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Angus
Fetching 50c/kg Premium
Angus cattle are commanding a
strong price advantage in the current cattle
market, with one processor saying it is
passing on premiums of up to 50c/kg to
secure the supplies it requires to satisfy
demand.
Teys Bros executive director, livestock,
Geoff Teys, said market perceptions were
driving prices for Angus cattle to unique
heights.vvHe told a field day in western
Queensland in late March that Teys Bros was
paying 360c/kg for a milk tooth grassfed
steer, 375c/kg for an MSA milk tooth
grassfed steer, but 405c/kg if the same
steer was also an Angus. Similarly,
Teys Bros was paying 205c/kg for a
320-500kg, 0-milk tooth steer to go into its
Condamine feedlot for its 115-day, EU
feeding program. The price for an Angus
equivalent was 235c/kg, a 30c premium
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Speaking to beefcentral.com this week, he
said the premium being paid by Teys Bros for
Angus was now closer to 50c/kg. The
price advantage was being driven by consumer
demand for Angus beef. People would not have
believed a short time ago that a premium
could be charged for an Angus burger, he
said, but today that was the reality.
“It’s the perception,” he said. “I’m
passing back to the producer what the
perception out there on Angus beef is at
present, and it is enormous. It’s all about
what we can extract out of an animal and
return to producers as a premium so you can
produce more of that article for us.
If we said we will put it in our pocket and
not give a premium for Angus, we would be
silly, because we’re better off paying the
producers for something that we can obtain
more revenue from, we want producers to
produce more Angus cattle.”
Teys Bros had recently started supplying its
own Angus brand into Europe. The move
had been a huge success, Mr Teys said. The
only problem was that the company was
struggling to find enough Angus cattle to
satisfy demand.
Article by James Nason,
courtesy of
www.beefcentral.com
Raff Empire E269
Courtesy The
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Raff Angus
and Pfizer Animal Genetics Three Year
Partnership
In December last year Mr George Fennell,
Vice President, Pfizer Animal Health and
Genetics, USA visited Australia to formalize
a three year agreement with Raff Angus to
research and develop the new HD50K For Angus
genetic test.
The entire Raff Angus herd of 460 mature
females has been tested in addition to all
last years sale bulls and current stud
sires.
“By the end of this year we will have
MVP’s (Molecular Breeding Values) on over
700 registered Angus” said Andrew Raff “We
are proud to be leading the industry in
genomics in Australia and look forward to
launching this exciting new era of genetic
evaluation to the industry at our Field Day
at “Mundibulanga” on Wednesday 23rd March.”
Andrew Raff concluded.
David Raff, George Fennell
and Andrew Raff at “Mundibulanga”
formalizing
a three year agreement to develop HD50K for
Angus.
2011 BULL SALE REPORT
Total clearance of 127 bull
average $7,165
A record crowd of 200 buyers and visitors
attended the annual Raff Angus bull sale at
“Mundibulanga” on Monday 19th September to
witness the largest offering of bulls to ever
sell for a record average price of $7,165 with
all lots selling through the ring in just 120
minutes.
A large panel of 85 registered repeat and new
buyers from Queensland, New South Wales,
Victoria and Tasmania provided spirited
competition throughout the sale with the first
five lots averaging $17,200 to a top of $19,000
with the final lot of the day selling for
$11,000 to long standing client Joyce Hodgkinson,
Wallangra Angus, Wandoan, Qld.
The sale was once again dominated by repeat
buyers with eleven of the fourteen top priced
bulls being snapped up by regular Raff clients.
There was a strong interest in Raff Angus
genetics shown by NSW and N-E Victorian
commercial cattle breeders who are looking at
Raff bulls to give extra growth and yield with
genetics different to the mainstream. M.S.
Henwood Family Trust, Grong Grong, Wagga Wagga
led the charge taking home 17 bulls for a $5,235
average. The Queensland demand for Raff bulls
continued to gain momentum with repeat buyers C
& B Reddie, Hughenden outlaying $56,500 for six
bulls. N & D.G. Daley, Julia Creek took home
four bulls for a $9,125 average.
David Young of Londavra Angus, St Marys,
Tasmania paid top price for Raff Equator E312.
He weighed 1,045 kg at 25 months with a whole of
life daily gain of 1.31 kg/day, an EMA of 138
sq.cm, 9/7 mm fat and 5.7% IMF. This is the
second Raff sire purchased by David, having
purchased Raff Appeal D222 for $14,500 in 2009.
Top Priced Bull - Raff Equator E312
A flush brother to E312, Raff Equator E304, was
purchased by long time clients Darcy and Mary
Wilkinson , Guyra NSW for $17,000. They also
selected Raff Black Thunder E307 for $11,000.
