Stern Angus Sire Profiles
(Sire list as at 14th August, 2009)
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Braveheart of Stern
Is it time to use a bull that looks like a bull, has the performance and is backed by solid bloodlines? Braveheart blends two great Stern bloodlines. Sired by Highlander of Stern, the most successful sire in New Zealand 2009 (selling 24 sons at Stern for an average of $8000), and with his dam twice tracing back to 10 year old Stern Fitzpatrick, Braveheart has a proud heritage indeed. He has a true quality Angus head, good reign and clean shoulder. He's deep chested
and voluminous with a strong wide back, deep flank and tremendous hind quarter. Look also to his tight sheath, large testicles, no white, strong hocks and good feet. It's a rare package of practical cattlemen's type, style and performance. Braveheart’s semen sales have reached $40,000 making him the most popular bull in New Zealand this year.
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Highlander of Stern
Highlander is an outstanding sire by Te Mania Unlimited. He has been used heavily at Stern and was widely used around New Zelanad. His 25 progeny dominated the 2009 Stern Sale averaging $8000 and topping the sale at $18000.
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Stern Exact 185
Exact was retained at Stern. A flush brother to Cameron of Stern who sold for $28,ooo at the 2004 sale to Mt. Mable Stud. Semen used around NZ and Australia, including at Kenny's Creek NSW where sons attracted excellent comment and premium prices. Sire of several stud bulls at Stern.
Exact sons topped the 2007 sale and sold to $17000 at the 2009 sale.
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CRUSADER OF STERN
Used as a yearling and sold at our 2002 sale to J Cowan, Haast. Purchased back in 2004.
Crusader has that excellent structure that New Zealand cattle are renowned for. A trait leader for birth weight and going strong at nine.
Millah Murrah, NSW, stud principal Ross Thompson was so excited by the Crusader sons that came through our 2004 sale ring that he bought the Australian rights and sold 2000 straws . His sire, Hingia 469 is 22 year old pure New Zealand genetics that have beaten most of the fancied imported blood over the intervening years. His fresh crop of calves look exciting and we look forward to offering sons next year.
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CAMERON OF STERN AI ET (STERN 0299)
Sold at our 2004 sale for $28,000 to Mt Mable Angus. Cameron and his full brother Exact represent 22 year old New Zealand genetics that still more than compete with the fashionable imports.
Stern 948 by the great Waitapu Governor who we purchased for $41,000 in 1988, is a tremendous old volume cow with a good strong head, plenty of bone, volume and excellent feet. She has been flushed several times for export.
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STERN FITZPATRICK 665
Fitzpatrick has bred great females. The type of good value moderate frame bull we expect to breed. He’s left the majority of his age group behind for thickness, growth and longevity still working aged ten. His 12 year old dam has had 9 calves in 10 years with 6 sons in the top 50% each year and her 2 daughters retained.
A practical hardy type.
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GAR Premium Beef (USA)
One of the American performance sires we have introduced. He’s a moderate/ small frame bull with very strong early growth and great thickness which is typical of the Precision X Ext bloodline.
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