{"id":20528,"date":"2024-06-07T13:55:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T13:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=20528"},"modified":"2024-06-07T14:00:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T14:00:54","slug":"viatina-19-fetches-4-million-in-brazil-cattle-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2024\/06\/07\/viatina-19-fetches-4-million-in-brazil-cattle-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Viatina-19 fetches $4 million in Brazil cattle auction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A June 2024 cattle auction in\u00a0Brazil\u00a0<\/u><\/a>has lately crowned Viatina-19 as\u00a0the world\u2019s most expensive cow, worth\u00a021 million reais<\/u><\/a>\u00a0(4.3 million).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A hardy snow-white cow, Viatina-19 FIV Mara Mov\u00e9is<\/a> fetched $1.44 million for a partial share at a S\u00e2o Paulo auction.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2,400-pound cow boasts triple ownership but only one entity sold its share. This means that its total worth is over $4.3 million, a Guinness World Record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the amount Viatina-19 earned was no gamble, as its original owners had to pay top dollar to own her. One of the owners is Agropecu\u00e5aria Napemo (Napemo Agriculture), which contributed $800,000 for a stake in her during a 2022 auction. Another bidder later paid 7 million reais ($1.33 million) and prompted the first \u2018most expensive\u201d Guinness World Record for the cow.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The previous most expensive cow had a\u00a0third<\/u><\/a>\u00a0of Viatina-19\u2019s current value, a telling factor about breeding choices. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noble Nelore Breed<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Over 80%<\/u><\/a> of Brazil\u2019s cattle stock are India-originating zebus with handsome compact bodies, mild humps and drooping neck folds. Out of this subspecies comes the Nelore breed, which makes up the majority of Brazil\u2019s meat stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nelore bulls usually surpass other oxen in weight at between 1,764 and 2,425 pounds while cows average 992 to 1,213 pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A descendant of a Nelore breed bull that reached \u00a0Brazil\u2019s shores from India in 1963, Viatina-19 is an exceptional Nelore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the weight front, this record breaker is double the weight of her breed at 2,400 pounds, hence the moniker of \u201csupercow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And \u201csupercow\u201d she is for her embryos and surrogate clones cost $250,000 apiece for those who want to perpetuate her generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Viatina-19 even won a \u201cMiss South America\u201d crown at Fort Worth, Texas where oxen and cows compete for looks.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beef Lead<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As meat-producing zebus win on all fronts, Brazil still leads beef <\/u><\/a>exports and ranks second in beef production globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the country led the world in beef exports in 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

USDA further forecasts that Brazil\u2019s beef exports will remain stable at 3 million tonnes<\/u><\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the following statistics show, there is as much to the story of Brazil\u2019s cattle industry as there is in Viatina-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brazil Cattle Statistics<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to USDA, Brazil had\u00a0194,365,000\u00a0<\/u><\/a>heads of cattle in 2023, \u00a0which might shrink to 193,900,000 in 2024. Of these, 38,960,000 were dairy cattle, 55,280,000 beef cattle and 48,000,000 calves, in 2023. \u00a0Only India, with\u00a0307,500,000 heads,\u00a0<\/u><\/a>had more cattle than Brazil in 2023. \u00a0While the highest in the world, beef exports in Brazil (at 3.35 million tonnes in 2023) are only\u00a030%<\/u><\/a>\u00a0of production. Indeed, consumption at home reached\u00a07.3 billion kg<\/u><\/a>\u00a0(7.3 million tonnes) in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are there native cattle breeds in Brazil?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though 80% of cattle in Brazil are the heat-tolerant imported zebus, Brazil has several native breeds. They include taurine breeds such as Canchim, Caracu, Guzer\u00e1, Indu-Brasil, Girolando and Mocho Nacional. The most predominant breed in Brazil, however is the non-native Nelore, which makes up\u00a090%\u00a0<\/u><\/a>of the zebu population. One of these is the celebrated Viatina-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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