Dorroughby Speckle Park

28/05/2024

Some crossbred steers bought back from one of ours bull clients the Johnson Family from Dulucca. Sired by Dorroughby Slayer, that was purchased at our second sale. These steers are just 9-10 months old and averaged 351kg after curfew. Looking forward to seeing them grow out after 100 days on grain and sent in for processing. Dan’s comment was that these steers were 30-40kg heavier than their other Weaner steers the same age. The Speckle Park advantage - hybrid vigour, feed conversion and taste, is there a better trifecta?

02/05/2024

With the recent successful sale of one of our properties, we have a selection of Heifers and cow and calf combos we have to part with that were going into our sale. Nothing under $3k, nothing over $5k. PM for further details and I will send the combinations available. Some heifers are PTIC to Dorroughby Ring Leader, with the remainder running with Pinnacle Park Statement and will be Preg Tested Friday 10th of May.

09/04/2024

25/03/2024

After planting oats in late February on just enough moisture, we were then fortunate to get 35mm of rain not long after. This time last week, the crop looked amazing. We received a call (as this was on one of our lease blocks) on Thursday saying we need to check what’s going on with the oats. A quick inspection, and the crop was riddled with Fall Army Worm, and had been decimated in just 4 days. Our agronomist says it’s the first time he has observed it in oats, and now we wait for winter to kill off the grub and replant. More photos in comments

24/01/2024

Some great marbling on this 14-15 month old heifer sired by Dorroughby Rastafarian going into our Paddock to Plate. 120 day grain fed and dressed at 293.5kg.

24/12/2023

The best Christmas present we could have hoped for! Hopefully all of our clients and friends are receiving a good drop too! Merry Christmas from us all here at Dorroughby and a prosperous New Year to all. We look forward to seeing you all in the New Year.

26/08/2023

Check out the great footage of the pens set up and cattle ready.
Thanks Benny!

25/08/2023

Sale-O, Sale-O, Sale-O. Come on down from 1pm onwards for a 4pm start. Looking forward to hosting you, or for those that can’t be here, we are online with Elite Livestock Auctions. 93 McGowan Road Westbrook.

25/08/2023

Here is the supplementary sheet for your viewing. We are looking forward to hosting you tomorrow at the Dorroughby Speckle Park Invitational Sale.
4pm kick off
Don’t forget to register with Elite Livestock Auctions if you can’t make it in person.

22/08/2023

A couple of standout heifers sired by Mt Eccles Led Zeppelin, DPS T7 (white - Lot 38) and DPS T2 (Speckle - Lot 46). Both up for offer at our Third Annual Invitational sale this coming Saturday at 4pm. Semen also available in the genetics section of Led Zeppelin as Lot 78.

20/08/2023

Just 6 days out to our 3rd Annual Invitational Sale. Craig Dolinski will be here and available to transport the sale animals to all parts of the country. We couldn’t recommend Craig highly enough for his professionalism, care and experience in this sector.
If you are planning on coming, and are yet to book a place to stay, Platinum International currently have rooms available.
We would also like to thank Ces Fox from Rural Steel Supplies for his continued support. If you are looking for steel at a competitive price, Ces is sure to help out - don’t be afraid to drop our names either.
We look forward to hosting you this coming Saturday!

18/08/2023

Bulls are in the front paddock, ready for our open day tomorrow. Beth Vide and Adelson sale animals were delivered today and look great! See you here from 9am-4pm at 93 McGowan Road Westbrook.

16/08/2023

Don’t forget, our open day is on this Saturday 19th August from 9am to 4pm at 93 McGowan Road Westbrook. All sale animals will be on display from all vendors. We look forward to hosting you and for those that can’t make it, we will be going live several times throughout the day. So if you would like to see a particular bull or female let me know in the comments below and we will make sure to get some footage for you.

13/08/2023

Dorroughby Steamroller, sells at our 3rd annual on farm invitational sale on the 26th August at 4pm as Lot 3. Tremendous depth, temperament and returned one of our best IMF scans with 7.3. Top 10% for Gestation, 200, 400 & 600 day weights and top 15% for IMF. Has been collected for in-herd use only.

08/08/2023

We are excited to offer DPS T19, DPS T27 and DPS T20 at our upcoming sale. They are all the same genetic combo, Notta Cause N Effect x Florrie, being bred for milk and the great structure and Scrotal EBV’s that CNE continually offers. These outstanding heifers are on offer at our third annual sale in just under 3 weeks time.
30+ bulls and 35+ females plus genetics are on offer.
Our open day is on Saturday 19th August from 9am, where all live lots will be on display.

02/08/2023

🖼️Lot 87 Charity Auction “Stinger” 🖼️
A2 signed limited edition artist proof print, on fine art paper.
Created by the very talented Katrina Cutting - Spotted Ridge Speckle Park.
A very special thankyou to Katrina for this beautiful, generous donation to our Charity Auction. All proceeds will be donated directly to A Wish For Wynter, who was diagnosed with Muscular Altrophy Type 1 when she was 3.5 months old (also known as the childhood Motor Neurone disease).
I sent a photo of “Stinger DPS S63” to Katrina less than a week ago and she sketched this beautiful piece of artwork for our upcoming “Dorroughby Invitational Speckle Park Bull Sale” 4pm 26 August.
Feel free to log in to Elite Livestock Auctions to place a bid to help this worthy cause.

