NEWS ARCHIVES

NOV '11
2 - IVF BULL CALVES HITS THE GROUND; Both sired by sale topping bull; Vale View Magnum & out of one of our show champion females; Vale View Rags To Riches. We look forward to their future. Embryos will be offered for sale out of Rags To Riches in the near future. Click here to view pics.

NOV '11
6 UNJOINED HEIFERS AVG $2208, TOPPING AT $4300 'CREAM OF THE CROP SALE'; Thanks to all bidders of our heifers, 4 out of the 6 heifers went to repeat buyers. Thanks to Boiling Springs Stud, Sugerland Stud, Condamine Stud, Robert Johnstone of Banana & Sally Terry of Haden.

NOV '11
'VALE VIEW M' PURCHASES FIRST HEIFER; Welcome Lamont Keepsake 339; purchased from the 2011 MAGS Sale for $4750 for Vale View M Stud. All proceeds of this heifer went to the McGrath Foundation. We purchased this heifer for our son Mac's new stud; 'Vale View M'.
Both Dave & Colleens mothers passed away at an early age with breast cancer, so we are happy to have helped out with the donation for the McGrath Foundation.
Thanks to the MAGS Team for donating the proceeds of this heifer to a very good cause!

Oct ' 11
Thanks to Peter Gates for purchasing our successful used sire; Vale View Slasher. Slasher has put some wonderful calves on the ground for us, but due to our stud size and his bloodlines already being used within our herd, we had to offer him for sale. We have kept semen from Slasher and will use them down the track.

Oct ' 11
Thanks also to the Laycock Family (High Country DM Stud) for purchasing another 8 quality Vale View females privately.

SEPT ' 11
CONGRATULATIONS to Rondel Stud for selling 3 Vale View Overload sons to average $15,834 as part of the Rondel 2011 DN Sale draft. Rondel Night Watch sired by Overload sold for $28,000 to Glenlands Stud. 'VV Overload' is a full brother to VV Playboy our lead sire.
WELCOME NEW SIRE; Connor Enis; purchased at this years DN Sale. Enis was purchased for his balance, slick coat, faultless temperament & tidy underline.
@ 22mths Enis weighed 690kg with a scrotal circum of 40cm & scans of 9/6, EMA: 131cm2.
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AUG/SEPT '11 -DN SALE RESULTS;
11 bulls averaged $8000, Lot 140 topping at $20,000 selling to Clonlara Stud.
Thanks to buyers; Lake Lofty, Groat Pastoral Co, Rondel Stud, Enniskillen Pastoral, Craig Butler, Mostyndale Stud, Kurrajong Pastoral, KM Stud, Clonlara Stud, Ivan Fowler.
First offering of 'Korageous' bulls avgd $10,875.
KORAGEOUS bulls scanned an average of 10 for P8, 7 for RIB & 129.5 for EMA with an average age of 22mths.
Lot 140 had impressive scans of 8 for P8, 6 for RIB & 138 for EMA @ 23mths (at sale)
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CHECK OUT OUR ROCKY DN Sale Bulls.
12 bulls heading to Rocky DN by Rondel Korageous, VV Oscar, VV Playboy, Talgai 832, VV Quilpie, Rocky View 714.
LOTS 35 to 41 - selling with SBB &
Lots 137 to 141 selling with Landmark.
Rondel Korageous bulls scanned an average of
10 for P8, 7 for RIB & 129.5 for EMA with an average ago of 22mths.
Right: Lot 139; VV Thor (Rondel Korageous)
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AUG '11 - STH BURNETT BULL SALE RESULTS; Bulls averaged $4875 with 100% clearance. Thanks to our buyers & underbidders.

JULY '11 - THANKS TO THE BUYERS THAT PURCHASED VALE VIEW SEMEN ONLINE @ THE RSVP INVITATIONAL AUCTION.
Repeat clients: High Country Stud, Farogan Valley Stud,
Waringle Partnership, Boiling Springs Stud & new clients;
Joppa Stud & Yackatoon Stud.

