COOLAWANG BORDER LEICESTERS
- Total clearance of 10 stud rams to $13,500, av $5565; total clearance of 122 flock rams to $2200, av $1272
Buyers from three states ensured the 14th annual Coolawang Border Leicesters sale was a great success on Thursday of last week.
The successful sale built on the success of Trevor, Judy and Lachie James achieved at Adelaide Royal Show, where they won the supreme champion interbreed ram award.
Their on-property sale at Mundulla, South Australia, achieved a $5565 average for the 10 specially selected rams offered, well up on last year’s $3745.
Top price honours went to lot 1, Coolawang 140007, that was supreme champion all-breeds ram and the Border Leicester objective measurement class winner at the Royal Adelaide Show.
The show and now sale topping ram was knocked down for $13,500 from long term supporter of the Coolawang sheep Jeff Sutton, Wattle Farm Border Leicesters from Temora, NSW.
Nampara Past Co, Penola, SA, secured C140006 and C140031tw for $6750 and $6000 respectively. At Adelaide Show, C140006 was awarded the blue ribbon in the Border Leicester breeders group, the British Breeds Group, the Sires Progeny Group and the Elders Supreme All Breeds Group. These first three rams were all by the Wellingrove 110027 sire whose progeny in the stud section averaged over $7500.
Ashley Corkhill, RB Corkhill & Co, Normanhurst Border Leicesters, Boorowa, NSW, made the long journey to Coolawang and as a first time attendee and buyer he was very impressed with the raw data, excellent tests and wool on the Coolawang sheep.
“For me these sheep are a complete outcross,” Mr Corkhill said. He purchased lot 7, C140029tw for $6200.
In the flock ram section a total clearance of the 122 offered was achieved, selling to $2100 (twice) and at an average of $1272, well up on last years $988.
The top flock ram price of $2200 was achieved well into the sale at lot 44 when C140364tri sold to Peter Carslake buying through Elders Kingston. He was also one of two buyers who paid the second top price of $2100 and selected six rams in all for an average of $1883.
Landmark Mt Gambier client, the Bowd Family Trust secured the other $2100 ram when they purchased lot 52, C140303, also a triplet.
Coolawang client Greg Fisher, Clover Ridge, Woolumbool, SA, secured 12 rams to $1500 (twice), av $1300.
Volume buyer was Chris England, The Snuggery, Kingston, SA, who purchased 14 rams, av $910.
A pleased Trevor James said the result was great encouragement to continue their breeding aims of big, well-structured commercial sheep with correct breed characteristics and backed by extensive performance data.
“We concentrate on the commercial aspects of our sheep and always try to have a good understanding of what our clients want and try to satisfy their needs”, Trevor said.
