The Limousin national show and sale, held at the Wodonga Exhibition Centre, May 4 and 5 is predicted to showcase some of the best Limousin genetics has to offer.
On offer will be 46 bulls, 49 females – polled, homo polled and heterozygous polled - and six genetic lots.
There are 26 studs participating from all eastern states including South Australia, Victoria, NSW and a genetic lot from Queensland.
Sale coordinator, Glenn Trout, manager Birubi Limousins and Lim Flex, Wagga Wagga, said the numbers are on parr with previous years, around 110.
“Nearly half of the catalogue is homo polled and nearly every lot is polled, so that has certainly been a big change -they are definitely dominating,” he said.
“Last year was a very solid sale, toping at $20,000. Genetically we expect our females to find homes pretty easily and the way the beef market has been I think that should cast a very positive outlook on the sale.
“The Sydney feature sale went well, topping at $7000 for a 12-month-old heifer, so we are expecting bigger and better out of the national sale with more competition. The bull side of it should be very solid.”
Mr Trout said the Limousin breed prides itself on the fact that it is an economical breed to run in a paddock situation.
“The cattle will survive and there is that yield and dressing percentage that is around 60 plus – a huge benefit to butchers and processors out of those cattle.
“This is still uniform throughout the breed even though we have softened them, added a lot of milk and do-ability to them, the dressing percentage is certainly still there.”
Mr Trout said an addition to this year’s show is the ‘pen of three bulls’, which encourages vendors to bring forward groups of bulls rather than individuals. The class was introduced as a memorial to the late Michael Tynan of Birubi Limousin stud, who passed away 12 months ago.
The event kicks off with the show on Thursday May 4, followed up by the sale on Friday May 5.