Hazeldean Autumn Bull Sale 2020
70 High Performance Bulls
Hazeldean, Cooma
We request that all those planning to attend this year’s Autumn bull sale complete the attached COVID19 Declaration form for the health and safety of all attending.
Autumn Bull Sale 2020 COVID19 Declaration form
Full Online Catalogue Available (click here)
FINAL WEIGHTS SHEET (click here)
Catalogue body only with notes (click here)
Sale will be interfaced with AuctionsPlus with videos of all bulls.
Jim Litchfield: 0417 676 561 or 02 64535555
Bea Litchfield: 0427 933 103
Ed Bradley: 0412 2298 546
Steve Ridley (Elders Goulburn): 0407 483 108
Our bull sale will go ahead! It is an essential service, hence allowed to operate through virus restrictions. To help with clients making bull decisions we are offering private pre-sale inspections on the 30th April 2020. Please call Ed 0412 298 546 to arrange a time slot. Only one or two clients will be in the pens at once. If the 30th does not suit you please give Ed a call to arrange a time suitable to you.
All bulls are individually structurally assessed and ready to work in your herd, with nearly all bulls scoring 5's and 6's for structure. There are some tremendous sons in the sale by Hazeldean F1023, the highest proven IMF bull in Australia at +5.9. This Autumn sale team has an IMF EBV of average of 2.3 (breed avg of 1.9).
Calving ease is one of the most important production traits we focus on and this is reflected in our catalogue; with sale team avg calving ease direct of 4.2 (breed avg of 1.9), along with days to calving sale team avg of -6 (breed avg of -4.7). These bulls will inject calving ease, excellent growth and superior carcase into your herd.
Balanced production traits with industry leading structure with the independent structural assessment scores displayed alongside each bull's EBV's, sets this Hazeldean catalogue apart from many others. We are proud to offer a lineup of easy doing functional bulls, from bloodlines that have been performing for clients for over 60 years.
Come and have a look at what’s on offer!
Hazeldean Angus are bred for commercial operations that enjoy easy calving, high growth, quiet cattle that achieve excellent carcase results. Bred in the tough Monaro climate, our herd is constantly challenged, ensuring the quality of our females remains strong.
Our goal
For decades, the aim of our program has been to produce cattle to improve your profits. Our program pivots on providing our customers with genetics that excel in the traits of economic importance in efficient beef production. For us, the economic drivers are fertility, growth, carcase, maternal and efficiency traits. And these traits should come in a functional, sound and docile package.
We use a combination of genomically enhanced EBVs, visual appraisal and individual performance to guide us in our selection decisions.
In addition to our breeding goals we also understand that our success as a genetic source comes down to client satisfaction. Our aim is to develop long standing relationships with commercial cattle producers who we provide with bulls with real genetic value.
What information we provide and why:
Our catalogues have always been produced with the commercial cattleman in mind to provide the most relevant information for you to make the most informed decision for your program.
We have colour coded the top performers in each trait to help everyone better understand where the bulls rank in the population.
Clear structural scores are reported in the catalogue as assessed by Liam Cardile, an independent assessor. We encourage you to assess the bulls yourself on the day and use the scores as a guide in making selections.
We pride ourselves on the longevity and hardiness of our cattle – those that have visited our breeding base at Cooma know the conditions our females live under. Our female herd is very strong with in-built fertility and ability to raise strong, growthy calves with great carcase each year; important profit drivers for all commercial beef operations.
We look forward to catching up with you on sale day, if you are thinking of purchasing Hazeldean genetics this year please get in touch with us, we would love to hear about you and your program. We would appreciate the opportunity to help you in any way that we can with your program.
Hazeldean holds four auctions a year – at Gumbowie, Willalooka SA in February; Hazeldean, Cooma NSW in May and August; and Jackson QLD in August.
