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Spry bulls top at $46,000 ~ females at $22,000

Yesterday's Spry's "Bred for Australian Conditions" Shorthorn Bull sale certainly rang a bell with both stud and commercial breeders, with a top bull price of $46,000 and the females topping at $22, ... Read More >

2012 Sydney Royal Easter Show

  CLASS: 3800 Female, 9 & not over 12mths.  1  1161  D & M SPENCER YUROKE VIC 3063 SPRYS PATENT'S FANCY PANTS (P) (ET) (AI)  2  1160  MR PETER MILLS FINLEY ... Read More >

2012 Naracoorte Show and Sale

Pictured: Matt Ashby,Bundaleer  Gulnare holding the record top priced bull of $19,000 at the 2012 Rabobank Naracoorte bull sale ,Bundaleer Formulam One ,reserve junior champion with the bu ... Read More >

Eloora Bulls dominate Stock and Land Beef Expo

Eloora Shorthorns has come away from the 2-day Stock and Land Beef Expo, held at Hamilton Victoria, with a swag of championships and accolades.  On Thursday in the led interbreed show class sec ... Read More >

Narralda Sale

The opportunity to get hold of some of the best Shorthorn genetics in Australia was too hard to pass up for the large number of buyers which flocked from all corners of the State and the Eastern Sta ... Read More >

10 month old Shorthorn steer wins Grand Champion Light Weight Steer in the live division at Hamilton Beef Expo

  10 month old Marschay Shorthorn steer wins Grand Champion Light Weight Steer in the live division at Hamilton Beef Expo. Dressing out at 213.5kg scoring 84 out of a possible 90 it was pipp ... Read More >

2012 Board of Directors

For the information of members,  I am pleased to advise that in terms of the company's constitution, three nominations have been received for directors of the Shorthorn Society of Australia Ltd. ... Read More >

Spry’s Genetics in demand at Wodonga Female sale

Joined Shorthorn heifers (pure Sprys genetics) sold to strong demand at Wodonga last week, 13/1/12. The top pen were purchased by Len & Susan Plum, Mt Beauty, Vic for $1260. The draft of 75 heife ... Read More >

OUTSTANDING SHORTHORN SIRE SOLD

Spry’s Superstar F19 has recently been sold for $20,000 to Glengyron Shorthorns, Ballarat owned by the Tippett Family. Superstar boasts a very complete package combining a predictable set of ... Read More >

CALROSSY SUCCESS AT UPPER HUNTER BEEF BONANZA

Pictured: Claudia Nielsen with the Sprys bred Shorthorn X Simmental steer Calrossy Anglican School were thrilled with their success at their last show for the year, The Upper Hunter Beef Bonanza 20 ... Read More >

Futurity Shorthorns

  Futurity Shorthorns and Coonabarabran High Jackpot   A Shorthorn cross steer bred by Futurity Shorthorns and prepared by Coonabarabran High was the Jackpot winner at the Upper Hu ... Read More >

Royal Hobart Show

Pictured: Junior Champion Interbreed Heifer Tarraganda SC Fancy Pants & handler Cheryl Tapp, Exhibited by Cherrytree Shorthorns Shorthorn Results Senior Champion Shorthorn Cow Cherrytree Capt ... Read More >

25th National Shorthorn Youth Expo

Pictured: Lachlan Spry with the Grand Champion Female Sprys Uneata F27, Sired by Sprys All Gold D052 Grand Final Heifer draw was Turanville Gloria F134 won by Joshua Hresczuk Polldale Shortho ... Read More >

Perth Royal Show Results

Pictured: Talgarth Raider with Horace Panizza, Daniel Price, Lisa Glasson and Colin Price Class 151 female Born Between 1/1/2010 and 31/12/2010 1st - Catholic Agricultural College Foxy Gal S: Spry ... Read More >

Royal Adelaide Show

BELMORE BEAUTY: Deborah Hamilton, North Adelaide, displays the JJ Roche Trophy for supreme champion Shorthorn exhibit, Belmore Northern Dancer F103, held by Richard Miller, Naracoorte. Also pictured ... Read More >

Spry’s Shorthorns Brisbane “Ekka” Show success

34 Shorthorn Bulls sold to an average of $6515. Top priced bull, Lot 3-  Sprys Exclusive E021, sold to Outback Shorthorns for $23,000. Shorthorn/Charolais cross bulls sold to an average of $ ... Read More >

2011 South Australia Junior Heifer Expo

Pictured: L-R Kate Ashby, Thomas Filmer, Graham, Jessica and Emily Ashby, bottom row,  Sophie Ashby and Fergus and William Southon. Photo courtesy the Stock Journal Shorthorns once again conti ... Read More >

High praise for a show Eye Popper

Grand Champion Bull exhibitors Vicki, Keith & Krystelle Ridley with Nero Lock Eye Popper E027. Photo: Wayne Jenkins On selecting her grand champion bull of the 52nd Dectomax Dubbo National S ... Read More >

Belmore's $27,000 cracker of a sale

Pictured: Andy Withers - Belmore stud, Belinda Mills - Wynyard stud, Richie Miller and Darren Dejong - Wynyard stud manager. Photo: Wayne Jenkins Belmore Osh Kosh E190 - a South Australian-b ... Read More >

Don't miss the National Shorthorn Show & Sale June 14 & 15 2011

Don't forget the Dectomax National Shorthorn Show and Sale coming up on 14th and 15th June, 2011 at Dubbo Showground. On offer will be 132 profit building bulls and 10 elite females. In conjunction w ... Read More >

SBTS "Know your Genes" Webinar Course

SBTS & TBTS will be conducting a 6 week webinar course during June & July. The webinar course is titled "Know Your Genes" and aims to inform members on the potential application of D ... Read More >