Welcome to Eaglehawk Angus

Eaglehawk Angus breeds sound, functional Angus cattle for Australian conditions, with a strong focus on maternal strength, natural thickness, structure, fertility, longevity and carcase quality.

Our breeding program combines carefully selected Australian and breed leading international genetics to produce moderate framed, easy doing cattle with the consistency and constitution required by commercial beef producers.

Eaglehawk Angus bulls are bred to add value where it matters: producing consistent calf crops, productive replacement females and progeny with the performance to meet commercial markets. Our bulls are grown in large contemporary groups and offered as rising two year olds at our annual Angus bull sale at Kingsland in Northern NSW each August.

What’s on Offer

Our focus is simple. Sound, functional bulls with muscle, depth, good feet and the ability to breed consistently.

We want bulls that add value to a calf crop, leave females worth keeping and have the constitution to stay in the paddock and do their job.

Enquiries and visits are always welcome.

Sale bull videos will be available from mid July.

Sale Info

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Ask Ian

How much do you rely on EBV's in selecting your herd sires?

“EBV’s are part of the selection process. However, they are not at the top of the list. We firstly look at the animal itself. Structural soundness and whether it is the “Eaglehawk type”. Soft and deep bodied with a wide top and adequate bone. We then account for pedigree, (assessing the herd from where he was bred) within the type, giving us the genetic diversity that provides some flexibility to our joinings. Once the potential sire bulls have passed these hurdles, we then look at EBV’s – short gestation/calving ease/good growth. We look for a moderate mature cow weight of between 85 and 100, followed by a heavier carcase with decent eye muscle and positive fat cover for doing ability.”

How much influence does one bull have on a herd?

One bull can shape your herd, for better or for worse — for years to come.
A bull’s genetic influence is enormous: he sires every calf born to your cows for as long as he’s working. If you choose a bull with poor genetics, one that passes on substandard traits …. it doesn’t just hurt one calf crop. It can set your program back for a decade.

When a bull sires:

Steers that are light, narrow, and hard to finish profitably,
Heifers that are ordinary, hard-doing, poor-milking, and slow to breed back,
Progeny that require extra feed, extra vet bills, and extra time to make weight

You’re stuck with the consequences long after the bull is gone. Those heifers become your cows, raising calves that perform poorly year after year. You can spend 10 years nursing along a herd that never quite gets ahead…fighting poor fertility, calving problems, bad attitudes, and disappointing weaning weights.

It’s not just a one-time mistake — it’s a chain reaction that drags down profits, growth, and herd quality across an entire generation.

That’s why investing in the right bull is one of the most important business decisions you’ll make.
We focus on producing bulls that bring real-world profitability: powerful steers, productive replacement heifers, and genetics that move your herd forward, not backward.

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What do you think is the most important thing when buying a bull?

“Suitability for purpose. Starting with structural soundness and all male working parts functioning and useable. This covers ability to get lots of calves and over a lot of years. Next I look at phenotype. Deep sided, thick topped with a smooth muscle pattern and a nice laid in shoulder for calving ease. Adequate bone and with a moderate frame.”

How do the Eaglehawk Bulls go in Queensland?

Queensland producers are increasingly recognising the value of moderate, easy doing Angus genetics that can thrive in tougher environments without sacrificing performance. That’s where Eaglehawk bulls have found their niche.

Whether used over Angus, British breed or Bos indicus influenced females, they consistently add thickness, softness and body capacity without increasing mature cow size.

Many producers have moved away from the old belief that bigger framed Angus bulls are better suited to harder country. In our experience, moderate framed, easy doing cattle are proving more fertile, more efficient and easier to maintain, while still producing the weight and performance required by the market.

Our genetics naturally add muscle, depth and capacity, helping to even up lines of crossbred cattle and produce progeny that grow, finish and market well.

For Queensland producers looking for practical, profitable cattle rather than extremes, Eaglehawk bulls have proven to be a very successful fit.

Where do your bulls sell to?

We sell bulls from the bottom of Victoria right through New South Wales and as north as the Barkley Tablelands in the Northern Territory. Our bulls have been hugely successful in the Boulia, Hughendon, Clermont districts of Queensland. What we are being told is that they add bone, and thickness to the Bos Indicus and handle the conditions because of their natural softness. The moderate frame has been a positive impact on the northern herds to build body capacity and not reduce their ability to thrive. We have pockets of followings, it seems that when neighbours of our clients see their cattle the Eaglehawk word spreads.

