Shane Carey, Malakai Alpacas, Ballarat, sold Malakai Secret Wish ET, for a sale top of $15,000 to Coolaroo Alpacas stud assistant manager, Neil Parker, Mittagong, representing stud manager, Janie Hicks.
AN EXCLUSIVE sale of some of the nation’s finest alpacas drew prospective buyers from virtually every state and territory resulting in a sale top of $15,500.
Six studs made the 50-plus hour drive from Western Australia for the national event, held at the Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre, Tamworth, NSW, as a conclusion to the annual National Show.
In total eleven alpacas were offered at the sale, which grossed $100,500 with a clearance rate of 82 per cent to average more than $9000.
The $15,000 sale-topper, Malakai Secret Wish ET, was sold by Shane Carey, Malakai Alpacas, Ballarat, Victoria.