Brewer Simmental Dispersal tops $5,500
THE opportunity to buy top quality GeneStar-tested Simmental females attracted buyers from four States to last month's Brewer Simmental dispersal at Wodonga, Victoria.
Judy Brewer, Sylvandale Simmentals, Howlong, also sold females in the sale.
Plenty of stud competition ensured all but three lots were sold.
In all, 63 cow and calf units topped the sale at $5500 and averaged $2345, while 11 cows made to $3000, averaging $1841, 21 heifers topped at $3300, averaging $1981 and one of two stud bulls sold to $4400 for an overall $2229 average.
The top female, Brewer Heidi T134, went to stud breeder Tom Baker, Woonallee Simmentals, Millicent, South Australia, for $5500 with a heifer calf at foot.
GeneStar tests showed three and four for marbling and tenderness respectively, and six stars for the net feed efficiency test, in the first sale to offer the measurement.
Mr Baker bought a second cow by Brewer Bandit, from a Brewer Daydream cow, with a bull calf at foot with GeneStar figures of one, six and seven for marbling, tenderness and efficiency respectively.
The top young sire, Brewer Red Snapper, was snapped up by Peter Adams, "Rockley", Stag Horn Flat, via Wodonga, for $4400, described as "oozing softness" and one of the top bulls in the Brewers' new program.
Tara, David and Austin Brewer, Brewers Simmentals, Wodonga, Victoria, sold a large portion of their top GeneStar tested females to Ashley Adams, "Darracourt", Blackall, Queesland.
Ashley Adams, "Darracourt", Blackall, Queensland, secured 26 female units to a top of $5000 at a $2415 average.
Mr Adams said he was looking to buy the top performing females for GeneStar tenderness in the sale to join with Samari Plain 616 - the highest ranked Brahman bull in the country for tenderness - to produce beef for his branded program Tendabeef.
"I aim to use selected high performing females with both Brahman and Santa Gerturdis bulls to breed bulls with a GeneStar Tenderness of six stars, with the herd upgraded with the efficiency markers," he said.
Elders agent John Horne, Dubbo, was with buyers Eric and Wendy Harvey, "Gilgai", Geurie, to buy 17 stud females for an average $1735 to bolster herd numbers, while George Augenstein, Monto, Qld, took home eight of the best for $2094.
Stud competition kicked in with Marty Rowlands, KBV Simmentals, Kallangur, Qld, paying to $3750 for eight fem-ales, averaging $2406, while Richard White, Auscan Simmentals, Strathalbyn, SA secured four at a $2625 average.
Rounding out the sale the Smeaton family, Barnawatha, Victoria, bought 10 at $1475, B. and S. Creek, Strathdownie, Qld, three at $3500 and C.O. Roots, "Truro", Adelong, with three for $1983.
The sale was conducted by Elders, with auctioneers Michael Glasser and James Brown.