Glendan Park Herefords receives strong support

Strong interest resulted in three lots being purchased by studs across Victoria and NSW.

This included the top-priced lot Glendan Park Rhinestone R042 - Lot 34 - which was purchased by Ben Rumbel and family, Supple Hereford stud, Guyra, NSW, for $26,000.

Lot 34, sired by Warwick Court Major-General, was in the top 5 per cent for 600-day weight, eye muscle area, intramuscular fat, northern self replacing index, southern baldy maternal index and southern self replacing maternal index.

"Lot 34 was a bull with extra stretch and growth and he had a good data set that complemented what I saw in the bull," Mr Rumbel said.

Supple Herefords also purchased Lot 3 - Glendan Park Rye R079, a Tycoolah Queenscliff son - for $18,000.

"Lot 3 was a really good carcase bull with soft skin, a good muscle pattern, and he had good bone to complete the package," he said.

"Both bulls have a good phenotype and the performance to go with it, and as a bonus both bulls have outcross pedigrees for our stud.

"I can pick each cow in the stud to suit these two bulls and be able to know I can join them and be able to do that without crossing bloodlines."

R079 was in the top 15pc or better for the breed for 200-day weight, 400-day weight, 600-day weight, scrotal size and rump fat.

The second top price was shared between three lots, which were all secured by return clients from Victoria for $24,000.

Lot 5 - Glendan Park Rip Curl R024 - an 23-month old son of Glendan Park Panama, was purchased by Everdale, Calivil.

Pepper Partnership, Tahara, picked up Lot 10 - Glendan Park Rawhide R148 - the youngest bull in the draft offered.

Another Warwick Court Major-General son - Lot 17 - Glendan Park Retro R067, shared the second top price, and was purchased by Bruce and Debbie Miller, Rowan Partnership, Casterton.

Following their partnership in a top Hereford bull this selling season, David McClure, Mooree Partnership, Casterton, returned to Glendan Park, picking up three sires for his program, through Creek Livestock Casterton.

"The three bulls we purchased from Glendan Park were selected for their weight for age, phenotype, structural correctness, and doing ability," Mr McClure said.

"These bulls will be used over our mature cow herd, which will breed our replacement females.

"Our surplus heifers and our steers go through the January weaner sales, and the Glendan Park bulls suit our conditions really well."

Glendan Park stud principals Alvio and Alicia Trovatello were pleased with the support of their program.

"It was great to see so many return clients here, being able to secure bulls at either end of their budget, and get their first pick in many cases," Mr Trovatello said.

"It was pleasing to see our commercial clients being able to get the bull that they liked.

"The really pleasing part for us was the lift in the average, the really strong middle prices, without the high price of last year, but our average increased by over $1000, which is a great result.

"We have a bigger group of weaner bulls to choose our 2023 offering from and there is some really exciting sires lines in there."