LEADING up to their online sale on April 18, Challambi Charolais will be hosting three separate open days, kicking off on Wednesday January 31 as part of Beef Week.
Located in Tooma, New South Wales just 25 kilometres from Corryong in the Upper Murray, stud principal Nigel Spink will have all sale bulls and females on display during Beef Week, with some donor dams available for viewing alongside a commercial run of heifers.
With the April sale interfaced on AuctionsPlus, a total of 25 stud bulls from 12 to 20 months old will be available for viewing in the build-up to sale day, with the complete Spring 2022 PTIC drop of females also going under the hammer.
Joined to the impressive Belbourie Park Royalty, and then backed up by Challambi’s own walking bull, Challambi Tripp, son of Rosedale Quantum leap, the Spring drop of females represent a strong investment in herd development.
The family-owned stud prides itself on breeding profitable quality Charolais at an affordable price, with Challambi-bred cattle sought after across New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.
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Built on the motto that quality breeds quality, Challambi Charlolais are looking forward to inviting visitors on-farm and seeing first-hand the exciting genetic direction the Challambi herd is taking.
“We have two younger bulls coming up in the sale, both sons of SCX Jehu, a Canadian-bred sire that commanded $245,000 Canadian dollars at auction,” said Nigel.
“These are some of his first sons to be born in the country and they’re just coming up to weaners and they’re already looking really good.
“We also have some Pro Char Diamondback bulls and females - in the feature red - with this quality progeny representing some of the first offered up by this sire in Australia.
“Diamondback boasts short gestation and low birth weight, whereas Jehu’s significant appeal lies in his excellent muscle pattern and shape, with both bulls breeding true to type.
“We will also have on offer the red and the white Charolais (both bulls and females), with the rich red offering a pretty unique investment.
“They’re quite the stand-out.
“The bulls introduce that desirable hybrid vigour and have the ability to produce black calves over Angus cows,” said Nigel.
All bulls are polled with a percentage that are homozygous, with quality bloodlines from such notable sires as SCX Jehu, Palgrove Hannibal, Pro Char Diamondback, HRJ Crowd Favourite and Charnelle Panama all represented at the open day, and going to auction in Autumn.
Breedplan certified with full figures available, all bulls are semen tested by qualified technicians, with the herd Vibrosis and 5-in-1 vaccinated, vet checked and also tested for Pestivirus, returning all negatives.
The stud’s first open day is late January on Wednesday 31, with gates open from 9am to 5pm as part of Beef Week.
Potential buyers also have the opportunity to view the herd again on Thursday March 7 from 10am to 2pm and Saturday April 13, 10am to 2pm, with the online sale conducted April 18.