The Atkinsons, Goomeri, Queensland have used our genetics with huge success over their Droughtmaster cows. Admittedly they have a great herd of cows to start with but they rolled all breeders who entered the prestigious EKKA paddock to palate competition.

Their Angus Droughtmaster cross steers placed first in the 100-day class with an average daily gain (ADG) of 3.11kg. Another pen placed second with and ADG of 3.02kg and a similar pen in the 70-day class were the highest individual weight gaining steers with an ADG of 3.94kgs

Do you have specialist heifer bulls?

“Yes we do. All our calves are weighed within 24 hours of birth giving accuracy to our birthweight figures. The real specialist bulls have a low birthweight combined with a short gestation length and from totally unassisted calving’s. In that way we can assure our customers that, with the right management, they will have no calving issues with our heifer bulls..”

What is the optimum EBV for Mature Cow Weight in your opinion?

“Optimum for me is between 85 and 100 Mature Cow Weight EBV. This coupled with a thick, deep, well muscled carcase will give optimum performance for growth whilst still maintaining a moderate efficient cow herd that is cheap to maintain. These cows will also get back in calf easily.”

What is your view on IMF (MARBLING) figures?

“From our experience with our Eaglehawk Farms beef product I can categorically say that our cattle marble more than enough for a tender juicy beef eating experience. After “Range Feeding” for 100 days the carcases exhibited marble score of 3-4 and a weight gain of 1.75kgs ave per day. Chasing marbling as a main criteria in selection is in my opinion a dangerous road towards a terminal sire breed for angus. The animals created by chasing the high marbling figures tend to be taller and harder doing. As a result fertility and calving ease can also be compromised.”

What do you mean by efficient cows?

“Efficient cows are those that get in calf easily, calve easily and then the wean a heavy calf. They do this whilst maintaining their body condition on low to moderate levels of feed. In other words they are cheap to maintain.”

Why do you buy USA sires?

“The US cattle industry is ahead of us in how they approach both their on farm constraints and their market acceptance. The cow herd over there is 10 times the size of here. The population is 15 times bigger and so communication between the market and the cattleman is relatively fast. On farm they have extremes of temperature, both hot and cold, that we can only imagine. So basically the best of the best in the USA is what we strive to find and import for the Eaglehawk herd.”

What growth figures do you strive for in the Eaglehawk herd?

“What we strive for is balance. It’s only after we are satisfied with the maternal side of the equation that we work on growth rate. What we are looking for is above average growth with a moderate birth weight. Ideally a curve bender. We would pursue as much growth as we can without compromising moderation in cow size and in calf birth weight.”

Do you sell bulls out of the paddock?

“Yes, we have a second run of bulls that we market as private treaty bulls. In around February we class the bulls into firsts and seconds. The firsts are presented in the bull sale and the seconds are available in the paddock. Often the seconds are later calves. These paddock bulls are available on a first in, best dressed basis with discounts for bulk buys.”

At what age do you join your heifers?

“We join our heifers at 14 to 15 months so they calve at approximately 2 years of age. If looked after through this time there is no reason why they will not grow into their full potential as a cow. These heifers should also calve totally unassisted if joined properly and raise a calf that is as profitable as those raised by older cows. They should also get back in calf easily.”

What do you feed your bulls coming up to sale date?

“We aim to have them growing at around 1 kg per head per day for their whole life. It is important to guage what paddock feed resources we have and then supplementary feed when the need arises. Unfortunately, we have had to supplement most of the year this year. When we do feed, we still maintain that 1kg per head per day growth rate with a high roughage ration.”

What do you look for in an angus cow?

“When I visualise my ideal cow, I see a cow that is ,smooth skinned,moderate framed, fleshy and easy doing. She will be deep sided and thick topped whilst still having a feminine look about her. This cow will have good bone, adequate for her body size. She will have sound feet with a good amount of heal, with a moderate udder that is balanced and square and is strongly attached with moderate sized teats. She will also be expected to be sound and productive to a ripe old age.”

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COMMENTS FROM THE RANGE

Champions Again!

Wollen Partnership

Purchased by Rangers Valley

They have done it again! 3 years running…Clients Gordon & Sally Wollen, Red Range, took out the Champion steers PLUS Champion heifers at the Colin Say & Co. Premier Weaner sale 2022.

