Win a Pen of Steers |
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The 12 santa steers involved in the competition were donated by vendors of the Santa Central Sale scheduled for 24th September, Headingly Sale Complex, Clifton. They were fed for 101 days at Morgan Pastoral Company's Wakka feedlot located near Jondaryan, gaining close to 2kg/day on a steam-flaked 100% sorghum ration.They were transported to Dalby free of charge by Dorries Transport and auctioned by GDL at yesterday's weekly Dalby prime sale where they made 211.2c/kd liveweight selling to Swift for $1151/head.
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The sale proceeds are shared equally by the Jamiesons (winners of the Qld Counnty Life's 2008 VB Midstrength Santa Auction) and the Royal Flying Doctor Service, who will each receive a cheque for about $6904.24.
Story courtesy of Qld Country Life
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Warenda & Wave Hill Join Forces |
Warenda has recently joined forces with the Wave Hill Santa Gertrudis Stud to continue to supply the best quality genetics available to people looking for Santa Gertrudis cattle and to expand our genetic base. The number of stud Warenda and Wave Hill cows joined in the spring of 2007 totaled 550 head. AI was used extensively in the Wave Hill herd utilising sires like Wilgaroon Jester (P) and Warenda Sahara (P). The Warenda stud was able to join Wave Hill sires naturally. An ET program utilising both studs superior females has been undertaken utilising sires like; Canowindra Snowdon and Waco Landlord.
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Phillip Kirkby, founder of the Wave Hill Stud.
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New Stud Sire - Glenn Oaks Braveheart B24 |
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Sire: Yarrawonga Oberg (P) |
Dam: Glenn Oaks 401 |
Glenn Oaks Braveheart B24, was purchased for $37,500 for his sire appeal and carcass attributes. He was purchased from Scott & Wendy Ferguson, Glenn Oaks Stud. At sale he weighed 903kg (DWG of 1.28) at 21 months of age with an EMA of 128sq/cm and an excellent IMF scan of 4.3%, with even fat of 11/10mm. He is a bull that carries an exceptional carcass, quiet nature, sire appeal, correctness and is from a female that Scott described as "A big, functional cow with a neat udder". Glenn Oaks 401 has had 4 calves, 3 classified and 1 commercial. |
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RNA 100 Day Trial - DWG Results - 4th & 7th
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The Warenda Santa steers performed very well on the daily weight gain section of the RNA 100 day Feedlot trial, placing =4th and 7th from 20 pens entered. The average DWG for the whole trial was 1.93 kg/day with the average weight 621 kg. |
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4th Place Pen |
7th Place Pen |
| Ave Age |
18 mths |
Ave Age |
17 mths |
| Ave Weight |
657 kg |
Ave Weight |
646 kg |
| Ave DWG |
2.24 kg/day |
Ave DWG |
2.02 kg/day |
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Pictured above is Warenda S226 (P), the Taste Test steer selected from the pen that was placed 4th in the daily weight gain. He is sired by Aberdeen Darwin (P) and out of Marston B81. He is 19 months old, weighed 698kg and had a DWG of 2.22 kg/day. |
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Pictured above is Warenda S332 (P), the Taste Test steer selected from the pen that was placed 7th in the daily weight gain. He is sired by Warenda Mexico (P) and out of Marston C282. He is 16 months old, weighed 698kg and had a DWG of 2.20 kg/day.
The following picture are of some of our other steers in the pen of 100 day feeder steers.
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The carcass data will be available on sale day and will be posted here when they become available.
Click on any steer photo above to view a larger image.
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