A Pen of our Charolais and Charolais Angus cross steers were major winners, winning the overall pen of six in Class 40A (100 Day HGP Free) with an ADG 2.557kg.
Two steers in the winning pen also recorded the highest individual weight gains of the HGP free section of 2.91kg and 2.8kg. This is why we believe our Bulls are “Bred to Deliver” and show Palgrove genetics are the natural growth promotant.
It is exciting to see Palgrove Genetics producing top quality cattle for other operations as well, with a pen of Angus X Ultrablack steers from the Crombie family’s Aurelian Pastoral Co placing second in Class 38 (70 day) with an ADG of 3.160.
The same pen entered by the Crombie family also produced the highest individual weight gain result of 3.786kg.
Thankyou to the EKKA 2022 RNA Paddock to Palate Committee and JBS for a great day at the feedlot. We look forward to the next phase of the competition and to see how the end product tastes. ????
PALGROVE has earned its stripes as a leader in its breeds and the wider beef industry, with more than five decades breeding high performing, highly profitable cattle.
The business operates Charolais and Ultrablack herds with more 7000 registered cattle across properties in Queensland and northern NSW.
The focus at Palgrove, which has 53 years’ experience breeding seedstock and commercial cattle, has always been to add profit along all points of the supply chain – for the breeder, the backgrounder, the lotfeeder and the processor.
The team at Palgrove sells bulls to a range of clients in every state and territory, and the scale of the operation allows them to breed and select bulls to best suit each client’s needs and target markets.
The sale of more than 1000 bulls throughout 2021 highlights the stud’s influence in the commercial beef industry.
Palgrove genetics are available for private sale and through two auctions each year, with the 2022 sales on Friday, June 3, at Scone in the Hunter Valley, NSW, and Friday, September 9, on-property at Dalveen, Queensland.
“While cattle prices are high our input costs and land prices have also increased significantly – I believe this is why it’s important to breed cattle that give you flexibility in market options,” general manager Ben Noller said.
“Our breeding focus has always been about the key profit drivers for a commercial beef operation and that is fertility and early turn-off.
“So the cow has a calf every year, the progeny grow fast, fatten easily and they’re high yielding.”
HERD IMPROVERS: Palgrove began breeding Ultrablacks 13 years ago and the stud has had a big impact in northern herds, with good demand for the breed.
Palgrove’s profit-focused breeding philosophy has been backed up with the business winning the prestigious RNA Paddock to Palate competition for an unprecedented four consecutive years.
The three-phase competition measures feedlot performance, carcase quality and eating quality through Meat Standards Australia grading.
“We firmly believe the consistency of these results doesn’t come from selecting the right steers for the competition – it’s from decades of strict selection for efficient cattle with superior performance that is now firmly entrenched in the Palgrove DNA,” Mr Noller said.
To better understand and benchmark its genetics within industry, Palgrove has always been committed to measuring and identifying high performing cattle and multiplying them in numbers.
A key performance indicator in the Palgrove stud herd is to achieve more than 50 per cent of all calves born to be conceived by either artificial insemination (AI) or embryo transfer (ET).
This was achieved in the 2021-drop of calves with more than 1500 calves conceived through these practices.
“Our goal is to provide superior, well-researched, high performing genetics, backed by science and data that improve performance, and profitability to Australian beef producers,” Mr Noller said.
ELITE GENETICS: Palgrove’s Hunter Valley bull sale Draft 2022
The business has gone through a big transition over the past five years, with management of the stud transferring from David and Prue Bondfield to the Palgrove team.
“Over the past five years I have had the knowledge of David to help guide me in the selection processes and running of a large scale seedstock operation and am confident that we can now continue Palgrove on into the future,” Mr Noller said.
“During this period, the beef industry has witnessed some extreme lows with the drought and now a complete contrast with return to good seasons and record prices.
“Looking back, it’s the things you learn in the tough years from the mentors around you, that give you the skills to make sound business decisions in the future.”
The Bondfields, along with former operations manager David Smith, had a huge impact on the growth of the Charolais breed and the establishment of Ultrablacks, as well as significant influence in the wider beef industry.
“The Palgrove team is honoured to be working with one of the leading cow herds in the country and we look forward to continuing the benchmarks that have been set in the areas of performance, quality, innovation and support to future generations of beef producers,” Mr Noller said.
