Genetics

Beef Central’s exclusive national bull sales summaries

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.

Australia’s highest selling bulls and females – click here to find out the record prices paid for each breed

Weekly genetics review: Breeding for consistency through understanding residual variance

Ever notice how some sires produce even lines of calves while others, despite strong data, yield mixed results? Welcome to the genetic effect known as ‘residual variance’ – basically, the amount of unexplained variation in a given trait…Read More

Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 08/07/2025

Seven years on, for Single-Step Genomic BreedPlan

The Brahman breed was the first in the world to embrace multi-trait Single-Step Genomic BreedPlan evaluation, combining pedigree, performance, and genomic information into a single genetic analysis, back in 2017. What’s been learned since then?..Read More

Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 08/07/2025

Rookie ranchers trace Santa Gertrudis origins Down Under

Two young Texan ranchers whose families are deeply entwined with the birthplace of Santa Gertrudis cattle have made a visit to the region in Queensland where it all began for the breed Down Under…Read More

Beef Central, 08/07/2025

Weekly genetics review: Overcoming ‘optimism bias’ at sale time

Although it may be subtle, one of the factors at play during bull sales is the influence of ‘Optimism Bias’ among both bull breeders and purchasers. The phenomenon has been the subject of some interesting recent research in the United States..Read More

Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 01/07/2025

Can your cattle vet reduce your bull cost?

Agribusiness consultant Ian Mclean crunches some numbers on the value of using a Bull Breeding Soundness Evaluation (BBSE), coming up with some interesting conclusions. ..Read More

Beef Central, 01/07/2025

New Brisbane Valley Donor Centre to support cattle IVF customers

The seedstock cattle industry in Southern Queensland is set to benefit from a new, purpose-built bovine IVF donor centre near Toogoolawah in the Brisbane Valley…Read More

Beef Central, 30/06/2025

Weekly genetics review: Lifting heifer productivity – lessons from GirlPower

The four-year GirlPower project reinforces the importance of clear structured management for heifers supported by timely and effective phosphorus in rangelands and northern areas. The value can accumulate to around $29/AE, and if genetic selection improvement is going to be worthwhile, we need to get the base performance sorted first…Read More

Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 24/06/2025

Weekly genetics review: Gauging maternal productivity in the rangelands

Given much of Australia’s grazing land is technically classified as rangelands – much of it in arid and semi-arid landscapes where it is harder to manage the environmental impact on production, genetic selection becomes even more important. A paper delivered during the recent Rangelands Congress in Adelaide provided a neat summary of some learnings on this, and how they apply…Read More

Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 17/06/2025

Beware of bull breakdown this sale season

With this year’s winter-spring bull sales underway, as with any investment, it’s important to consider how to best protect assets and maximise productivity. When it comes to bulls, particularly virgin bulls, one of the largest threats is balanoposthitis – or inflammation of the penis and prepuce…Read More

Beef Central, 17/06/2025

Weekly genetics review: If the ‘bull to bullock ratio’ is any guide, it will be a strong season ahead for spring bull sales

What are the prospects like for the 2025 spring bull selling season that lies ahead? A simple metric of the number of commercial bullocks required to buy a typical bull is providing some encouraging signs, genetics editor Al Rayner writes this week ..Read More

Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 10/06/2025

Have we listed your Spring 2025 bull sale details?

Beef Central is putting the finishing touches on its 2025 Winter/Spring bull sales calendar, featuring seedstock sales fixtures nationwide across all major beef breeds being held from now until the end of November. Do we have your sale details?..Read More

Beef Central, 10/06/2025

A salute to a ‘household name’ in the Australian Wagyu world

There’s only a handful of bulls of any breed that truly transition across into becoming ‘household names’ in the beef industry. Michifuku is one that’s achieved it in the Wagyu industry, with some of his last remaining semen being offered to the markret this week sold this week..Read More

Beef Central, 30/05/2025

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