In March 2023 we purchased Riptide from the renowned Underhill Specs herd in Ontario Canada, and had conventional and sexed semen collected for Australia and New Zealand at DMV Genetiq in Quebec Canada. He has a pedigree packed full of proven performers that will see him combine very well with our outcross Legacy bloodlines and are very excited to see his contribution in our herd.
A full speckle park genetic offering was available at the Oakey Creek third on-property sale in Manilla on Saturday including bulls, stud heifers, commercial heifers, cows with calf at foot, semen and embryos packages for sale.
The stud attracted a buyer from over 4,000 kilometers away with their top priced bull en route to Wannamal, Western Australia.
Errol Howard from Kamarah Speckle Park in Western Australia purchased the top priced speckle park bull Oakey Creek Saratoga S23S33 for $24,000.
Oakey Creek Speckle Park s would like to announce the arrival of their 100% Legacy Speckle Park bred calves on the ground in Australia. In 2018, the last two sons from the legendary Legacy Brute Force 61Y were purchased, Legacy Cliff Hanger 65D & Legacy Revere 110D. Following a collection of these two total outcross sires, a flushing program was initiated with the infamous Legacy herd using both of these sires. October 2018 saw the first embryos arrive in Australia and these were implanted into recipient cows. A further three outcross Legacy Sires have been purchased in 2020.
The Legacy herd has been virtually closed for many years whilst they concentrated on breeding the truest and correct examples of the Speckle Park breed. We are now well on the way towards replicating this superior genetic herd based in Australia that has taken 18 years of dedication to perfect in Canada. With larger flushing programs currently underway in Canada this year, and again over the next few years, this importation of new Outcross Sire and Dam lines will see 100% Legacy bred calves being available here for many years to come. It is important to note that these animals will not be just called “Legacy” by name or contain 25% to 50% Legacy blood, they are full blood descendants of the Canadian Legacy Herd.
Since 2013 Oakey Creek Speckle Parks have been implanting embryos from Codiak Acres in Canada and have replicated the Codiak bloodlines into our herd. Now with the introduction of Legacy Speckle Park embryos, we will be replicating that herd as well. It is widely known that these two studs are without a doubt the best two herds in the Speckle Park world. They have taken the breed from its beginnings and created the example that it is today.
Many of us have heard in recent times about powerful sires within the breed, so we would invite you to take some time and have a look at the Legacy Brute Force 61Y video on the Legacy Speckle Park website and see the superior genetic selection in action.
Oakey Creek Speckle Parks is all about introducing the absolute best genetics in the world into their programs here to give their clients a choice that is unrivaled in Australia today.
A pregnacy-tested-in-calf heifer topped the Oakey Creek Speckle Parks sale at $30,000, while 24 bulls sold to $21,000 to an average of $13,250.
A total of 35 bidders registered at the on-property event at Manilla, and 14 registered through Elite Livestock to bid online.
Demand for the three PTIC heifers drove an average of $23,333. Celia McKay, Celamba Speckle Park, Bullamakinka, Tarawera Queensland, continued a trend of securing top female genetics in the breed.
Buying through Colin Say, Glen Innes, the former Deepwater-district resident, had the man responsible for founding the Speckle Park breed in Australia in her corner at Oakey Creek with Greg Ebbeck, Six Star Speckle park, Bundanoon.
Mr Ebbeck said Ms McKay had been buying top-priced Speckle Park genetics in the last six months and was building a: "really, really good herd".
"She has invested more than $1 million, including spending $156,000 at my sale at Six Star, Bundanoon," Mr Ebbeck said.
The top-priced heifer, Oakey Creek Malibu R2, was sired by Legacy Revere 110D out of a Codiak Oh My Gosh, Oakey Creek cow. The 25-month-old heifer, with a calving date expected in December, is the first Revere heifer to be offered in Australia and is PTIC to Ulysses P35, who Mr Saint said: "is one of our best".
Oakey Creek bought Revere in 2018 and said the sire had taken the stud ahead "in leaps and bounds".
The heifer was described as the full package: "very deep and solid yet soft, easy-doing and feminine matron of the future".
Ms McKay bought the two other ptic heifers offered for sale for $20,000 each.