Story available at The Land
https://www.theland.com.au/story/7739799/profit-boosting-genetics-at-palgrove/
The Charolais Society of Australia held the Queensland Feedlot trial (Charolaise Carcase Classic) competition presentation in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary celebratory dinner (postponed from 2020). Palgrove attended the dinner held in Toowoomba and it was a fantastic night catching up with Charolais breeders and sharing some great stories of what’s brought the breed to where it is today.
We were honoured to see our pen of Charolais X heifers be awarded in the inaugural Charolais Carcase Classic Competition;
We thank the Qld Charolais committee for organising the competition as well as congratulate our entire Palgrove team for their contribution to our breeding programs.
We held our 37th Annual Bull Sale earlier this month and were humbled to achieve various top price records across both the Charolais and Ultrablacks, plus a strong backing with our inaugural offering of Brangus bulls. 174 of 174 bulls sold to averaged $18,701.
Despite a volatile Covid-19 pandemic, it was fantastic to be able to host the sale at ‘Strathgarve’ for our valued new and return clients. We also had tremendous support online through AuctionsPlus with 425 registered bidders.
Bulls were sold across QLD, NSW & SA.
Sale Day Averages:
The three-phase competition attracts some of Australia’s best producers in what is the nation’s richest beef competition of its kind. It allows us to benchmark our cattle against the best and prove the commercial focus we apply to our genetics. The competition runs across three classes; Class 37 – 100 day grain fed; Class 38 – 70 day domestic and Class 40 – 100 day HGP free.
We consistently talk about our genetics adding value at all points of the supply chain (breeder, backgrounder, feed lotter, processor & consumer) – this competition confirms that claim. The cattle are measured on performance in the feedlot (weight gain), carcass quality and eating quality (MSA Index). In the past 4 years Palgrove has not only won overall but has featured with individual wins and placings in all three of these categories.
‘Balance’, is one of our key breeding objectives – by balance we mean not breeding for extremes or one particular trait, but keeping balance across all of the key profit drivers. This breeding objective is the backbone of our success in the Paddock to Palate Competition and reinforces our claim that we are supplying our clients with genetics that have consistently proven to be at the forefront to improve profitability in commercial
beef production.
We firmly believe the consistency of these results doesn’t come from selecting the right steers for the competition – it’s from continuously challenging ourselves to ‘raise the bar’ through decades of strict selection for efficient cattle with superior performance that is now firmly entrenched in the ‘Palgrove DNA’.
Celebrating success ????
Palgrove clients, Graeme & Vicki Gall’s weaner steers & heifers sired by Palgrove bulls topped all four weight categories with steers selling to 993c/kg LW and heifers to 918c/kg LW on AuctionsPlus last week.
Great to see Palgrove genetics ‘raising the bar’ for our commercial clients.
Congratulations to Tayla Miller of Blue Gene Cattle Company on her win with Palgrove Refine R164E who was purchased out of our 2021 ‘Window of Opportunity’ Female Sale.
Results from the Limitless Show Supplies Online Heifer Show, Refine R164E (15 months) received Intermediate Champion Heifer,
Jackpot Champion Heifer and Reserve Grand Champion Heifer! Great to see Palgrove genetics doing well!
First phase of Paddock to Palate weight gain winners announced
Palgrove and the team are looking forward to catching up with visitors at Beef 2021 in Rockhampton next week.
We won’t have cattle on our site, but instead will have our ‘interactive screen’, guest speakers, Career opportunity hub and genuine Palgrove hospitality.
You’ll find us at ringside site #40-41 (opposite the Nutrien Marquee). We will be there all week so drop in for a chat.
The Palgrove Team would like to extend our appreciation for the support we received on Friday for our ‘Window of Opportunity’ Female Sale. Only twice in the last decade has Palgrove opened access to our renowned cow herd and we are grateful for our returning and new clients who continue to back our breeding programs with confidence. We wish our purchasers all the very best with the newest editions to their breeding herds.
Strong support online saw females sell to 5 states across Australia; reaching as far north as the Atherton table lands, west to Western Australia and to southern Victoria is testament to Palgrove genetics having built in reliability, resilience and performance in various climates.Sale Day Averages:
Photos courtesy of QCL.
