The Manchester family had their most successful sale to date on Friday, bidders bracing the bitterly cold spring weather to purchase both their Kingsvale Supremes and Roseville Corriedales at their South West Slopes property.
There were 60 Kingsvale Supreme poll dorset rams offered and all sold to a top price of $3200 and average of $1528.
While, 23 of the 30 Roseville Corriedale rams offered sold to a top of $2000, reached twice, and an average of $1400.
Jason Trompf of Lambs Alive bought the top priced Kingsvale Supreme ram at $3200 for his commercial operation at Northgate Park, Greta, in North East Victoria.
Stud principal, Tony Manchester said the ram had outstanding estimated breeding values.
"He was in the top five or ten per cent for the breed for most EBVs and was in the top 12pc for eating quality," Mr Manchester said.
The ram was by home bred sire Kingsvale 160007 and had a weaning weight of 10.37, post weaning weight of 16.79, fat value of 0.63, eye muscle depth of 3 and maternal weaning weight of 2.12.
He was one of four Kingsvale rams Mr Trompf bought for an average of $2150.
Mr Trompf said they were looking for early maturing dorsets with good moderate birth weights and really good carcase.
"In addition, we retain some of their daughters, so we're also looking for maternal weaning weights and numbers of lambs weaned," Mr Trompf said.
"Overall we're looking at meat production per hectare, moderate sized animals which pack a punch, with great eating quality, which is what these sheep have."
Mr Manchester said only two out of the 60 rams offered were not in the top five per cent for maternal weaning weights.
A volume buyer in the Kingsvale rams was Hugh Flynn, Redhill, Bowning who purchased 12 on the day for an average of $1200.
Mr Flynn said they were looking for dorsets to put over a Merino ewe without any birthing troubles, alongside good post weaning weights.
In the Corriedales, Mr Manchester said this year buyers were chasing wool type.
DI Green and AJ O'Connor, Violet Town, Victoria bought two rams for the top price of $2000.
Meanwhile, Brian Taylor, Crookwell purchased two rams for $1800.
Mr Taylor said they had gone for a finer Corriedale this year and were also focused on worm resistance and positive fat traits.
"We're very pleased with the way they're sending their breeding," Mr Taylor said.
Mr Taylor said they had a self-replacing prime lamb operation and ran a corriedale, white suffolk ewe.
The sale was conducted by Delta Ag and Elders with Cameron Rosser (Delta) and Aaron Seman (Elders) taking the bids.