‘When the going gets tough, the tough get going’. Jim Litchfield
Good years tend to disguise those animals that are ‘frail’ (as the Americans put it) and it is only in lean years do we see them appear in our herds and the importance of selecting animals that can cope with tough years becomes paramount. When seasonal conditions start to deteriorate all good stockman keep an eye out for a ‘tail’ appearing in each mob. If the season gets worse the ‘tail’ becomes more and more pronounced with the original ‘tail’ becoming even poorer and more and more animals starting to show, in varying degrees, poor body condition. Obviously at the other end of the spectrum are the ones that hold their condition despite the reduction in feed quality and quantity. How do they do that? What genetics do they possess that enables them to hold body condition while those around them start shedding kilograms dramatically? Read more…
Hazeldean sire's exceptional performance in Angus Australia Sire Benchmarking Programme
The progeny of Hazeldean sires NHZF493 and NHZF1023 part of cohort 3 of the AA sire benchmarking programme performed exceptionally well, in all traits including calving ease, growth, and particularly carcase– Out of progeny from 40 sires F1023 progeny ranked 1st for carcase IMF and 2nd for MSA index and F493 progeny were ranked 7th for IMF, and 3rd, 2nd and 4th for 200, 400 & 600 day weight.
There were 24 progeny from F1023 and 29 progeny from F493
Summary of results of cohort 3
For full results go to AA
Hazeldeans Semen Terms & Conditions
Hazeldean's Outstanding Calving Ease
Hazeldean has been selecting for calving ease for more than 20 years - our heifers calve down easily with only a handful of the more than 400 calving heifers having any sort of difficulty. Any female who has problems calving for whatever reason is culled from the herd. Calving difficulties are not much fun to deal with and a live calf worth a hell of alot more than a dead one!
Reputation the Reward for Quality Breeding
View videos of past sales line-ups on our Hazeldean Litchfield youtube channel
Hazeldean Sales information
Hazeldean Guarantee and Replacements, Refunds, Credits
Although we do our very best to ensure every bull we catalogue sees out many years of good service, occasionally premature breakdowns occur. In this event we guarantee unconditionally all bulls for 12 months from purchase and further if poor reproduction results from a genetic defect we were unaware of pre-sale. Our policy is to look after the people who look after us so if there is a problem please let us know.
To resolve the issue of a bull breakdown we will work with you to achieve the best outcome for your breeding enterprise. In the instance of a bull breaking down during the breeding season we will endeavour to find a replacement and get him to you ASAP. If you are able to cover the breakdown with a spare, then we will either offer a replacement at a later date or issue a credit equivalent to the purchase price of the original bull that you can use at a future sale.
Semen Terms & Conditions
Hazeldean retains semen rights on all bulls sold unless otherwise agreed upon, according to Hazeldean Semen Terms & Conditions.
Insurance
Any animal that either dies or has to be destroyed due to injury within 28 days of sale will be replaced or refunded by Hazeldean. Additional insurance to cover death or loss of use after 28 days can be arranged at the sale.
Health Check
All sale bulls are thoroughly assessed by a vet prior to sale. Animals displaying faults likely to interfere with a normal & productive life are culled
The Hazeldean herd has been assessed & tested under the National Johnes Disease Market Assurance Program & holds an MN3 (monitored negative 3) status, the highest level.
Bulls are vaccinated for Vibriosis, Pestivirus, and receive a 7 in 1 vaccination
Queensland sale bulls are vaccinated for 3 day sickness and tick fever
We recommend that you organise a pre-mating bull examination at least 6 weeks prior to joining to ensure that he is in the best of health & capable of producing pregnancies. This should include a serving ability test where the bull is observed serving a cow or heifer.
Please note:
Although Hazeldean employs best practice procedures in livestock husbandry and does it's best to ensure every animal catalogued for sale is free from disease, internal parasites and external parasites it does not guarantee that any sale animal is free of disease, internal parasites or external parasites.
Structure:
Hazeldean Sale bulls are all independently assessed by an accredited assessor. Read more
Looking after your bulls when you get them home and how to get the most out of your bulls. Read more
Hazeldean Free Delivery
Within 100km of the sale venue Hazeldean will deliver bulls free of charge to the purchasers property
Between 100km and 1000km bulls will be delivered free to the nearest major centres.