JUN '11 - CONGRATULATIONS TO BUNDY STUD
on winning 'Grand Champion Female' with Vale View Sequence (and calf) & also Bundy Ariat (calf of Vale View Ruby) winning her class at the 2011 Gympie Show. Sequence was top price female at 2009 'Cream of the Crop' sale & 'VV Ruby' sold at the 2009 National Female Sale.
Sequence & calf has backed up this win to go onto win 'Grand Champion Bos Indicus Female' at the Fraser Coast Show as well as Gin Gin Show.

MCH '11 - LAST FEMALES OF THE SALE SCORE TOP & JOINT SECOND TOP AT THE NATIONAL FEMALE SALE;
Lot 155; VV Tigger (Rondel Korageous) topped the National Female Sale, selling to Paul & Lisa Laycock & Family (High Country Stud) for $ 5250.
Lot 156; VV Trinity (VV Playboy) sold to David Torrisi' 'Vitwood Stud' for $ 5000.
7 'VV' unjoined heifers avg $ 3821.
Many thanks to our 'repeat buyers' the Laycock Family, David Torrisi, Chris Turner (Maunsell Park Stud) and Allan & Shiree Wenham (Boiling Springs Stud) and the underbidders of our draft.

FEB ' 11 -
UNJOINED COMMERCIAL HEIFERS FOR SALE -SOLD PRIVATELY

NOV '10 - CREAM OF THE CROP RESULTS: Joined females topped at $2600, unjoined females topped at $2100.
Thanks to Paul & Lisa Laycock who purchased 5 of our 8 heifers, also thanks to Koota Pk Stud, the Schmidt Family from Caboolture and the Spring Family from Harlin on their purchases, as well as the underbidders of our draft.

Nov ' 10 - CONGRATULATIONS;
To Mac & Gayle Shann of Lamont Stud in topping the MAGS Sale with Lamont Inmate; a son of Vale View Magnum for $23,000. For the second time in 3 years topping the MAGS Sale with a VV Magnum son.
To Rondel Stud for their success at the NQ DM Bull & Female Sale. Heifer; Rondel Nariko sold for top price of $ 4750. This heifer is sired by Vale View Overload (full brother to VV Playboy).
Also; A Vale View Lawman heifer sold as top price unjoined and Vale View Quol (VV Ollie) sold as second top price female at the Bruella Park Dispersal Sale.

SEPT '10 - WELCOME NEW SIRE: HAMADRA RUSTY; Rusty was purchased at the 2010 DN Sale for $12,000. Rusty was selected for his tremendous length, bone, weight for age, tidy underline and thickness.
Click here to view more about this exciting new sire.

SEPT '10 - DN SALE RESULTS ; ROCKHAMPTON -
Top at $11,500 with VV Ripper selling to Bryvonlea Stud, VV Roddick sold for $10,000 to Huntly Stud, VV Spur sold for $10,000 to Glenlands Stud. Bulls averaged $5,730. Thanks to all buyers and underbidders of our sale draft, also thanks to Nev, Brad and the SBB crew.

SEPT ' 10 - TALGAI 832 SOLD TO BOONENNE STUD ROCKY VIEW 714 SOLD TO AMA-LILI STUDWe hope both studs gain as much success that we have had with these sires.
ALL PADDOCK BULLS SOLD - thanks to all new and repeat clients. Bulls topped at $8000, ave $3800

AUG ' 10 - PROVEN STUD SIRE FOR PRIVATE SALE - Rocky View 714,

AUG '10 - EKKA SHOW RESULTS - 11mth old VV Typhoon whirls into Bris for his 2nd show and gains Jnr Champion Bull and first in the U12 mth bull class, Typhoon is sired by our lead sire VV Playboy.
VV Smarty Pants shows her 'consistent style' taking out the 20 & U 22 mths Female class and going on to win Reserve Snr Female. Smarty is sired by VV Oscar out of VV Kandy who is the dam of VV Playboy.
VV Ripper wins the Bull 24 & U 30 mths class. Ripper is also sired by VV Playboy and is Lot 256 at the DN Sale in Sept.

JULY '10 - PADDOCK BULLS AVAILABLE NOW - Bulls from $2200 + gst.

