Glen Innes Hereford sale celebrates 80 years
The 80th Glen Innes Hereford sale on Friday brought together established and emerging studs to showcase value for money from a bevvy of quality breeders.
Prices were sober, following the trend of recent years with a top of $14,000 to average $7055 at the fall of the hammer across 18 lots sold with another nine secured after the sale. Of the 27 bulls offered 18 sold.
Heifers topped at $6000 to average $4750.
Cows with calves topped at $5000 to average $3000.
Best selling bull was Courallie Q274 Ultron U005 by Mawarra Terminator Q274 from a Courallie J Constance, weighing 940 kilograms at 24 months with positive growth, including Estimated Breeding Values that highlighted +5.6 square centimetres for eye muscle area with a +1.9 per cent for retail beef yield. His scanned eye muscle area measured 131 square centimetres while his intra muscular fat measured 6.1 per cent. He was sold to Edendale Pastoral at Inverell for $14,000.
Another Courallie bull, H427 Ulong U004, by Glentrevor Wallace H427 from a Courallie J Linnet, made $13,000 going to repeat Glen Innes sale client Paul Dalbosco, Porepunkah, Vic, bidding online.
Champion Hereford bull Courallie Q9039 Ultimo U009 by Cara Park Unique Q9039 sold for $6000 to Backwood Pastoral Co, Inverell.
Hereford stud Truro Whiteface, Bellata, sold Truro U-Tube U074, by Karoonda Yackandandah R276 from a Truro Innocent for $10,000 to Glen Innes producers BD and LF Rumber with underbidders the Starr family, Foxsforth Herefords at Guyra, giving the bidding some stick. U-Tube's impressive growth figures included +95 for 600 day weight and +7.3sqcm for EMA.
80th Glen Innes Hereford sale, July 25, 2025
Jindalee Hereford stud at Kings Plains sold Jindalee Uluru U058, by Lotus Reflect R160 from a Jindalee Twilight for $9000 to the Ferling family, Campview Grazing at Kilcoy, Qld, who will put him to pure-bred Hereford females with calves grown out and finished on pasture.
The handy sire, 845kg at 24 months with 42cm scrotal circumference, presented with EBVs that included +77kg for 600 day growth and +6.7sqcm for EMA.
Top selling Hereford heifer, Dundee Toga 21 V351 by Dundee Echo Park stud favourite Dundee Boxcar Billy from a Dundee Toga, made $6000 for the unjoined female at 15 months, going to Bret and his father Bob Cummins, Deepwater where Hereford progeny are sold as weaners.
"We like her shape and temperament. We buy bulls off Roger's son Grant and his wife Kylie. They're good people and we like the fertility and do-ability of those animals," he said.
Mr Kneipp, 80, has been to every Glen Innes sale - albeit fairly young when he started. Those were the days when Hereford shared the centre ring with Devon, Shorthorn, a few Jersey and some stock horses.
Photos hanging in the saleyard canteen show the days when the whiteface were in their glory, peaking around the late 1980s and early 1990s before the blacks took over.
"I believe our breed is gaining ground. They are good for crossing and anyone who does that understands their value," said Mr Kneipp bravely, who admits that as an octogenarian his nimble nature has been compromised. A recent trip and fall over a chair left him with a burst hernia and punctured bowel but he is recovering just fine.
The 15 month old heifer Leeway Sunrise V405, by Devon Court Advance P121 sold for $3000 to Singleton Hereford producer Lesley Taylor.
The joined heifer, undetected on sale day, weighed-in at 545kg.
Champion Hereford heifer with calf at foot, Tybay Gleam T006 was passed in for $4000.
The sale was hosted by Elders Glen Innes with AuctionsPlus handling the online bids.
