Buyers snap up Coledale rams

The sale saw a clearance of 77 of the 100 lots for an average of $1421,and a top price of $3000 for a sale to Broomhill Pastoral, Mansfield.

Stud principal Xavier Burton said buyers appeared to be looking for rams with high growth and were well balanced.

Prices may have been affected by a trend towards joining ewes later in the season.

“About 50 per cent of our rams are sold after Christmas,” Xavier said.

“We notice a lot of our clients are joining later, so they are not necessarily thinking about rams in the spring.”

Many of the successful bidders were return buyers from north-central and north-east Victoria.