If it isn’t going to rain it might as well be a sunny spring day and it was exactly that for the Merriman family for their 19th annual on property ram sale held at Beverly, Boorowa.
The Merryville stud sold 140 of the 163 rams offered, reaching a top of $6000 on two occasions and recording an average of $1986.
The first ram to reach the top money was a March-shorn 24-month-old son of EM Super who sold to John Blewitt, Wollondilly, Goulburn.
Parting with the equal top money Pat and Andrew Davies of Demondrille Merino Stud, Harden, secured a 12-month-old son of Merryville 14 2nd.
It was the rams presence that attracted Andrew, describing him as “an upstanding square ram”.
“Sired by the 2016 Sydney Royal Show supreme exhibit he had a rich wool with a really well nourished tip, and tested well,” Mr Davies said.
Demondrille purchased a second ram for $2500.
Local client Tom Booth, Kiola, Boorowa, led the volume buyers putting together 12 rams in total for a $2000 average paying to a top of $4500.
Mr Booth said there were a number of factors that kept bringing him back to Merryville. “Being a local, the support I receive from Wal and George, the bright white wools Merryville is renowned for, and probably the biggest factor is the extra yield, the sheep record at sale time is very significant,” he said.
The sale was with Elders and Landmark, Steve Ridley and Rick Power auctioneers.
