April Auction Calendar

FREE STATE 10 APRIL

ȊȲAG Bonsmara Auction, Arcadia, Vrede. On offer: 70 bulls and 200 female animals. Phone Arthur de Villiers on 082 564 8912, or Stephan Cronjé on 082 771 4044. ȊȲMilne Trust Simbra Sale, Bultfontein Auction Grounds. On offer: 50 + 50 cows and calves, 200 cows (some in calf), 150 bull calves and 70 heifer calves. Phone Louwtjie Bezuidenhout on

082 827 7443, or

Jan Mostert on

083 306 8408.

12 APRIL

ȊȲJan van Biljon

Senepol Production Sale, Niekerksrust, Viljoenskroon. On offer: 60 in-calf heifers, 90 open heifers (bull mature), 40 heifers (12 to 14 months old), 50 oxen and 10 utility bulls. Phone Piet Wessels on 082 857 7827, or Jan Mostert on 083 306 8408.

17 APRIL

ALS Bovelders Production Sale, Mizpah, Memel. On offer: One-hundred-and-fifty 3-in-1 cows, 30 in-calf cows, 100 in-calf heifers, 30 open heifers and 10 bulls. Phone JD Steyn on 072 877 6984, or Jan Mostert on 083 306 8408.

19 APRIL

ȊȲMeatmaster Alliance Production Sale, Hoër Landbouskool, Jacobsdal. On offer: 200 ewes and 20 rams. Phone PW van Heerden on 083 627 4133. ȊȲDoorndraai Beefmasters, Kromdraai, Koppies. On offer: 120 + 120 cows (in calf) with calves, 60 + 60 cows with calves, 220 in-calf cows, 40 heifers (running with the bull) and 60 open heifers (bull mature). Phone Schalk Jonker on 073 007 0022, or Piet Wessels on 082 857 7827.

GAUTENG 6 APRIL

Karsten Production Sale, Fire and Wine Arena, Pretoria. On offer: 15 Boer goat rams, 40 Boer goat ewes, five Kalahari Red rams, 30 Kalahari Red ewes, five Persian rams and 30 Persian ewes. Phone Haraldo Smith on 076 875 8615, or CR Botha on 079 051 5171.

20 APRIL

Young Guns Meatmaster Auction, Fire and Wine Arena, Pretoria. On offer: 12 rams (2T to 4T) and 120 ewe lambs (2T). Phone Corné du Plessis on 076 101 9996, or PW van Heerden on 083 627 4133.

LIMPOPO 3 APRIL

Bufland Bonsmaras and Guest Sellers

Production Sale, Mookgophong. On offer: 20 SP bulls and 120 female animals. Phone HP van der Walt on 081 011 2049, or Hendrik van der Walt on 083 628 9301.

NORTHERN CAPE 5 APRIL

Nooitgedacht Dorper Stud and Kasteel White Dorper Stud Auction, Upington Showgrounds. On offer: 40 Dorper rams, 15 White Dorper rams, 15 Van Rooy rams, eight Persian rams, and five Boer goat rams. Phone Stiaan von Wielligh on 082 844 6604, or Daan Bosman on 082 929 8406.

WESTERN CAPE 13 APRIL

Kyksim Simmentalers Total Dispersal Sale, Outeniqua Auction Complex, George. On offer: Thirty 3-in-1 cows, 35 cows in calf (running with bull), 20 in-calf cows, 19 heifers, 15 young registered bulls, nine stud bulls and seven in-calf Sussex cows (mated to Simmentaler bulls). Phone Jan Erasmus on 082 924 6096, or Renier Zietsman on 082 491 5182.

18 APRIL

Sterkwater Farming Production Auction, Helpmekaar farm, Ceres. On offer: 40 Angus cows and heifers, 180 calves and 1 200 Dohne Merino ewes and lambs. Phone Jan Erasmus on 082 924 6069, or Gerhardt Louw on 082 771 5824.