Office Closure – 20th March 2017 at 12pm
Please note that the Herefords Australia office will be closed from 12pm on Monday 20th March 2017 for the Armidale Cup Public Holiday. The office will reopen at 8am on…
DetailsHereford Cross Steers Reach New High Of $1570 At Benambra Calf Sale
Steer finishers, backgrounders and processors converged on the Victorian high country on Tuesday to bid to $1570 for whiteface cattle at the circuit opener, the Benambra Calf Sale. Selling agents…
DetailsHereford Heifers Hit a Red Hot $1510 At Benambra Weaner Sale
A new benchmark was set when Hereford heifers sizzled at the opening Elders fixture of the 77th Annual Mountain Calf Sales with prices reaching a scorching $1510. A big crowd…
DetailsAnnual Mountain Calf Sales To Offer Almost 8000 Whiteface Weaners
As store sales continue to fire around the nation for whiteface cattle, expectations are high for the Hereford feature lines at the 77th annual Mountain Calf Sales this month. Strong…
Details2017 Sydney Royal Beef Challenge – Entries Now Open
The Sydney Royal Beef Challenge was established in 2011. It's a feedlot trial competition run by the RAS in regional NSW. As a commercially-focused feedlot competition, the annual Sydney Royal…
DetailsCommercial Producers Underpin Whiteface Bull Buying Bonanza
Autumn whiteface on-property and multi-vendor bull sales have got off to a cracking start with high clearances and averages jumping by up to $2400 on 2016. In the 16 sales…
Details2017 SBTS Regional Forums
Dear SBTS Stakeholders, As you may be aware, in 2017 SBTS will be running 14 Regional Forums around Australia. Click here for registration forms and more information. The Regional Forums will…
DetailsRestocker Prices Ease Pain For Hereford Breeders Destocking
Strong restocker prices for Hereford females have helped ease the pain for drought-affected farmers in Queensland. The Nixon family, of Drillham, were forced to sell off their commercial herd and…
DetailsHereford Females Retain Value Through Their Lifetime
The ability of commercial Hereford females to retain their salvage value has been reaffirmed to NSW producer Bob Barnett. The additional yield of the Hereford cows once they reach the…
DetailsOverdrive Dominates Big Showing Of Whiteface Cattle At Glen Innes
Tycolah Overdrive L84 stormed through one of the biggest showings of Hereford cattle outside of a Royal to win grand champion bull of the Glen Innes Feature Show. Held on…
DetailsHerefords Auctioned for Bush Fire Appeal
Steers sold at last Thursday's Armidale cattle sale will ultimately help farmers affected by the St Ivan's fire in central NSW. The 17-month-old Te-Angie blood steers, weighing 585kg, sold for 292c/kg or $1708, with…
DetailsInternet/Phones/Systems Down in Herefords Australia Office
Dear Members, Due to significant storms in the New England region over the weekend, the Herefords Australia Office is currently without phones, internet or systems. We are working to have…
DetailsHereford Steer Finisher Shows Expertise to Win Championship
Commercial Hereford steer finisher Richard Ogilvie trumped the opposition to exhibit the champion purebred led steer at the Tenterfield annual show on February 11. It was the first time a…
DetailsJBS Adds Hereford Brand to Stable
JBS Australia has continued to expand upon its branded beef offer by announcing the launch of a new brand, “Hereford Boss”. Underpinned by the highly regarded JBS Farm Assurance program,…
DetailsHerefords Australia Welcomes New JBS Grass Fed Brand
The launch of JBS Australia’s newest beef brand, Hereford Boss, is one of the most significant milestones for the breed in modern times, according to Herefords Australia. The grass fed…
DetailsHerefords Perform On Weight Gain And MSA Index At Trial
Hereford and Hereford cross steers have demonstrated superior average daily weight gain and MSA Index scores in the 2016 Lardner Park Steer Trial in Victoria. A Red Angus-Hereford cross steer…
DetailsVale Wendy Hain
It is with great sadness we notify our members of the passing of Wendy Hain, Gunyah Herefords, Cooma NSW, last Friday. Wendy's funeral will take place in the Catholic Church at…
DetailsHerefords Triumph in 2017 RASV Heifer Challenge
A whiteface stud focused on balancing maternal and carcase traits has stormed home to win the prestigious 2017 RASV Heifer Challenge. Tarcombe Hereford and Poll Herefords, owned by the Hayes…
DetailsHEREFORD YOUTH PARADE THEIR HANDLING SKILLS AND ENTHUSIASM AT INVERELL
A young cattle breeder with a strong interest in fostering Hereford youth has won the prestigious Most Potential Cattle Breeder award at the 2017 Herefords Northern NSW Youth Show. Held…
DetailsWhiteface Steers Make Up Historic Shipment Of Slaughter Cattle
Hereford and Black Baldy cattle are on-board an historic sea-bound shipment of live beef cattle to China under the new health protocol agreement for feeder and slaughter cattle. A total…
DetailsWhiteface Studs Make Top 10 Finalists In Rasv Heifer Challenge
Three whiteface seedstock herds have made the top 10 finalists of the 2017 RASV Heifer Challenge. Drawing 48 herds from British and European breeds, the challenge recognises excellence in herd…
DetailsHEREFORD YOUTH PARADE THEIR HANDLING SKILLS AND ENTHUSIASM AT INVERELL
A young cattle breeder with a strong interest in fostering Hereford youth has won the prestigious Most Potential Cattle Breeder award at the 2017 Herefords Northern NSW Youth Show. Held…
DetailsUploading Videos to Animals
We are now able to upload videos, in addition to images, to individual animals on our system. The cost is $11/animal and the preferred formats to send them videos in…
DetailsMember Communications Survey
Last week, all members were sent an online survey link from The Leading Partnership, who is currently preforming the Herefords Australia Review. Your participation in this survey, and the call for submissions, is…
DetailsHigh Market Compensates For Drought In Northern Australia
Purebred feeder steers are commanding 360c/kg on-farm in Queensland markets despite producers struggling with drought conditions. Drillham Hereford breeder Tom Nixon sold 12-16 month-old Hereford steers, pasture finished, to Lloyd…
DetailsHerefords Out To Prove Grainfed Suitability In Gate 2 Plate
Herefords are among the 59 teams competing in this year’s Harvey Beef Gate 2 Plate Challenge in Western Australia. A team of two purebred steers and a heifer have been…
DetailsCM Hocking Scholarship Benefits Young Beef Industry Leaders
Two young leaders in the Australian beef industry have been announced as winners of the prestigious CM Hocking Memorial Scholarship from Herefords Australia. South Australians Georgie Beighton, of Penola, and…
DetailsWestern District Feature Sales Wind Up With Whiteface To $1394
The run of heifer weaner sales in Victoria’s Western Districts wound up on Thursday with restockers and lot feeders paying to a top of $1394 for whiteface cattle. Vendors were…
DetailsLot Feeders And Restockers Set Pace At Casterton With 403c/Kg Top
Lot feeders set the pace in the whiteface pens at the Elders and Landmark combined heifer weaner sale on Thursday, with Herefords hitting $1330. Selling agents yarded 1800 Hereford, Black…
DetailsRestockers Battle Over Breeder Lines To Push Prices To 406c/Kg
Whiteface seedstock heavyweights went head to head to snap up a large portion of the Hereford offering at the Hamilton All Breeds Heifer sale on Wednesday. Yarram Park’s Western District…
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