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CBV BULL SALE

Field Day:

Thursday 16 July - 8:00am start

Bull Sale:

Friday 17 July - 8:00am start

2026 Bull
Sale Catalogue

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Against a background of large numbers of high function CBV Brahmans

Discussions will abound!

Bull Sale

Friday 17 July

CBV commenced in 1981 with Alf and Wendy Collins at “Belah Valley”, Marlborough.

The CBV core herd was selected out of a family partnership at "Wandilla", of purebred Brahman cattle with 25 years development.

Over the following 20 years Alf and Wendy’s focus was breeding adapted cattle to supply genetics that make a difference to margins in the commercial world. Simultaneously land improvement was an integral part of the whole business development.

If you see a need to change, don’t be held back by what you know

In a reflective and constructive mode, Alf Collins Snr was speaking from his CBV Brahman base at Belah Valley, Marlborough, Qld. Often enough we are exposed to things worth celebrating with family or friends or our immediate community. The following is worth celebrating. There is a pleasing breath of fresh air drifting through the stockyards and saleyard platforms or wherever cattle breeders or finishers gather in northern Australia. It is a willingness to discuss, quantify, and analyse increasingly for beef and grazing.

How to get the world’s best sire power

SIMPLE abundance, fuelled by honest cows and 215 elite sires. That's part of the highly successful breeding philosophy behind CBV Brahmans, Belah Valley, Marlborough developed by genetics management over 45 years.

Interview with Alf Collins of CBV Brahmans and Martin Gomez of Rancho Consuelo

Watch as Alf Collins and Martin Gomez delve deeper into managing inbreeding and maintaining genetic diversity, the importance of fertility, and buying CBV in the Philippines.

Interview with Alf Collins – Part One

Interview with Alf Collins – Part Two

Tales of the Brahman herd

Kay Becker is speaking with Alf Collins from CBV Brahmans at Marlborough. Alf speaks of how he manages his Brahman herd and the resources he has used and the people he speaks with that have influenced his decisions about the path he has taken.

Please enjoy your visit, the cattle and the information that we share. We look forward to meeting you online, or in person, to discuss your aims and achievements, as well as our management and genetic strategies.

CBV on the wire

What's the latest new happening at CBV Brahmans

If you see a need to change, don’t be held back by what you know

In a reflective and constructive mode, Alf Collins Snr was speaking from his CBV Brahman base at Belah Valley, Marlborough, Qld. Often enough we are exposed to things worth celebrating with family or friends or our immediate community. The following is worth celebrating. There is a pleasing breath of fresh air drifting through the stockyards and saleyard platforms or wherever cattle breeders or finishers gather in northern Australia. It is a willingness to discuss, quantify, and analyse increasingly for beef and grazing.

How to get the world’s best sire power

SIMPLE abundance, fuelled by honest cows and 215 elite sires. That's part of the highly successful breeding philosophy behind CBV Brahmans, Belah Valley, Marlborough developed by genetics management over 45 years.

About CBV

CBV commenced operation in 1981 with Alf and Wendy Collins at “Belah Valley”, Marlborough Queensland.

Collins Belah Valley Brahmans – the breed within a breed

In successful beef cattle breeding, there are no shortcuts, no quick fixes – more a matter of doing lots of small things well... Relentlessly! Focus on, what we can influence, what we can change. In genetic terms, the results of tight management are measurably bearing fruit.

Tails of the Brahman herd

Kay Becker is speaking with Alf Collins from CBV Brahmans at Marlborough. Alf speaks of how he manages his Brahman herd and the resources he has used and the people he speaks with that have influenced his decisions about the path he has taken.