Steve Hayward and Kellie Smith, K5X Angus,
Allora returned to purchase Raff Dynamite D345
for $18,000 after purchasing Raff Danny Boy D207
in partnership for $18,000 in 2009. The 35
month sire weighed 1116 kg with an EMA of 136
sq.cm and 5.7 IMF%.
Ken Warriner, Considalated Pastoral Company,
Isis Downs, Isisford, Qld was back after
purchasing last years top priced bull for
$20,000. This year they purchased 25 month old
Raff Expedition E213 for $18,000 and 18 month
old Raff Appeal F78 for $12,000. Raff Expedition
E213 was the high performance bull of this years
draft. He had an adjusted daily weight gain of
1.56 kg per day with an EMA of 145 sq.cm, 17/15
fat and 6.1 IMF%. A flush brother to him is
currently being used within herd.
Regular buyers Paul and Faye Land, Llandarlo
Angus, Cudgewa, Victoria were back to purchase
proven stud sire Raff Defender D218 for $14,000.
Also traveling from Victoria were regular buyers
John Tilley and Gillian Fahle, Murra Angus,
Walwa who purchased a young Leachman Prompter
son for $16,000.
John Cox, former Stanbroke chief, returned to
pick up five bulls for G.P. Cattle Pty Ltd.
Samuel Holdings, Goomerri Qld purchased six
bulls for $52,000 with a top of $11,000 for the
14 month old Raff Dallas F201. Long standing
clients Aurifer Partnership, Goondiwindi, B.C.
Vincent, Roma and Claredon Pastoral Company,
Moree were all active.
A breakdown of the sale result –
5 ~ 'stud sire' lots selling at lots 1-5 topped
at $19,000 to average $17,200
7 ~ 2 year olds topped at $11,000 to average
$9,571
39 ~ 18 month old bulls sold to a top of $12,000
(twice) to average $6,910
76 ~ 11 to 15 month old yearlings sold to a top
of $16,000 to average $6,406.
2010 BULL SALE REPORT
RAFF ANGUS
STORMS TO $20,000 SUCCESS
102 bulls av $6088, top $20,000, 100% clearance
By BRAD COOPER ~ Editor QCL 20th September
2010
CONSOLIDATED Pastoral Company's Isis Downs
complex has secured a Raff Angus bull to serve
as one of its leading sires in an ongoing bid to
inject more British meat quality into their
northern herd.
Isis Downs manager Alex Walsh was at Monday's
annual on-property Raff Angus sale at Drillham
to pay the top $20,000 price for Raff Prime
D359, a rising 24 month old bull by imported
sire USA 12568988 Shady Brook Prime 251F and
from imported dam USA 13119135 Hoff Moriah SC
635. Raff Angus have retained Prime's embryo
flush brother for use within herd stud duties.
Weighing 930kg, with 123sq/cm EMA and rib and
rump fat of 8 and 13mm, Raff Prime provoked an
intense bidding duel before being snapped up by
CPC, who have plans to use their new acquisition
over straight Angus cows to produce terminal
sires for use over Charbray females.
Mr Walsh, who said he had earlier been to Angus
sales in NSW without opening the chequebook,
said Raff Prime was a standout prospect that
would fit well as part of CPC's leading sires.
"I didn't come here with a budget in mind, we
pay what the bull is worth and I liked him as
soon as he came out - his type and thickness are
what impressed me the most," he said.
Mr Walsh was among a heavy contingent of
northern Australian buyers, who had made the
long trek to the Raff family's Mundibulanga
property east of Roma to assess the draft of 102
bulls with an average age of 16 months.
And through the rain and unseasonably heavy
mist, which rolled through the sale ring mid
afternoon, they liked what they saw, clearing
the entire catalogue in less than two hours to
post a $6088 average price.
The ever-expanding stature of black Angus cattle
and soaking rain made for a heady cocktail of
success. The first wet sale in the history of
Raff bull selling did nothing to deter the rapid
fire bidding and a conveyer belt of high prices
throughout the auction conducted by Elders.
In a further breakdown of the result, the top 20
lots averaged $11,025; 18 to 27 month bulls
averaged $7627; 13 to 15 1/2 month yearling
bulls averaged $4550; 21 imported bulls averaged
$7000; 10 sons of J&C Appeal averaged $8100
topping $19,000 for a 2010 show bull; 8 bulls
over $10,000; 12 bulls sold between $8000 and
$10,000 and 23 bulls sold under $4000.
Among 76 registered buyers, eleven bulls sold to
NSW, three bulls sold to Victoria and one to
South Australia, with the balance bound for
Queensland operations.
