The Pampas consignee Néstor Hugo Fuentes SA gave an important auction on Saturday in General Acha, with 3,000 heads, which included an outstanding and special portion within the offer: 1,000 Angus bellies. In this way, the firm had its participation in the series of auctions sponsored by the Argentine Angus Association, within the framework of the 80th Autumn Exhibition.
With agility and marked interest, MAS heifers were sold with pregnancy guarantee (with a maximum of 242,000 pesos), new cows and general heifers with pregnancy guarantee (maximum of 221,000 pesos) and heifers for entorar (maximum of 130,000 pesos); In addition to cows with breeding, used with pregnancy guarantee and empty with health. The entire estate was sold on time.
Sales. Gabriela Iturrioz hammers at the Pampas consignee.
"We are very satisfied with the values achieved. At present, I think they are more than interesting values, "said Gabriela Iturrioz, in charge of the hammer in the company, together with her husband Néstor Fuentes. It is a fact to highlight, especially when the commercialization of bellies goes through a critical moment for several weeks. Drought is a major cause.
As said, the offer of the consignee reached 3,000 animals. To the above, 500 were added to the kilo and, the rest, were general empty cows and pregnant cows, cows with breeding and empty cows with health.
Iturrioz emphasized the fragment of special bellies: "It was all black and red Angus defined, of very good class," he summarized. The marketing was transmitted by Canal Rural, within the framework of the sales carried out by the consignee Sáenz Valiente, Bullrich.
"We want to thank the very good disposition of the house Sáenz Valiente, Bullrich SA. It was the kick so that we could participate with the special section of 1,000 heads that were auctioned through the screen of Canal Rural and with the sponsorship of the Argentine Association of Angus, and offer what the province of La Pampa has in Angus, "he added.
Pampas livestock
Livestock activity in La Pampa registered growth and development in recent years. Iturrioz agreed: "Pampas livestock has improved a lot in quality and class." In this process, the Angus breed had an important role.
Of such a stick: The best red is the daughter of the famous bull Mateo.
"The Angus offered in La Pampa is defined. In general, the Angus cow of the province is 450 to 480 kilos, box, structure and likes the producer. The calf is thick, robust, of good class and quality; fattening it, it is a steer for Quota Hilton, "explained the auctioneer.
He also referred to the climatic vicissitudes that condition the activity in recent weeks. "It's not raining in the province. In the fall, when rains were needed to achieve natural grass, it did not rain and the fields are loaded with hacienda. The farmer needs to get wintering, first, and then some business cow," he said. Precisely, this last category was represented in quantity in the auction on Saturday and registered higher values than the previous week.
The consignee Néstor Hugo Fuentes has been operating for more than 30 years and its influence has transcended the limits of the Pampas. In the days before the auction, he received calls from producers in Córdoba, Mendoza, San Luis and Buenos Aires. According to Iturrioz, they were not only interested in the supply of business cows, but also in the bellies that are destined for breeding. "They are bellies that will continue in production, surely breeding, in other provinces," he predicted.
First oaths
On the track the best black veal of the Autumn Angus Exhibition.
On Saturday, the qualification juries began at the Angus Autumn Exhibition, which takes place at the Palermo fairgrounds. In the morning, it was the turn of the batches of pure females controlled on the center court. The task was in charge of Julio Fernández.
In the afternoon, with an imposing frame on the indoor track mounted in the Blue Pavilion, the oath of black and red pedigree calves was carried out alternately. Late at night, the jury Javier Ezcurra chose the winning specimens, highlighting their racial quality.
The highest distinction in black variety corresponded to a minor calf (Box 15) from the Don Romeo cabin, in Olavarría; while the best red was an intermediate veal (Box 117) from La Paz cabin, located in the Buenos Aires town of Vedia.
