Rawburn Aberdeen Angus

Two embryo sisters have been purchased by Rawburn to join the ET programme. Both cows are daughters of the great Canadian female MVF Felicia 47J and by the top maternal sire Vermilion Dateline 7078.

ML Felicia Dateline was first seen when Johnny Elliot was judging in Denmark and after she was Grand Champion and Interbreed Champion, negotiations were made to buy her and bring her to Scotland. She was imported earlier this year with a fantastic heifer calf at foot.

The second female, The Moss Felicia G739 was purchased at Stirling in October in a reduction from the Moss herd. A product of their international embryo programme, Felicia was their high selling female at 7500gns.

For interest, we weighed both cows on arrival at Rawburn and at six years old ML Felicia Dateline weighed 1110Kgs and at 4 years old The Moss Felicia weighed 1040Kgs. Both cows have raised fantastic heifer calves this year for both Rawburn and the Moss. Both are sure to make great foundation females, kick-starting this exciting new female line at Rawburn.

RAWBURN DRAFT TOPS AT 12,000 GNS

Leading the draft offering from Messrs John Elliot, Roxburgh Mains was Rawburn Ella J996 (lot 116). This April 2009-born heifer is by Rawburn Enigma G653 and is out of the Rawburn Lord Ross C216 daughter Rawburn Ella F515. She sold due in calf to Rawburn Elmer J921 for 12,000gns to Hugh and Irene Hodge, Nethergate, Nowich, Norfolk.

Next highest from this home was Rawburn Julie Erica J954 (lot 113), a March 2009-born daughter of Rawburn Enigma G653. Out of a Rawburn Lord Ross C216 daughter, she sold in calf to Elmer again at 9500gns to C Richardson, Portadown, Northern Ireland.

At 6500gns, Gordon Brookes of the Linton Gilbertines herd, North Yorkshire, secured Rawburn Joyful Erica J920 (lot 110), a Lord Ross daughter out of the Cudlobe Millennium 12M daughter Rawburn Joyful Erica G652.

Then at 4000gns Ben Marsden of Marsden Farms, Liley Angus, near Sheffield, bought the first of the Rawburn cattle, Rawburn Equality J909 (lot 109). Born March 2009, this one is another Lord Ross daughter this time out of a Rawburn Transformer dam. He also paid 3500gns for Rawburn Estelline J000 (lot 118). This one is a daughter of The Moss Beautiful Man D410 out of a dam by Elgar of the Moss.

Marsden Farms also purchased the March 2009-born Elliot Tilda J968 (lot 114) from John Elliot Jnr for 3500gns. This one is again by Lord Ross and is out of a Young Dale Real Deal daughter, as well as purchasing the next lot, Rawburn Ebony J987 (lot 115) from John Elliot Snr. This April 2009-born heifer is byRawburn Jock G670 and is out of a daughter of Rawburn Transformer. This one sold at 3000gns.

TRANSFORMER SON BREAKS RECORDS IN AUSTRIA

Carinthia Mr Meat at 12 months old

Mr Meat with 10 year old Sarah

An embryo sold to Oliver Behringer, Winklern, Austria has recorded the heaviest weight ever in Austria for an Angus bull at 365-days. A son of Rawburn Transformer and out of Rawburn Ebony D288, Carinthia Mr Meat recorded a 365 day weight of 649Kgs. Mr Behringer explains ‘ This is a remarkable weight considering he had been mating cows for 6 weeks prior to the day he was weighed on a ration of only grass for this period.’

Cattle in Austria are independently assessed and scored out of 9 for selected traits. Mr Meat scored a staggering 8 for phenotype, 9 for Frame and 9 for muscle. Oliver says ‘ if there was a score for temprement he would also be a 9’ as can been seen in the photo of Mr Meat with his 10 year old daughter Sarah.

The bull will be retained as a herd sire at the Carinthia herd and will be shown in Austria later this year.

RAWBURN EMBLEM SELLS TO BALLATHIE

RAWBURN EMBLEM K127 (13 months)

The Rawburn herd is pleased to announce the private sale of Rawburn Emblem K127 for £30,000 to Ballathie Estates, Kinclaven, Perth.

