A southern NSW buyer has ventured to the New England region of Walcha on Thursday and paid top dollar at Clovenook Merinos 4th annual on property sale.
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Looking to inject "carcase and fat" into his 8500 head Merino ewe flock, Alex Djikic from Tarago walked away with two of the three top-priced rams going for $3000.
Mr Djikic rounded out his draft from Clovernook with four rams for a $2500 average, after purchasing a further eight rams at neighbouring stud Nerstane several weeks ago.
Mr Dijikic was also the top priced buyer at Clovernook's sale last year, paying a top of $5000 from his six rams purchased.
The sale started strongly with both the first and second offered rams fetching $3000.
One of the top-priced rams tested in the top five per cent of the breed for post weaning weight, yearling weaning weight, and yearling staple length, while the other tested in the top 5pc for post weaning worm count and the top 20pc for post weaning weight and yearling weaning weight.
The third $3000 ram sold to Elders Walcha on behalf of an undisclosed buyer..
All up, 20 from 36 Poll Merinos sold to an average of $1562 reaching a 55pc clearance rate.
Results were back from last year's $5000 top and $1934 average from 23 rams at a 63pc clearance.
PM and CA Smith, Wee Waa, purchased five rams all for $1000 each.
Local buyer Justin Hoad, Uralla, purchased four rams to average $1250.
Elders Walcha covered the sale with Brian Kennedy the auctioneer.
