Reliability, longevity and quality.
Those are the three words that Mooroobie Angus uses to describe their incredible lineup for their annual bull sale in September.
The lineup consists of 14 two-year-old Angus bulls, two 24-month-old Wagyu bulls, 32 16-17 month-old Angus bulls and six 16-17 month-old Wagyu bulls.
The two-day sale will commence at 9am Wednesday 18 September and will conclude at 2pm on Thursday 19 September on AuctionsPlus.
Potential buyers are urged to attend the open day at 10am on Tuesday 17 September at Mooroobie, 5km southeast of Goondiwindi.
Stud owner Lindsay Ward said the junior bulls approaching 18-months-old are the predominant sire lines that are Q494, and R102.
“These sires have proven to be outstanding,” Lindsay said.
“They are exceptional offerings with high grading and outstanding breed plan numbers.”
The majority of the bulls have been assessed as grade seven, eight being the perfect animal structurally and phenotypically, by IBMS Dick Whale from Wangaratta.
Lindsay added that the T and U bulls have been given the appropriate feed.
“Our T bulls have been grazing Kracken forage barely with oaten hay and the U bulls have been fed a ration developed by our animal nutritionist Vincent Posada,” Lindsay said.
Igenity testing was conducted on the 16 and 17-month-old bulls to determine their strengths and weaknesses.
Who is Mooroobie Angus?
The Ward family have resided on part of Mooroobie since 1902.
Lindsay and Helen Ward established Mooroobie Angus in 1995 and Mooroobie Wagyu in 2016.
While managing the two studs, the Wards grow dryland and irrigated grain and forage crops on Prestbury, located between Felton and Southbrook, which they purchased in 2017.
The Ward family run 200 Angus stud cows through AI and ET programs annually, while also running a commercial herd with progeny from Mooroobie bulls.
This allows the Wards to monitor their herd for temperament, working ability, retail beef yield, marbling and fat scores.
The decision to incorporate Wagyu into their herd was made due to the increased demand for Wagyu bulls and Wagyu-cross Angus F1 calves.
Having a high record in fertility and offering ease in calving, the Wards decided it was time to diversify.
Wagyu bulls are now used over the Wards commercial Angus heifers to produce F1 calves.
