It was all smiles at the completion of the Bundara Downs White Suffolk and Poll Dorset ram sale last Friday at Western Flat.
In this major volume sale servicing the prime lamb industry, 277 rams cleared to a top of $3400 and averaged $1134.
It was a delighted Funke family after their 3rd biennial White Suffolk mated ewe sale at Western Flat, SA last Friday, 4th March.
Although the crowd was modest, the competition was hot from the 22 registered bidders, resulting in a total clearance of 171 ewes and ewe lambs at an outstanding and neat $800 average. Seventeen buyers were successful in purchasing ewes.
On the back of a very average season in the Western Flat area this year, there were no expectations of buoyancy in the 19th annual Bundara Downs White Suffolk and Poll Dorset sale last Friday. In fact a light sprinkling of rain during the sale was jokingly referred to as a major rain event. However, the rainbow that came with it must have had the mythical ‘pot of gold’ at the end of it for there was a considerably improved sale result with a 25% lift in sale gross from last year to $245,350 for the 246 of 280 rams that sold. That clearance rate was up 15% with 20 more rams finding new homes and the overall average was up 15% to $997.36.
Bundara Downs Invests Heavily into Poll Dorset Genetics A new $31,000 world record Poll Dorset ram price was set at the 2014 IGA Perth Royal Show All Breeds Ram and Ewe Sale last Friday when the Meat Elite Australia group, purchased this Hillcroft Farms ram. The group, which was established in 1985, is made up …
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BUNDARA Downs White Suffolk and Poll Dorset stud passed a stiff seasonal test with flying colours at its 18th annual on-property production sale at Western Flat on September 19.
In a South East season that is fading fast and with few new-season lambs sold, stud principals Steve and Ros and Greg and Selena Funke sold more rams than in any previous year.
Ewes to $1000 at Bundara Downs White Suffolk buyers from three states strengthened their flocks’ genetic strength and diversity when they paid an average of $460 for 55 mated Whites Suffolk stud ewes at the Bundara Downs biennial ewe sale on March 14, 2014. Stud principal Steve Funke, Western Flat, SA, said the absence of …
White Suffolk buyers from three states strengthened their flocks’ genetic strength and diversity when they paid an average of $460 for 55 mated Whites Suffolk stud ewes at the Bundara Downs biennial ewe sale on March 14, 2014.
100 White Suffolk Stud Ewes on Offer Stud breeders looking for new and proven genetics, commercial producers seeking an injection of profit driving genetics and new studs all have an opportunity at Bundara Downs White Suffolk stud at Bordertown, SA, on Friday March 14 when 100 mated stud ewes will go under the hammer. This …
Bundara Exports to China 17 February 2014 China is emerging as a potentially strong market for Australian prime lamb genetics according to South Australian White Suffolk and Poll Dorset breeder Steve Funke of Bundara Downs, Western Flat, who has contributed 19 stud rams and 43 stud ewes to two recent shipments. These sheep will be …
Rams sold to $4000 and 202 averaged $846 at the16th annual Bundara Downs White Suffolk andPoll Dorset ram sale at Western Flat, SA.
Stud buyers were there in strength chasing the high performance genetics while flock ram buyers were able to fill their orders at great value prices.