AUCTIONEER: CHRIS POLEY
The Speckle Park breed celebrated the legendary contributions of the Sunderland family at their dispersal sale in October. The top-selling female was Misty Fritz of Uneeda 130A, sired by Uneeda Wonderbar 05W, was purchased by the partnership of MX Ranch, Neilburg, Sask., and Rose Hill Speckle Park, New South Wales, Australia, for $15,000. Emerald of Uneeda was the second highestselling female at $10,500, sired by P.A.R. Ascape 89A, and went to Wheaton Bros. Pty Ltd. and B & BH Guest, both of New South Wales, Australia.
11 cow-calf pairs averaged $9,055 22 bred females averaged $5,500 1 open female brought $10,000 4 bulls averaged $3,625 113 embryos averaged $480/embryo 20 units of semen averaged $40/straw
F I N A L R E S U LT S :
The sale grossed $300,100 on 54 lots, averaging $6,450 on 38 lots of live cattle. october 24, 2021 // neilburg, sask.
legendary ladies speckle park sale AUCTIONEER: CHRIS POLEY
Spots ‘N Sprouts 1B (see page 36) was the topselling female at $10,750; a daughter of Six Star 82U Royal Flesh 101Y, she was purchased by KFC Farms Ltd., Abbotsford, B.C. The highselling heifer calf was Ravenworth Lightning Lady 310H, sired by Wolf Lake Free Trade 42F, who went to Colgan’s Cattle Company Corp., Saskatoon, Sask., for $5,000. Notta Ranch opened up their tank to share an offering of semen from some of the breed’s most influential sires, and it was hotly contested, selling for $275325/unit to KFC Farms Ltd., Maple Lake Stock Farm, River Hill Farm, Spots N Sprouts Speckle Park, Underhill Specs, and Velian Farms.
6 cow-calf pairs averaged $5,200 16 cows averaged $4,547 5 bred heifers averaged $3,860 2 heifer calves averaged $4,750 3 bulls averaged $3,750 7 embryos averaged $357/embryo 124 units of semen averaged $144/straw
F I N A L R E S U LT S :
The sale grossed $164,360 on 39 lots, averaging $4,500 on 32 lots of live cattle.
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october 25, 2021 // lloydminster, sask.
uneeda farm and double s farm complete speckle park dispersal
october 17, 2020 // oberon, nsw
wattle grove speckle park annual sale AUCTIONEER: MICHAEL GLASSER
A new world record for the highest-selling Speckle Park bull was set at Wattle Grove’s annual sale. Wattle Grove Paperboy P503, a son of Codiak Putnam GNK 61Y, sold for AUD$68,000 to Stephen Ariss of Temple Mount Farm, Victoria, Australia. The topselling female was Wattle Grove 01B Niome Q506, a daughter of Avery Creek Banjo 01B, who was purchased by Gotcha Cattle Stud of New South Wales for AUD$31,000. The offering of the buyer’s choice of semen from a selection of proven Australian sires sold for $500/straw to AG & SG Chessells of Victoria, Australia. Toebelle Speckle Park, New South Wales, Australia, purchased the top embryos, a mating of Avery Creek Banjo 01B and Codiak Utah GNK 23U, for AUD$3,750/embryo.
21 bulls averaged $7,925 16 heifers averaged $9,421 24 embryos averaged $1,568/embryo 40 units of semen averaged $381/straw
F I N A L R E S U LT S :
The sale grossed AUD$891,100.
new world-record-selling bull
Wattle Grove Paperboy P503 Wattle Grove Speckle Park SOLD FOR
AUD$68,000
to Stephen Aris, Temple Mount Farm, Victoria
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