The stands were packed at the 12^th Annual New Dimension Braford sale held at Bell Showgrounds last Saturday. The quality yarding led to a very pleasing result for vendors and purchasers alike.

15 registered bulls averaged $8,600 to top at $15,000.
30 registered females (12-22mths) averaged $2,016 to top at $3,500 three times.
7 commercial females (9-10mths) averaged $1,185 to top at $1,400.

Top Price Bull:

Carinya Seymour (P) by Carinya Oliver (P) – 24mths / 790kgs / P8 20 / Rib 12 / IMF 5
Sold to:  Repeat buyers, The Robson Family, Mt View, Morven Qld

Top Price Female:

Strathgyle Tamara (P) : Downfall Creek Emma 363 (P) : Carinya 2743 (P)
All Sold to: Repeat buyer, Stewart Anderson, Devils Nest, Theodore Qld. Mr Anderson purchased a total of 14 top quality heifers.

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A presentation Dinner for the Callide Dawson Beef Carcase Competition was held on the 24^th June. The winners were announced and awarded their prizes. Out of the 506 head competing there were 8 Brafords. The competition is in 2 sections, being the grain fed and the grass fed.

The Galloways from “Ascot” Banana competed in 2 classes of the grass fed section and with 2 of their younger steers won Champion and Reserve Champion Steer out of the 266 steers competing in the 3 eligible classes. The 2 steers were purebred Brafords and were up against the Brahman, Brangus, Bazadais, Senepol, Angus, Shorthorn, Charbray, Santa Gertrudis and Droughtmaster purebred cattle along with many crossbred cattle.

Rhonda Ryan received a 10^th out of the 65 entrants with a Bradford cross steer putting 3 Brafords in the top 10. A big win for the Brafords!!

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It was a boil over for local Braford breeders the Bennett family, Little Valley Brafords, at the Primex Bull and Heifer Classic held as part of the field days.

Little Valley Lady Brie was sashed the supreme exhibit after claiming senior and grand champion cow award is an sashed by judge Chris Whitney, held by Cameron Bennett, while Doug Bennett holds her bull calf at foot.

Claiming the supreme champion exhibit was Little Valley Lady Brie, who earlier claimed the senior and grand champion female award. Exhibited with a handsome bull calf at foot, Little Valley Lady Brie is by the Queensland bred Taroela Lawson.

The Bennetts bought Taroela Lawson, offered by noted Braford breeder Warren Wilson, Taroela Brafords, Mitchell, at the 2005 National Braford Sale.LIttle Valley Lady Brie was also the senior and grand champion female at the Braford Feature Show held at  the Roma show earlier this year.

Judge Chris Whitney, Pocupar Poll Herefords, Old Bonalbo, NSW praised his supreme exhibit.“It really wasn’t an easy decision to select between a quality bull and this cow-and-calf package,” Mr Whitney said. “But in the end I went with the complete package, as she is a cow that I would love to have in my paddock.

Continuing the winning streak was Little Valley Gilbert, who claimed the senior and grand championship bullribbon. Tipping the scales at 1040kg Little Valley Gilbert, is also a son of Taroela Lawson.

Little Valley Gilbert will be offered at the National Braford sale, Gracemere in September. Junior champion bull was Little Valley Hodges, who is a full brother to the Supreme champion exhibit.

Article and photograph courtesy of Helen Walker Queensland Country Life.

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Roma Feature Show Results

Class 56.  Female – 9mth & under 12 mth.

1^st                   Little Valley Kendra Annie 2891                  Little Valley Grazing Co
2^nd                 Pen-Leigh Zoey                                                   Penny Vohland
3^rd                  Strathgyle Sarah                                                 McNamara Family
4^th                  Fleetwood Ruby                                                  Ben O’Connell
Class 57. Female – 9 mth & under 15 mth.

1^st                   Neimen Approve 785                                              Galloway Family

Champion Female Calf                                                                    Neimen Approve 785
Reserve Champion Female Calf                                                   Little Valley Kendra Annie 2891

Class 58. Female 15 & under 18 mths

1^st                   Strathgyle Roma                                      McNamara Family
2^nd                 Banyula Quota 1582                                R.A Ryan
3^rd                  Fleetwood Dawn                                      Ben O’Connell

Class 59.    Female 18 mths & under 21mths.

1^st                   Little Valley Reenie Girl                           Little Valley Grazing Co
2^nd                 Banyula Resonance 1577                        R.A Ryan
3^rd                  Oxbow April                                                  T K & L L Hansen

Champion Junior  Female                                           Little Valley Reenie Girl
Reserve Champion Junior  Female                         Strathgyle Roma

Class 62. Female 21 mths & under 24 mths

1^st                   Downfall Creek Daytona                                    R & L Hoffmann

Class 62.  Female- 30 mth & under 36 mths.

