Records were broken and lifelong ambitions realised last week for a family run, Gippsland cattle stud, at the 56th Herefords Australia National Show and Sale at Wodonga. Mawarra If Only Q264 was purchased for a new Sale record price of $103,000 by David & Olwyn Lyons, Melville Park Herefords, Vasey, Victoria.....
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What a privilege and an honour it is to provide genetics to the cattlemen and women of the Victorian High Country. The record breaking sales are a testament to the skills and resilience of the vendors who produce such sought after stock. Watch video of Peter Sykes with an overview of the sale...
Thanks to all buyers and underbidders for their support at Bairnsdale today. Our top pen of 23 yearling steers averaged 439kg and sold for $1900/hd. Our second pen, averaging 360kg, $1690/hd. Our pen of yearling heifers sold for $1380/hd. Fantastic sale overall. It’s great to see ...
Progeny of Mawarra Mustang at De Schietbaan Herefords, Netherlands We’re excited to see progeny of Mawarra Mustang at De Schietbaan Herefords, Netherlands There she is! The first calf of 2020! Father: Mawarra Mustang # Cogent Signature Beef
The 80th Elders Mountain Calf Sales, Omeo & Benambra March 6, 2020 Congratulations to Brendan Ah Sam and family on topping the 80th Annual Mountain Calf Sale at Omeo on Wednesday with their opening pen of ‘Strawberry Roan’ (Shorthorn/Hereford) heifers selling for an incredible $1810! Their steer portion topped the Autumn drop weaners at $1630 and their pure bred Hereford portion sold to $1610. Bert Ah Sam, Brendan's father, said he had never witnessed heifer prices like it during his lifetime. “I haven’t seen a lot of store sales for a while but it is certainly up there,” he said. read more..
Congratulations Jamie-Lee and Joe! Well, this is a first. We have been asked on many occasions if we have either heifers or cows for sale and they become a gift, usually for a birthday, but this beautiful story is my favourite so far! ‘I wanted to say thankyou for my two beautiful new girls, they have settle in magnificently and I love them. I am not sure if anyone told you this when they were being picked out, but Mawarra Satin and her baby were actually destined to be my engagement ring! My partner Joe bought them secretly and hid them read more..
Some of the first Mawarra Mustang calves are starting to hit the ground! Check out this MUSTANG calf born in the Netherlands! EU doses available through Cogent Signature Beef ..
Herefords Australia Young Guns Conference and Breed Forum 2019 Mawarra Genetics was represented by Brandon, Logan and Taylah at the recent Herefords Australia Young Guns Conference and Breed Forum held in Hamilton, Victoria. They were grateful to Herefords Australia for the invitation to attend and for organising such an informative and engaging line-up of speakers. Information was given explaining the significant benefits of using Hereford bulls over Angus cows due to heterosis, leading to more dollars-per-calf sold, compared to straight Angus or straight Hereford calves. Of the many topics covered over the two days a couple of key take home messages read more..
