John & Liz Manchee
Welcome to Manchee Ag!
Manchee Agriculture is a beef breeding operation producing stud and commercial cattle with an strong emphasis on Paddock to Plate attributes. An on property bull sale is held annually and our MA Beef brand is sold locally.
John and Liz Manchee believe in the cattle industry and are passionate about breeding genetics, but a better carcase is our ultimate goal. Every animal and carcase has been accessed and all animals are sire and dam verified.
It is the belief that we are 'Beef' producers that gives rise to our dedication that is synonymous with Manchee Ag. Our next annual MA BEEF Bull Sale will be held on the 29th August 2012.
AuctionsPlus Sale
Manchee Agriculture are holding an AuctionsPlus Yamburgan Blood Production sale on the 20th April 2012.
On offer will be over 800 head of top quality Shorthorn and Shorthorn infused cattle including heifers both PTIC and NSM, cow & calf units, PTIC cows and steers.
These cattle offer an excellent opportunity to purchase Yamburgan blood cattle representing indusrty leading genetics of the highest quality.
For more information please see the AuctionsPlus website. More details on each lot will be posted here on Monday 16th April.
MA BEEF Bull Sale - 29th Aug 2012 - 90 Bulls
Recent News
Lynoch Sale Topping Performance
The annual Lynoch production weaner sale of the Coventry family saw a total clearance of 2000 steers to a top of $800 for a pen of pure bred shorthorn steers. The top pen of Shorthorn steers sold to Greg Upton of Upton Pastoral Company, Walcha. Mr Upton, a regular repeat buyer of the Lynoch steers purchased 12 pens of steers. "Most of our better performaning steers are purchased from this sale every year. We just sold 6 decks this week to an average carcase weight of 395kg, weight for age pays."
Cross Breeding at womblebank
Angus and Sally McGilvray run Womblebank, a 75,000 acre property at Mitchell in Qld.
"The Yamburgan bulls have worked well for us, they have put a lot of length and weight cattle. All our steers (800 per year) go to Swift's Beef City, Toowoomba and they are very happy with our cattle".
Sale Topping Performance
Rob Milner, Highfield, Woodstock, NSW, sold milk and 2 tooth Shorthorn x Angus steers sired by Yamburgan bulls at the Carcoar sale on November 10th and returned $1273 per head topping the sale. The steers made $2.14 per kilo and weighed 596kg. Rob purchased his first Yamburgan sire in 2004 and has been impressed with the added weight in the cross.
"The Yamburgan Genetics have performed very well for us," said Rob Skene, Highfield Manager.
Client Success At Blackall
At the Blackall sale on the 23rd of September Ashley Adams, TendaBeef, Blackall sold Warenda Mexico and Wilgaroon Jester blood two and a half year old bullock for a sale topping $1.97 per kilo. The steers averaged 634kg returning $1250 per head.
"We were the ones to cause the Blackall sale to go off last week" Ashley said.
NSW Farmer of the Year
John and Liz were runners up in the 2011 NSW Farmer of the Year. Our belief in the beef industry and the use of innovation, research and development were an integral part of our acceptance as a finalist.
John was interviewed by John hyde from ABC New England North West radio on Thursday after the announcement of the finalists. Click on the link below to listed to the interview. The link to ABC radio will open in a new window.
New Sire - Hiwiroa Jack F41 (imp NZ)
A semen share in Hiwiroa Jack F41 was purchased after seeing him at Jim Symes and Tymothy Plumbers property in NZ.
We were impressed with Jack F41's front, well laid in shoulders, good length of neck with a very sirey head. He is one of the best Jackeroo sons we have seen. He also has a very strong top line with the muscle carrying down the hind leg well. He is the second highest bull for EMA in the breed for two year old bulls at +9.6.
Res Champ @ Beef Spec 2011
MA BEEF were the most profitable pen of steers in this years Beef Spectacular Feedback Trial. These steers returned $110 per head more than the trials average. The pen of steers were also placed Reserve Champion of the trial, were the best performing steers in the feedlot section and were the highest dressing% steers of the trial.
An alliance with Cargill Beef was developed after our continued success in the NSW Beef Spectacular Feedlot trial, which is sponsored by and based on the Cargill Beef operating system.
CARGILL BEEF ALLIANCE
The alliance was developed after our continued success in the NSW Beef Spectacular Feedlot trial, which is sponsored by and based on the Cargill Beef operating system. A newly developed producer alliance between Cargill Beef Australia and ourselves is now up and running. The alliance offers the opportunity for Yamburgan blood steers to access the maximum premium being offered by Cargill, as per their grid at the time as well as an added premium offered for cattle that exceed carcase performance requirements.