Yalgoo Merino sells 59 rams at annual sale

Stud principal Jock Nivison believes this to be on one of the highest indexing sales in Australia.

Rams averaged $1741, with 54 rams selling under the hammer and a further five rams sold after the auction for an updated 84 per cent clearance.

The $4500 top price ram was Yalgoo 268, a CP379 son, measuring in the top five per cent in fibre production plus (FP+) index at 166 and the highest Merino production plus (MP+) index of 180 available in the catalogue.

The poll ram measured data at including 15.1-micron, coefficient of variance (CV) of 15.8, greasy fleece weight (GFW) 146 per cent and yearling weight (YWT) 131 kilograms.

Matt Tullia on behalf of Fernleigh Enterprises, Ellerston, secured the top price ram, continuing a 12 year relationship with Yalgoo.

"He was the kindest wool sheep in the shed with great style and handle," he said.

The ram was carefully selected for their commercial wool flock by John Croake, Australian Wool Network.

Fernleigh run a mixed operation of both Angus cattle and Merino sheep, purchasing a total of four rams, averaging $3125.

Bulk buyer J Thomas and sons, Ardmore, Gundagai took home ten rams to average $1000 and top $1800.

Also on offer was 720 Yalgoo Merino ewes, with 250 four and five and a half year old ewes selling for $165 a head on the Auction Plus. The 14-15 month old ewes passed in at $140 a head.

The Nivison family was grateful for the support from clients, even with substantial flock reductions.

"We are confident we have a unique flock, that has accumulated a strong body of evidence of superior profitability," he said.

The sale was conducted by Elders, with Andy McGeogh as auctioneer.

You can read the full report in this weeks edition of The Land