2nd Charolais Sale
Kactus Point Charolais are pleased to be holding their second sale at Farm World this year. On Saturday, April 9 at 1pm, five Charolais heifers and nine Charolais bulls will be auctioned.
Bruce Cook, owner of Kactus Point Charolais, is auctioning off two of the animals. One will be donated to the Neerim South CFA and one to the SES after his two year old granddaughter went missing before Christmas last year. Bruce highlighted that this is a way they can say thank you for all the effort the volunteers put in.
Kactus Point Charolais was founded by Bruce and Vera Cook in 2008 when they bought their first registered Charolais cows. They have constantly improved the genetics over the past years. The main herd began with the first pick of MixHill’s joined and unjoined heifers (27) when they dispersed their herd. These heifers became the major nucleus of the herd and they have bought from many other sales to constantly improve their herd genetics.
Over 150 stud cattle have blood lines from Boongatti, Rosedale, ANC, Nargoon, Sedalia, AYR, Carabinier, Pinay, SVY, Jay Tees, Tirrikieetc. The herd comprises of both E and F grades in both horned and poll form.
The stud is building up on poll blood lines in both E and F grades. Bulls which are being used now are from Rosedale, ANC and Boongatti (a son of Pinay). These bulls have been producing some excellent progeny and this will be the first production sale.
Bruce has worked with cattle all of his life having stud cattle in 1972 including a Melbourne Show Grand Champion bull. He then moved into cross bred Charolais and then progressed into stud Charolais. His family on both sides have been in the cattle industry. Cattle are situated in Northern Victoria ( Kerang/ Swan Hill) and Crossover, Victoria (West Gippsland). Replacement cows are evaluated for temperament, confirmation, fertility and production. Cows are both white and red factor and they are catering for beef production.
P.S The controversial ‘50 Shades of Hay’ life-size structure will also be onsite at Farm World.