For their 38th annual stud ewe sale, Wal and George Merriman, Merryville, Boorowa, recorded a top price of $174 for 12 stud Poll Merino ewes, May-shorn, 17-18 months and not-station-mated (NSM).
Assessed by Dermot McGrath, Elders, Boorowa, the maiden ewes weighed 49.7kg average.
Thirty eight ultrafine and superfine stud Merino ewes, May-shorn and three to eight years old sold for $170.
They had their lambs weaned in November and were listed as NSM.
Another sale at $170 was recorded for 14 medium wool stud maiden Merino ewes, 17-18 months, NSM and May-shorn: while 22 superfine wool stud maiden ewes sold for $166 and 24 Poll Merino ewes, NSM and three-eight years old sold for $166.
Twenty nine fine wool stud Merino ewes, three to eight years, NSM with their lambs weaned last November sold for $166.
The sale was listed on AuctionsPlus.
- Full report next week
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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
