TELPARA HILLS

Trevor Pearce with a selection of Telpara Hills Brangus and UltraBlack heifers, which will be on display at the Better Beef Open Day and later sold in their on-property sale on Saturday 17 September, 2022.

Local buyers bag bargains at Telpara Hills Brangus and UltraBlack Cattle Sale

ALTHOUGH Telpara Hills has become one of the biggest names in the beef stud industry in Australia, affordable options still make up nearly half of their sale offering. By attending the Tablelands Better Beef Open Day, savvy local buyers can pre-select their potential purchases and secure both outstanding bulls and heifers on the Telpara Hills sale day that follows in September. This was the trend that was set in 2020 and 2021 and the Pearce family hopes to repeat again this year. Although the top selling bull in last year’s sale sold for $50,000, the Pearce family encourages locals to not be deterred and still come to have a look for plenty of affordable options. In 2021, 45 of the sale lots sold for $10k or less, with some bulls purchased by local buyers for as little as $5,000. The Local Tablelands stud Telpara Hills is recognised as one of the top cattle studs in Australia and credits their success on combining science and innovation with practicality and good cattle sense. “We’ve based our breeding programme on the longest ultra-sounded herd in the world, which measures traits like marbling and muscle which makes all the difference when it comes to eating quality,” explains Stephen Pearce. “We have then continued to measure and select for outstanding traits, so our Brangus herd often measures even better than many Angus. This is why they eat so well and butchers can’t get enough of Telpara bred steers. “The major abattoir in North Qld came to visit last week and told us they see a positive spike in meat quality when steers sired by our bulls come through. They want more.” With perhaps one of the best reputations amongst butchers in the industry, Telpara sired animals regularly top the Mareeba livestock sale, if they even make it that far. “It’s actually become hard to buy Telpara bloodlines in steers or heifers. Usually they are sold straight out of the paddock to return buyers. There’s a real demand out there if you have Telpara Brangus to sell.” “We’re also offering a few special young UltraBlack Bulls out of the top Angus sires in the country, including Millah Murrah Paratrooper P15, who sold sons for $280,000. It’s very exciting to continue to bring top-shelf genetics here to the Tablelands.” Extended videos on every lot, thorough information in the catalogue, semen testing, carcase scanning, and DNA testing all makes the buyers equipped to select bulls and females with confidence. Online bidding and free freight to major centres (outlined in their catalogue) make it easy to buy even if you cannot make it to the sale. The Pearce family’s relaxed and friendly display will showcase approximately 120 bulls and 36 elite females as a preview to their on-property sale, which will be held in the same location on Saturday 17 September, 2022 at 157 Marnane Road, Tolga. For more information contact Stephen Pearce on 0439 532 132, or Fiona Pearce on 0439 774 309. Catalogue and videos are available on the website at www.telparahills.com.au

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