A Legacy Offering: Glenavon’s Lot 1 Heifer Donated to the Angus Foundation
Lot 1 of the Glenavon 2026 Female Sale will be donated in full to the Angus Foundation, marking the first time females have been offered publicly from one of Australia’s longest-established Angus studs.
After more than 75 years of Angus breeding, Richard and Prue Post have chosen to mark the occasion with a gesture that supports the next generation of the breed.
The heifer will be offered as part of the Glenavon Female Sale on Friday 27th March at “Outer Bald Blair”, Guyra. While she sits at the front of the sale catalogue, the decision behind her inclusion reflects something broader – the connection between generations of breeding within Prue’s family and the young people who will shape the breed’s future.
“This is a significant sale for us,” Richard Post said. “When you are offering females for the first time after 75 years of breeding, you think carefully about what that moment should stand for. For us, it felt right that the first lot should support the next generation.”
The Glenavon story began in 1949, when the stud was established through the succession of Bald Blair Station. Over the decades, maternal lines such as Evening Star, Delima and Gilda have been carefully developed throughconsistent selection and disciplined breeding decisions. Today’s female herd and cow families reflect those multi-generational decisions, shaped through tight joinings, structural assessment and the steady use of performance data.
Since taking over Outer Bald Blair in 2016, Richard and Prue have continued to refine the program. Their focus has been on benchmarking herd performance, expanding embryo programs and breeding cattle that can perform under stocking pressure while delivering carcase quality and fertility.
Their breeding program deliberately targets birth weights below the breed average while maintaining strong growth, carcase weight and marbling. Structural soundness and longevity remain central to the program. The result is a system built around long-term commercial profitability and efficiency, delivering low-cost beef production.
The donated heifer, Glenavon Gilda V019, is sired by RR Endeavor 9005 PV and carries the Glenavon type – structurally correct, maternally strong and backed by performance. Originally retained as part of the stud’s PTIC heifer drop, she will now form part of a broader story through the Foundation sale.
For Prue, whose family history with Angus traces back to the White family’s early imports in the late 1800s, supporting the Angus Foundation is important for sustainability and growth in the industry.
“The Angus breed has given our family enormous opportunity across generations,” Prue said. “Programs delivered through Angus Youth and the Angus Foundation make it possible for young people, whether they come from multi-generational studs or entirely new backgrounds, to find their place in the industry.”
The Angus Foundation supports scholarships, leadership development and research initiatives that help develop the next generation of Angus breeders and industry leaders. Contributions such as Glenavon’s Lot 1 donation play an important role in supporting those opportunities.
The Glenavon 2026 Female Sale will be conducted on Friday 27th March at 12pm at “Outer Bald Blair”, 1040 Wards Mistake Road, Guyra NSW, with the sale interfaced through AuctionsPlus.
The offering includes 200 PTIC registered females, featuring the entire drop of R cows and older females including donors, along with selected younger S, T and U females. Tight lines of elite commercial PTIC heifers will also be offered in three-week calving intervals.
Open Days will be held Wednesday 11th March and Thursday 26th March, the day prior to the sale, followed by drinks and dinner in the garden for visitors. Inspections will also be available from 9am on sale day ahead of the on-farm sale at 12noon.
Angus Australia Chief Executive Officer Scott Wright said the donation reflects the spirit of the Angus community.
“When a stud of Glenavon’s standing chooses to dedicate its first female sale lot to the Foundation, it sends a powerful message,” Mr Wright said. “It recognises that legacy is not only about pedigree and performance, but also about people. We sincerely thank Richard and Prue for their leadership and generosity.”
As Glenavon prepares to open the gates of its female herd to the market for the first time, the decision to place Lot 1 in support of youth development ensures the milestone sale honours generations of breeding while investing in the next generation of the Angus breed.
