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Ridgway Advance Merino stud's annual ram auction on the 13th August became one of the best on-property sales held in Australia.
Bids flew from the outset and Landmark auctioneer Malcolm Scroop knocked down the first 10 rams for an impressive average of $3615.
And when the last of the 100 rams in the main auction had been sold, Ridgway Advance had set a new South Australian on-property record average of $2130 - up an incrediable $680 on the Bordertown stud's 2007 auction.
Apart from the fact that 10 SA, Victorian and NSW studs bought rams, the strength of stud and commercial bidding from the eastern states was a highlight.
The enormous crowd, with 80 registered buyers were impressed by the Ridgway Advance rams which all had typical, large SA frames and plain bodies, combined with free-growing wool coverings, staple length and brightness - complemented by consistently impressive wool test figures.
Stud principles David & Karen Ridgway were well rewarded for their dedicated push towards a genotype featuring those Modern Merino traits.
"Having established a wool type that is needed in today's industry, we have never lost sight of the importance of dual-purpose qualities in our sheep" David said
Pen 3 - RA 133 - earmarked by keen judges as a Impressive Stud Sire, sparked a fierce bidding dual before being knocked down to a leading NSW sheep consultant, Bill Mildren, operating for the Daniell family's White River Merino & Poll Merino studs, Port Lincoln, SA.,(2/3 rds) & the Uardry Stud, Hay NSW,(one third) for the $7500 top price.
Large Plain Body Poll Merino with no pin wrinkle producing very stylish deep crimped soft wool with outstanding wool cut ability.
By a Walladale sire, the superbly structured ram carried a magnificent 20.7 micron fleece testing 2.8 SD, 13.5 coefficient of variation and 99.6 comfort factor. Stud retained 50% semen marketing rights. (Semen available)
Losing bidder was Dennis Dalla, Orrie Cowie, Warooka, who paid $5000 and $3900 for two other quality sires in the front row.
Uardy's manager Ben Lang also secured Lot 1, a long and deep bodied ram for $3250, Lot 2 at $2400 and Lot 5 for $4000, all sons of the Leahcim 123 Sire.
An 18.1 micron ram, located in pen 17 and Sire by Ridgway Advance Ram Lamb Syndicate attracted spirited bidding before being knocked down at $7200 to Paul and Felicity Brady, Stavely Park Stud, Victoria.
Demand spilled over to the mini-auction pens, where landmark Gordon Wood cleared 56 of 68 rams for an average of $720.
Selling agents Landmark reported that the passed in rams had been sold by the end of the day.
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