2008 Sale Rams
Ridgway Advance Sale rams are consistent in type, showing excellent growth & muscle development, with superb wool.
"Animals to influence Stud & Commercial flocks nationwide - genuine frame/fibre genotype" Bill Walker, Classings Ltd. |
The depth and evenness of the 350 young sale rams is unique.
Average wool tests taken in March
| Micron | S.D. | C.V. | C.F. |
| 17.9 | 2.8 | 15.6 | 99.6% |
Average wool tests taken in July 08
| Micron | S.D. | C.V. | C.F. |
| 19.5 | 2.9 | 14.9 | 99.5% |
Principles of the Ridgway Advance Stud, David & Karen Ridgway sold a team of 10 Poll Rams (averaging $5300 to a top of $12,000) & 11 Horn Rams (averaged $2045 with RA 193 selling to $4750) at the Classings Classic Ram Sale on the 3rd of October 2008 at the Murray Bridge Race Course
(all rams pictured individually on classic page )
RA 199 is a superb Stud Poll Sire with excellent Skin & Fibre that sold for $12,000 at the Classing Classic Ram Sale to a South Australian three-stud syndicate of Roemahkita from Cummins, Calcookara from Cowell and Pepperwell at Keyneton.
(one of the Sires used within the Ridgway Advance Stud)
RA 135 sold to the Glendemar Stud, the Duxson family, Marnoo for $6500.
A proud sire displaying an extremely long meaty body with an exquisite deep crimped 18.7 micron wool, 2.5 standard deviation and 99.8 comfort factor. Semen Collected from this special ram and used within stud.
RA 193 caught Devon's eye at a very young age, with his silky soft skin & very stylish crimpy wool.
Sold at the Classic Sale - for $4750.
Sired by a Walladale Sire, the superbly structered ram has a magnificant 20.7 micron fleece testing 2.8 standard deviation, 13.5 coefficient of variation and
99.6 pc comfort factor.
Sold for $7500 - knocked down to leading NSW sheep consultant Bill Mildren, operating for White River Poll Stud, John & Wes Daniell, Port Lincoln, SA., (two thirds) & to Uardry Stud, Hay NSW. Semen available
Ridgway Advance Merino Stud's annual ram auction, on the 13th August 2008, became one of the best on-property sales held in Australia
The expectations of the huge crowd that attended the Ridgway Advance ram sale, at Bordertown South Australia, were confirmed soon after the first call.
Bids flew from the outset and Landmark auctioneer Malcolm Scroop knocked down the first 10 rams for an impressive average of $3615.
And when the last of the 100 rams in the main auction had been sold, Ridgway Advance had set a new South Australian on-property record average of $2130.
Apart from the fact that 12 South Australian, Victorian & New South Wales Studs bought rams, the strength of stud & commercial bidding was a highlight.
Buyers all agreed they had been influenced by the fact that the Ridgway Advance rams all had typical large SA frames and plain bodies, combined with free-growing wool coverings, staple length and brightness - complemented by consistently impressive wool test figures.
Stud principles David & Karen Ridgway were well rewarded for their dedicated push towards a genotype featuring these Modern Merino traits.
"Having established a wool type that is needed in today's industry, we have never lost sight of the importance of dual-purpose qualities in our sheep" David said
Lot 3, earmarked by keen judges sparked a fierce bidding duel before being knocked down to leading NSW sheep consultant Bill Mildren, operating for the Daniell family White River Stud, Port Lincoln & the Uardry Stud, Hay, NSW for the $7500 top price.
Losing bidder was Dennis Dalla, Orrie Cowie, Warooka who bought two quality sires in the front row.
Uardry's manager also secured Lot 1, a long deep bodied ram and secured two other rams.
The second priced ram was an 18.1 micron ram offered as Lot 17, which was bought by Paul & Felicity Brady, Stavely Park for $7200.
Demand spilled over to the mini-auction pens, cleared 56 of 68 rams for an average of $720.
Selling agents, Landmark reported that there were 80 registered buyers and the passed in rams and more private selection rams had been sold by the end of the day.
By Richard James Stock Journal
Hamilton Sale Rams pen of 5.
Merino & Poll Merino
Were Offered on Tuesday 5th August 08 - Hamilton Showgrounds.
Sold to a top of $5000 & averaged $2680
David & Karen Ridgway would like to thank clients and visitors for their support at the 2008 Ridgway Advance on-property Auction, at the Hamilton and Classing Classic Ram Sale.
David offers classing & consultation services to clients.