Emblem is by Rawburn Enigma, himself a son of Hoff Limited Edition out of Rawburn’s North American Donor cow Royal Eston Annie. Enigma was used for two years in the Rawburn herd before being sold last year to the Carruthers herd, Lockerbie.

His Dam Rawburn Ellen Erica E405 is one of the top cows at Rawburn and is an embryo daughter of the US Sire TC Freedom 104 out of Rawburn’s Canadian donor Cudlobe Ellen Erica 46D. Ellen Erica E405 is a maternal sister to the dam of Rawburn Edge that sold for £20,000 to the Eastfield herd last year.

This particular dam line is proving to breed consistently well, with Ellen Erica’s previous two bull calves both being used in pedigree herds in England; Rawburn El Chester is at the Oak Moor herd, Haxby, York and Rawburn End Point is at the Cragg herd, Harrogate, Yorkshire.

Along with a strong pedigree, Emblem’s figures don’t disappoint either, with a Terminal Index of 46 (Top 1%) and a Self Replacing Index of 65 (Top 1%). His milk figure is +19 (Top 1%) and he recorded an actual 400-Day Weight of 872kg.

Speaking about the sale John Elliot Jnr said: “Emblem is truly an exceptional individual. It is rare to breed a bull with good calving figures that also has such unbelievable growth and muscle. Emblem has all of the attributes to become one of the very best sires in the breed.”

Ballathie herd manager Jim Woodward also commented: “Rawburn Emblem epitomizes everything we are trying to achieve at Ballathie with our Angus breeding programme. Emblem stood out in Rawburn’s pen of young bulls when we visited in May to select a new herd sire. His power and appearance caught our eye immediately and combined with excellent breeding on both sides of his pedigree we could not look past him.”

COGENT SECURE SEMEN RIGHTS ON THE EDGE

Cogent have secured the semen rights for Rawburn Edge, the top Terminal Index bull in the UK. The bull who sold to the Brewis family at Eastfield, Kelso for £20 000 in May 2010, records a staggering Terminal Index of 55 and a Self Replacing Index of 66.

The semen will be for sale exclusively through Cogent and will be priced at £12.50 per straw with a £75 royalty fee. Cogent beef specialist Boomer Birch says ‘After seeing the bull and reviewing his performance figures we knew that we had to secure Rawburn Edge for our 2011 Cogent beef catalogue. Our pricing strategy for Edge allows great value for money to both our commercial and pedigree customers and gives access to the best Aberdeen Angus genetics at a very competitive price.’

Semen will be available for domestic and international markets by February 2011.

Blackbird was the highest selling female in the LaGrand production sale and was originally bought as a heifer calf at the 2006 Hoff Scotch Cap Dispersal for $17 500. Maternal sister to Hoff Limited Edition, her sire, SVF Bandolier, is renowned as one of the greatest female producers in the breed and whose semen sells for $1000 per straw.

John Elliot Jnr says: “We have followed the progress of Blackbird since she sold as a heifer at the Hoff Dispersal. Her performance and pedigree make her one of the most exciting cows in the world and a great addition to our Embryo transfer program.

Vern Frey, from the American Angus Association adds: “Blackbird is the most powerful female I have seen sold in the US this year. Her length of body and muscle is unique for a cow that remains so feminine and correct.”

Rawburn had a great day at the Best of the Blacks sale at St Boswells selling to a high of 13,800gns for Rawburn Julie Erica. This is a March 2006-born Rawburn Lord Ross daughter out of a Midwestern X21 of Tullfergus daughter. She has a TSI of +40 and an SRI of +49. She went to Mike Frazer, Co Antrim.

Then selling at 7500gns was Rawburn Ella, a Fruelands Atlas daughter out of a Lord Ross-sired dam. Sold in calf to Rawburn El Torro, she was bought by J C Lister Farms, Boroughbridge.

Next best after that was a 6000gns bid for Rawburn Duchess Kent, a May 2008-born Rawburn Lord Hyster daughter. She also went home to Northern Ireland with Mike Frazer.

After that at 5000gns was Rawburn Toyah and 4800gns Rawburn Duchess Norfolk. Both were bought by well known Surrey-based Charolais breeder Jan Boomarrs.

