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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.
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38th ANNUAL ON-PROPERTY SALE
250 plus Stud Rams, Ewes and Flock Rams – an exceptional run of designer genetics on offer.
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Inspect from 10am | Auction – Ewes 11.30am; Rams 1pm
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Please get in touch with David Pipkorn for information on the 2026 sale.
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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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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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Australian-wide syndicate selects Detpa Grove’s star lot
Detpa Grove continued to cement itself as a leading White Suffolk stud in the country when it set an on-property ram price record of $60,000.
But the real proof in the Pipkorn family’s program was that a total of 30 stud rams sold to buyers in five states and averaged $9700, with 11 of the lots selling for $10,000 or more.
This was an increase from last year’s offering, where 20 rams sold to stud duties for an average of $4825.
Detpa Grove’s record White Suffolk ram goes to a five-state syndicate
A syndicate of seven sheep studs from five states has paid an on-property record price for a White Suffolk ram.
Detpa Grove stud co-principal David Pipkorn said the top price of $60,000 for Lot 70, DG240715, was an on-property record.
“His figures are set to lift any flock, wherever he is used,” Mr Pipkorn said.
High performance rams equal higher valued lambs at Detpa Grove
Lamb price records have been tumbling all winter, but it was Detpa Grove progeny which reached new highs earlier this year.
A pen of Detpa Grove sired White Suffolk lambs out of Merino ewes dressing an estimated 43kg sold to Thomas Foods International at the end of May for what was then a record $410/head.
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