A record price has been paid for a Speckle Park bull when a syndicate of international buyers bid $60,000 for a half interest and full possession at the recent Summit 3 sale in Camrose, Alta.
Raised and sold by Barry and Elaine Ducherer of Neilburg, Sask., the bull named River Hill Crusader 025C went to Australian buyers who have been importing Speckle Park genetics in recent years.
The bull was sold to the Crusader Syndicate of Minnamurra Pastoral Company of New South Wales, Australia; Sid and Anne Hollier of England; Codiak Acres of Ardrossan, Alta., and River Hill Farm of Neilburg, Sask.
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Ducherer has sold genetics to Australia and Switzerland, but this sale was the biggest achievement yet for a breed developed in Sask-atchewan.
“It was more than double what we expected,” he said. “I wanted to keep an interest in him because I knew he was a good one with a lower birthweight.”
The Australians have imported Speckle Park and crossed some with Angus and Brahman cattle and liked the results.
Ducherer has been in the Speckle Park business for about 20 years. He has about 100 purebred and 100 commercial cows on his River Hill Farm. The family made the switch when one of the children wanted a speckled animal for her 4-H steer project. They considered the meat quality to be excellent and decided to build up their herd .
Speckle Park has gained wider acceptance since it became a registered Canadian breed in 2006.
