Sires and Semen

current sires

Weebollabolla Nicol N340 (P) (ROAN)
Sire: Marellan Nuclear (P) Dam: Weebollabolla Ardullie (P)

A Tremendous sire
First sons will feature in our 2022 Bull Sale
Nicol's sire, Marellan Nuclear, was the highest performing Theodore son we bred. He did an outstanding job in the famed Weebollabolla herd.
Nicol has a tremendous constitution; an easy doing sire, huge rumen capacity and soft muscle type.

Sid at 24 months

Sid at 6yrs

MARELLAN SID (P) (ROAN)
Sire: Marellan Prophet (P) Dam: Marellan Ida 2012 (P)

One of the most impressive bulls we have bred. Bred in the north for the north.
Slick skin, high marbling, outstanding scrotal and tremendous doing ability
His first daughters are now 2nd calvers, they will be major contributors to our herd.
No semen for stud use has ever, or will ever be sold.
Some of the best bulls in our 2022 Bull Sale are Sid sons.
Pedigree and IGS Performance Data

Marellan Viriviri (P) (Roan)
Sire: Marellan Land Lord (P) Dam: Marellan Duchess 2176 (P)

Tremendous doing ability, soft muscle pattern & quick to fatten.
Viriviri was used successfully in our herd over heifers.
He had the highest IMF scan in his contemporary group, grass fed marbling will play a greater role in the future of our industry.
Dam is an outstanding donor cow, she has bred numerous other progeny of note.
Pedigree & IGS Performance Data

Marellan Vin Diesel (P) (Roan)
Sire: Marellan Star (P) Dam: Royalla Lady Margie M110 (P)

A really sound structured, slick coated, carcase orientated bull.
Combines the structure and survivability of his sire Star, with the carcase shape of the Junction line.
The Vin Diesel daughters are something special, slick coated, feminine and full of carcase.
A maternal powerhouse, combining the Ida, Camelot, Primrose & Margie familes. We look foward to the contribution his daughters will make.
Pedigree & IGS Performance Data

Damo Park Tipperary (P) (Red)
Sire: Royalla Nostalgia (P) Dam: Damo Park Melody 4th (P)

Rich Red, clean coated, proven sire.
Structure, carcase & doing ability - a good trifecta.
Tippers dam is one of the most impressive Shorthorn cows I have seen.
His first sons sold to $19,000 in our 2021 Bull Sale, many more to follow.
Pedigree & IGS Performance Data
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Owned with Warraberry Shorthorns

Marellan Star (P) (Red)
Sire: Marellan Prophet (P) Dam: Marellan Camelot 0078 (P)

A slick coated sire with outstanding structural correctness.
Dam is a model cow, still an intergral part of our ET program at 12 years.
Star has left some very good sons, but his lasting impact will be through his daughters.
Sold to Royalla Shorthorns in our 2017 Bull Sale (he is the ONLY bull we have sold in our Bull Sales that didn't go the a QLD commercial producer)
Pedigree & IGS Performance Data

Weebollabolla Quidong Q4 (P) (RED)
Sire: Weebollabolla Lignum L14 (P) Dam: Weebollabolla Xperiment N8 (P)

Purchased at the 2021 Weebollabolla Bull Sale for $19,000.
Clean coated, rich red sire, purchased to use on heifers.
Moderate framed with a top combo of marbling and carcase shape
Early indications are that Quidong has an acceptable tick burden.
Pedigree & Breedplan Data

Marellan Xcalibur (P) (RED)
Sire: TBC Dam: Marellan Susan 3175 (P)

Carcase, survivability and performance, Xcalibur was 2nd top price at our 2021 Bull Sale, selling for $36,000.
Like ALL our sale bulls Xcalibur had NO GRAIN-NOT EVER, was put under tremendous selection presure then finished on grazing crop. Given that, his stats at 19mnths were off the scale; 606kg, 5/7mm, 110 EMA, 6.3 IMF, 4+ fleck, semen 90% motility & 96% morpohology.
Probably the softest skinned bull we have ever produced.
Dam has joined our ET program, the Susan family has been a 'surviver' in the ticks.

