IN their innagaural sale Aitken Australian Whites sold 100 per cent of their rams with the top-priced ram heading interstate.
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Hailing from Bundarra all 15 Australian White rams sold to a top of $6700 and average of $2040.
Rob Aitken, Aitken Australian Whites, said they were extremely happy with the results of their first sale.
The top-priced ram was the August 2021-drop Jasper 21013, sired by Sniper 190122 and out of Red Hill 190459, and sold for $6700 to William Peck, Mundulla, SA.
Mr Peck said Jasper would be used both as a stud ram and commercially and he hoped Jasper would add the length and depth to his flock that the ram displays.
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Mr Aitken said Jasper had been a stand out ram and was joined to a select number of stud ewes prior to sale.
The second top-priced ram was the August 2021-drop Aitken 21011, sired by Sniper 190122 and out of Tattykeel 190284, sold for $2600 to David Toms, Warialda.
The sale was conducted via AuctionsPlus by Williamson Rural Marketing and QPL Rural.
Alexandra Bernard
Journalist based in Wagga Wagga covering all things agriculture in southern NSW.
Journalist based in Wagga Wagga covering all things agriculture in southern NSW.
