68 Angus Bulls
Tamworth, NSW
Wednesday 14th August 2023
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Our NEW ENGLAND sale this year will be interfaced with STOCK LIVE. Visit website for more details.
Welcome to the Hazeldean Angus New England Bull Sale at Bective Station
Dear Cattle Breeders,
We are excited to welcome you to the Hazeldean Angus New England Bull Sale, which this year will be held at Bective Station (2684 Oxley Hwy, Tamworth). This new venue marks an exciting chapter in our support of the New England market and we look forward to hosting you there this year.
Our move to Bective Station is driven by our goal to provide you with the best possible environment to experience our bulls. Bective Station’s facilities ensure a comfortable and enjoyable experience, offering the perfect setting to display our top quality bulls to you. Bulls will be available for inspection on sale day with the opportunity to walk through them in the inspection pens. Bulls will then be sold via auction with videos displayed of each lot rather than each bull being physically put through the ring. This years sale will be interfaced with StockLive with videos available 10 days prior to sale.
This year, we are proud to present a team of bulls that exemplify the superior genetics, robust phenotype, and exceptional performance that Hazeldean Angus is known for. We understand the importance of investing in bulls that will positively impact your breeding program and herd profitability. Each bull has been bred to meet the highest standards of quality, ensuring they bring significant value to your herd. Our bulls are a testament to our dedication to excellence, combining desirable traits of fertility, growth, carcase, docility and functionality. This years team has a strong IMF component with the average of the team being in the top 35th percentile of the breed.
As you explore the catalogue for this year, we hope you find bulls that meet your needs and aspirations. Our team is here to assist you and provide any information you require, ensuring you have all the support necessary to make informed decisions so please get in touch.
Thank you for considering us and our sale at Bective Station. We extend our gratitude to you for your ongoing support for our program at Hazeldean Angus.
Warm regards,
Bea Litchfield, Ed Bradley, Jim and Libby Litchfield and the Hazeldean team.
Ed Bradley 0412 298 546
Bea Litchfield 0427 933 103
Selling agents:
Nutrien Boultons Walcha
Mat Larkings 0427 002 427
Simon Newton 0467 660 320
Nutrien Ag Solutions Tamworth
Joel Fleming 0467 725 195
Tim Hollis 0409 227 185
Nutrien Stud Stock NSW
Matt Campion 0437 290 435
All bulls semen tested (see below) Vaccinated for vibriosis, pestivirus and 7in1.
Semen Testing Analysis explanation
Enquiries
Hazeldean - 02 6453 5555
Ed Bradley - 0412 298 546
Jim Litchfield - 0417 676 561
Bea Litchfield - 0427 933 103
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 Hazeldean, Cooma NSW in May and September; Drillham QLD in August and Tamworth 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…
There were 24 progeny from F1023 and 29 progeny from F493 (Click on ID to view EBV's & pedigree)
Summary of results of cohort 3
View Hazeldean's semen interests
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 Interests
Hazeldean retains 100% semen interest and marketing rights on all bulls sold, including if they are onsold. However this does not stop the purchaser from collecting and using semen in their own herd. The bulls are sold with full physical ownership to the buyer. If Hazeldean decides to collect and market semen from any bull sold, we will arrange and pay for transport and collection costs, and organise a suitable time to collect the bull.
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.
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.
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 have 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 3rd, 2nd and 4th for 200, 400 & 600 day weight, also performing at the top for carcase traits.