SANTA GERTRUDIS
AYREDALE STUD SIRES
Our Premier Sires
Five herd sires anchoring the Ayredale breeding program, proven bloodlines, real figures, genuine breed character.
WACO UMPIRE U172 (P)
Flagship herd sire — $110,000 top-priced bull, 2024 Waco Sale
Waco Paxton P164
Dam
Waco N57
Born
24/12/2022
Class
Classified S
Poll
Poll
Cornerstone of the Ayredale sire battery. Made history as the $110,000 top-priced bull at the 2024 Waco Sale, Mitchell QLD.
Bred by the Waco stud, four generations of Santa breeding, he is a polled son of Waco Paxton over the deep Waco cow families.
Strong growth right through with positive carcase weight and eye muscle area. Frame, muscle and slick coat with the doing-ability the Waco program is known for.
YULGILBAR S010 (AI)(PP)
The outcross with American power — homozygous poll
Red Doc Never Better (P)
Dam
Yulgilbar P197 (P)
Born
11/08/2021
Class
Classified S
Poll
Homozygous Poll (PP)
Genuine outcross genetics. A homozygous polled son of American sire Red Doc Never Better, the bull whose Australian semen rights Yulgilbar secured for a record $197,000.
Bred by Yulgilbar Pastoral Company, Stud No. 13, established 1954. Rare full BREEDPLAN profile and a growth powerhouse.
Top-10% growth, standout maternal and milk, and carcase weight in the top 9%. Being homozygous poll, he throws 100% polled calves over horned cows.
DIAMOND H ZORRO (P)
Show-ring pedigree on the proven Waco Floyd line
Waco Floyd L1104 (P)
Dam
Diamond H X109 (P)
Born
03/09/2021
Class
Classified S
Poll
Poll
Brings the elite Diamond H program into the lineup, one of the breed’s most successful show and stud operations.
A polled son of Waco Floyd over the strong Diamond H X and N cow families.
A linebreeding of two of the breed’s most respected polled programs, known for breed character, structural soundness and doing-ability. Pedigree- and classification-led; BREEDPLAN figures to follow.
WATASANTA SOGGY PANTS 2828 (P)
Ironman son — easy-doing, fertile, soft
Yarrawonga Ironman P914 (PP)
Dam
Watasanta 1725 (P)
Born
11/08/2020
Class
Classified S
Poll
Homozygous Poll Pending
From the high-performance Watasanta program, Watson family, Tamworth. A polled son of Yarrawonga Ironman, bought for $51,000 as Australia’s top-priced Santa bull of 2019.
Dam family traces to the Atomic line with a 100% classification rate, fertility and consistency, not just paper.
An easy-doing, soft son with strong Santa character, loose skin, depth and meat, top-10% growth.
WATASANTA SHOGUN 2838 (P)
Monkey son — carcase and structure
Watasanta Monkey 2244 (P)
Dam
Watasanta 2059 (P)
Born
18/08/2020
Class
Classified S
Poll
Homozygous Poll Pending
A polled son of Watasanta Monkey, a Sydney Royal senior champion and one of the program’s most decorated sires.
Out of a young Hardigreen Park Ringer-line cow that never misses a calf.
Singled out for style and class: dark slick coat, carcase shape, excellent feet and legs, at a moderate, manageable frame. Strong EMA and positive fat, one of the better carcase profiles of the group.
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