$51,000 Classings ripper

By Catherine Miller
Updated December 18 2015 - 2:30pm, first published September 10 2013 - 5:56pm
RIPPER DEAL: Peter & Marianne Wallis (right), Glenlea Park, Pinnaroo, with the $51,000 ram that set a new stud record, and became the highest priced Merino sold in SA for many years. They are pictured with Landmark stud stock auctioneer Gordon Wood, Classings Limited’s Bill Walker, underbidder and semen share holder Will Lynch, Boorana, Woorndoo, and buyer Les Hamence, Pimbena stud, Wirrulla.
RIPPER DEAL: Peter & Marianne Wallis (right), Glenlea Park, Pinnaroo, with the $51,000 ram that set a new stud record, and became the highest priced Merino sold in SA for many years. They are pictured with Landmark stud stock auctioneer Gordon Wood, Classings Limited’s Bill Walker, underbidder and semen share holder Will Lynch, Boorana, Woorndoo, and buyer Les Hamence, Pimbena stud, Wirrulla.

THE Classings Classic ram sale held at the Murray Bridge Racecourse on Monday was in full gallop after lot one quickly reached highs not seen in the SA Merino industry since the late 1980s.

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