Oakchurch Field Marshall K143 has been purchased for an undisclosed five-figure sum to join the Rawburn herd. Field Marshall is a son of the exceptional US bull Ankonian Elixir 100 and out of a full sister of Netherton Fabulous Cruz. Field Marshall has been purchased to carry on a similar job to his predecessor Rawburn Lord Ross and add superior carcass quality to the herd. Take note of his name as we think this calf will have a huge impact!

Rawburn Edge J983 has been sold in a private deal to top Border herd Eastfield. Edge, who is the highest Terminal Index bull ever in the UK (TI 55), has been purchased to carry on the exceptional job that has already been done by Rawburn Rochester. Rawburn have retained a half semen interest in the bull.

Rawburn are delighted to be working with the top Canadian herd Willabar having secured the European rights to their senior herd sire CCL Dateline. Not since Hoff Limited Edition have we seen a bull in North America with the immense phenotype of CCL Dateline. With some very impressive performance figures we feel this bull will play a huge part in the future of the Rawburn herd. The first calves from this bull will be born at Rawburn in 2011.

Rawburn are delighted to announce the purchase of Mosston Muir Eline H205 in partnership with the Logan family of the Galawater herd. The heifer was purchased privately from Mr Tom Rennie, Forfar just moments before she was placed Senior Female Champion at the Black Beauty Bonanza.

Mosston Muir Eline H205, is a daughter of Rawburn Transformer and out of the top show cow Mosston Muir Elsie. She is in the top 1% of the breed for both her Terminal Index (36) and Self Replacing Index (54). “Rarely do you see a heifer with such power and performance remaining as feminine and correct at this heifer,” said Mr Robertson (Judge if the Black Beauty Bonanza).

We bought this heifer not only for her power and style but also for the calving ease on her Dam’s side. Her maternal Grand Sire is the Denver Champion FAR Krugerrand 410H a bull that combines low birth weight with some of the most accelerated growth in the breed.

Purchased for £25,200 and this years Perth Bull Sales high seller Lockerley Legolas G850 has joined the Rawburn Herd. We are delighted to be working in equal partnership on this bull with F J Fraser & Son, Forfar. Legolas combines muscle, power and structural correctness in an awesome package. His performance figures boast some of the highest growth figures in the UK and backed up with great calving figures it is not hard to see why it was important for Rawburn to buy this bull. We hope to have semen available for sale early in 2010 for the UK and International markets.

Rawburn are proud to present one of the most exciting bull calves we have ever found in Canada. This massive son of Quaker Hills Objective backs up his looks with some very impressive performance figures. Rawburn are delighted to be working in partnership with BJ Cattle Company in Saskatchewan on this very promising young bull. Look out for his first calves in 2010!

RAWBURN HEIFERS SELL TO 11,000 GNS AT BEST OF BLACKS SALE

Rawburn Ebony F618 topped the 2008 'Best of Blacks in the Borders' sale at £11,550 with the seven Rawburn lots averaging over £5000. Click here for report.

NEONIA JOINS RAWBURN ET PROGRAMME

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Remitall Neonia 146N: The Neonia family at Remitall are recognised as one of the very best in North America having bred numerous high sellers and dominated in the Canadian show ring for the past decade. With this year’s dispersal of the Remitall herd, a unique opportunity to buy females from this line arose. Remitall 146N was our #1 choice and a direct daughter of the great Canadian show female and top breeder Neonia 42J. This young female, like her mother, is destined for great things.

RAWBURN SIRED CALVES TRIUMPH AT NATIONAL CALF SHOW

At the 2008 National Calf Show Rawburn bulls sired the Supreme Champion, Reserve Champion and all 3 first prize male calves. These are all big impact calves and are destined to make their mark.

BELHAVEN ECCLESIASTIC G031
This son of Rawburn Lord Ross from new breeder John Gilmour has length and muscle in abundance.

BALMACHIE BLACK BEAR H050
They don’t come much thicker than this son of Rawburn Lord Ross.

EASTFIELD BLACK BANDIT H876:
This son of Rawburn Rochester is as good as they make them.

Hoff Bull SC 512: Having admired this cow when she was purchased at the Hoff Scotch Cap Dispersal in 2006 and then seeing her again on a recent trip to Canada it was important for Rawburn to secure a share in this phenomenal female. Many thanks to the Munro family, Balaldie, Ross-shire for allowing us to purchase a share in this remarkable cow.