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The 2025 Annual Bull Sale is fast approaching! The date is Friday, the 16th of May and is located here at Rosedale in Blayney, NSW.

In the sale, you can be sure to find a range of bulls.

Highlights include:

• First sons of Palgrove Spectacular (the record-breaking top-priced Australian yearling bull)
• New sire lines including Ascot Reputable and Barambah Dale Radius
• Proven walking sires Rosedale Premier and Rosedale Maverick
• First sons by American AI sire – LT Countdown

This is our 36th Annual Bull sale and we are pleased to announce the draft of bulls in this year’s sale, which is all possible with the strong breeding herd we have built up from the past 50 years. We are proud to see females from our previous sire lines becoming great mothers and stamping their quality into their progeny.

The past five years have been quite unexpected for the beef industry, however, the past 12 months have been more consistent, which provides a sense of stability for buyers and producers. When production is efficient, we can focus on producing quality meat and achieving maximum production. Getting your produce to market weight as quick as possible is beneficial as:

1. The quicker an animal can get to market weights the lower the carbon footprint of that animal
2. The younger a beast is processed the better the tenderness, so this relates to higher meat quality
3. The quicker an animal is turned off means it frees up resources in terms of both land and labour and this translates into greater profitability for an enterprise.

By purchasing a Rosedale bull, you are purchasing a bull that aims to have all of these qualities above, as we are dedicated to developing Charolais infused genetics to suit the modern day Australian cattlemen and cattlewomen. This years Charolais bulls are once again dominated by homozygous polled bulls and we are proud that all bulls offered are polled. We are focusing on a type that will produce sufficient weight gains but wont let you down on carcase quality.

For more information, the catalogue for the sale is out now and can be viewed here https://rosedalecharolais.com.au/2025-annual-sale/ on our website.

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At Rosedale Charolais, we have spent three generations selecting for critical traits in our polled Charolais and composite bulls. There are three main essential traits to look out for when purchasing a Charolais that we believe to be the most important. These characteristics include the foot structure, temperament and body type.

Foot Structure

The foot structure of a Charolais bull is important to look out for, for many reasons. Poor feet can lead to mobility issues. This can reduce the breeding capacity of the bull, therefore reducing its productive life. A bull that can’t walk won’t work.

Temperament

The bulls’ temperament is essential to consider as aggressive bulls create dangerous conditions. This can be harmful to you or other animals on your farm. Bulls with an aggressive temperament also produce difficult calves that can be hard to manage.

Body type

The right body type of a bull is a factor to look at when purchasing a bull as a balanced structure will enhance your herd’s productivity and profitability. Ensuring they are of the right weight and size suited to what you’re after are key features to note.

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Rosedale genetics performed admirably in the 2022 Royal Agricultural Society’s Beef Challenge. In our 11th year entering the competition , Millner AG from Geurie won the Overall Individual Champion Animal in the Domestic section (70 Days on Feed) as well as Winning the Top Eating quality in the same section with a Charolais x Shorthorn team. The competition is a commercially focussed feedlot competition representing all stages of the process including live assessment, carcase judging, profitability and eating quality.

The 2022 NSW Beef spectacular turned out to be one of the most successful Feedlot and carcase trials we have been a part of that our breeding and genetic program is on track and performing well under real industry conditions.
Rosedale was successful in winning the Grand Champion team as well as the Reserve Champion team, an unprecedented event in the competitions 13-year history. To add some cream on top two other teams featuring Rosedale genetics entered by Michael and Jenny Millner finished 5th and 6th giving Rosedale sired teams 4 out of the top 6 places.
This years competition included 74 different teams from leading stud and commercial producers from Australia’s Eastern seaboard with entrants mainly from NSW but also some Victorian and Queensland Entries. The cattle are on a level playing field as they all enter Teys Jindalee feedlot at the same time at similar weights and ages. The cattle are fed for 100 Days under normal feedlot conditions HGP Free and then processed at Teys plant in Wagga on the same day. Points are allocated for not only feedlot weight gain but also Carcase qualities.

Long Term clients Branga Plains Pastoral Company took out the 70 Day Domestic Competition in one of the largest fields ever in the 2019 Sydney Royal Beef Challenge. Branga Plains Pastoral Company operated by Guy and Suz Lord from Walcha dominated all aspects of the competition in a field of 52 entries winning the Champion Team for weight gain, Winning the Live Judging aspect of the competition and Winning Champion team for carcase with the highest total points score on the hook. Obvioulsy they won the overall component as well with their team bred From Rosedale Composite bulls crossed with British based females in their cow herd.