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Waratah Speckle Park 2016 Sale videos
This year’s sale will be held on Monday, 11 July. For all the details see our sale page: Annual Sale – 2016.
For this year’s speckle park sale we have purposefully selected the cattle ensuring carcass quality and sound structure. We are pleased with the cattle on offer in 2016 and hope you are able to find the right animal to suit your individual breeding needs.
Sale Videos
Take a look at some of the lots we have in this year’s sale. You can see all our videos on: our YouTube Channel.
Sale Catalogue 2016
Download a copy of the Waratah Speckle Park Sale Catalogue 2016. (This can also then be used for viewing without an internet connection.)
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If you are having any problems viewing the catalogue please contact us, and we’ll do what we can to assist.
A few pictures from the original Sale day 2015
Snow wind mist closed roads all led to the decision that the Waratah Speckle Park Sale 2015 would need to be postponed for a week.
The morning of the sale.
After the initial shock and warm drinks we decided to enjoy the snow
A great family day was had by all.
Sale results at a glance 2015
45 Bulls sold
Topped $18,000
Average$4500.00
Heifers rising 12mths 8 sold
Topped $9,000
Average$4812.50
PTIC Heifers 12 sold
Topped $7,000
Average$4812.50
Commercials 7 sold
Topped $1,900
Average$1328.57
Embryos 2 packages sold
Average$2600
Further lots sold concluding the sale
Sale summary 2015
Thanks to Nathan Purvis from Colin Say & Co for writing up this report
Waratah Prevails Over Snow
The snow cleared for round two at the annual Waratah Speckle Park Sale held on property at Guyra Monday 20th July 2015. An excellent line of bulls and females were offered. Cattle sold to new and repeat buyers from as far as north as Comet in Queensland and as far south as Victoria to Kerang.
There were 54 registered bidders competing on the Waratah catalogue including Auctions Plus purchasers. 49 bulls were offered with 45 selling to an average of $4500. PTIC heifers averaged $4812.50 with 12 out of the 13 on offering selling. The yearling heifers also averaged $4812.50 with 8 out of the 12 heifers sold. A full clearance was achieved for the commercial heifers with all 7 selling to average $1328.60. Embryo packages sold to average $2600.
Volume buyer was Dean Armstrong from “Comet Downs”, Comet North Queensland. After inspecting the Waratah display at Rockhampton Beef 2015 Mr. Armstrong was impressed enough to take the 1000+km journey to buy 12 bulls to average $4375, selecting some of the lead bulls of the Waratah draft.
Top price of $18,000 was paid for Waratah Just Chillin J154 a Waratah Eddie E22 son purchased by the Van Der Drift family from Kerang in Victoria. After the performance of last year’s purchases, the Van Der Drifts returned to secure some of the very best of Waratah’s offering. The family purchased 9 head paying up to $7000 for a PTIC heifer J46 a Champagne Pretender daughter to complement their Black Diamond Speckle Park Stud.
Top priced female was $9000 for lot 92 a Codiak Putnam 61Y female purchased by Burnett Valley Pork Pty Ltd of Monto Queensland. Sandra Verdonschot upon purchasing the heifer at the sale exclaimed “My husband is going to kill me”, a further conversation revealed “If you’re buying the best I will be happy”, upon receiving the heifer, the purchasers revealed all parties were satisfied.
The Turnham family were pleased with their second annual sale at “Waratah” challenged by a postponement of the sale due to snow. Noting you certainly cannot change the weather on the day. The Turnham family thanked everyone for persevering with the rescheduled sale date and look for- ward to seeing you in 2016, for a warmer Guyra welcome at the 3rd Waratah Speckle Park sale.
Toowoombah Farmfest 2015
We barely arrived home from Rocky and did a few things and loaded up the gear and headed to Toowoombah Farmfest.
All set up and ready to go.
Farmfest 2015
Blake O’Reilly led Hume H14 in the Battle Of the Bulls British Breed where Hume took out third. Thanks Blake.
Blake O’Reilly and Laiton with Waratah Hume H14.
The days were spent making contacts, talking about the future of the breed and promoting our next on farm Sale. Monday 13th July 2015.
Semen Sires – 2015
Annual Sale
You’re invited to attend our annual sale on Monday 13 July.
Our Semen Sires are selling Lots 59-64.
Sale Catalogue
Take a look at our Sale Catalogue, and don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.
Can’t view the catalogue? You can download a PDF copy of the catalogue, or contact us and we’ll put you on our mailing list to send you a printed catalogue when they’re ready (4 weeks prior to sale).
Northern Beef Week Monday 15th June 2015
Monday 15th June 2015 is the designated day for Open day at Waratah Speckle Park. From 9am till 4pm. Take this opportunity to view the up coming Sale Bulls and Females that will be on display.
Come after 9am but before 4pm Check out the cattle, have a chat and some refreshments and enjoy the Turnham Family hospitality.
The Land Northern Beef Week 2014
Inaugural Sale summary 2014
In 2014 we had our Inaugural sale
Stand back view on the day
Colin Say & Co summed it up like this.
The first sale for any stud breeder certainly leaves you with a few sleepless nights leading up to the event, this would have been no different for the Turnham family of “Waratah” Guyra, selling 102 Speckle Park lots on Monday 14th July 2014.
These lots consisted of Speckle Park bulls, Brahckle bulls, Embryo lots, Cow and calf units, PTIC females, unjoined yearling heifers and commercial PTIC heifers. With gale force winds blowing for two days leading up to the sale it took the Landcruiser ute to hold the Marquee to the ground, but this did not stop the sale from being a huge success.
Waratah H44
The top priced bull was Lot 14 Waratah H44which sold for $12,000 to Van Derdrift Sons Pty Ltd of Macorna Victoria. The Van Derdrift family were volume buyers, purchasing 22 lots, including the top priced female Lot 76 for $8000. The Van Derdrift family run a piggery which turns off 35,000 pigs annually. The family were attracted to the Speckle Park breed for their carcass attributes. The quality of the Waratah Speckle Park herd encouraged them to make the long journey to the cold climate of Guyra. This was their second inspection, the first being at Christmas time.
Sale breakdown
20/28 Speckle Park bulls sold to average -$4325
4/6 Brahckle bulls sold to average – $3500
18/18 Embryo lots sold to average -$750
15/15 PTIC cows sold to average -$4283
30/31 Yearling Speckle Park heifers sold to average -$3650
30/30 Commercial PTIC heifers sold to average -$864
The Waratah genetics sold across the country from Tasmania to QLD, with the majority of the catalogue selling to various parts of NSW and Victoria. The equal second top price female sold for $7000 to the Doak family of Bundarra lot 86 Waratah J35 a Champagne Pretender daughter. Also selling for $7000 was a Heartridge Aries daughter, new genetics to Australian breeders, which went to Burnett Valley Pork Pty Ltd in Queensland. The commercial females sold extremely well with the top price of $1025 selling to Chinchilla. Angus Cross heifers PTIC to Speckle Park bulls topped at $1000 for lot 96 which consisted of five F1 Speckle Park cross Angus heifers weighing in at %00kg PTIC to Waratah G16
First Sale Done and Dusted
Great Day for “Waratah Speckle Park”
A fantastic result for Eric, Helen, Laiton and Kayla. This sale has been a work in progress for six years, and is the result of a lot of hard work and capital which has gone into this venture with many trips to Canada sourcing genetics. A huge congratulations from the staff at Colin Say and Co Pty Ltd for a fantastic first sale especially in a trying year testing the most hardy seedstock producers
Thanks Nathan and the rest of the Colin Say & Co team