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2025 Bull Sale Report
Our 9th on-property sale was solid with a top price of $30,000 achieved for 2 bulls both to longstanding clients Currackabark Herefords, Gloucester and Beralga Herefords, St George. The sale was underpinned by strong commercial support to [...]
Kate joins our team
We are excited to announce that our daughter, Kate, will be joining our business to help drive it to a new level. After completing an Animal Science degree at Armidale, Kate joined AACos’ graduate program before progressing [...]
Talbalba purchases top price bull at Wodonga National Bull sale, 2025.
Glendan Park Uproar U212(PP) was our pick bull from the Wodonga National Bull sale in 2025 selling for the sale top price of $44,000 from the Trovatello family. He has the phenotype we have been looking for [...]
2024 Bull Sale Report
2024 saw Talbalba achieve another successful on property sale with 63 bulls averaging $14,666 to top at $34,000 with a 95% clearance. Solid commercial support was the cornerstone of the sale with all bulls selling to repeat [...]
2023 Bull Sale Report $102,000 new sale record.
$102,000 sale record top price bull, Talbalba Kingswood T011(PP) sold to Valma Poll Herefords and Nova Poll Herefords . Lot 21, 2023 Talbalba Kingswood T011 (PP) @17 mths Our 2023 bull sale achieved a [...]
2022 Sale top price $91,000 and record sale ave $19,119.
2022 Annual Bull Sale Results The 2022 Talbalba Bull sale eclipsed our previous record 2020 sale (when R5XP043 (H) sold for $100,000) with a top price of $91,000 and record sale average of $19,119. The sale achieved [...]
2021 Bull Sale Report.
Fifty-nine whiteface bulls sold to $30,000 for a healthy average of $15,797, an increase of $4000 on last year, at Steve and Debbie Reid's on-property sale at Delemere, Millmerran, on August 26 with 100% clearance. [...]
$40,000 sire purchased at Day’s Whiteface/ Allendale Bull Sale S.A
Talbalba purchases Lot 34 Day's Kingswood Q139 (PP) top price bull at Day's Whiteface/Allendale Bull Sale in S.A on 22nd February 2021 for $40,000. Stud Principal Steve Reid said Kingswood will fit well into our breeding program. [...]
Lot 1 R5XP043 selling for $100,000, an Australian record
August 27th, 2020 WHITEFACE bulls sold to an incredible $100,000 to average $11,867 at the red hot on-property Talbalba Hereford bull sale at Delemere, Millmerran. Published at The Land, 27th August, 2020, Mark [...]
Top price sire purchased at Wirruna Spring Sale 2020
Wirruna Phuket P271 (PP) was purchased for $32,000, top price bull, at the 2020 Wirruna Spring Bull Sale. Phuket is a strong calving ease bull with a high value carcase, top 10% EMA, top 5% Marbling. His [...]
2019 Bull Sale Report
September, 2019 2019 third on property Bull sale saw a drought affected result with an 80% clearance to average $6,595.00. Top price, Lot 31 Talbalba Justin N119 (P) with an outstanding set of Breedplan data sold to [...]
2018 On Property Bull Sale
Our 2018, 2nd on-property sale was solid, underpinned by strong commercial support. 40/51 bulls sold to a top of $17,000 to average $7162. Bulls sold into purebred herds, but increasingly crossbreeding situations to be used over Santa [...]
Talbalba outlays $32000 for top price bull – 2018 Dubbo National Show & Sale
June, 2018 Steve and Debbie Reid, Talbalba Herefords, Millmerran, Qld, in partnership with Mark and Nikita Duthie, Callaway Poll Herefords, Irvingdale, Qld, outlaid the top price of $32,000 for Lot 77, Ravensdale Guardian M222, sold by Brian [...]
2017 Bull Sale Report
$40,000 bull tops Talbalba’s first on property Sale at Millmerran. 50 Hereford/ Poll Hereford bulls averaged $8480 with a %91 clearance. Lot 13, Talbalba The Hoff L076 sold for $40,000 to Kidman Cattle Co, Dubbo. The [...]
Preview 2017 Sale bulls, top Grain Fed Steer Index in the breed (2015 drop) $181
Talbalba has the top Grain Fed Steer Indexing Bull in Australia at $181 (2015 drop) in Lot 26 also the 3 top bulls in Australia for Retail Beef Yield (2015 drop) Lot 16 +3.7 Lot 14 +3.3 Lot 15 [...]
2016 Bull Sale Report
2016 saw the last Southern Cross Sale held at Pinora Sales Complex Jackson. We have sold at Pinora for the past 18 years, the last 8 years with invited vendor, Devon Court. Next year Talbalba will hold their first [...]
Hereford Branded Beef product in demand
Herefords Australia has launched a number of Beef Brands this year in an attempt to increase market share and demand for Hereford beef. Hereford True Beef was launched in partnership with Atron Enterprises, Casino, back in March [...]
2015 Bull Sale Report
2015 Southern Cross Sale Report. Talbalba top price $17,000 ave $6,190 86% clearance Devon Court top price $9,000 ave $4,519 75% clearance. In what was described as a solid result, 77 Hereford bulls sold to stud [...]
