The yarding met good competition from a large gallery of buyers from Milton, Albury, Crookwell, Wagga, Goulburn, Queanbeyan, Boorowa, Wodonga, Melbourne, Moruya, Mangoplah, Swan Hill, Moss Vale, Tumut, Young, Nowra, Yass, Canberra, Barraba, Gundagai, Walcha, Wagga, Orange, Sutton, Shepparton, Byrock, Forbes, Hoskingtown, and also some local district competition.
The quality of the yarding was generally excellent, but a percentage of the yarding was showing the effects of the very ordinary season we are experiencing in the Braidwood district. Like many other districts this has gone on for far too long but this still did not diminish the quality coming out of our district which was very evident.
With the hard start all these cattle had it was it was a great pleasure to see how they all presented on the day This just goes to show the genetic strength and doing ability the Braidwood district cattle have. The breeders should be congratulated for their presentation and maintaining the breeding standards they have built up over the years. In all I would estimate the cattle yarded would have been at least 30 to 40 kgs lighter than this time last year.
In all 1766 Steer calves sold to top of $650 and averaged $427.22
And 941 heifer calves sold to a top of $415 and averaged $281.
Brian and Sandra Callan, "Farringdon" Braidwood sold the top priced pen of Angus and Angus cross steer calves for $650, Braidwood Angus blood. These were purchased by Andrew Lowe.
Reece and Dot Grant "Monkittee Farm" Braidwood sold the second top pen Angus calves for $640, this was for a pen of 20 which weighed 329 kgs and purchased by Bob Watts for Solpherino Young.
The Grant family also sold the top priced pen of Angus heifers, this was for a pen of 23 which made $415 and purchased by Brian and Sandra Callan "Farringdon" Braidwood. The Callan family were repeat buyers of these heifers.
Jackson and Roberts "Glenrock" Braidwood sold a pen of 11 Angus steer calves, Onslow Angus blood. For $585, these were purchased by Andrew Lowe.
This particular pen was judged to be the best presented pen of Angus cattle on the day. Mr Barry McDowell on behalf of Angus Australia was the judge and he presented the trophy, a copy of "Angus in Australia" to Barry Jackson and Mark Roberts.
Rodney and Naomi Royds "Bedervale" Braidwood sold 60 Angus steer calves for $585; these were also purchased by Andrew Lowe. This particular lot weighed 291 kgs and were by Millah Murra and Kenny's Creek bulls.
Ron and Margaret Hannan, "Koolewong Angus Stud" Braidwood sold 126 yard weaned Angus steer calves to a top of $575, this was for a pen of 40 which averaged 322kgs.
Bruce and Val Laurie "Riverdale" Braidwood, offered 235 Hereford and Hereford cross calves which sold to a top of $530 and averaged $435
As mentioned above Reece and Dot Grant sold the top priced pen of heifers for $415, their subsequent pen of 14 sold for $365.
A pen of 13 Angus and Angus x heifers of Frank Byrnes Araluen also sold for $415 these were purchased by Wayne Downey Moruya.
Brian Daniher "Manar" sold the second top priced heifers, this was for a pen of 12 Angus heifers which made $390 and went to Swan Hill.
Report compiled by Geoff Baker, Landmark Daniel Walker Braidwood.
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