KERRSVILLE
*49 of 58 rams sold to $3300, av $1188
KERRSVILLE Merino and Poll Merino stud, Coleraine, offered an even line up of rams at its on-property ram sale last week, where it reached new sale highs.
The stud offered 58 rams, and sold 49, nine more than last year, and hit a top price of $3300, up $1700 on last year’s top price, and an average price of $1188, up $188 on last year.
The top-priced ram, Lot 17, was purchased by Russell Duncan, ‘Waratah’, who bought a total of five rams, av $2060.
The Poll Merino rams sold slightly better than the Merino rams, selling 26 to hit an average of $1254, as opposed to the 23 Merino rams that averaged $1113.
Elders Hamilton branch manager and district wool manager David Whyte said rams presented very well on the day.
“It was a very even lineup, and competition was good, particularly on the better sheep,” Mr Whyte said.
“There were many return clients, a few new faces, and some volume buyers that bought four or five rams.”
The biggest volume buyer on the day was ‘DR&CT Hill’, who bought six to a top of $1400, av $1016.
Others included ‘Giant Rock Partnership’, who bought three to a top of $1700, av $1367, David Coates, who bought four at $900 each, and ‘Ballintubber Family Trust’, who bought four to a top of $1900 (twice), av $1475.
The sale was conducted by Elders Hamilton.
