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To the Producer and Agent

On behalf of Retallack and Elders Limited we would like to invite you to participate in our

2nd Annual First Cross Border Leicester/Merino
Auctionsplus Sheep and Lamb Sale
to be held Dec 2010/Jan 2011 [Date to be advised] 

[www.auctionsplus.com.au]

Retallack genetics and bloodlines are evident throughout the country - QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS, SA, and WA. This could potentially be one of Australia’s biggest sales of branded Border Leicester genetics.Retallack bloodlines are commonly found in many 1st x ewe flocks, the performance of these genetics and the industry suitability will be a powerful marketing tool, for buyers and sellers of first cross lambs and sheep for restocking.

CRITERIA FOR THE SALE:

  • This sale will also be open to the progeny of all Retallack Daughter Studs, i.e. studs with strong genetic linkages to Retallack.
  • All sheep and lambs to be sired by a Border Leicester Ram 
  • Strict selection on ewe lambs or 11⁄2 year old ewes for the restocker.
  • Ewe and Wether lambs can also be sold for slaughter
  • Older 1st cross ewes unjoined, joined or scanned to the terminal sire and also Merino ewes scanned or joined to the Border Leicester Ram.
  • Auctionplus fees for this sale are 0.57 cents per head and a small fee for paper advertising will also apply (suggest 30 to 50 cents for promo).

A REBATE WILL BE GIVEN TO OUTSIDE AGENTS WHO WISH TO BOOK IN LIVESTOCK.

Outside agents who wish to participate in the Retallack/Elders Rural Services sale must abide by the following conditions:

  • Outside agents can assess and be freight contacts for their livestock.
  • All sheep and lambs must be listed under the Elders Rural Services banner from the town they originate.
  • All sheep and lambs sold will be settled at your nearest Elders Branch, with a rebate that has been agreed upon, with your agent.

Any enquiries can be made to the following
Elders sale co-ordinators:

Tim Bayliss 0419 788 366 Elders National Auctionsplus co-ordinator.
Michael Glasser 0419 600 355 Elders Stud Stock Victoria and Riverina
Grant Elwin 0428 973 520 Elders Cooma
Colin Weissel 0427 694 643 Wagga Wagga

Or please contact your nearest Elders Livestock Salesperson or Graham and Isabella Grinter on (02) 6974 1153

Courtsery of Land Newspaper


In a new marketing initiative, Elders will conduct an online
Border Leicester/Merino ewe and lamb sale on AuctionsPlus,
increasing the accessibility for commercial producers to
first-cross genetics.

 

First-cross online first

IN AN Australian sheep marketing first, quality lines of Border Leicester/Merino ewes and lambs will be available on Auctions-Plus.

The first sale will be held next year, on January 19, and will feature sheep from a range of breeders, with one common trait – they will contain Retallack genetics. The sale is designed to be a platform for first-cross ewe genetics and is the first time Border Leicesters have been available on the online AuctionsPlus platform.

Elders agent, Grant Elwin, Cooma, who will be co-ordinating the sale, said it had great potential to be a success. “This may be a small sale, it may be a large one. It’s a bit early to tell at the moment,” he said. “Potentially, this could be one of Australia’s biggest single bloodline sales ever.” Mr Elwin said the open nature of the AuctionsPlus platform could be the key to its success. “The Retallack name and genetics are widely used throughout Australia, in fact in all States except the Northern Territory,” he said. “The online presence opens it up to a broader audience, without the need to travel.”

The sale will be open to all users of Retallack genetics across the country, including through daughter studs, with all sheep and lambs  to be sired by a Border Leicester ram. There will be a strict selection on ewe lambs or 11/2-year-old ewes  for restockers and ewe and wether lambs can also be sold for slaughter. Older first-cross ewes, either unjoined, joined or scanned in lamb to terminal sires can also be sold, as well as Merino ewes which are scanned in lamb or joined to Border Leicester rams.

Retallack stud principal, Graham Grinter, has pioneered the genetics for more than 40 years and said the sale would promote the maternal bloodlines of first-cross ewes. “First-cross sheep have been popular for a long time and their favourable maternal instinct has stood the test of time,” he said. “The top shelf suckers come from first-cross ewes and the genetics are getting better.” Mr Grinter, who sells more than 400 flock rams each year, said the accessibility of AuctionsPlus would help the sale. “The sale gives producers another method of marketing their sheep,” he said. “If they don’t like the price they get, they don’t have to sell.  “It’s a great method of selling.”

Any potential sellers should contact their local Elders agent.

 

 
 
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