Raff Angus Show Ring Return

After twenty years we have made a return to showing cattle with instant success. Below are the results achieved at a local Queensland Country Show and the recent Angus Feature Show held at Glen Innes.

Allora Show - 6th February 2010
Junior & Grand Champion Angus bull - Raff Enforcer E41 by Connealy Danny Boy
Junior Champion Angus heifer - Raff Blackbird D349 by Papa Equator
Senior & Grand Champion Angus cow - Raff Burnette B126 by Banquet Time Frame

Raff Enforcer E41 was Supreme Champion British Breed Bull Of The Show.
Raff Burnette B126 was Supreme Champion British Breed Female Of The Show.


Raff Burnette B126 with bull calf at foot by Rossander Black Thunder A191

Glen Innes Angus Feature Show - 12th February 2010

Inter-Breed Heifer Show – Judge Stephen Chase
Grand Champion Heifer Of The Show – all breeds from 60 exhibits, Raff Blackbird D349

Angus Feature Show – Judge James Laurie
Senior Champion Angus Cow – Raff Burnette B78 by Hoff Limited Edition
Reserve Senior Champion Angus Cow – Raff Doris D48 by Hoff Limited Edition
Junior and Grand Champion Angus Female – Raff Blackbird D349 by Papa Equator
Supreme Angus Exhibit – Raff Blackbird D349

Inter-Breed Championships – Judges James Laurie and Anthony Flint
Supreme Champion Female Of The Show – Raff Blackbird D349
Champion Pair of Females - Raff Blackbird D349 and Raff Burnette B78
Champion Breeders Group Raff Blackbird D349, Raff Burnette B78 & Raff Enforcer E41


Raff Blackbird D349

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.
 

Lots 5 and 6 - 13 month old flush brothers sold for $18,000 and $21,000.

Click here for 2009 Bull Sale Supplementary Sheet

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.)