Lachlan Merinos 2023 Ram Sale Videos
Our 17th ram sale was strong, with a new record for top price ram, achieving a 98% clearance, average of $4492, & selling to stud & commercial clients in NSW, VIC, QLD, WA & TAS, with 52 rams selling for $2000 or less, accommodating for all price levels, giving great value for money! The top price ram, LM210820, sold for $80,000, purchased by Mianelup Poll Merinos, WA.
The price tag was even more significant, as210820 is a spring drop ram, still with his lambs’ teeth. Sired by PB160612, the PP ram measured 18.5 mic, 2.5 SD, 13.5 CV, CF 99.9, EMD 44.5, FAT 6.5. His PWT 3.6, YWT 5.5,Y CFW 21.5, fibre diameter-0.5, DP+ 173. He featured excellent follicle density while still pushing out 95mm of wool at 6 months. Elliott Richardson, Mianelup Poll Merinos said seeing the ram 1st hand, convinced him to bid.“ People who I talk to about sheep said they saw good things from Lachlan Merinos at Bendigo,” he said.“ So, I flew over and had a look for myself.
The top price lot particularly impressed me. He is such a well-balanced ram with great wool quality and quantity, & strong physical aspects as well.” Mr Richardson said more than wool & structure appealed to him. He is very well bred, & his genetics are breeding well,” he said. “His Mum bred the best ram at last year’s sale &in my opinion, the best ram at this year’s sale.“ We are going to use him for artificial insemination of 200 ewes, on three or four donor ewes for embryo transfer & put him in the field too.
Glen Rubie was pleased with the result, “Buyers are seeing that we are producing sheep that are productive & well built. “Even though we have numbers on our sheep, we put a strong emphasis on body shape, which is very important. Mr Rubie said, the top price ram has a lot going for it, a heavy cutting white wool, good staple and a solid carcase as well.
A lot of rams have one or the other, but this ram has both! We’re excited to see what progeny LM210820 will breed. His dam, ET bred LM180744, continues to breed elite stud sires, including Lot 1A, Lot 10, and in 2021, bred our stud reserve, LM200102.“She continues to perform when joined to a range of different sires. The second top price ram, Lot 10, LM210827, 13 month old, is a
full embryo flush to the top price lot, & sold for $12,000 to Gerald, Claudette & Lachlan Woodhouse, of Myack Poll Merino Stud.
He measured 18.4 MIC, SD 2.5, CV 13.6 & CF 99.8, EMD 46.5, FAT 7, while also producing a massive staple length, with width and with good eye muscle depth. “He has good, white wool and is a very correct ram. It is our 9thyear buying rams from Lachlan Merinos & what they have done to our flock is outstanding. They have improved our sheep’s wool & frame size,” said Mr Woodhouse.
Courtesy of STUDSTOCKSALES.COM
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