Fleece and body are two of the three drivers in any Merino production system so it is natural an objective production class can evaluate sheep which had been subjectively judged.
The highest scoring ram was entered by John, Jenny and Greg Alcock, Greenland, Bungarby with their six-tooth ram scoring 484.5 points.
His fleece had a greasy weight of 16.5kg, with a yield of 66pc and tested 17.4 micron for total value of $207.
With an eye muscle of 40cm and weighing 114kg, the ram had been judged reserve champion March-shorn fine wool and went on to be reserve grand champion fine wool.
The ram had been judged junior champion at Great Southern Supreme Merino show in Canberra in 2020.
"We have always had a lot of confidence in this ram," Greg Alcock said.
"And these results show that our breeding is on the right track - a good sized sheep with a heavy and fine fleece is where we are heading."
In the two and four-tooth class the ram bred by James and Julie Barron, Adina, Jerangle with a fleece valued at $194.11 and weighing 112.5kg scored 472 points.
Their ram had been placed second in the four-tooth medium wool March-shorn class.
A Merino ewe bred by Hamish and Jock McLaren, Nerstane, Woolbrook and entered in the six-teeth and over class in the fine wool section was the highest scoring ewe with 447.5 points.
She had been placed second in her class, beaten by the Merryville-bred entry which went on to be supreme Merino ewe.
"We thought we might have had a chance in the fine wool class until we saw the Merryville ewe come out," Hamish McLaren said.
The fleece on the Nerstane-bred ewe weighed 11.5kg, measured 17.1 micron and was valued at $161 and combined with eye muscle 36cm and weight of 112kg put her in front in the ewe section.
In the two and four-tooth medium wool class, the ewe judged junior champion and bred by Anthony and Krisi Frost, Thalabah, Laggan was awarded first place.
Her fleece, weighing 12.3kg with micron of 17.1, was valued at $161 and combined with a 36cm eye muscle and weighing 92.5kg gave her an aggregate of 422 points.
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Stephen Burns
Jackaroo on Merino sheep studs in the Riverina, a lifetime working on the land with sheep, cropping and cattle. Graduate Charles Sturt Uni with degree in Business and a Dean's Certificate. Graduate C.B. Alexander Agricultural College
Jackaroo on Merino sheep studs in the Riverina, a lifetime working on the land with sheep, cropping and cattle. Graduate Charles Sturt Uni with degree in Business and a Dean's Certificate. Graduate C.B. Alexander Agricultural College