The top price was closely pressed by the second
top of $19,000 paid four lots later for Raff
Appeal E88, by BCHA10 J & C Appeal A10 and from
QRFZ2 Raff Burnette Z2, weighing 825kg, with
120sq/cm EMA and rib and rump fat of 10 and
12mm.
The buyers were Dixon Grazing, Bagstowe Station,
Einasleigh in North Queensland - further
evidence of the widespread geographic demand for
modern Angus.
Stud principal Andrew Raff, who is increasingly
assuming operations of the Drillham stud from
founder, mentor and father, David, said the
consistency of the result and the diversity of
buyers had given him enormous confidence in
their breeding direction.
"On paper our best result was in 2006 but I
would rate this higher," he said. "In 2006
we released our first Limited Edition sons which
topped at $32,000 and brought the average higher
but this sale across the board has been far more
consistent and solid."
The final outcome produced a stunning success
result of 102 bulls grossing $621,000 to average
$6088, consigning to history's scrap heap the
grim days a few decades ago when black Angus
bulls could hardly be given away - in Queensland
at least.
This was further demonstrated by the pattern of
big volume buying, the biggest consignment of
eight bulls going to the McDonald family's MDH
Pty Ltd, Devoncourt, Cloncurry, for a total
outlay of $25,500 to average $3125.
Also buying in volume were Aurifer Partnership,
Aurifer Downs, Bungunya, talking six bulls for
$32,000 to average $5333, and Topend
Partnership, Blackwater, also selecting six
bulls for $29,000 to average $4833.
Taking five each were C. J. & E. M Reddie, Zahl,
Hughenden (av $7180) and TVF Pastoral, Minnie
Downs, Tambo (av $6200).
The power drive of new Angus demand also was
revealed in enthusiastic purchases by several
studmasters and commercial buyers previously
dedicated to other breeds.
"The Angus breed is certainly going through an
amazing period of growth. We've always known the
benefits of the breed and today it's been
reinforced," Mr Raff said. "The brand has
no doubt been cemented in people's minds as the
superior beef breed and there has been a flow
on-effect to us from that very successful
marketing.
"If more northern people in the production of
live export cattle can manage British cattle
then they too will also be able to ride on the
Angus momentum and chase those premiums."
"But buyers have also given our commercially
oriented, heavier framed cattle a massive tick
of approval. There is no clearer evidence of
this than our top price bull, with his masculine
head and large muzzle. His weight for age, eye
muscle and carcase data is comparable to a
European animal. He has triple the fat and
double the carcase merit. It shows we're
delivering what the modern beef industry is
looking for."
Raff Angus Show Ring Return
After twenty years we have made a return to
showing cattle with instant success. Our show
results can be found on our 'showing'
page.
Raff Angus Genetics
Champion Carcases in 1966 and 2009
Congratulations to the Bryce family of the
Freestone Feedlot on exhibiting the Champion Pen
of carcases at the 2009 prestigious Warwick
Carcass Competition with a pen of purebred Angus
steers. The Bryce family purchased their first
Raff bull back in the 80’s and have continued to
use Raff Angus in their program.
Raff Angus won this same event back in 1966 from
over 80 exhibits with a homebred Angus steer!
RAFF ANGUS BULL SALE
REPORT - 28th September 2009
Raffs Outcross Genetics Advantage
Buyers from all parts of Queensland, New South
Wales and Victoria were represented in the
strong crowd that attended the annual Raff Angus
Bull sale at “Mundibulanga” Drillham Qld on
Monday 28th September. Auctions Plus and phone
bidding also had a large panel of buyers
operating from as far away as South Australia,
Tasmania and Singapore.
The sale featured the first embryo progeny from
the purchase of cows at the Hoff Scotch Cap
dispersal sale in 2006 and subsequent
importation of 330 embryos. Lot 6, a
thirteen-month old son of total outcross
genetics topped the sale at $21,000 selling to
long time client R S Duddy Partnership from
Pilliga NSW while his flush brother, lot 5, sold
to a partnership of Kellie Smith and Steve
Hayward of Allora and the Weir Family Mylington
Angus, Roma for $18,000. The other high selling
embryo calf was lot 7, a Hoff Lady Durham son by
Papa Equator that sold for $14,000 to repeat
buyers the Wilkinson Family from Guyra NSW. The
eleven Imported Embryo Bulls ranged in age from
just 11 to 18 months and averaged $8,500.
 Another highlight was the offering of the first
progeny of Australian bred sire J & C Appeal
A10. His progeny were hotly sought after
recording a top of $19,000 to average $7,900.
The lot 98 top priced Appeal son weighed 755kg
at 13 months with an incredible 1.75kg adjusted
daily weight gain. With a frame score 7.8 he was
the highest weight gaining bull in the sale
selling to the Wythburn Partnership from Taroom.
