Stern Angus: Practical Performance Cattle

Stern Angus: Practical Performance Cattle Stern Angus is a 89 year old, fourth generation Fraser family Angus Stud business. Next Sale: 18 June 2026 Stern Angus Stud.

The Stern Angus stud was founded in 1937 on Motere and Tautane bloodlines in Southland by Robert Fraser, the present owners grandfather. The stud was moved to Sterndale in 1942 and went through a very successful period under the stewardship of his son Robin Fraser before the present owners James and Fe Fraser took over in 1992. It is interesting to note that Fe’s Family has a longer association wi

th Angus cattle. Her family were shareholders in the New Zealand and Australian Land Company which first imported stud angus cattle to New Zealand in the 1860’s. An original portrait of Tillyfour Lass, one of the first six pedigree angus females imported, hangs above the living room fire place at Sterndale. Today Stern Angus stud mates in excess of 600 cows and yearling heifers. Summers are often dry with a 600mm annual rainfall. Cows are frequently grazed over neighbouring properties and further a field ensuring a strong commercial bias. Winter temperatures can get down to -12˚C with occassional snow and summer temperatures have peaked over 40˚C. The stud has enjoyed many successes including sales to $28,000 for heifer Stern Bushelle at the 1981 Angus World Forum and bulls to $37,000 together with regular semen and embryo sales both nationally and internationally. Annual winter sales are held in June comprising around 100 rising two year old bulls and spring sales of yearlings comprised of approximately 25 head.

2012 was a record winter sale with fifty three bulls ranged from $3000 to $7000 and three stud bulls to $36,000 for an overall average of $7400.

2014 was a record sale with 92 bulls ranging from $3500 to $16000 purchased by stud and commercial cattlemen throughout New Zealand. The top price was paid for a Stern Claidmohr son by the Williams family, Turihau Stud, Gisborne. Braveheart of Stern
Braveheart of Stern was a phenomenal success New Zealand wise in 2012 with over 60 sons averaging $11,000 and seven sons selling over $30,000. Sired by Highlander of Stern and from a double bred Stern Fitzpatrick cow, Braveheart is a New Zealand sensation.

We're still recovering from an amazing day on Thursday! Thank you!We have been blown away by your support. It's great to...
19/06/2026

We're still recovering from an amazing day on Thursday! Thank you!

We have been blown away by your support. It's great to see, hear, and be apart of such optimism in the sheep and beef industry!

We thoroughly enjoyed catching up with our loyal regular purchasers and the new clients who join the Stern family.

Thank you to all purchasers, bidders, supporters, agents and the team at Bidr. We are truly humbled by your support and endorsement of our breeding program!

All the best to our Gisborne vendor mates for the next few days of sales.

16/06/2026

There's a couple of genuine Transferable bulls late in the catalogue that shouldn't be missed!
Lot 90 is an easy doing R37 Son, with a beautiful smooth shoulder and great hind quarter.
And Lot 93... a meaty Cruiser Son with genuine muscle expression. He scanned well too, being well inside the top 10% for EMA and above breed average IMF. Super prospects to check out at the back of the catalogue!

14/06/2026

A couple more feature bulls, a stylish Albert son at Lot 12 with plenty of growth, paired with top Carcase weight for the breeder finisher. Followed by Lot 35, a Tehama Testament out of one of our favourite cows. He is balanced, moderate, and with plenty of bone. He's a top pick!

13/06/2026

Here's a couple of top 5% Growth bulls now... and great matron producers, without giving away carcase merit! Lot 25 and 65 are certainly worth a closer look.

We're always keen to show off the bulls so come and view anytime before the sale this week!

12/06/2026

Here's a couple of super heifer mating prospects, Lots 3 and 19 on the one vid. Lot 3 has carcase traits to die for. Top 5% EMA, Top 10% Fats, Top 1% IMF in a Calving Ease package with Growth! Out of a promising Kaharau bred heifer.

Lot 19 is an Albert grandson and another Calving Ease expert! Easy doing and again very high carcase merit EMA and IMF.

Check them out https://pivotdesign.co.nz/ebooks/2026/Stern_Angus/

It's been another busy day or two with the camera and finalising the transfer list. We've slimmed the list down to 18 bu...
11/06/2026

It's been another busy day or two with the camera and finalising the transfer list. We've slimmed the list down to 18 bulls based on phenotype and performance. It's been a challenge to get the numbers down, so please feel free to reach out to Rob or James with any individual queries!

TRANSFER LOTS:
Lots 3, 10, 12, 17, 19, 25, 26, 28, 35, 65, 67, 81, 82, 83, 85, 89, 90 and 93

Videos of all transfer bulls available on Bidr
https://bidr.co.nz/auction/5917

It's kind of special when you have relationships that endure for generations. Often it's commercial clients or propertie...
01/06/2026

It's kind of special when you have relationships that endure for generations. Often it's commercial clients or properties that have been buying bulls for multiple generations, but the Fraser and Cochrane families (Delmont Angus, South Otago) have been stud partners and clients for three generations.

Rob and Jono are the grandsons of Rob and Stuart who together purchased Waitapu Governor in 1988 for a record $41,000, against strong competition from Tangihau Angus (or was it Cricklewood Angus?) for the prized bull. They are as equally passionate angus young men as their grandparents were.

What a legacy for them and their bulls!

30/05/2026

The bulls 'Selected for Transfer' will be posted soon but here's Donald's first pick. He may be a heifer's first calf and carry all the calving ease attributes but he's no weakling! He's absolutely packed with meat along a gun barrel back which is backed up with positive fats and IMF. In fact TOP 1% for all carcase traits.
Out of a top Gisborne bred heifer he's the sort of bull that with add value to many breeding programs from Southland Otago to North Island hill country. Lot three has a lot to offer. https://pivotdesign.co.nz/ebooks/2026/Stern_Angus/

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