MARELLAN UTOPIA (P) (ROAN)
Sire: Royalla Provenence H352 (P) Dam: Marellan Merendee (P)

Utopia was in our herd by AI & ET.
One of the most unique bulls we have ever had, incredible rumen capacity and ability to prosper in dry times.
A real 'Carcase Shape and Carcase Quality' Bull
Top priced bull in our 2019 Bull sale, selling for $22,000 to Logan Pastoral.
Sons will sell in our 2022 Bull Sale

MARELLAN NICODEMUS (P) (ROAN)

Sire: Weebollabolla Bosworth (P) Dam: Marellan Isobel 7152 (P) (by Marellan Ferrari)

An outstanding bull for the betterment of the Beef Industry
Unique combo of Muscle, IMF and Carcase coverage
Magnificent Feet
The doing ability & sexual maturity to increase 1st Calver rebreed rates
From a great Isobel cow.
Used in the Durham Research Herd. It was reported to us that Nicodemus was the best sire used in that trial.
Pedigree and IGS Performance Data

MALLEEVALE NEWEST ADDITION (P) (ROAN)

Sire: Yanco Limited Edition (P) Dam: Eselar Park FTN Honour H168 (P)

Purchased at the Dubbo National 2019, as our pick of the Offering.
Grand Champion Shorthorn Bull Brisbane Royal 2019, final 8 in the Interbreed
Soft skinned, easy doing sire with good carcase shape.
Like all our sires introduced from non-tick area's, Newest Addition has had to prove he has a low tick burden before widespread use. Early indications are that his tick burden is acceptable.
Pedigree & IGS Performance Data

WEEBOLLABOLLA THEODORE (P) (ROAN)

Sire: Weebollabolla Quilpie Q18 (P) Dam: Weebollabolla Nindethana (P)

An absolute breed legend!
Purchased by Marellan & Royalla for $36,000 in the year 2000.
Pedigree & IGS Performance Data

BYLAND MISSION (P) (IMP USA) (RED)

Sire: Mel-Bar Rodeo Drive 347 (P) Dam: Byland Cindy Beauty (P)

The ONLY imported bull that we have used whose daughters have survived and thrived in the ticks.
Mission combines carcase shape, carcase quality and built in longevity.
Pedigree & IGS Performance Data

MARELLAN LAND LORD (P) (ROAN)

Sire: Byland Mission (P) (IMP) Dam: MARELLAN CAMELOT 4248 (P)

A bull that combines meat quality with carcase shape, longevity and a low tick burden.
Land Lord was very sound at 10 yrs - the passage of time always sorts out the contenders from the pretenders. Land Lord is not a pretender, both his sire and dam where producers past 10 yrs of age.
Pedigree & IGS Performance Data

our past sires

MARELLAN PROPHET (P)

Sire: Marellan Mr Slick (P) Dam: Marellan Ida 9442 (P)

An incredibly unique bull. We predict that Prophet is destined to have a huge influence. A 7/8th blood bull that has a great carcase and doing-ability. Prophet has the slick skin gene, meaning he never grows hair.
Prophet is a moderate framed bull that has tremendous depth of body, ease of movement and thickness of carcase. He weighed 958kg (out of the Paddock) and measured 41.5 cm in the scrotal (using the 'Reliabull' testicular measure) at 25 months.
Pedigree & IGS Performance Data

ROYALLA QUANTICO (P)

Sire: Royalla Nostalgia (P) Dam: Narralda Naralda Thelma G128 (P)

Quantico is one of the most free moving, athletic bulls we have seen (from any breed) in many years
Smooth coated, rich red.
Birth weight trait leader on both sides - Actual birth weight of 32kg (70.56 lbs)
Great loin, Quantico was Number 1 in his peer group (35 bulls) for EMA at yearling scan
His sire, Nostalgia has bred exceptionally well for Royalla. His dam is a really productive tidy cow that calved at 21 months and rebred whilst lactating.
Pedigree & IGS Performance Data

Quantico Video

MARELLAN QUEENSLANDER (P)

Sire: Sprys Isabella's Master (P) Dam: Royalla Margies Memory 9054 (P)

Top priced Bull ($16,000) at our 2015 Bull Sale selling to Appleton Cattle Co.
A real carcase shape type of bull, sale day EMA to weight ratio, 790kg, 130cm EMA
Dam was Grand Champion Shorthorn Female at Beef 2012.
Pedigree & IGS Performance Data

MARELLAN POM (P)

Sire: Sprys True Blue (P) Dam: Marellan Camelot 0078 (P)

