From the rail - Solid genetic results

Twice this year he achieved top results for his steers, in late June a steer from his operation was awarded the champion led steer at the 2016 Rockhampton Junior Beef Show and then in late July he achieved equally outstanding results at the 2016 Central Queensland Carcase Classic.

The champion led steer was exhibited at the Rockhampton Junior Beef Show by the Rockhampton State High School for Mr Ward.

The 23-month-old Black Simmental-Brangus cross steer weighed 650 kilogram liveweight and beat 37 steers for the title.

At the Central Queensland Carcase Classic Mr Ward exhibited two Black Simmental-Brangus cross steers in two classes in a total showing of 293 head and went home with a first and second place.

The first steer, a milk tooth by Bonnydale Bettis H204, was entered in the grassfed steer/heifer, 0-4 teeth, 300-420kg HSCW class (53 entries) and secured a second.

It had a carcase weight of 332kg with an EMA of 98cm2 and an MSA Index of 60.01.

The second steer a milk tooth by Bonnydale Tanker H216 was in a class for grassfed trade steer/heifer, 0-2 tooth, 180-300kg HSCW (51 entries).

It didn't win its class but it received the award for the highest meat yield carcase across all exhibits.

The steer weighed 230kg with an EMA of 87cm2 and an MSA index of 60.95

Sheep sales ready to go

WITH October approaching it means spring sheep sales are upon us.

If you are looking breeding ewes or wether lambs, there are plenty of sales coming up where you will be able to fill your requirements.

The run of sales start this Monday, October 3 with the Elders Corrigin-Wickepin "Top of the Drop" special ewe sale.

The sale will kick off at the Corrigin saleyards at 11am.

In this section of the sale a large line-up of ewes ranging from 1.5 years through to 5.5 years and a number of drafts of wether lambs will go under the hammer from mostly repeat vendors.

The sale will then move to the Wickepin saleyards for an offering of well-bred ewes ranging from 1.5 years to 5.5 years will be offered not before 1.30pm.

For further details on this sale refer to the full advertisement on page 55 in this week's Farm Weekly.

Next up will be the Landmark Special Ewe Sale at Moora on Thursday, October 13.

This sale will commence at 1pm and the agents are expecting to yard 5000 ewes many are which are reserved to sell in this annual fixture.

The sales will then move back to the Corrigin/Wickepin yards on Friday, October 14 when Landmark hosts its "State Premier Ewe and Wether Lamb Sale"

The circuit sale will commence at Corrigin at 11.30am with an offering of 4450 ewes and wether lambs.

It will then move to the Wickepin yards where 5100 ewes will go under the hammer not before 1.30pm.

Full details for this sale are on page 64 in this week's Farm Weekly.

This will be followed by the Landmark-Primaries-Westcoast Livestock combined agents sheep sale at Katanning on Friday, October 21, commencing at 1pm.

The sales for the month will round out at Katanning on Friday, October 28 when Elders hosts a sale commencing at 1pm

For further details refer to the adverts in this week's and upcoming editions.

Cattle a plenty

IF it is cattle you are chasing then there are plenty of sales on the calendar for October.

They start next week with the Landmark Boyanup store sale on Friday, October 7.

In this sale the Landmark South West team is expecting to yard 1400 head made up of Friesian steers, beef steers, first-cross steers, beef heifers and mated females.

Then on Wednesday, October 12 it will be the combined Landmark/Elders/Primaries Manjimup monthly sale starting at 10am.

The next week it will be the Elders team who fires into action with its monthly store sale at Boyanup on Friday, October 21.

For full details on these upcoming sale refer to the advertisements in this week's Farm Weekly and future issues.