Huntersvlei Sussex Production Sale: 31 July 2024
Huntersvlei Farms have produced top-quality cattle with reliable genetics for over 75 years. Read more about the Huntersvlei Sussex Production Sale and what can be expected on their auction on 31 July.
Introduce Yourself
Huntersvlei Sussex was established in 1945 and is currently the oldest Sussex Stud in the country. We pride ourselves in our established cow families and breed fertile animals with excellent growth and docile temperaments.
What is on Offer?
On our 54th Auction we offer sons out of 4 established Huntersvlei bloodlines.
The first is sons of the highly acclaimed Huntersvlei Colossal 37th, who was selected as the Interbreed Champion bull at Nampo 2024. These horned bulls are bred out of Huntersvlei's oldest families and offer consistent reliable performance.
The second is sons of Huntersvlei Kimberley 24th, who is half brother to the 2018 record breaking Sussex bull at the National Sale and Supreme Beef animal on show in Bloemfontein in 2018. These bulls offer unrivaled capacity and growth.
The third is sons of the polled Huntersvlei Iron Duke. These bulls are the only genomically tested polled Sussex bulls currently in the market. These bulls will produce polled calves with excellent muscling.
Last but not least we offer bulls from the Klaus bloodline who is famous for milk production and calving ease.
Also on offer is 100 commercial Sussex females who are pregnant or have calves at foot.
Top Picks
Lot 3 is a Colossal son with excellent conformation, bred out of very fertile cow lines.
Lot 4 is a Colossal son with unmatched depth and capacity.
Lot 5, also a Colossal son, was used the Breed Champion Sussex bull at the 2023 Royal Show. He was used by Huntersvlei and is a bull with exceptional muscling and ease of movement.
Lot 10 is a son of Kimberley 24th and born out of Colossal's sister. A Bull with excellent length and depth.
Lot 12 is the first polled bull on offer and can be used to open heifers.
Lot 13 is also a polled bull born out of a very fertile dam who has an ICP of 349 days. He can also be used on open heifers.
Lot 14 is one of only three homozygously polled bulls on offer. Apart from the fertile cows in his pedigree, he has excellent muscling and ease of movement.
Breeding Policy
Huntersvlei's policy is to breed animals that consistently perform to the expectations of our buyers. These are animals out of fertile foundation families that have been established over the last 79 years. Our herd's history is a testament to the reliable and predictable results our animals produce.
We currently run the stud as two herds. First is our original horned herd established in 1945 and which produces the bulls we have become famous for.
Secondly is our polled herd, established in 2008 from imported genetics. This breeding program focuses on breeding homozygously polled animals of the same quality as our horned herd, with the added benefit of producing polled calves , eliminating the need to dehorn.
