Palgrove Ultrablack, Brangus & Angus
By identifying high performing traits, Palgrove Ultrablacks produce progeny that express tropical performance, increased meat quality and enhanced fertility.
By identifying high performing traits, Palgrove Ultrablacks produce progeny that express tropical performance, increased meat quality and enhanced fertility.
Palgrove has formed a genetic alliance with GENEPLUS, a leading USA supplier of Brangus and Ultrablack genetics, who are consistently ranked in the top 20 seedstock suppliers in the US.
Both Palgrove and GENEPLUS have a breeding philosophy that is focused on producing phenotypically correct cattle that fit their environment maternally and structurally, while still maintaining the performance and carcass merit the marketplace demands. The alliance will provide a cross check of data information and verification that brings together the very best of Australian and US genetics.
Palgrove has been breeding Angus and Brangus purebred bulls for many years. Since 2009 we have pioneered the development of the Palgrove Ultrablack. These genetics were developed to cater to clients who require black hided bulls that retain a small percentage of Brahman (maximum 20% Brahman infusion only).
The bulls resemble a ‘tropical Angus’ with a sleek coat, pliable hide and the constitution that comes from their ‘hint of Bos Indicus’ and have the ‘meat quality of Angus in a tolerant heat package’.
The versatile Palgrove Ultrablacks work best as a second or third breed in a crossbreeding program over Bos Indicus or British breed commercial females and are equally at home in northern or southern production regions of Australia.
We believe our Ultrablack program is just scrapping the surface for the influence the breed will have on the Australian Beef Industry.
No matter what colour or breed Revolution really is the ideal beef bull! He was the highest selling Ultrablack bull in Australia at $70,000, selling in 2022.
He epitomises what we are aiming to breed in our Ultrablack program – sleek skinned, ideal sheath design, big scrotal with great carcase shape.
He was used as a yearling, and heavily in AI programs. His first progeny are due in Autumn 2023.
Safehouse is right where we aim to be in our Ultrablack program – sleek skinned, ideal sheath design, big scrotal, great structure with loads of volume and capacity.
Sold in 2023 for $65,000 – Semen Retained.
Another Networth son showing the typical fleshing, carcase and style that combines the maternal strength from the Millah Murrah Abigail female line.
He’s easy fleshing, thick butted, with a good skin and strong sires head.
Retained sire – EBV’s suggest he is a yield improving bull with a top 20% ranking in Retail Beef Yield.
Phenotypically he would be one of the highest performing Ultrablack bulls we have bred.
He’s got a beautiful big square hip, thick butted, long as a train with so much carcase and softness.
His data matches his phenotype – Top rankings for Growth, Carcase Weight, EMA and Yield. All key profit driving traits we put a lot of emphasis on.
We love the style and fleshing in this bull – he has always stood out and we used him as a yearling.
He sold in our record breaking sale in 2022 for $60,000 and a semen share was retained.
Typical of the Networth progeny, he has the ideal combination of carcase and doing ability with an EMA ranking in the top 10% and fat cover in the top 5%.
Upstanding sire that was used as a yearling before selling in 2022 for $50,000.
He has a touch more performance with stacks of volume and capacity, yet moves like a cat. He has plenty of length and bone, big scrotal and ideal sheath design.
A bull we will use to add extra performance and frame – structurally he is faultless.
Used as a yearling over stud females – Very complete and correct bull suitable for Heifers – Long and smooth, great butt shape, ideal sheath design and a big scrotal. High ranking scrotal size EBV in the top 5% – At 14
months he measured 39cm, a strong indication of early puberty.
It’s not easy to find or breed bulls of this quality – Tanker is a son of Primemover, who was the Australian top price record holder.
He leans a touch more towards Bos Indicus, but phenotypically he’s so impressive and a mirror image of his
sire.
Long and smooth, easy fleshing, plenty of volume and capacity and one of the strongest headed bulls in the draft.
Sold in 2023 for $46,000.
A second generation Ultrablack with the hip and butt shape we aim to breed in our cattle.
One of the higher ranking bulls for IMF in our 2022 sale where he sold for $38,000.
High positive Weaning Weight EBV with positive Fat Cover and Marbling. He’s a moderate boned, high yielding type that will be used in our herd to improve carcase shape without compromising on IMF.
Impressive Business Line son that was retained for his extra length, bone and capacity – He was always a stand out in his group.
He is stamped with the presences and extension we expect in the Business Line progeny.
Used heavily as a walking sire and also in AI – we expect the progeny to have a touch more frame, extra length and with plenty of thickness.
Quantum is the ideal ‘Beef Bull’ – Medium framed, sleek skinned, big scrotal, weighs like lead with a great sires head, which is renowned on the Guardian progeny.
He was the high selling Ultrablack bull in our 2021 sale at $35,000. On the day of sale he was 25 months weighed 912kg, fat of 12/9mm, 44cm scrotal, IMF of 5.8% and a huge EMA of 150 square centimetres.
We use Quantum to moderate frame, improve sheath design and add that extra thickness.
Geneplus Sire out of the US.
One of the unique individuals in the history of the breed in terms of his combination of information and phenotype.
Near perfect from head to tail, his compilation of calving ease, growth, and carcass, and backed by true maternal excellence, he rivals the elite across breeds and his progeny are quickly proving out his phenotype and data.