Oakey Creek Spritz OCS R6, a 22-month-old daughter of Oakey Creek Knock Out N102 out of an Oakey Creek cow sired by Northern Lights 14N. She is ptic to Oakey Creek S23 R34, with a calving date expected in December.
A 23-month-old heifer, Oakey Creek Honey Soy, sired by Oakey Creek Knock Out N102, was the final ptic heifer sold, making $20,000. She was out of an Oakey Creek cow sired by Monnery River 7W. Mr Saint said her dam M10 is one of the best in the herd.
Ptic to Oakey Creek S23 R34, her expected calving date is mid-November.
The top-priced bull at $21,000 was sold in the commercial section of F1 (first cross) sires and was bought by Stephen Pott and his family, Talwood, Queensland.
Sired by Oakey Creek S23 L30 and out of a Booroomooka cow, the 24-month-old weighed 860 kilograms and had a scrotal circumference (SC) of 37 centimetres with an eye muscle area (EMA) of 123 square cm. The bull also had an intramuscular fat (IMF) estimated breeding value (EBV) of 7.7. The Pott family also paid $19,000 for another F1 bull sired by Oakey Creek S23 K17 out of a purebred Speckle/Booroomooka cow.
Oakey Creek Ghost Rider, sired by Legacy Revere, was the top-priced registered bull at $20,000. The 820kg, 25-month-old with an EMA of 120sq/cm was bought by TJ and KA Summers, Glenlyon, Qld.
A volume buyer of bulls was Newton Biotech Australia, Albury, with six bulls to $16,000 twice and averaging $12,666. The two top-priced bulls were catalogued in the F1 draft and were sired by Oakey Creek Knock Out.
Bidding online, Minnamurra Pastoral Company, Coolah bought the first two bulls of the day for $17,000 and $14,000. Both of Minnamurra's selections were sired by Knock Out N102.
The first Legacy Cliff Hanger 65D calf sold in Australia, Oakey Creek Dark and Stormy, a 25-month-old, weighed 850kg, was bought by Guy and Annie Ratliff, commercial Speckle Park breeders at Kiandra, Barraba. Dark and Stormy had an SC of 40cm, an EMA of 125sq/cm and birthweight of 30kg.
Ninbah Pastoral company Beaudesert, Qld, bought a registered bull for $11,000 and an F1 commercial bull for $9000.
Robert and Andrew Newell, Boggabilla, bought two registered bulls. $16,000 for a 25-month-old, sired by Legacy Revere that weighed 780kg and $15,000 for Oakey Creek Commanchee, another Knock Out bull that weighed 770kg.
Charles Sturt University, Orange, buying through Elders Gunnedah, bought two F1 commercial bulls for $15,000 and $14,000.
Mr Ebbeck Six Star Speckle Park, Bundanoon, bought the top-priced yearling heifer for $95000. Oakey Creek Wingnut sired the 11-month-old heifer out of a Northern Lights-bred cow.
The second top-priced yearling heifer, Oakey Creek Belinda, was bought by N and A Bugeja, Lower Somerton Road, Attunga, for $8500. It was sired by Wingnut out of a Codiak Unique cow. The nine-yearling heifers averaged $7388.
Flagship Speckle Parks, Old Wallabadah Road, Nundle bought a pen of five commercial heifers for $2500 each. In bidding online, Glenn Wilson, Strathdale Victoria, purchased the other five commercial heifers for $2250 each.
In the embryo section of the catalogue, Denham Thompson, Tregeagle paid $1300 each for three embryos sired by Legacy Cliff Hanger CJT 65D out of Oakey Creek Marsh Mellow. Mr Thompson also paid $1900 each for three embryos sired by Legacy Revere CJT 110D out of Oakey Creek Opal S23 N45.
Stephen Ariss, Woodend, Vic bought two packages of five straws of semen from Oakey Creek Cliff Hanger R34.
Alinjarra Speckle Park, Bald Hills Road, Hernani bought two packages of five semen straws from Oakey Creek Ulysses P35.
The selling agents were Elders Gunnedah, with Lincoln McKinlay the auctioneer. Elite Livestock Auctions supplied the online interface.