbreed Bull, and Windsong was Supreme Limousin, and won Grand Champion All Breed Beef Female. The girls and the owner Sue Newham were very thrilled. Cassandra and Alicia have already raised funds to go to Tocal in July and are rapidly being converted to Limousins!
They want to buy a steer to take to Sydney Royal next year.
If anyone has a suitable steer they would like the girls to prepare for next years Sydney Royal please contact Sue Newham at psnewham@bigpond.com.

Yours in Limousin

Alex McDonald