Armdale and Armdale Park's $1500 top price on four occasions

The Armstrong family sold 90 mated ewes of the 110 they offered for a 82 per cent clearance and $465 average. Thirty-four rams sold of the 62 they offered cleared 55pc and averaged $1070. 

Gundagai local Brad Bourne outlaid $850 for the top-priced Armdale 2017-drop ewe, Armdale 647-17.

The twin-born mated ewe was sired by Armdale Park 13-15 from the Armdale 47-15 ewe, and sold joined to Springwaters 47-16. 

The second top price of $700 was hit on three occasions in the ewe section, with the Wilkinson family from Bright Side Poll Dorsets, Purnim, Victoria, securing lot 72 for $700 along with 11 other ewes from the sale draft. 

The Riverian Anglican College, Wagga Wagga, also selected two ewes for the $700, including Armdale Park 498-17 mated to the Armdale 520-16 sire, and the lot 68. In total the students took home 10 ewes. 

The largest volume buyers of ewes were the Cooper family from Ashcharmoo Poll Dorsets, Marulan, who put together a draft of 18 ewes. 

Other major ewe purchasers were Kinsale Poll Dorsets, Orange, bought 12, while Sturgiss Pastoral Company, Koorawatha, purchased 10. 

Four rams hit the top price of $1500, including two that were snapped up by Valerie Maroney from Young. Ms Maroney secured AP286-17 and A253-17.

Peter Brain, Grong Grong, bought a pen of two Armdale flock rams for $1500 each.

Also hitting the sale-topping price was Goulburn-based Milson Family Partnership’s selection AP133-17. They also secured two second top-priced rams at $1400 each, and put together a total of 10 rams to add to their flock. 

Another ram was purchased for $1400 by Mick Quinn, Ganmain, who was a volume buyer taking home seven rams. 

Kinvarra Pastoral Co, The Rock, rounded-up the major buyers securing eight rams. 

The sale was conducted by Landmark, with agents Steve Ridley, Elders Goulburn, and Peter Cabot, Landmark Wagga Wagga, sharing the auctioneering duties.