Tattykeel Australian White stud, Oberon, took out the breed’s top price record, after reaching $28,000, at their third annual on-property sale.
Buyers from across the country helped to push the competitive sale to the record price and a $3625 sale average.
One-hundred and thirty-eight lots went under the hammer, including 22 stud rams, which recorded a total draft clearance, for a $28,000 top price and a $9386 average.
Tattykeel Ringmaster, sired by 140343, was sold to repeat buyers’ Robert and Toni Gilmore, Ardess Australian White stud, Oberon, and Robert and Leanne Endacott, Red Hill Australian White stud, Wongarbon.
The stud partnership also selected a stud ewe for $2000.
Robert Gilmore, Ardess Australian White stud, Oberon, said the trusted partnership between the studs has blossomed into holding a joint annual on-property sale and purchasing the ram, allowed both operations access to quality genetics.
“We want to bring the rams size, depth and moderate frame with a heavy carcase to our breeding program,” he said.
The second highest price was $20,000 for a stud ram and was sold to Bruce and Jennie Hodgson, Ardene Australian White stud, Darlington, Victoria, and Danny Teskara, Roslynmead West Sheep studs, Echuca, VIC.
Tattykeel Australian White stud, co-principal, Graham Gilmore said the continuous increase on sale top prices and averages, indicates that forward progression is occurring.
“Today a producer said to me the bottom-end just keep getting better and better – that’s what it’s about,” he said.
“The amount of return buyers show there is consistency and confidence within the breed – it’s proof things are working.”
The $17,000 third top price was also fetched by a stud ram and was sold to Neville and Ben Rowney, Garmandale Australian Whites, Lascelles, VIC.
Volume buyer was Tony Rutter, Cottage Creek Australian Whites, Tarcutta, who brought 10 lots, topping $15,000 for a stud ram, for a $4975.
The stud ewes cleared 38 lots out of the 50 offered, topping $4500, for a $2701 average.
The sale was conducted by Landmark, Bathurst, with auctioneers’ Mark Barton, Wagga, and Andrew Wishhart, Cootamundra.
