The Mt Brisbane cattle have won many carcass, weight gain and prime cattle competitions and while they were showing stud cattle, Mt Brisbane won Interbreed Champions, as well as having Droughtmaster Champions.

For the last several years we have sold all our steers and cull females into the MSA grid through JBS. We have been delighted to see compliance rates of around 90% on each load, a very high compliance rate for purebred Droughtmasters off grass.  This market acceptance is an assurance our cattle are producing commercially relevant and economical carcasses.

Bulls have been sold from Longreach to Moree and many places in between with all sales being made in the paddock.  Bulls are available each year from July, they are sold after semen testing to ensure their fertility.  They are fully vaccinated and prepared on our native pastures.
Any temperament problems are sorted out after weaning when weaners have an intensive working period with bikes and dogs, anything not coming up to scratch is castrated or in the case of heifers, culled.

Females are joined at 2 years of age in a short joining period and anything not in calf or not having a live calf is culled. The maiden heifers are joined for an eight week joining with all other females rearing a calf having a 12 week joining. High fertility is essential to remain in the herd. The stud herd is run on the same lines as the commercial herd with only productive females being retained in the herd. Any stud cow that produces steers or culled females goes into the commercial herd. As a result the stud herd are all fertile and functional females.

No cattle have been dipped on Mt Brisbane for 40 years so they are naturally tick resistant and any animal with Buffalo Fly rub marks is culled.  Any cow that needs help to calve is also culled so a naturally easy care herd is maintained at all times.