British and Australasian averages up

By Jodie Rintoul
November 21 2019 - 4:00pm
The $15,500 top-priced British and Australasian breed ram for 2019 was this White Suffolk ram sold by the Yonga Downs stud, Gnowangeup, at the WA Elite White Suffolk and Suffolk Sale at Williams in August. With the ram were Landmark auctioneer Mark Warren (left), Yonga Downs principal Brenton Addis, Landmark Breeding representative Roy Addis, buyer Shane Baker, Booloola stud, Baringhup, Victoria and Elders prime lamb specialist Michael O'Neill.
The $15,500 top-priced British and Australasian breed ram for 2019 was this White Suffolk ram sold by the Yonga Downs stud, Gnowangeup, at the WA Elite White Suffolk and Suffolk Sale at Williams in August. With the ram were Landmark auctioneer Mark Warren (left), Yonga Downs principal Brenton Addis, Landmark Breeding representative Roy Addis, buyer Shane Baker, Booloola stud, Baringhup, Victoria and Elders prime lamb specialist Michael O'Neill.
This Poll Dorset ram from the Curlew Creek stud, Gnowangerup, was the second top-priced British and Australasian breed ram for the season when it sold for $14,000 to the Deloraine Downs Poll Dorset stud, Coleraine, Victoria. With the ram were Elders zone livestock manager - west Simon Wilkinson (left), Laurie Fairclough, York, who purchased the ram for the Deloraine Downs stud, Landmark Breeding representative Roy Addis and Curlew Creek stud principal Collyn Garnett.
This Poll Dorset ram from the Curlew Creek stud, Gnowangerup, was the second top-priced British and Australasian breed ram for the season when it sold for $14,000 to the Deloraine Downs Poll Dorset stud, Coleraine, Victoria. With the ram were Elders zone livestock manager - west Simon Wilkinson (left), Laurie Fairclough, York, who purchased the ram for the Deloraine Downs stud, Landmark Breeding representative Roy Addis and Curlew Creek stud principal Collyn Garnett.
The top price paid at a British and Australasian single vendor sale this season was $5800 for this White Suffolk ram at the Stockdale on-property White Suffolk and Poll Dorset ram sale at York. With the were buyers Rod (left) and Shaun Simpson, Barby Downs White Suffolk stud, Quairading, Landmark Breeding representative Roy Addis, Stockdale co-principal Brenton Fairclough, wife Belwyn and daughter Piper and Elders auctioneer Preston Clarke.
The top price paid at a British and Australasian single vendor sale this season was $5800 for this White Suffolk ram at the Stockdale on-property White Suffolk and Poll Dorset ram sale at York. With the were buyers Rod (left) and Shaun Simpson, Barby Downs White Suffolk stud, Quairading, Landmark Breeding representative Roy Addis, Stockdale co-principal Brenton Fairclough, wife Belwyn and daughter Piper and Elders auctioneer Preston Clarke.

WITH future demand for Australian lamb looking positive and the strong lamb prices of the past 12 months buyers were out in force and bid up strongly at this year's British and Australasian breed ram sales.

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