Check out the original photo in comments 📸

DPS S63 is available as Lot 5 in the auction.

29/07/2023

Feature Bull, Dorroughby Stinger (DPS S63). Amazing length, muscle shape and temperament. Scanned a massive 133 EMA at 22 months. We love the style of this bull, and you can see where he gets his length and temperament from, going by the photos of his Dam, DPS Q18. Available at our 3rd Annual Invitational sale, on farm at Westbrook QLD, 4pm 26th August.

26/07/2023

We are stoked to release the catalogue for our 3rd Annual Invitational Sale, at Westbrook, QLD. A massive thanks to Beck Campbell, once again you have created an amazing catalogue, Matt Sowden from Five Star Creative Promotions, Jamie Hollis and Mikayla Passmore, and Stacey Warrener for the tireless hours you have put in the background to make this work. Catalogue goes to print tomorrow, and will be in the mail next week for those who have requested one. If you haven’t requested yet and would like one posted out, please PM me and we will ensure you get one.
A couple of quick notes:
Our open day is on the 19th of August, where all animals from the vendors will be on display.
The sale will be available online with Elite Livestock Auctions if you can’t make the sale day.
Craig Dolinski will be at the sale, and will be available to transport the animals.

Hope you enjoy the reading!

On behalf of Dorroughby Speckle Park, Beth Vide Speckle Park, Adelson Speckle Park and Pinnacle Park Speckles, we wish to extend a warm welcome to our 3rd Annual Invitational on-farm and online sale for 2023. To all of our successful bidders from 2022, thank you for your ongoing support and updates....

18/07/2023

With our 3rd Annual Invitational sale just over 6 weeks away, there’s no better time than now to request a catalogue. PM your details through to ensure your copy.

10/07/2023

A selection of some of the Dorroughby heifers on offer at our 3rd Annual Invitational Sale, August 26th at 4pm, on farm, Westbrook. If you would like a catalogue posted out, please get in touch and we will send one out. Catalogue will be released late July/early August.

05/07/2023

As promised, the rest of our draft of sale bulls. Thanks again to Five Star Creative promotions for your amazing work!

02/07/2023

Thanks to Matt Sowden from Five Star Creative Promotions for squeezing us in before the rain to photo and video our sale bulls. This is just a few he has sent through from his busy schedule, and we will post the remainder over the next few days. Looking forward to doing the females tomorrow! Don’t forget our invitational sale on farm, 26th August at 4pm.

06/06/2023

All set up at Farm Fest. If you are about, come say Hi over the next few days! Great to see so many Speckle Park steers being exhibited

04/05/2023

Possibly our most important day of our pre-sale calendar, our sale bulls heading onto the oats for the first time, 3 weeks earlier than last year. We are stoked with the line up this year, with some old genetics, new genetics, and outcross genetics. Hope to see you here. August 26th, 2023.

15/04/2023

A massive promotion for our breed and thank-you to all involved. If anyone out there is still doubtful on what Speckle Park bring to the table (pun intended!), here is the proof. Onwards and upwards for Speckle Park!

03/04/2023

Don’t forget to put this in your calendar for Saturday night. Some great lots here, including Dorroughby Ringmaster straws and Dorroughby Recruit straws. Congrats to all involved in the Sydney Royal this year where Speckle Park is the feature breed, and thank you to all the studs, individuals and companies for their generous donations.

21/02/2023

A day out taking photos of our potential 2023 sale bulls. Thanks again to Tania Paget for driving up and taking the photos. We have been quiet of late on Facebook, but rest assured our programs are in full swing with some great new genetics in the pipeline.

24/12/2022

Merry Christmas from all at Dorroughby Speckle Park. Thank you for your valued support throughout 2022 and we are looking forward to seeing you all in 2023.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

28/09/2022

Come join us this Saturday and learn all about Speckle Park! Don’t forget to follow the link below to register. See you here!

Speckle Park Youth Education Days - Open to ALL ages. No one is too young nor too old to attend!

The QLD Education Day is only 3 days away
😱 Join us at Dorroughby Speckle Park

Address: 93 McGowan Rd Westbrook QLD
Start time & date: 9am Saturday 1st October

Link to ticketing: https://www.123tix.com.au/events/35386/spi-youth-education-day-queensland

14/09/2022

Excited to be hosting the Speckle Park Youth Open day on October 1st. If you have children who are interested in cattle follow the post below to book your spot. Hope to see you here.

Ticket sales are now open for our second Speckle Park Education Day, this time being held in Queensland! We cannot wait to host you all at Dorroughby Speckle Park for a fun and informative day based around Speckle Park Cattle. Get in quick and don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity organis...