$32000 purchase of top Poll Sire at Injemira
Talbalba Herefords in partnership with Days Whiteface, SA, purchased the top priced bull, $32,000, at the recent Injemira Bull Sale, where 76/77 bulls sold to average $8217. Injemira Anzac J188, Paul Dooley, Marc Greening and Steve [...]
2014 Bull Sale Report
Talbalba bulls sold to $13,000 to average $5,284 with an 83% clearance at the 2014 Southern Cross Sale on Thursday 11th September 2014. Top price bull, Talbalba Barmer was purchased by the Bredhauer family, Lambert Stud, [...]
2013 Bull Sale Reports
On 12th September, 2013, Talbalba bulls sold to $28,000 to average $6,091 with an 85% clearance. Top price was paid by fourth generation Hereford breeders Ross and Marcia Dawson, Spottswood Grazing co, Moura. They bought Talbalba [...]
2012 Bull Sale Report
On September 13 2012, 55 Talbalba bulls sold to $22000 and averaged $7563. Top price was Lot 42 Talbalba Zillmere, sired by Talbalba Vampire, who sold to the Hollis family, Lotus Hereford Stud, Pinkette. They also [...]
2011 Bull Sale Report
On September 15 at the Southern Cross sale we sold 46 pasture fed bulls to average $7837 . Talbalba Yowl was the top price at $40000, selling to the Orphant family, West Bank Herefords, Gunalda. Yowl [...]
2010 Bull Sale Report
Both stud and commercial buyers competed strongly for bulls at the 18th Southern Cross sale where 47 Talbalba bulls sold to $19000 and averaged $6277. Prepared on oats, they averaged 892kgs at 23 mths with an [...]
2009 Bull Sale Report
42 bulls averaged $7,607. Top $30,000. Lot 5 Talbalba Wagon sold for $30,000 to Lotus and Tummel Studs in partnership. Wagon is a heavily muscled son of Bundarra Wally who weighed 986kg at 24 mths with [...]
2018 On Property Bull Sale
Our 2018, 2nd on-property sale was solid, underpinned by strong commercial support. 40/51 bulls sold to a top of $17,000 to average $7162. Bulls sold into purebred herds, but increasingly crossbreeding situations to be used over Santa and Brahman [...]
Talbalba outlays $32000 for top price bull – 2018 Dubbo National Show & Sale
June, 2018 Steve and Debbie Reid, Talbalba Herefords, Millmerran, Qld, in partnership with Mark and Nikita Duthie, Callaway Poll Herefords, Irvingdale, Qld, outlaid the top price of $32,000 for Lot 77, Ravensdale Guardian M222, sold by Brian Burgess, Ravensdale [...]
2017 Bull Sale Report
$40,000 bull tops Talbalba’s first on property Sale at Millmerran. 50 Hereford/ Poll Hereford bulls averaged $8480 with a %91 clearance. Lot 13, Talbalba The Hoff L076 sold for $40,000 to Kidman Cattle Co, Dubbo. The 23 mth [...]
Preview 2017 Sale bulls, top Grain Fed Steer Index in the breed (2015 drop) $181
Talbalba has the top Grain Fed Steer Indexing Bull in Australia at $181 (2015 drop) in Lot 26 also the 3 top bulls in Australia for Retail Beef Yield (2015 drop) Lot 16 +3.7 Lot 14 +3.3 Lot 15 +3.3 41 [...]
2016 Bull Sale Report
2016 saw the last Southern Cross Sale held at Pinora Sales Complex Jackson. We have sold at Pinora for the past 18 years, the last 8 years with invited vendor, Devon Court. Next year Talbalba will hold their first on property [...]
Hereford Branded Beef product in demand
Herefords Australia has launched a number of Beef Brands this year in an attempt to increase market share and demand for Hereford beef. Hereford True Beef was launched in partnership with Atron Enterprises, Casino, back in March and the [...]
2015 Bull Sale Report
2015 Southern Cross Sale Report. Talbalba top price $17,000 ave $6,190 86% clearance Devon Court top price $9,000 ave $4,519 75% clearance. In what was described as a solid result, 77 Hereford bulls sold to stud and commercial [...]
$32000 purchase of top Poll Sire at Injemira
Talbalba Herefords in partnership with Days Whiteface, SA, purchased the top priced bull, $32,000, at the recent Injemira Bull Sale, where 76/77 bulls sold to average $8217. Injemira Anzac J188, Paul Dooley, Marc Greening and Steve Reid. [...]
2014 Bull Sale Report
Talbalba bulls sold to $13,000 to average $5,284 with an 83% clearance at the 2014 Southern Cross Sale on Thursday 11th September 2014. Top price bull, Talbalba Barmer was purchased by the Bredhauer family, Lambert Stud, Blackall for [...]
2013 Bull Sale Reports
On 12th September, 2013, Talbalba bulls sold to $28,000 to average $6,091 with an 85% clearance. Top price was paid by fourth generation Hereford breeders Ross and Marcia Dawson, Spottswood Grazing co, Moura. They bought Talbalba Abductor for [...]
2012 Bull Sale Report
On September 13 2012, 55 Talbalba bulls sold to $22000 and averaged $7563. Top price was Lot 42 Talbalba Zillmere, sired by Talbalba Vampire, who sold to the Hollis family, Lotus Hereford Stud, Pinkette. They also purchased Lot [...]