Farm Tender

Charinga, Banavie blitz with $42,000 top

Charinga, Banavie and Gowandale Merino & Poll Merino Studs, Marnoo & St Arnaud, Vic held their respective Ram Sales yesterday and overall it was a cracker

Charinga first, they managed to sell lot 1 for $42,000 which set the tone for the day, this Poll Ram sold to Banyandah Pastoral Co.

They sold 90 of the Rams on offer to an amazing average of $4827

Banavie put up 80 Rams and sold the lot to a top of $20,000. The average was a very impressive $3,841

Gowandale sold all 9 Ram on offer to average $4,888.

The total gross for the Sale was $811,200 which included 52 White Suffolk Rams that sold to an average of $1037

An amazing Sale for the Polkinhorne family and really proves that the Merino is back

Picture - "Harry" the top priced Charinga Ram