A rare opportunity to buy foundation females, a stock family that goes back 70 years.

Merchiston Angus is a stud business north east of Marton. It was established in 1955 on a property held in the same family through four generations. In addition to the Angus stud, Merchiston has sheep and commercial cattle, as well as cropping and a tourism business.

On 28 March approximately 170 mixed age cattle, comprising the entire Merchiston-based cow herd, will be offered at an on-farm dispersal sale. All the cows at the stud that had calves during 2021 will be for sale.

Over the 67 years Merchiston Angus has been in business clients have mainly been from the western side of the lower North Island, though it has also produced nationally significant cattle, including three national champions and other bulls going to stud herds throughout New Zealand.

Merchiston has plenty of heritage, and a long term genetic legacy based on astute selection, use of EBVs to measure performance, intense evaluation of animal structure and first-class stockmanship. Its stock are renowned for consistency, fertility, volume, depth, capacity, thickness and performance on a predominantly grass diet.

"No other sale like this in New Zealand"