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DETPA GROVE WHITE SUFFOLK

Founded in 1981 in the Western Victorian plains of the Wimmera, Detpa Grove White Suffolk Stud is well-renowned in the industry for producing world class, record breaking & superior White Suffolk sheep whose genetic depth is unsurpassed & built on science.

The stud is laser-focused on continually improving the performance & productivity on sound structured sheep to provide high quality flock rams to prime lamb producers, & exceptional breeding stock to stud breeders.

Tuesday 8th April 2025

13TH BI-ANNUAL MATED EWE SALE

BLUE BLOOD GENETICS – 100+ Specially Selected Sale Ewes will be backed with quality Lambplan data, DNA analysis & terrific pedigrees.

ON PROPERTY & ONLINE VIA AUCTIONSPLUS
Inspect from 11am | Auction live from 1pm.

Register your interest or join our Mailing List. Please get in touch with David Pipkorn for information on the 2025 sale.

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DESIGNER GENETICS

All sheep at Detpa Grove are individually bred; incorporating performance evaluation(Lambplan), DNA analysis & the myriad of other traits through our unique computer procedures that culminate in the annual mating schedule & backup options for every ewe.

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SCIENCE BASED GENETICS

IMPECCABLY BRED SHEEP

Great breeding is about ticking as many boxes simultaneously as possible.

Our laser focus on key traits & attributes  – structural excellence, genetic stability, high commercial performance, eating qualities – plus stringent breed type & standards, freedom from disease, sound vaccination & management programs are at the core of our minimum breeding standards.

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LATEST NEWS

Studs show strong support for Detpa Grove

White Suffolks studs from across Australia once again headed to Detpa Grove stud near Jeparit, Victoria, last week, looking for the best genetics the breed has to offer.

Across the annual on-property sale 150 White Suffolk rams topped at $9000 twice and averaged $1840.

This included an impressive 20 rams sold for stud duties, demonstrating the wide-spread impact Detpa Grove has on the breed, for an average of $4825.

Detpa Grove sells to 5 states, supported by repeat buyers at sale

Detpa Grove White Suffolk stud sold rams into five states at their annual on-property sale at Jeparit on Thursday.

The sale averaged $1870 for 140 of 170 stud and flock rams sold.

The 30 stud rams averaged $3816 and topped at $9000 twice for two stud rams.

Detpa Grove sheep excel from Jeparit to Tibet

When you select your new White Suffolks from Detpa Grove this year, you can rest assured they will adapt to any environment.

Detpa Grove principal David Pipkorn has sold sheep to all Australian states, into New Zealand, the US and China.