“If you’re looking to secure a line of genetics renowned for carcass quality and consistency, then look no further”
Strong demand and tight supply have created robust lamb prices, providing a major opportunity for Australian prime lamb producers. Driven by solid export markets and a smaller lamb crop due to below-average rainfall in key regions, producers, especially those with feed are taking advantage of high prices by investing in their flocks to increase capacity and capitalize on the profitability of every kilogram of lamb.
The 2025 Royal Queensland Show (EKKA) Prime Lamb Carcass Competition and Paddock to Plate Competition, once again saw Bellevue’s Dorper Lambs stand out, with the versatility of Bellevue genetics shining through yet again, taking home ribbons in all classes entered:
• Champion Single Lamb
• Champion Grass Fed Pen of Three Lambs
• Overall Champion Pen of Three Lambs
• Overall Reserve Champion Pen of Three Lambs
• Paddock to Plate Carcass Champion
• 1st & 2nd Pen of Three Heavy Trade Lambs 24.1 – 28 kg
• 2nd Pen of Three Light Trade Lambs 20 – 24 kg
• 1st & 4th Paddock to Plate Pasture Fed 24 – 30 kg
These results back up Championship ribbons received at the 2024, 2023, 2022 & 2019 EKKA competitions, and reinforces Bellevue’s long-held breeding objectives, while ‘ground truthing’ the rams bred.
“Bellevue continues to supply Dorper lamb to Meat at Billy’s, Brisbane and to Eumundi Meats at Noosaville. The expectation of quality from both of these exceptional butchers and purveyors of fine meat, keeps us well informed about the requirements, expectations and the important carcass attributes and finish of our Dorper lamb. This feedback is priceless”, David Curtis said.
If you are looking to secure a line of genetics, renowned for their carcass quality and consistency, then look no further. Bellevue rams are excellent sires for meat production.
“Bellevue Dorper and White Dorper rams are selected (while balancing important maternal production traits) to produce an earlier-maturing lamb with a quality, consistent, sought-after carcass desired by the meat trade. Featuring excellent conformation, fat distribution, eating quality and very good meat to bone yield, these prime lamb carcasses are giving excellent recovery to the butcher/processor, ‘our customer’.
Using LambPlan data as a guide, David Curtis cautions against ‘over-selecting’ for the trait of high growth, while ignoring eye muscle and fat depth, as you run the risk of breeding rangy, tall, leggy animals with a lot of frame that won’t finish as a lamb. You want them to look like Rugby front rowers not AFL players.
“In our enterprise, as seed-stock breeders, it is our highest priority that we breed, for our commercial clients, rams that produce prime lambs that are desired by the meat industry. Rams that are hardy, are not pampered, that express the important and desired attributes necessary for successful commercial prime lamb production, and meat trade satisfaction.
Bellevue’s annual Online Only Autumn Joining Dorper & White Dorper Ram Sale will commence 10am Thursday 12th February 2025, with the AuctionsPlus timer kicking in at 1pm (Qld) Friday 13th February.
Complimentary delivery is offered to major centre in NSW and Qld.
Contact David Curtis 0427 066 535 or register for sale updated at www.bellevuedorpers.com.au