Another Carcase and Coverage sire
A heifer first calf that weaned at 330kg at 6 months.
Pom was the top of his peer group for both EMA and IMF, he was retained for this unique combination.
Camelot 0078 (P) is one of our donor cows, a genuine 'blue collar' cow that excels in the important traits; fertility, structure, udder quality and efficient production.
Pedigree & IGS Performance Data

MARELLAN ROB SIMMONS (P)

Sire: Marellan On Target (P) Dam: Marellan Camelot 9055 (P)

Tremendous skin, length and Athleticism (he reminds us of Vagabond)
Camelot 9055 is a donor female from the Camelot Family. Her dam is Camelot 5214, who we regard as our best ever Theodore cow.
Pedigree & IGS Performance Data

MARELLAN PRINCE CASPIAN (P)

Sire: Yamburgan Emperor (P) Dam: Marellan Isobel 7152 (P)

An outstanding son of Yamburgan Emperor. Prince Caspian is long, smooth and always measures exceptionally well. Prince Caspian is backed by the Super Cow, Marellan Isobel 7152. Isobel 7152 is also the dam of Nicodemus.
Pedigree and IGS Performance Data

MARELLAN OIL SKIN (P)

Sire: Marellan Indestructible (P) Dam: Royalla Fullgloss 7261 (P)

Oil Skin is a 3/4 blood bull that has the slick-skin gene. Oil skin is very long bodied with a smooth and muscular carcase shape.
With the added bonus of being sired by the great Indestructible and his dam has had 11 calves in 11 years and still going.
Pedigree and IGS Performance Data

MARELLAN QUEENSLAND RED (P)

Sire: Sprys Isabella's Master (P) Dam: Marellan Isobel 7152 (P)

Champion Shorthorn Bull EKKA 2016
Tremendous Scrotal & Sexual Maturity, Queensland Red was the Number #1 Scrotal EBV bull for all 2013 born calves.
Maternal brother to both Nicodemus and Prince Caspian.
25 month stats tell the story, 918kg, 10/16mm, 134 EMA, 6.8% IMF & Marble Fleck 5
Pedigree & IGS Performance Data

MARELLAN ON TARGET (P)

Sire: Marellan Loaded (P) Dam: Marellan Alice 2517 (P)

Rich Red in colour with an outstanding skin and hair type. His dam, Marellan Alice 2517 (P), calved at 2 yrs and her average calving interval for 9 calves is 360 days. Sired by the super soggy, smooth coated Marellan Loaded.
Superior coat type, fertility and longevity with capacity and doing ability
Pedigree & IGS Performance Data

DUNBEACON DAMPIER G121 (P)

Sire: Eungella Theodore's Astor D05 (P) Dam: Dunbeacon Blanche C101(P)

A Carcase and Coverage Bull. Dampier is a high marbling, high fat cover bull with a great muscle pattern. Dampier has a smooth skin and large testicles.
Pedigree & IGS Performance Data

MARELLAN LOADED (P)

Sire: Marellan Garros (P) Dam: Marellan Katie J6064 (P)

Early sexual maturity, great skin & short hair, early marbling, and supreme sogginess.
Dam was one of our best - the most phonetically ideal Theodore cow in the herd.
Loaded has looked to same everyday of his life. A trait that that is key to surviving dry times and selling at ‘any age’.
When used as a 2 yr old he went in at 906kg and came out at 898kg.
Reserve Senior Champion Sydney Royal 2011, at 1008kg. Senior Champion NSW Beef Spectactular 2011.
Pedigree & IGS Performance Data

MARELLAN INDESTRUCTIBLE (P)

Sire: Weebollabolla Theodore (P) Dam: Marellan Augusta 2100 (P)

Indestructible is a candidate to be Theodore’s greatest son.
Was used in South Africa.
Pedigree & IGS Performance Data

MARELLAN FERRARI (P)

Sydney Royal Grand Champion and Urquhart Trophy Winner (Supreme Interbreed Champion) in 2004. Ferrari bred some really commercially focused progeny. Marellan Isobel 7152 (the dam of Nicodemus and Prince Caspian) is a daughter of Ferrari.
Pedigree & IGS Performance Data

INVERARY ROLEX Z100 (P)

A former Sydney Champion and sire of many predictable breeding cattle.
Pedigree & IGS Performance Data

MARELLAN SUPER DAZZLER (P)

A Shorthorn Breed Legend. Super Dazzler was a USA sire of the year. Many of the best cattle in the breed go back to Super Dazzler. Pictured at 11 months.
Pedigree & IGS Performance Data