Search our lists below to see bull sales coming up around Australia, and to get the results of recently completed stud and herd bull sales around the country.
The information is a valuable resource to help bull buyers make decisions about upcoming purchases and to stay abreast of latest bull price levels.
Both lists are fully searchable by breed, time-frame, region and specific stud prefix.
There’s been some vigorous recent industry discussion about evaluating the costs and benefits of an AI program over natural mating. Genetics editor Al Rayner takes a deep-dive into the topic in this week’s review, finding its a complex space ..Read More
Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 23/04/2024
This week the focus is on the value of including genomics in breeding data for EBVs. While genomics does improve EBV accuracy, it can also show the actual spread in traits that are recorded. This could mean bull buyers can more effectively rank bulls on genetic merit and not overlook potential sires when they make selections on EBVs that do not have genomics behind them. ..Read More
Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 16/04/2024
High-ranking donor type females were in strong demand during the Elite Wagyu Sale held during last week’s 2024 Australian Wagyu Association Conference, where females sold to international buyers for up to $130,000…Read More
Beef Central, 16/04/2024
Eye Muscle Area is a trait often discussed by producers as being a desirable trait to include in their selection decisions. However narrowing down the reason as to why that trait is so desirable often results in some generally vague responses…Read More
Sydney Royal Easter Show’s led steer competition is over for another year, with entries in the lightweight and mediumweight divisions producing estimated lean meat yields ranging from 51.36pc to 66.11pc. All other traits being equal, that means a difference of 44kg of additional lean meat, between two carcases each weighing 300kg. Are there implications for industry?..Read More
Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 02/04/2024
This week’s column focuses on the distinctions between raw data, such as ultrasound scans, and performance data collected and processed through BreedPlan. Some bull buyers may be using raw data incorrectly and draw the wrong assumptions, genetics editor Alastair Rayner says ..Read More
Beef Central, 26/03/2024
This week’s genetics review looks at the value of frame scores, which were developed in the 1970s. The thinking from the US and potentially looking at our own data is that frame scores are no longer accurate predictors for modern cattle, and that people who rely on them may not be achieving the right outcome. Does industry need to revisit this concept?..Read More
Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 19/03/2024
Two new Research Breeding Values (RBVs) are available for Angus cattle evaluation, both for eating quality traits – MSA Marbling Score and Shear Force tenderness measurement…Read More
Beef Central, 19/03/2024
Collecting data, particularly around birth weights, has challenged many producers – especially in more extensively managed herds, where these challenges are magnified by distance, time, and the scale of operation. But are there alternatives to traditional birthweight collection?..Read More
Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 12/03/2024
In one of the largest seedstock herd transactions in recent history, prominent Central Queensland Brahman bull breeder Brett Nobbs has sold his NCC Grey Brahman herd to Proserpine region commercial and stud Brahman breeders, Ray and Leah Vella…Read More
Beef Central, 12/03/2024
This weeks column focusses on knowing your calving distribution and the insights it offers for strategic and tactical herd planning. ..Read More
Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 05/03/2024
In the three years he has been writing his weekly column for Beef Central, structural soundness is the subject of most of the feedback received by genetics editor Al Rayner, as well as the most suggested subject for columns. “In general, the trend of the feedback and discussions I’ve had with beef producers and bull breeders reflects a feeling that structure is actually becoming worse in a number of breeds,” he writes this week. ..Read More
Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 27/02/2024
