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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.

THURSDAY 12 OCTOBER 2023

35TH ANNUAL ON-PROPERTY SALE

A structurally excellent, elite group of 220+ high performance rams & ewes on offer.

ON PROPERTY JEPARIT & ONLINE AUCTIONSPLUS
Inspect from 10am | Auction live from 11am.

Learn more about our upcoming sale or register for a Sale Catalogue on the link below. Please get in touch with David for all enquiries.

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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

Jeparit White Suffolk stud Detpa Grove ewes go to fellow breeders

*93 of 106 ewes sold to $3600, av $1394

DETPA Grove White Suffolks, Jeparit, has had another successful sale for its 12th bi-annual mated ewe sale, with stud co-principal David Pipkorn declaring he’s “very satisfied with the result”.

Detpa Grove offered more than 100 ewes, with all animals sold going to studs.

Detpa Grove hits a top of $32,000 twice

Over 12 hours of continuous rain, on top of already wet ground failed to dampen the enthusiasm of stud and commercial buyers at the Pipkorn family’s 34th Annual Detpa Grove White Suffolk sale at Jeparit last Thursday (13th October).

The magnificent quality offering of 247 stud ewes, stud rams, specially selected rams and flock rams saw a 97% clearance at a $2539 average, twice topping at $32,000.

Breeding balance at Detpa Grove

Well balanced, impeccably bred sheep. That’s the focus at Detpa Grove White Suffolk where preparations are well underway for the stud’s 34th annual spring on-property sale on Thursday 13 October.

One highlight of the upcoming sale with 250 Lots on offer, include a ram who epitomises early growth.  Weaning at 76kg (3 ½ months), the ram will feature in the Jeparit based stud auction and is expected to garner attention from the prime lamb industry for his data.