Scottish Highland Cattle for Sale Australia

Brianne Ruadh of Stone Ridge & Paislig Riabhach of Koolah Creek at Canberra Royal Show 2023

At Koolah Creek we breed & sell friendly Scottish Highland cows, bulls, heifers, & calves at our small family farm on the NSW Mid North Coast. Our Highland cattle are carefully selected for exceptional temperaments and conformation - ideal for friendly pets, the serious stud breeder & the show ring. We are registered breeders with the Australian Highland Cattle Society (member 1394).

When you choose cattle from Koolah Creek, you're investing in our passion for Highlands, our commitment to gold-standard animal welfare, and our dedication to quality & excellence.

We are committed to providing an exceptional experience - we couldn't be happier to share our experience and offer guidance and advice to help you begin your Highland cattle journey. Please don't hesitate to get in touch, we are here to help every step of the way!

For Sale - Highland Calves

See our available calves - our steers make perfect pets, our Purebred and FIB heifers are ideal for breeding and the show ring.

All calves from Koolah Creek have extensive handling, socialisation & halter-training before they leave for their new homes. They are friendly and confident with people, and adore pats & brushes. Our calves come gently weaned, fully vaccinated, drenched, and with full health records. We do everything we can to give our babies the best possible start in life!

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For Sale - Breeding Cows

Our registered breeding cows are valued members of our family, and we only very occasionally offer them for sale.

If none are listed here, contact us to find out more.

Cows Available - Learn more

Sold out? Join our mailing list to be notified when new cattle become available!

We keep a mailing list rather than a formal waiting list. When we have cattle available, everyone on the mailing list will receive the sales list via email. Those who have taken the time to register will have the first opportunity to book a meet & greet and make their decision, before we list them publicly on this page.

Our Highlands will only be sold to approved homes.

Yes, of course!
We actually insist that anyone buying from us must have met us and seen the cattle before we will accept any deposit. We certainly prefer in person visits, but can also organise video calls if distance is an issue (eg interstate buyers).
Yes, we offer delivery in our own horse float or cattle truck, which we regularly use to transport our own show cattle. Just chat to us.
We start taking deposits on calves from when they are a couple of months old - sign up to our mailing list to be one of the first to find out when they are available. Calves are carefully matched to the ideal homes, and the sale is finalised with a contract and deposit.
We keep calves with their dams (mum) until they are ready to be weaned at around 6-8 months old. This is the best and healthiest way for calves to grow up.
After weaning, the calves spend another few weeks here with us for extensive handling & to finish their formal training. This is to ensure they are happy, friendly, quiet, calm and confident with people before they leave for their new homes. All our calves are also halter trained.
We do not sell bottle babies, poddies or unweaned calves as this is not in the best interest of the animals.
Our Highlands are on the small side, but they are not bred to be miniature - there are many other important traits that we breed for.
Our mature cows are around 115-120cm tall. They are definitely a lot shorter than standard beef cattle breeds, and ours are on the small side for purebred Scottish Highlands. However we do not breed for size, instead we aim to breed for great temperaments and conformation.
Many miniatures are bred for small size at the expense of other traits like structural soundness, or sometimes stunted by purposeful underfeeding at critical growth periods. Instead, our calves are healthy, happy and quiet pets - welfare is our first priority.
Purebred Scottish Highlands are a heritage breed. Our stud cows have traditional bloodlines and pedigrees that can be traced back to Scotland! As a smaller sized breed, they are ideal for acreages and hobby farms.
Our steer calves are priced around $5,000-$5,500. These make ideal pets.
Our heifers are priced from $9,000-$15,000+, depending on many factors like pet or stud quality, structure, bloodlines, registration, and temperament.
Please keep in mind these prices include our extensive handling program, and halter training. Our calves are friendly and confident with people and make ideal paddock pets - they can be hand fed, brushed, patted, walked on the lead, etc. We spend a huge amount of time producing our calves, which is reflected in the price. They also come with their halter + lead, brush, and printed baby diary.
All our calves come NLIS tagged, with an NVD, up to date with drenching, fully vaccinated (7-in-1, and Pestiguard) and have complete husbandry records.