JUNE ' 10 - # 9 HEIFERS FOR SALE - All running with Strathfield XXXX Gold; sired by Talgai 832, VV Oscar, VV Quilpie. 4 Joined females heading to the Golden City Sale in Gympie.

JUNE '10 - SMARTY PANTS DOES IT AGAIN - Jnr Champ & Grand Champ Female at Toogoolwah Show. Smarty sired by VV Oscar out of VV Kandy (who is the dam of our lead sire VV Playboy)


VV Roddick being led by Ethan Fleming at Gin Gin
Show to place 3rd in the Under 14 Paraders |

VV Typhoon - the next generation of VV Playboys
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JUNE '10 - CONGRATULATIONS TO MARUK STUD on taking out the Champion Jnr Female at the Dubbo Beef Spectactular with a Vale View Perkins heifer. VV Perkins was purchased at the 2007 DMN Bull Sale.

JUNE '10 - PROVEN STUD SIRE FOR SALE - TALGAI 832.

MAY '10 - BARALABA SHOW RESULTS - VV RIPPER Snr Champion All Breeds Bull, VV SLASHER Junior Champion All Breeds Bull, VV SMARTY PANTS 2nd in class.

APR '10 - Thanks to Bundy DM Stud on the private purchase of show heifer VV Topaz.
Wish you success on the show ring.

Apr '10 - VV SMARTY PANTS BACKS UP; SUPREME DROUGHTMASTER EXHIBIT AT SYDNEY ROYAL, Selected In The 'Top 10 Line Up' Of The Interbreed Champion Jnr Heifer Class.

Mch '10 - VV SMARTY PANTS; SUPREME EXHIBIT AT GATTON FUTURITY. Sired by VV Oscar out of VV Kandy who is the dam of our lead sire VV Playboy.

Mch '10 - VALE VIEW PREFIX SCORES TOP PRICED FEMALE FOR THE THIRD FEMALE SALE IN A ROW; 14mth old VV Sabotage (lot 140) topped the 'unjoined' section of the National Female Sale selling for $5250 to Michael Aitken. VV heifers averaged $2275. Lot 135; VV Streaker was another highlight selling for $3000. Thanks to all buyers, underbidders & agents for your support. Sale average was $1401.

Jan '10 - 100% clearance, thanks to all buyers of our sale lots.
Congratulations to Les & Leanne Lee on selling top price female of the sale; Vale View Maria. Vale View prefixs' have topped the last 2 Coolabunia Sales. (Jan 2010)

Jan '10 - 2 COWS WITH VV PLAYBOY CALVES, 1 JOINED HEIFER TO STRATHFIELD XXXX GOLD &
8 UNJOINED FEMALES FOR SALE - Female Genetics Sale, Coolabunia Sale, January 2010.

Nov '09 - THE NEW 'QUEEN OF THE CROP'; VV Sequence (lot 139) tops the 'Cream of the Crop' Sale. Sequence a 12 mth old heifer by Rocky View 714 out of Vale View Oriel sold to Mitchell Fleming of Bundaberg for $5400. Our 5 heifers averaged $2160. Special thanks to Mitchell Fleming, Oakmore Stud, Hazlewood Stud, Michicki Stud & Glen Owens of Brisbane. Also thanks to the underbidders of our lots, a very tough sale. (click here for more) (Nov 2009) |
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Oct '09 - LATEST SHOW RESULTS; our show cattle now adopted by Beenleigh High.Lismore -
VV Slasher - 2nd in class
VV Rebecca - Res Jnr Heifer
VV Sequin - 4th in class
Breeders Group - 3rdEKKA - VV Ripper - Reserve Jnr Champion Bull
VV Slasher - 1st Bull 12mths & Under

Sept '09 - 100% CLEARANCE 2009 DMN SALE; Avg $6500, top $13,000 with Lot 616 VV Roper; sold to Hamadra Stud. Thanks to all buyers & underbidders of our draft, also thanks to Nev & Brad from SBB.

May '09 - We are now part of the "Adopt A School" partnership with Beenleigh High School.