This is one hell of a ‘beef bull’ – He’s sleek skinned, optimum frame with the depth of flank to indicate his doing ability and softness.
His US bred sire, Foundation, is a real performance sire with an excellent sheath design and strong carcase traits. We love what Foundation is producing and are using 7 plus Foundation sons in our program.
Quality Time is an imported embryo out of the US. He’s a power house sire that will add extra bone, fleshing and substance to his progeny.
Curve bending data from low Birth Weight (top 1%) with positive Growth and Carcase traits.
First sons will sell in 2023.
Quick Release is an imported embryo out of the US, crossing Foundation over the Miss North Star 30A female (Dam of Business Line) .
His sire Foundation has produced some phenomenal cattle, 11 sons have sold at auction to top at $50,000 to average $25,800.
He has been used successfully over cows and heifers (Top 1% for Gestation Length) with a number of sons used as yearlings in the 2022 joining season.
First sons will feature in our 2023 bull sale
Rock Solid is by the high performing Networth sire whose first 13 sons sold in 2022, topping at $60,000 and averaging $23,850.
He’s one of cleanest made Brangus bulls we have seen – great sheath design, big scrotal, square hipped with the ideal combination of carcase and softness.
Used as a yearling, currently walking at Palgrove and used extensively in fresh and frozen AI.
Ringleader sold for $50,000 in 2022. He has a top shelf pedigree that combines the best of Australian & US genetics – Foundation, Csonka and the Chadwick Downs Blue Bird cow family.
The first 12 sons of his sire SF Brickhouse sold at auction in 2022 topping at $74,000 and averaged $31,833.
He’s deep ribbed; thick butted; with plenty of bone and easy fleshing. He will be injected through both our Brangus and Ultrablack program.
Blueprint combines the stoutness, muscle and performance of his sire Beacon with the moderation and functionality of his tremendous donor female.
Inspecting the 2A female in the US confirmed our decision of adding Blueprint to the sire battery. She has been a consistent producer of quality and Palgrove has imported embryos out of her to Australia.
Brickhouse was the feature sire of our record breaking sale in 2022 where his sons sold to $74,000 with 12 bulls averaging $31,833.
His first run of females are in production at Palgrove – they rise to the top of their contemporaries and have exceptional udder integrity.
A Brangus sire that can correct sheath design in one generation. He’s a high growth bull (top 1%) with positive Milk, Carcase and Scrotal Size.
A highly proven sire, his progeny mature early, are easy doing with top end performance.
He’s a full brother to Suhn’s Signal that has been used extensively over heifers.
He’s a high growth bull (Top 1% – 400D Weight), ranks in the top 1% for Carcase Weight and adds Scrotal size to his progeny.
We love the breed character, bone and depth of body Investment has transmitted to his progeny. He has given us great results in both our Brangus and Ultrablack programs.
We used 6 of his yearling sons in 2023 and they will feature in our 2023 Annual Sale, you won’t miss them.
Crossroads was the highest selling bull in the 2019 fall sale season in the US at US$80,000.
His first sons will sell in our 2023 Annual Sale – they’re long bodied; thick butted and sleek skinned.
His dam is a maternal sister to DMR Empire, who is the sire of DMR Investment.
One of the greatest sires of his generation – He stamps his progeny with his length, thickness, extra bone and that ‘Business Line’ style.
Expect Business Line progeny to stand out in the paddock, while his sons have sold well his daughters are also a highlight with great udder structure.
Twenty six sons have sold at auction, topping at $44,000 to average $20,730.
A high performing sire whose progeny always rise to the top, 10 sons have sold to $50,000 at auction to average $27,000.
He ranks in the top 1% of the Australian Brangus breed for both $Indexes and Weaning Weight.
Our sire and donor pen at Palgrove are littered with Foundation progeny – He has worked well in both our Brangus and Ultrablack programs to add substance will maintaining structural integrity.
A performance sire that adds fat cover, softness, fleshing and carcase shape to his progeny. He’s a sire that maintains the Bos Indicus character while improving sheath design.
23 sons have sold at Auction to top at $60,000 and average $23,846, along with two sons retained in the herd.
G112 has been a standout since birth. He’s balanced with a sire’s outlook, bone, clean underline, excellent temperament, slick coated, extreme width and packed full of beef in a moderate frame. One of the highest priced Brangus bulls to sell in Australia in 2013.
He is in the top 1% of the breed for Eye Muscle Area, top 5% for Retail Beef Yield, top 10% for 400 Day Wt.
Hardy is our newest sire and is the first of the Palgrove Ultrablack bulls to be used in the breeding program.
He is sired by Csonka, one of the Brangus breed’s legends and out of a donor Angus female that has already produced ‘sale topping’ Angus sale bulls.
His natural thickness and capacity along with a sire’s head and bone will ensure he achieves both optimum calving percentages and weaning weights. He has the hair type and carcass traits to add great commercial value.
Hombre is a powerful Brangus bull. He adds thickness, volume & bone and has it all well positioned on a medium frame. He is a benchmark Brangus sire in the USA.
He ranks in the top 10% of the Brangus breed for all Growth traits, EMA and Scrotal.
Csonka is a legend in the US Brangus breed, out of the world famous Brinks herd and brings explosive growth, excellent carcass & fertility to the pedigree.
He is ranked in the breed’s top 1-5% for 200,400 & 600D Wt; Milk and Scrotal.
