MALLEETECH Poll Merino stud held its annual on-property helmsman sale at Geranium on Thursday last week, with new Eyre Peninsula clients making a big impact.
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The Smith family sold 28 of 49 Poll Merino rams offered to a stud record of $2500 twice to new buyers John and Stuart Richardson, Tumby Bay.
The sale average climbed more than $200 to $1282, although the offering was slightly reduced from last year's line-up of 57.
Catalogued at lot 1, the first $2500 ram had wool measurements of 17.2 micron, 3.1 standard deviation, 17.9 coefficient variation and 99.4 per cent comfort factor, with a Dual Purpose index of 183 and a Merino Production Plus index of 168.
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The ram also had Australian Sheep Breeding Values of 7.7 yearling weight, 1.8 yearling eye muscle depth and 0.4 yearling fat.
The other ram to make the top price was lot 3, with fleece measurements of 18.2M, 3.6SD, 19.9CV and 99.3CF. It had a Dual Purpose Plus index of 179 and Merino Production Plus index of 169, along with ASBVs including 7.7YWT, 0.1YEMD, and 0.1Yfat.
The Richardsons were chasing the impressive data the Malleetech rams offered.
They bought six rams at the top end of the catalogue, including the top five Dual Purpose Plus indexed rams, which were all in the top 10 per cent of Australia.
All rams offered were positive for fat and eye muscle depth, with a total of 14 rams in the top 10pc on the Dual Purpose Plus index.
The sale was supported by long-term local and Yorke Peninsula clients.
All Malleetech rams are paddock reared but are fully measured and pedigree recorded to give reliable information to clients.
The sale was conducted by Landmark Tintinara, and was interfaced with AuctionsPlus.
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