Another Appeal son, lot 32, who weighed 810kg at
18 months sold over Auctions Plus to Bruce
Graham from Tumut NSW for $18,000. Selling for
$14,500 was lot 76, another Appeal son that
weighed 740kg at just 14 months selling to David
Young Tasmania. Raff Appeal D241 sold to
long-standing client, Joyce Hodgkinson of the
Wallangra Stud Wandoan Qld for $14,500.
Wallangra purchased their first Raff bull 33
years ago. Doug Tozer returned to purchase an
Appeal son, lot 92, for $10,000 for his Onslow
stud in NSW. Mr Tozer purchased Raff Midland
Z204 at the 2005 sale that has now become the
lead AI sire for ABS.
Volume buyer was MDH Holdings who purchased 22
bulls for their Devoncourt property at Cloncurry
Qld. These bulls will add to a number of Raff
bulls purchased over previous years to be used
to produce Angus cross cattle for their new
‘Wallumba’ branded beef product.
The average age of the bulls was 15 ½ months,
they recorded an average daily weight gain of
1.36kg; frame score of 6.4; scrotal of 38.5cm;
EMA of 95.5sq.cm (top of 120sq.cm) and IMF% of
4.5 (top of 6.0%) at 14 months. All bulls were
Genestar tested and had produced viable semen
The top 23 bulls averaged $11,000 while the sale
average was $5,085. Thirty six bulls sold
between $2,500 and $3,000 giving commercial beef
producers the opportunity to purchase quality
Angus Bulls of outcross genetics at affordable
prices.
Commenting after the sale Andrew Raff said he
was delighted with the result “We have
made a big investment in new genetics over the
past few years to provide the Australian Beef
Industry with Angus bulls of outcross genetics
with extra frame and growth that still retain
all the superior carcass qualities the Angus
breed is renowned for. It is very rewarding to
have the industry endorse our breeding
philosophies.” Andrew Raff said.
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Special Female Production
Sale Achieves 100% Clearance.
A large panel of registered buyers from all
Eastern states and Western Australia provided
spirited competition for the quality offering of
132 females, 2 proven stud sires and 2 semen
lots at the Raff families special production
sale at “Mundibulanga” on the 23rd March.
The sale opened strongly with the three fully
imported embryo heifers from Hoff Lady Durham SC
540 selling for $7500, $6500 and $5000
respectively. These heifers also made history by
being the first animals to be sold in Australia
tested with New GeneSTAR Molecular Value
Predictions.
While Lot 4, Raff Doris W10 failed to reach the
reserve in the ring she sold soon after the sale
for $20,000 to Greenlands Pastoral Company, Ban
Ban, Llangothlin, NSW
Lot 13, Raff Duchess A144 sold for $9000 and was
one of ten lots purchased for a $5000 average by
David and Kayleen Franks (pictured left with
David Raff), Namlin, Jardine via Rockhampton.
Underpinning the sale was Sydney businessman
Philip Salter (pictured right with David
Raff) who purchased 35 lots to enhance the
quality of his pure Angus commercial operation
on his Maclay River Valley property.
17 cows and calves averaged $3824; 54 joined
cows averaged $2843; 31 joined heifers averaged
$3210; 18 unjoined heifers averaged $2472; 2
used sires averaged $7250; semen averaged $112
per straw/ampoule.
Andrew Raff was very pleased with the sale
result and to clear the entire catalogue under
tightening economic and seasonal conditions was
an exceptional effort.
Raff Doris W10 sells for $20,000.
 Congratulations
to Greenlands Pastoral Company from Llangothlin
NSW for purchasing our great matron Raff Doris
W10, and special thanks to Ann Starr of Jackson
Livestock & Property, Guyra for negotiating the
sale.
We consider Doris W10 the best we have bred of
recent times and are delighted that she has gone
to a commercially focused beef cattle operation
like Greenlands Pastoral Company.
Raff Angus present the
first Females for Sale in Australia tested with
New GeneSTAR Molecular Value Predictions
In a first for Australia, Raff Angus has again
shown it is industry leaders when it comes to
taking up new technology by offering for sale
the first cattle tested with the New GeneSTAR
Molecular Value Predictions.
The new GeneSTAR MVP reporting system provides
information on an animal and its genotype that
can be used to make breeding and management
decisions. Using a 56-marker panel. GeneSTAR
MVPs are a measure of molecular breeding value
for the traits of Feed Efficiency, Marbling and
Tenderness.
The new GeneSTAR MVPs show Raff Ultimate U27,
the sire of Doris W10, with a Marbling MVP of
0.38 and a % Rank of 10% - (ie. in the top 10%
of the breed.)
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