SUPERFINE Merino rams sold to a top of $3100 at the 13th annual Karori Merino on-property sale at Walcha last
weekend.
With the stud selling 47 of the 54 rams offered to average $1106.
The sale was opened by Andrew Ross, the owner of Bluey Merino, Bowral a fully Australian-owned-and-operated Merino wool clothing company.
The top price was paid by Dr Ross Dwyer, Burrowa Hills Grazing Company, Boorowa.
John Croake, Australian Wool Network, Tamworth purchased on behalf of Dr Dwyer and said the Burrowa Hills operation was selecting for heavy cutting rams with finer micron.
Michael Munro, Gundowda Station, Hargraves, representing Daidoah Australia returned for their sixth year to load 10 rams topping at $1400 and average $1030. The company, who join around 3000 ewes each year. were focusing on wool cut and fertility according to Mr Munro.
Pitt Sons agent, Ron Vincent, Walcha returned to bid on behalf of local wool grower, Marg McFarland who has supported the Karori sale since its inception.
Mrs McFarland secured eight rams to average $900 and wanted "easy care sheep with good clean fleece, nice plain bodies and length in wool" according to Mr Vincent.
Karori principal Katrina Blomfield was quite happy with the result considering the past climatic conditions and the state of the superfine wool industry at present."We had a great show of return clients which is very humbling to our breeding program" said Mrs Blomfield.
AWN and Landmark Armidale settled the sale with John Settree, Landmark Dubbo, controlling the bids.
