Newsletter for the week ending 8th April 2005

 

National Show and Sale

Our next major event is the National Show and Sale on Friday 29th April at the Wodonga Stud Selling Centre.

On Thursday 28th April there will be several junior events including a Paraders Competition at 10:30am and Junior Judging Competitions in the afternoon.

 

Annual General meeting

The AGM will take place at 4:00pm on Thursday 28th April in the Nell Wilson Pavilion.  There are no Special Motions to be debated so the meeting should be a short one.

 

Members Forum

A short AGM will leave time for a members forum immediately following the AGM.  The Board is seeking input from members on three issues-

  1. The need for a Society organized young sire testing program
  2. The need for DNA typing of all bulls used to breed registered Limousin cattle
  3. Meeting the challenge from Charolais

 

There will also be time for members to raise any other issues they would like to.

 

Barbeque "happy hour" and Cattle Inspection

At 6:00pm there will be a Barbeque and 'happy hour" for all members and prospective buyers.  All cattle will be on display for inspection.

 

National Dinner

The National Show and Sale dinner will be at the Commercial Club in Albury commencing 7:00pm on Friday 29th April.  This is always a most enjoyable evening.  Please book for the dinner with the ALBS Office.

 

Sydney Royal Final Results

I omitted to include that Birubi Limousins took out the Pair of Bulls and Sires Progeny classes with a group sired by Kensal Vegemite Kid.  Not surprisingly Birubi were also the most successful exhibitors.

 

Fernlea Averages $2,930

Graeme and Lorraine Brand offered 12 bulls from their Fernlea Stud at Taralgon (Vic) this week.

In a 100% clearance they topped at $4,250 for Fernlea Your Spicy and averaged $2,930 in a very solid sale of French Pure bulls.

 

Lintwood Averages $38

Alan and Anita Dixon of Lintwood Limousins offered 10 bulls by Helmsman auction at their National Park property in southern Tasmainia recently.  They also had a complete clearance topping with a five year old bull at $4,000 and averaged a very healthy $3,380. 

 

Tanholm Offering 100 Lots

Kel and Inger Sorensen are offering 200 females on property next Saturday, 16th April commencing at 1:00 pm.  The offering includes 67 cows with or without calves at foot, eight in calf heifers, eight joined heifers and 15 unjoined heifers and two bulls.  The catalogue is on the ALBS website.

 

Tramahler Invitation Sale

The catalogue for the 45 lots in the Tramahler Invitation Female Sale is now on the web.  This sale will be at the Gympie Saleyards on Saturday, 14th May.  Printed catalogues will be available from Trevor and Sheresse Tramacchi.

 

Farmfest Female Sale

Queensland Region of ALBS are conducting a female sale at Farmfest on 7th June.  More details will be provided as they come to hand.

 

Sale Toppers at Adelong

At the Adelong (NSW) Store Sale this week a line of Limousin X Steers and heifer weaners offered by Gundawillah Pastoral Co. made top money.  The 23 steer weaners weighing 265kg made $685 and their 22 heifer sisters  weighing 255kg made $665.  Both lots made close to 260 c/kg.

 

Yours in Limousin,

 

Alex McDonald