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The latest comment and analysis about the big issues in ag.

Search the latest national livestock and clearing sales.

Find rural properties for sale across Australia.

In every market the price of a good female is high. Photo: Kylie Nicholls

Can we calculate the overall profitability of either?

Taking Stock: cow or bull: where is the gain for producers:

Agents Mark Garland, PT Lord, Dakin and Associates, and Jamie Stuart, Milling Stuart, with a draft of 180 Narranmore-blood Angus steers straight from their mothers, which returned $2180/head for vendor Paul McGirr, Mendooran, in a wet market on Wednesday.

Highlights were weaner steers which fetched $2450 a head, PTIC heifers which sold to $3125 and cows with calves which topped the day at $4450 a unit.

Weaner steers hit $2450 at Dunedoo

The standout female, Battalion Heartbreaker R16, with Grant Kneipp, Battalion Speckle Park stud, Dundee, purchasers Dale and Stacey Jones, Ivery Downs Speckle Park stud, Colinton, Qld, Stuart Sheldrake, McGrath Upper Hunter, and auctioneer Ryan Morris, Ray White GTSM, Albury.

The 19 month-old Battalion Heartbreaker R16 soared to a world record high during the 7th Invitational Scone Speckle Park sale on Saturday.

Speckle Park female to world-first $100,000 top at Scone


Senior champion Guernsey Brookleigh Jocelyn with judge Josh Smith, handler Tamika Medhurst and steward Alastair Rayner.

All the results from the Guernsey ring at the Sydney Royal Show.

Brookleigh Guernseys take top senior title at Sydney

Once a year the Sydney Royal Show bridges a gap between city and country. Photo: File photo

Is the Sydney Royal Show the very best opportunity we have to promote Australian agriculture?

Memories evoke show highlights

Judge Kevin Smith, Hillcrest, Borallon via Ipswich, Qld, with the junior champion Ayrshire female Mayfield Farms Tuxedo Showcase shown by Paul and Vicki Timbs, Mayfield Farms, Jaspers Brush, and led by Georgia Hearn, Nowra. 

All the results from the Ayrshire ring at the Sydney Royal Show.

Timbs take Ayrshire win

Judge Matt Templeton, Tarwin, South Gippsland, Vic, Matilda and Indiana Cole, Liddel, Wagga Wagga, with their prize-winning Jersey heifers and Ella Wilson, Tamworth, with Shirlinn Jamie Zara, which received an honourable mention in the class. 

All the results from the Jersey ring at the Sydney Royal Show.

Sister act as Cole girls celebrate Jersey win

Supreme Murray Grey exhibit was the grand champion bull Maefair Roma R5 exhibited by Burnett Pastoral Trust, Maefair Murray Greys, Marrar, with Guy Burnett, Maefair Murray Greys, Marrar, Mitchell Littler, Molong, and judge Hannah Powe, Goondoola Livestock, Cargo.

All the results from the Murray Grey ring at the Sydney Royal Show.

Maefair takes top honours for Murray Grey

Ewes went to Nyngan, Wellington and Bega and as far afield as Wangaratta, Vic, and Hobart, Tas, in a bumper Condobolin shedding breeds female sale last Thursday. Photo: KMWL 

The eye-watering demand for the Australian White breed continues with Tattykeel-blood ewe lambs returning $1100/hd top money at the Condobolin shedding breeds female sale last Thursday.

Condo ewes crack $1100

Angus cows with grown calves at foot were sold on account of K and J Sullivan for $4425 a unit last Saturday. Photo: Hunter Regional Livestock Exchange 

Highlights were cows with calves which tipped $4700 a unit and pregnancy-tested-in-calf heifers which returned $3400 a head.