All Maine Anjou cattle were sold at the Maine Anjou Beef Australia and Red Poll Sale 2012.

The five bulls sold made an average of $2160.00, the eight pure females averaged $2412.00 with top priced female making $4000.00, the five half bred females averaged $870.00, two three quarter bred females averaged $1225.00 and one 7/8 female made $1150.00. An overall excellent result with interest in Maine-Anjou cattle growing with every annual sale.

Maine-Anjou Beef Australia is a group of enthusiastic cattle breeders keen to promote the mainstream benefits of using Maine-Anjou beef cattle in Australian herds. This fast growing membership is a reflection of the benefits of breeding with Maine-Anjou beef cattle, a breed that is well recognised and widely used throughout the USA and Europe, especially in its home of France.

The strengths of this breed are many, however it will be the high quality of the meat, the temperament when managing or feedlotting and the feed efficiency when looking for a cost-effective converter of feed to weight that will attract the eye of the cattle producer willing to look outside the square.

"Our Maine cross calves have great length, thick tops and big butts...they just seem to click with Angus cattle"

Breeders find that not only do Maine-Anjou sires produce quick growing calves, but that they colour like their mothers.

Maine-Anjou cattle are-

• Known for their quiet temperament
• Feed Efficient: in hard times it makes good use of available feed.
• Produce exceptionally high quality meat already sought after by select chefs.