E-newsletter September 2019

Please note: There will be two magazine/issues to choose from.

The Annual – will be sent to members the first week of December as per normal. This will be a member based publication with show results and stud based articles. The 2018 advertisers of the inside cover, back cover and page 3 will be offered the same again. If you wish to be on the backup list for those pages, then please mark your choice on your booking form. Phone bookings will not be taken, you must fill out the booking sheet.
Photos – we need new photos to use throughout the publication and of course, a cover photo. Please send through in high res via email or a link for downloading due to file size.
Please take this opportunity to promote your sale or show successes with an advert, there’s a size and price to suit everyone.
Member booking form
Non-member booking form
Booking deadline is extended to Friday 27th September with completed artwork by Friday 11th October.

Simmental Advantage – placed in Fairfax newspapers mid January. This lift-out follows the success of the August lift-out and will be Commercially focused. If you know of a commercial producer doing great things with Simmental and you’d like to see their hard work showcased, then please send us their contact details.
To book an ad, please contact your Fairfax team member or call Brett Tindal on 0408 626 955 or email brett.tindal@fairfaxmedia.com.au
Booking sheet

Please send in your 2020 Calendar of Events notice for inclusion in the December Annual.

Click here to download the form

Recent sales results
Casino All Breeds Sale (NSW) July 30th       
Top Price: $7,750 average of $4,666 
12/15 Simmental bulls sold. Tullayr –  5 bulls sold to Avg $4,000. Equal top priced bulls Tullayr Nullarbor and Napoleon, both selling for $4,500.  Jarravale – All five bulls sold with an average of $5,250 and the top price of $7,750.

Wombramurra Black Simmental Sale (NSW) – August  14^th
Top Price: $14,000 average of $6,315
24/25 Black Simmental bulls sold to $14,000 for Lot 8, Wombramurra N271 to Woonallee Simmentals, SA, and averaging $6,583. 21/21 SimAngus bulls sold to $9,000 and averaging $6,048.

Tycoba Red Simbrah Sale (QLD) –  August 23rd
Top Price: $9,500 average $6,438
Tycoba Simbrahs & Simmentals: 23/25 bulls sold to a top of $16,000 for Lot 3, Tycoba Niro to Muan Pastoral, Biggenden QLD and averaging $7,250.
Savannah Simmentals: 25/25 bulls sold to a top of $11,500 forLot 26, Savannah N15 to T & M Allen, Mundubbera QLD and averaging $7,140.

Clay Gully Invitational Bull Sale (QLD) – August 26^th
Top Price: $23,000 average $6,171
50 of 51 bulls sold to $23,000 for Lot 4, Clay Gully National to the Bower Family, Augathella QLD and averaging $6,171.

Elite Cattle Co’s Inaugural Bull Sale (QLD) – September 5^th
Top Price: $17,000 average $6,167
12/14 Simmental bulls sold to $17,000 for Lot 29, Elite Nitrous and averaging $6,167. After a spirited bidding war, Nitrous was bought through a phone bid by Clermont commercial cattleman, Bevan Hall.

Roma Simmental/Simbrah Bull Sale (QLD) – September 13^th
Top Price: $22,000  average of $6,206 
46/72 bulls sold averaging $6,206. Lot 1, Billa Park Notetaker N141 knocked down for $22,000 to Pinegroves Pastoral, Moola QLD.

Blue Dog Simmentals Inaugural Bull Sale (QLD) – September 14^th
Top Price: $10,500 average $5,692
26/40 bulls sold to $10,500 for Lot 34, Blue Dog Night Time N187 and averaging $5,692.

One week to go to get your Change of Details form back to us before we run the contact info for the Annual

Members may already be aware of the Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) show held annually in Regina, Saskatchewan. Agribition is the largest livestock show in Canada, and known as the best beef show in North America. As well as beef cattle, Agribition features horses, bison, sheep, goats, an extensive agribusiness trade show and Pro Rodeo entertainment. The show dates for 2019 are 25th to 30th November.

Agribition receives over 1,200 international guests from over 86 countries, promoting the sale of animals and world class beef genetics to both Canadian and international customers. The Canadian cattle industry maintains an ongoing effort to enhance beef quality through breed selection and genetic improvement programs. Demand for Canadian livestock genetics is high around the world – Canada’s exports of bovine semen in 2018 were worth over $120 million, compared to Australian exports of an estimated $3.7 million.

Canada is keen to promote attendance of Australian livestock companies at Agribition.  The Incoming Buyers Program is again on offer, which includes 50% of travel expenses up to C$1,500 for eligible participants. Also available is the International Guest Program featuring:

Complimentary show pass
Complimentary passes for the International Business Centre & The Gateway
Complimentary airport pick-up and courtesy transport service from hotels to the park (subject to volunteer driver availability)
Complimentary ticket to the International Reception – a world class event featuring Saskatchewan produce and cuisine

The International Program Brochure has more details and the Agribition website has information on planning your trip to Regina.

The Canadian Western Agribition International Program Facebook page is another means to stay informed of schedule changes, farm tour information and show updates. You can contact the show organisers directly at cwa.international@agribition.com.

Cattle Brands
Our herdbook program now has the ability to store your cattle brand for identification purposes at shows and sales. Our Bylaws state that an animal can be tattooed or branded but we haven’t held the brand information on file previously. Please email us a photo of your brand in a jpeg format along with the description.

DNA Testing Subsidies
ASBA will be continuing to subsidise Low Density testing in 2019 where herds have submitted three traits for Breedplan in 2018. They will receive a 50% discount on the LD test itself in 2019, on a pro-rata basis. Please contact your Federal rep or EO for more information.

No Q calves can be registered without the sire being LD/50K tested. Please call the office to check for his status on Animal Enquiry (see below)

Sale Promotion Emails
Would you like us to promote your sale to all the membership via this service? We can produce an e-news advertisement with links to your website, PDF catalogue and Facebook pages all for 25c per email. We can then provide you with statistics of email opens and links clicked. Please contact us at the office for more information.

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