*22 of 29 rams sold to $23,250, av $7012
RANGEVIEW Park stud principal Will Milroy, Pipers River, Tasmania, said he was very surprised at the $23,250 top price he achieved at the Australasian Dorset Championships online ram sale.
"Last year, I had a very good sale, so to top it off and go over and beyond was really great," Mr Milroy said.
Rangeview 200208, sold to South Australian stud Mullinger Park, was described in the catalogue as a structurally-correct ram but moderate in size.
"He is well put together and hard to fault when it comes to his meat qualities," Mr Milroy said.
The August 2020-drop ram was sired by Valma 180063, out of Penrise 170110.
Described as being thick and stylish, with a great outlook, the ram was from a low birthweight sire, with positive fat and very good post weaning eye muscle depth figures.
Rangeview 200208 had a birthweight of 0.13 kilograms, weaning weight of 8.08kg and a post-weaning weight of 13.7kg.
His post-weaning eye muscle depth was 4.04 millimetres, his post-weaning fat was 0.67mm and he had a terminal carcase production index of 144.38.
Mr Milroy said the sale rams had faced a very wet season, but it hadn't affected them.
"To be honest, it's been a very challenging year with strange weather patterns - we just keep getting 10-25mm of rain each week," he said.
He said he had been passionate about genetics for a long time.
"If I see a ram I like, I'll buy it, or purchase a semen package," he said.
The bidding took him by surprise.
"I had a few inquiries, but nothing out of the ordinary," he said.
"When he hit the $20,000 mark, my heart started pounding.
"It's a great time to be in the lamb sector and we are reaping the rewards through our flock ram sales.
Other sales were:
Abelene Park, Woolomin, NSW, three of three, to $10,000, av $6500.
Brightside, Purnim, two of two to $4500, av $3500.
Estjam, Woolsthorpe, three of three, to $4750, av $4416.
Faraday Park, Penguin, Tasmania, three of three, to $5000, av $3666.
Ivadene, Greta, two of three, to $10, 750, av $8125.
Killara, Sorrell, Tas, one of three, $3500.
Lyndowns, Sorrell, Tas one of one, to $2500.
Rangeview, five of six, to $23,250, av $9600.
Sunnybanks, Penguin, Tasmanias, two of two to $17500, av $11,250.
Andrew Miller
I'm a general reporter with Stock & Land, with a special interest in irrigation issues. I completed my cadetship, with the Age, in 1980. Over my career, I've worked for ABC radio news (Mt Isa, Qld) and at provincial and suburban newspapers.
I'm a general reporter with Stock & Land, with a special interest in irrigation issues. I completed my cadetship, with the Age, in 1980. Over my career, I've worked for ABC radio news (Mt Isa, Qld) and at provincial and suburban newspapers.
