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Tues 5th August 08
Fri 3rd October 08Hamilton Sheepvention
5 rams offered
Classings Classic Ram Sale
Murray Bridge Race Course
Maurice Rd, Murray Bridge SA
6 rams offered by Wallaloo Park
6 rams offered by Wallaloo Park Poll
Inspection: 10.00
On-Property Ram Sale
100 Rams
Inspection: 10am
Sale: 1pm
Wallaloo Park Policy is to retain 50% Semen Marketing Rights on All Rams Sold
Semen Sires on Display
SELLING AGENTS:-
LANDMARK
ELDERS LTD
2007 Sale Summary
Top Price $10,000 Superior Wools Syn, SA
$6,000 to Ian Cutten, Keith, S.A.
$5000 to David Lowe, Mundulla, SA
$4,000 to Glenlea Park Stud, Pinnaroo, S.A.
$4,250 to Trevor & Gina Voight, Yorktown, S.A.
$ 4,000 to Frankland River Grazing, W.A
6 Rams Averaged $5,542
Private Stud Sales 07$8000 Glenwood and Bella Lana Studs, Wellington, NSW
$4000 John and Danny Flanery, Boorowa, NSW
Stud breeders from Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia vied with commercial wool breeders for rams at this year’s Wallaloo Park Merino ram sale held on property at Marnoo last week. However it was New Zealanders Willie and Susan Macdonald from Middle hurst Station at Blenheim who won a bidding duel for the $17,000 top priced ram.
This is the sixth year in succession that the Macdonald’s have bought Wallaloo Park rams to use in their 550 stud ewe flock and 4500 commercial ewes. However this is the first time they have bought in their own right. The Macdonald’s said the 108 kg,WP265 sired ram, that tested 19.4 micron had an SD of 3.2, a CV of 16.2 and a 99.5% CF, would provide an ideal outcross in their breeding program.
Wallaloo Park principals, John, Jenny and Trent Carter said the sale result of 92 rams selling for a $2646 average was wonderful given the seasonal conditions across much of southern Australia.
- Another repeat client Nardoo Development Company from Cassilis outlaid sale second top price of $13,000 for a 19.3 micron ram sired by WP 584.
- David and Karen Ridgeway of Bordertown outlaid $7500 and $3500 for rams and the Bella Lana Merino stud from Dripstone, NSW. paid $7500 for one ram.
- Kim and Robin Cartwright of Laggan NSW paid to a top of $6250 for three rams.
- The Kerin family from Gullen Gamble Merino stud at Yeoval, longtime buyers of Wallaloo Park rams paid to top of $6000 for two.
- Major Victorian ram buyers were BD and DE Field of Avoca, Ipsen Pastoral of Wareek, St Elmo of Stawell. D Brauer of Wonwondah. Mathew Ipsen of Marlborough and Rockview of Nareen.
- Volume buyers for New South Wales were Keith Mudford from Gilgandra, J&W Gill of Coolah and Deepwater Station of Deepwater.
- Volume buyers from South Australia included Classings Ltd Of Murray Bridge and Copping and Sons of Avenue Range.
- Volume Western Australia buyers included the Barr family of Newdegate, Franklin River Grazing, Franklin and Fred Leo from Lake Grace.
Willie and Susan Macdonald of Middlehurst Station at Blenheim NZ with Trent Carter and the $17,000 Wallaloo Park ram they bought last week.
2006 Sale Summary
Sold 4 rams
Lot 1 $5,000 to Ringlea Past co, Esperance,WA
Lot 2 $4,250 to Keyneton Station, S.A
Lot 3 $2,500 to M & K Barr, W.A
Lot 4 $2,500 to M & K Barr, W.A
A bidding duel for the first ram in the Wallaloo Park merino sale catalogue on Thursday at Marnoo resulted in a top price of $22,000 and set the tone of the sale where 34 rams sold to Western Australian buyers and 94 rams averaged $2461.
The duel for the top price ram was staged between a successful syndicate of Derella Downs, Esperance, WA, David & Karen Ridgeway,Bordertown SA, Richard Harkness, Tintinara,SA & Middlehurst Station, Blenheim, N.Z. The ram will be based at Bordertown.
Scott Pickering of Derella Downs outlaid a further $5000 for another ram. Wallaloo Park principal John Carter said the ram sired by WP 290 was one of the best he had ever bred and sold, weighing at 107kg, with tests of 18.8 micron 11.7 CV, 2.2 SD and 99.8 CF.
Sale second top price of $11,000 was paid by a WA syndicate of Scott Thompson of Nardlah Broome Hill, and Andrew Clarke of Brookdale, Arthur’s Creek.
Volume buyer of the sale, the Wilkinson family of Dandaragan, WA, paid to a top $8,000 in securing 9 rams
Bill Walker of Classings Ltd, Murray Bridge, SA outlaid to a top of $8000 for 14 rams bought on behalf of clients.
Local stud breeder Joe Peacock paid $5000 for an 18 micron son of WD 2.
Mark Barr of Newdegate WA paid to a top of $4500 for 8 rams and Bruce Taylor of Wellington, NSW paid $4500 for 1 ram.
LOT 1 $22,000
Sold to Derella Downs, Esperance, WA, David & Karen Ridgeway,
Bordertown SA, Richard Harkness,Tintinara, SA & Middlehurst Station, Blenheim, NZ
