Husband and wife Denis and Theresa Roberts are offering 10 quality lots of Speckle Park bulls and females available now for a private treaty sale.
The couple’s main priorities in the Speckle Park herd are the beast’s overall quality and temperament and breeding them selectively to suit Queensland’s conditions.
“It’s what they (Speckle Park) can do for other breeds from a commercial point of view,” Denis said.
“Because we have bigger areas and paddocks than the rest of the country, I particularly breed a larger Speckle Park animal.
“We try to look for a larger frame beast but the hardest part is to keep them soft to make them easy doing.
“They have high marbling, a high growth rate and very strong fertility.
“I have to wean my bulls at five months because they will start working at six months.”
Denis is expecting buyers from Charters Towers, Emerald, Rockhampton, Taroom, and along the coast.
“Ninety per cent of our bulls are white, which is not a bad thing because that means they can adapt to weather conditions better,” Denis said.
“They are all priced to meet the current market between $5000 and $10,000 and we have a good range of commercially buyable bulls.”
On their 500-hectare block, IvyHome Farm, located 18km from Kingaroy, Denis and Theresa Roberts manage their AAA Speckle Park Stud and their regenerated farming operation.
The husband and wife operation began in 2012 in Oberon NSW when the pair decided to add their own authentic value to the agricultural industry.
Denis and Theresa decided to relocate to the South Burnett region in 2018 to IvyHome Farm consisting of creek flats and red soil.
“Speckle Park has been on IvyHome Farm for 15 years and we have bred them for 12 years,” Denis said.
From their on-property bull and female sale in June, Denis and Theresa’s bulls averaged $8600 and achieved a top price of $16,000 and females averaged $9600 and got a top price of $20,000.
“We have our big sale in June but obviously, not everything is born on the same day so we have a little sale at this time of year to cater to people who are going into the breeding season,” Denis said.
“We have a good range of bulls just to help people out with their breeding.”
Recently unveiled on IvyHome Farm was IvyHome Premium Beef, with their Black Label meat now available for pre-order sourced from registered dams and sires.
Available sizes include Eighth, Quarter, Half and Whole.
For more information head to the AAA Speckle Park website and Facebook page.
