Friday, March 29, 2024

Older cow sets sale record

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A 10-year-old in-calf Angus cow made what is believed to be a record price of $16,050 at the Meadowslea Angus female sale for the Fairlie-based Giddings family.
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G1000 was bought by Ballanee Angus, in Victoria, along with two other purchases in the sale, and the three cows will remain in New Zealand and have embryos flushed and sent to Australia.

Meadowslea had a highly successful in-calf sale of 108 lots, ranging from heifers to 10-year cows.

Stud principal David Giddings says 85 of the lots sold to NZ Angus breeders.

All lots sold for an average price of $2250 and the average for the 20 oldest cows was $3800.

It was the fifth annual in-calf sale featuring what are, in essence, capital stock among the older cows.

“They are valuable as they have proven themselves throughout the challenges of seasons and have produced calves each year,” Giddings said.

“These particular 20 cows have produced bulls that have sold for a combined $250,000 with more progeny yet to sell.

“They are valuable cows and it’s good to see them recognised, and these were a particularly special line. Their buyers will get another five years or more out of them.”

The Meadowslea herd is known for its high fertility, which is one of the reasons Giddings says they host the female production sale.

Conception rates are high and that generates surplus stock to sell. This year, 188 heifers were scanned to the bull and only four were dry.

The buyer of 21 females was John McFadzean of Wairarapa, who intends to become a registered Angus NZ breeder.

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