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PTIC heifers in calf to $225,000 Iceman make $4300 at Gloucester sale
Angus heifers pregnancy-tested-in-calf to the $225,000 Texas Iceman R725 topped at $4300 at Macka's Beef female sale at Gloucester on Thursday 21st March 2024.
Gloucester Angus Verified female sale sets a record for 2023 selling season
Buyers were transported back in time at Gloucester on Friday as bids for three-in-one breeding units hit $5450 - a result more like 2022 than anything seen in the current market.
The sale was part of the first commercial female offering for Macka's Angus Beef and the first in Australia for breeders listed as Angus Verified.
Introducing Circle 8 Rosebud S669 to the Macka’s Herd
ANGUS breed records fell on two occasions at the Circle 8 Angus female sale as an explosive sale ring experienced breeders chasing yearling heifers to tops of $140,000. The records came off the back of the Cooper family, Marula, taking the courageous step to offer the entire S-drop of their heifer line, which created a frenzy with buyers that saw an opportunity to buy the best on offer.
Field Variability with fieldcore by agricore
FIELDCORE by Agricore allows us the ability to view & manage our field variability.
Agricore produces Macka's high-definition zone maps of our soil's potential & conservation areas into management zones, enabling us to sustainably apply crop inputs to the field whilst saving you time, money & resources.
This enables us to grow differently - linking productivity with profitability.
Stress-free cattle monitoring with optiweigh
At Macka’s we are proud to collaborate with Optiweigh, an in-paddock weighing solution that accurately monitors our Cattle's weight gain and eliminates animal stress. Optiweigh allows us to monitor our Cattle's weigh-grain in a stress-free, grazing environment without mustering them into the weighing yards monthly and provides real-time data
Tracking our cattle anywhere, anytime
Integrating the Ceres Tag with our Aglive, this innovative technology monitors biosecurity, health, welfare performance, and traceability provenance of the supply chain network with theft detection.