CHROME SHEEP STUDS
Total clearance of 67 Chromedales sold to $2700, av $2004
Total clearance of 28 Perendales sold to $2800, av $1408
Total clearance of 24 Coopworths sold to $2000, av $1212
43 of 45 Icon Southies sold to $1500 five times, av $944
11 of 28 Poll Dorsets sold to $1000, av $673
CHROME Sheep stud’s selling success continued again last Friday, at their sixth on-property summer ram sale, with strong clearances of all five breeds. A total of 173 rams sold from the 189 rams offered, to a top of $2800 to average an impressive $1451. This average is a $119 jump on last year’s average which had jumped $331 from the year prior, the top priced ram also increased by $300.
The Lynch family, Boorana Perendales, Woorndoo, secured Lot 77, a Perendale ram, for the sale top of $2800. The September drop stud sire will go into their herd of about 80 Perendale ewes. This twin, 3179, has a 0.7 birth weight, 10.0 weaning weight, 14.5 post weaning weight and carcase measurements of post fat of -0.8 and post eye muscle of 0.7.
“This ram has the highest figures and is very true to type,” Mr Lynch said.
The volume buyer was Miles Pfitzner of GTSM, buying on behalf of two new buyers from south-eastern NSW. South Tahara Park purchased a total of 13 rams, average $1913, while Bannister Station purchased 10 rams, av $1910
“The clients were chasing quality composite genetics to add that maternal trait into their ewes,” Mr Pfitzner said.
These rams with be put with a mix of first-cross ewes and Merino ewes to build a self replacing flock.
Chromedale volume buyers were Lochiel Pastoral purchasing 13 rams (av $2292); while DCF Marine Pastoral purchasing 12 rams, eight Icon Southies, two Perendales and two Coopworths (av $608).
Andrew McEarchern, Bassendean Farms, Strathdownie bought six Perendale rams to a top of $1800. Doug Barr, Woorndoo, was the Coopworth volume buyer with seven rams to a top of $1700.
Roberts Tasmania Pastoral purchased 10 Icon Southie rams (av $700) and Artunga Pastoral secured eight rams (av $925).
“This sale really reinforces our direction of kicking our Chromedales along, they are no longer just the flavour of month,” Chrome’s Matt Tonnissen said, adding these rams seemed to be the mainstream maternal ram, as they suited what most people wanted.
Auctioneer Craig Pertzel, Kerr & Co, said producers increasing wanted maternal rams so they could breed their own ewes: “So the Chrome program is working wonders for people as you see the amount of return buyers but also the 11 new clients in this sale.”
