ONE of the principal reasons for success or failure in the seed stock industry is the ability to produce quality bulls on a consistent basis and that is exactly what Alec and Mary Peden’s Burenda Angus stud delivered at their annual Roma sale last Wednesday.
For the second consecutive year, the Dalby-district operation under the management of Jonathan and Kerry Schmidt recorded almost the same sale result as the previous year and again broke through the million dollar turnover due to what appeared as insatiable demand for commercial beef producers.
The pleasing aspect for Burenda principal Alec Peden was his sale is now recognised as a reliable source of sensibly-prepared, quality bulls from start to finish with little disparity between both ends of their catalogue and a ‘true cattlemen’s sale’.
In a mirror image performance GDL Stud Stock and AuctionsPlus sold 117 Angus bulls for a rock solid $9141 average with a top of $18,000 and a $1,069,500 turnover and when compared with last year where 119 bulls averaged $9206 for a top of $25,500 and grossed $1,095,500, the figures indicate consistency.
Both sales were total sellouts with the results remarkably similar which was testament to the Burenda breeding and marketing programs.
Central Highlands commercial breeders Ian and Janita Donaldson, Trebarney, Alpha bought for the first time with the view to use these bulls over pure Droughtmaster maiden heifers.
Included in their order was the $18,000 top-priced Burenda Lazy L393, a 24-month-old son of Burenda Haiku H40 with excellent growth and carcase figures backed by good calving ease credentials.
The Donaldsons accounted for five bulls – all good calving bulls with low birth weight figures – for a solid $12,700 average and intends to market the progeny direct to feedlots where they see a premium.
As the buyers of the top money bull they had the opportunity to nominate the $10,000 donation from the Peden family to Lifeflight.
Return buyer with the biggest order was Jason Purcell of Consolidated Pastoral Company, Newcastle Waters Station, Northern Territory who punched along the better end of the catalogue after securing 15 quality, high performance bulls for a $10,533 average.
Other regular buyers included Warrick and Kel Freeman, Meeleebee Downs, Wallumbilla who bought eight low birth, easy calving figured bulls for a $8125 average to use over their first-calf Hereford heifers.
The Freemans were accompanied by Cyril Close, TopX, Roma who said they were ideal and proven bulls for the Meeleebee Downs job.
Another first-time buyer was Donald Cossart of Dilbong Pastoral Company who bought three exceptional bulls for a $10,000 average for his Angus herd based at Moonie which included $13,000 for Burenda Lang L208, a top ranking growth, carcase and eye muscle area indices son of Prime Juggernaut J15.
Col Varidel, Carisbrook, Yuleba selected four, good-barrelled bulls with tremendous beef characteristics for a $12,750 average and regular supporters Trafalgar Farming at Dirranbandi with eight bulls for a $9000 average.
Burenda manager Jonathan Schmidt said his breeding objectives for improved fertility, growth performance and overall carcase quality is paying dividends with new and regular buyers now fully appreciating the value in their bulls.
- Agent: GDL Stud Stock and AuctionsPlus