1^st                  Little Valley Lady Brie                                              Little Valley Grazing Co
2^nd                 Downfall Creek Cruel Girl                                      R & L Hoffmann

Champion Senior  Female                                                    Little Valley Lady Brie
Reserve Champion Senior  Female                                  Downfall Creek Cruel Girl
Grand Champion Female                                                      Little Valley Lady Brie

Class 65.  Bull   9mths & under 12 mths

1^st                        Pen-Leigh Guy                                         Penny Vohland
2^nd                 Strathgyle Walter                                     McNamara Family
3^rd                  Little Valley Milton                                  Little Valley Grazing Co

Class 66.  Bull 12 mths & under 15 mths

1^st                   Pen-Leigh Sebastian                                 Penny Vohland
2^nd                 Little Valley Lucky                                      Little Valley Grazing Co

Champion Bull Calf                                                        Pen-Leigh Sebastian
Reserve Champion Bull Calf                                       Pen-Leigh Guy

Class 67.    Bull 15 mth & under 18 mths

1^st                  Little Valley Milford                                 Little Valley Grazing Co
2^nd                   Strathgyle Kylo-Ren                                 McNamara Family
3^rd                    Little Valley Foster                                    Little Valley Grazing Co
4^th                Ascot Garth 1878                                        Galloway Family

Class 68. Bull 18 Mths & under 21 mths

1^st                  Little Valley Hodges                                 Little Valley Grazing Co
2^nd                 Big Valley Bundy                                      Big Valley Braford Stud
3^rd                  Ascot Fargo 1880                                     Galloway Family
4^th                  Banyula Galaxy 1570                              R.A Ryan

Champion Junior Bull                                                    Little Valley Hodges
Reserve Champion Junior Bull                                  Little Valley Milford

Class 70.  Bull -24 mths & under 30 mths

1^st                   Little Valley Gilbert                                 Little Valley Grazing Co
2^nd                  Varykino Jimmy                                      Varykino Braford Stud
3^rd                  Neimen Flip 508                                       Galloway Family

Class 71.  Bull – 30 mths & under 36 mths

1^st                   Little Valley Gillet                                    Little Valley Grazing Co

Champion Senior Bull                                                Little Valley Gillet
Reserve Champion Senior Bull                              Little Valley Gilbert
Grand Champion Senior Bull                                  Little Valley Gillet

Breeders Group          

1^st                   Little Valley Brafords
2^nd                 Pen-Leigh Brafords
3^rd                  Ascot Neimen Brafords

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A total of 6000 head of cattle were consigned at Roma’s Store Sale on Tuesday 1st March.  The sale included 650 head for the annual Braford Callte show and sale.  Grand champion pen of steers was awarded to the Kehl family, Wallumbilla for their pen of light weight Braford feeder steers.  Wilson Grazing won the heavy weight Braford feeder steer section.  In the heifer competition, grand champion went to Broadford Pastoral Co.  The Stewart family won 1st place in the feeder heifer class and Broadford Pastoral Co won best pen of replacement heifers.

Broadford Pastoral Co, Broadford Hughenden, sold Braford steers to 378/kg for 231kg to return $874/head.
H, D & J Stewart, Wycombe, St George, sold Braford steers to 364c for 238kg to return $869/head.
A & J Hay, Moonya, Wandoan, sold Braford steers to 340c for 358kg to return $1218/ head.
M, T & J Kehl, Hillview, Wallumbilla, sold Braford steers to 334c for 442kg to return $1563/ head.
Wilson Grazing, Taroela, Taroom, sold Braford-cross steers to 332c for 470kg to return $1563 / head.
C & R Hay, Moonya, Wandoan, sold Braford steers to 332c for 394kg to return $1309/ head.
Ashman Grazing, Escombe Downs, Winton, sold Braford steers to 330c for 404kg  to return $1336 / head.

Weaners under 220kg topped at 424c/kg and averaged 383c/kg, while weaner steers in the 220-280kg range reached 406c/kg and averaged 371c/kg .  Steers in the 280-350kg range reached 389kg and averaged 343c/kg, and steers in the 350-400kg range reached 342c/kg and averaged 326c/kg.  Feeder steers in the 400-550kg range topping at 335c/kg and averaging 324c/kg.

Heifers in the 350-450kg range reached 320c/kg and averaged 290c/kg. Heifers in the 280-350kg range topped at 328c/kg and averaged 299c/kg.  Heifers in the 220-280kg range topped at 362c/kg and averaged 317c/kg, while heifers under 220kg topped at 362c/kg and averaged 330c/kg.

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