On Property Ram Sale

Seller:  John Nadin 0427 474 610

For further information, contact Macquarie Dohnes:

John Nadin 0427 474 610

Greg McCann 0427 843 204

Macquarie Dohne Office

Tanya Barton

Ph: 02 6035 1392
Fax: 02 6035 1313

Email: macquariedohnes@bigpond.com

Web: www.dohnes.com.au

Sale Summary 2009

A total auction clearance of 142 rams averaging $1946, up $544 on last year, heralded a spectacular on-property sale for Macquarie Dohne stud, Warren, on Wednesday, September 30. Co-principals, John Nadin and Greg McCann and families were delighted with the response from Dohne breeders from three states who purchased to a top of $8000 for stud rams and $4500 for the graded rams from among the largest offering of Dohnes rams anywhere in eastern Australia.
Walgett based Midgery Dohne stud or David and Annie Berrell, will be where the $8000 top-priced stud ram will head the sire battery. “He’s big, long bodied straight ram with very bright stylish wool and excellent EBV’s,” Mr Berrell said of the July’07 drop son of Mt Alma sire ASH050102. “This will be a new family line for our stud of 150 ewes,” he said.
The Berrells’ also run a commercial flock of 2500 F2 and F3 ewes. Two stud rams went to Victoria with Robert and Janet Robertson, Havelock Park Dohne stud, Stratford, paying $7000 for a son of MDO30681, a ram Mr Robertson described as having the body shape and body weight figures. “He has nice, bright nourished wool and will fit well within our stud,” he said. The Robertsons’ have another son of “681”for which they paid $12,000 at the Dohne National, Dubbo, last year.
New Dohne stud breeders, Darren and Fiona Cameron, paid $6000 for a stud ram which will become one of the foundation sires of their Koonik stud, Goroke, Vic. The Camerons bought ewes fro m Macquarie stud last year and see that the style of Dohne would fit well throughout the western areas of the state. A single purchase at $4500 secured an AA grade ram for Don Mills, “Kardinia”, Corowa. Leading the multi-lot purchases was Michael O’Brien, “The Brigalows”, Carinda, who secured 17 rams for an average $2212 while paying up to $3200 for his top.
Mr O’Brien has been breeding Dohnes since the breed’s inception in Australia and his next drop will place his flock in the F4 category. Likewise, his brother, Dennis, who paid an average $1888 for his 16 ram purchases for his Dohne flock at “Cryon”, Walgett. Stephen Rae secured 12 rams averaging $2167 for Merri Merri Pty Ltd, “Emby”, Gulargambone, while Robert Woodward and Company, Swan Hill, Vic, paid an average $1307 for his 15 purchases. The sale was conducted by Elders and Landmark with Paul Dooley selling for Elders and John Settree for Landmark, Dubbo.

*Pictured:  $5720 top priced  flock ram at the 2010 On Property Sale MD092522 sold to O'Brien Brigalows Pastoral, Walgett NSW.