RAMS at Stuart and Nancy Everett's Lone Gum Merino and Poll Merino on-property sale at Crystal Brook last Monday drew high interest.
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Of the 46 offered, 38 sold to a $3000 top and $1279 average.
In the breakdown, 19 Poll Merinos sold to $2800, av $1257 and 19 Merinos sold to $3000, av $1300.
Mr Everett said it was the biggest crowd at his sale and was pleased that "word was getting out" about his rams.
"The sale team were very well grown with superbly nourished wools on plain bodies," he said.
"The wool just caught the eye and it was a very even line-up of rams."
Offspring from several new sires attracted interest, particularly rams by Ridgway Advance Holy, which was bought as a ram lamb two years ago at $3500.
The top price Poll Merino ram bought by Classings Classic's Bill Walker, Murray Bridge, on behalf of Angus McLachlan, Rosebank, Mount Pleasant, was sired by Ridgway Advance Holy.
It had fleece measurements of 18.5 micron, 16.5 per cent coefficient of variation, 3 standard deviation and 99.7 per cent comfort factor.
Mr Walker also bought a ram at $800 for Matt Cook, Minnipa, and three to $1900 for Graeme Wheaton, Macgillivray, Kangaroo Island.
The top price Merino was sired by Wallaloo Park 122, recently bought by Elders Tintinara's Dave Whittenbury on behalf of Mark and Angus Richardson, Boothby Downs, Culburra.
With fleece measurements of 19.4M, 16.7CV, 3.2SD and 99.3CF, the ram impressed the Richardsons with its white well-nourished and lustrious wool.
The Richardsons are first-time Lone Gum clients, deciding to head along to the sale after first seeing the ram at the Classings Classic sale last week - Mr Everett had a display at the sale to showcase several of his Lone Gum rams.
"We have a self-replacing Merino flock and also breed a few of our own rams," Mark said.
"This ram will go into the ram breeding program."
* Full report in Stock Journal, September 19 issue, 2013.
