SALE SUMMARY
2016 2015
Offered 60 60
Sold 59 60
Top $4200 $3400
Av $1888 $1413
A RECORD average of $1888 was set at the Morley Poll Merino stud's on-property sale at Cleve, backed by strong repeat client support.
The auction, held on Friday, followed this season’s trend in Poll Merino sales, with the average and top price well up on the previous year.
The average of $1888 was $475 higher than last year’s $1413.
All of the sale rams were June/July 2015-drops and the average across the auction team’s wool was 19.68 micron and 99.36 per cent comfort factor.
The sale’s top price was $800 up on last year at $4200.
The $4200 ram was knocked down to repeat buyer Shannan Larwood, PN&CA Larwood & Co, Buckleboo.
Mr Larwood has been buying from the Morley stud for more than a decade.
He said the quality and quantity of the wool, and the size of the rams, were good reasons to keep returning to Morley.
Mr Larwood described the top price sire as a “good, bulky ram”.
“It’s a solid ram and a good, heavy cutter,” he said.
The ram was sired by a son of Mernowie 737. It weighed 108 kilograms, with an 18.5M and 99.8CF fleece.
Mr Larwood also bought the second-highest price ram at $3800 and another at $1200.
Also buying near the top of the catalogue was NW&AK Siviour, Murdinga, with four rams to $3600, averaging $2775.
Gary Calliss, Arno Bay, bought three rams to $2300. Mr Calliss has been enjoying outstanding results with his wool recently, achieving returns of $10.15/kg in a Sydney auction last month.
“It’s great to see good money for wool and meat, giving growers confidence and rewards for the work involved with running stock, and not completely relying on grain income,” he said.
ADS&JLS Major, Kimba, bought four rams to $2700, averaging $2075, and SC&LE Snodgrass, Ungarra, took four to $2700, averaging $2000.
Morley principal Leonie Mills said she was pleased with the sale result.
“It’s great to see people have the confidence in the industry to bid up,” she said.
“It’s also great to have the support of so many long-time clients.”
The sale was conducted jointly by Elders and Landmark, with Landmark stud stock manager Gordon Wood auctioneering.
“It was a fantastic sale, with the highest average that the stud has received to-date,” Mr Wood said.
“The sale was greatly supported by locals, who are doing well with the genetics, so they keep coming back to buy year-on-year.”