Congratulations! The yarding was 3200 strong and the quality was good. RANGERS VALLEY purchased the steer portion once again and the heifers all went to their new homes as future breeders.

These calves were wide and long, showing lovely softness and depth of rib. Gordon & Sal said the top pen had done 1.5kgs from birth.

Results. The top priced pen averaged 424kgs and returned $2823.00 ($6.66kg)

EKKA Paddock to Palate Champs

Rob & Donna Atkinson, Hughenden QLD

Rob and Donna Atkinson from Hughenden, QLD, achieved outstanding success in the 2017 RNA Challenge with their Eaglehawk Angus/Droughtmaster cross steers. Competing in a strong field, they entered three pens of six steers each.

Their first-placed pen averaged an impressive 3.1 kg per day over 100 days. Additionally, they secured second place in this class with an average daily gain (ADG) of 3.117 kg and also placed fourth in the same class.

Remarkably, they also had the highest overall weight gain steer, achieving a whopping 3.94 kg per day.

Marengo Pastoral Co. and Parraweena Highlands

Mick Kelsall

5 years ago , we carried out an extensive study of Angus studs in northern NSW. We trialled bulls from several studs and found that the Eaglehawk bulls were the type that we were looking for. Fleshy, easy doing and able to provide a consistent result over our different land types.

Our goal is to have cattle that will perform to the same degree no matter which property they are on. We need to be able to comingle our sale cattle from the different farms and still present an attractive, even and consistent line. The Eaglehawk bulls do that for us.

Moredun Station

John Curtin

We have been incredibly happy with the results we have been getting from our Eaglehawk Bulls. The cows bred from these bulls have exceptional body capacity and really held their own during the drought. The steers are easy to get to market weight and present as a very even marketable line. The bulls have always been able to keep in good condition and we have had no breakdown troubles. The heifer bulls we have used have made calving a breeze.

FIND US

Ian & Sally Vivers

480 Eastern Feeder Rd

Glen Innes NSW 2370

Ian: 0427 621 278

Sal: 0428 210 962

ian@eaglehawkangus.com.au

sally@eaglehawkangus.com.au

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WELCOMING ALL ENQUIRIES

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The AI sires we have used to produce this year’s sale bulls have all passed the stringent conformation criteria we demand. The progeny and the program behind all of the sires are considered also, when we make our selections. This gives us confidence in the accuracy of our selections when we choose a bull for the Eaglehawk herd as we need to cut out all guess work.

EBV’s that we consider to be most objective when measured correctly are:

Gestation length, birth weight, 200,400,600 day weights, (when weighed at those ages), mature cow weight (weighed when her calf is 200 days), scrotal, EMA (scanned at 200 days), rib and rump fat and IMF (all scanned at 600 days).

We offered more bulls that we believe are the type to make you the most profit. Fertility is inherently linked to positive fat and moderation. We have moderate framed bulls that are thick, deep and easy doing. Our cattle marble so you won’t see the number game happening here. If it was a matter of choosing a bull with the biggest number values our job would be easy! What we are doing is breeding balance across all traits and a definite phenotype.

Perhaps the most pleasing feature of this year’s sale was the quality of the bulls by our homebred sires. These bulls and their progeny are absolutely the “Eaglehawk Type”. Anyway we look forward to bringing you our next lot of bulls in August next year and hope to see you here.

The AI sires we have used to produce this year’s sale bulls have all passed the stringent conformation criteria we demand. The progeny and the program behind all of the sires are considered also, when we make our selections. This gives us confidence in the accuracy of our selections when we choose a bull for the Eaglehawk herd as we need to cut out all guess work.

EBV’s that we consider to be most objective when measured correctly are:

Gestation length, birth weight, 200,400,600 day weights, (when weighed at those ages), mature cow weight (weighed when her calf is 200 days), scrotal, EMA (scanned at 200 days), rib and rump fat and IMF (all scanned at 600 days).

We offered more bulls that we believe are the type to make you the most profit. Fertility is inherently linked to positive fat and moderation. We have moderate framed bulls that are thick, deep and easy doing. Our cattle marble so you won’t see the number game happening here. If it was a matter of choosing a bull with the biggest number values our job would be easy! What we are doing is breeding balance across all traits and a definite phenotype.

Perhaps the most pleasing feature of this year’s sale was the quality of the bulls by our homebred sires. These bulls and their progeny are absolutely the “Eaglehawk Type”. Anyway we look forward to bringing you our next lot of bulls in August next year and hope to see you here.

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