Barnett Beef Pregnancy Sale Catalogue
The two record smashing bulls of 2021 – Texas Iceman R725 and Millah Murrah Paratrooper P15 feature as sires of 40 sexed pregnancies offered by BarnettAngus on December 2nd (finishing at 12pm), on the Elite Livestock Auction platform (elitelivestockauctions.com.au).
Pregnancy Lots
Pregnancy Lots are also offered by GAR Hometown, GB Fireball and GAR Drive – no slouches themselves!
The pregnancy matings are to our elite cows from the heart of the BarnettAngus donor herd at Westbury Tasmania, including:
Barnett Disco Girl N1,
Barnett Disco Girl N4,
Barnett Nefertiti N6,
Barnett Nefertiti N7,
Barnett Nefertiti N8,
Barnett Fail Safe Q10,
Barnett Mittagong Girl Q11,
Ayrvale Quarter Q23,
Ayrvale Queanbeyan Q78, and
Barnett Nefertiti Legend Q3
These pregnancies represent a fast path to your next lead sire or foundation female.
Embryo Lots
Baldridge SR Goalkeeper and Sterling Pacific 904 are our chosen sires of 40 embryos. They are both grandsons of Baldridge Isabel Y69 – one of the truly great cows in the USA.
Both Baldridge Goalkeeper and Sterling Pacific share another rare trait: both have Research Selection Indexes in the Top 1% for all selection indexes, 200, 400, 600-day weight and carcase weight.
Never has an offering of such multi-trait leaders like this been made. Opportunity Knocks!
Sire Prospect
One Super Sire Prospect – Barnett Rollo R5 – is on offer. He is a thick growthy free easy moving GAR Scale House son and grandson of Strathewen Regent Mittagong J23. Barnett Rollo is a great example of the capacity of BarnettAngus genetics.
Some Thoughts
Never has such a powerful genetic offering been made and it represents an opportunity to buy your next sire or foundation female knowing they will be among the top multi-trait leading genetics in the breed.
We are seeing unprecedented livestock values driven by an extraordinary spring, a diminished national herd, and an increasing export demand for protein.
Securing outstanding genetics that will set-up our breeding program and replacement females for the future has never been more important or expensive.
There is always opportunity in challenging times. High growth, superior carcase values yield dollars in the sale yard! The retained females will underpin any forward-thinking breeding program.
The Economic Case for Investment Now
If you bought an average bull last year for $15,000, the same one will have costed you quite a bit over $20,000 this year. But then your weaners have jumped in prices to a similar proportion.
Gone are the days of cheap bulls as the industry recognise the value of progressive genetics. Along with higher prices comes greater scrutiny on what your bull will deliver. Knowing what genetic contribution means has
become critical.
The good news is that you can now buy your next sire prospect and
foundational female in a recipient cow knowing the genetics is way better than that $15,000 / $20,000+ bull. By the time he/she is weaned the recipient mother will likely be sold PTIC at close to $3,000. So, when you think about the average sale price of Iceman and Paratrooper progeny it’s clear that opportunity knocks.
The recent Ashfield Dispersal Sale highlighted a focus on the real value of great maternal genetics. Two, time tested cows selling for $34,500 & $46,500 respectively while a 2-year-old heifer with calf at foot sold for $55,500. Weaner heifers averaged over $10,000, pregnant recipients over $12,000 and embryos over $2,000.
The Time of Maternal Excellence Has Arrived
We are delighted to be able to offer some multi-trait leaders mated to some of the most valued sire power in Australia.
The proof is in the pudding! We have included in the catalogue an example of BarnettAngus maternal power expressed through a yearly chocker full of growth, stretch and presence as well as semen from two homebred sires.
We invite you to Dare to Compare these three bulls from the heart of the donor herd and judge how they rank among the breed leading priced bulls for 2021. A clear analysis is represented at the rear of the catalogue.
The inside back cover examples the personification of the BarnettAngus vision. That being Barnett Rosie R1 who is a soft skinned classic Angus type with a wonderful temperament that sets a new level of excellence for IMF at 6.8. Rosie will be a core part of our IVF program during 2022.
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The sale is being run by Harvey Weyman-Jones of GDL Rural - 0414 941 788 and assisted by Michael Glasser of Ray White GTSM - 0403 526 702 via Elite Livestock Auctions.
