Southcote Shorthorns

Southcote Shorthorns is located at “Rambrah” Walcha, on the productive Tablelands in Northern NSW, approximately 1100m above sea level.

Southcote was originally established in 1972 by John Roche on the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia.  The stud was relocated to Walcha in early 2017 under the new stewardship of Samuel and Jodie Martin.

The Stud is comprised of around 180 breeding females and sells between 30-40 performance recorded bulls each year.

Southcote also runs extensive commercial program where over 300 females are joined each year. In conjunction with this our satellite programs allows us to join over 400 heifers via AI each year to progeny test our elite sires.

Southcote Shorthorns aims to produce cattle which perform successfully in a range of environments, with a focus on producing higher quality product for the consumer.  We achieve this through:

-performance recording (birth weighing, scanning and regular weights);

-temperament scoring;

-strong focus on marbling;

-fertility; and

-continual identification of new influential sires globally.