THE first sale of Kedleston Park’s new prime line of rams has found instant success.
Stock agent Rex Bennett took early bidding on 10 rams to sale highs with his purchase for repeat buyers G. and M. Heywood, of Everton.
The 18.4 micron ram sold for $4000 with what Mr Patterson said were its wool quality and good eye muscle and fat data.
Kedleston Park’s John Humbert said: ““This year we offered a line of rams from Kedleston Park Prime - a new meat Merino family we have established with great success with genomic ASBVs average figures of this sale group being YWT 11.05, YEMD 2.34, YFAT 0.97, YCFW 34.24 and SL 13.71.”
Other prime rams in the offering sold between $1500 and $3500 with the line’s average $2450.
While the final lots in Friday’s catalogue, the prime line rams were offered after the opening lots before returning to catalogue order and opportunities still available for buyers.