WHILE it’s the best stud sale result in years with a complete total auction clearance for the Cresswell family’s Annalara White Dorper stud, Dubbo, their purebred commercial ewes broke the record at $460 a head for two drafts selling via AuctionsPlus.

The previous record price for purebred commercial ewes was $425.

On Wednesday all 65 White Dorper stud rams sold to a top of $5200 to average $3086 while all 14 Ultra White Composite rams topped at $3600 to average $2057.

In the commercial ewe section 45 Ultra White/White Dorper ewes July/August 2020 drop unjoined sold at $350 a head to an undisclosed buyer while Frank Bell of Farleigh near Armidale purchased 176 ewes paying $400 each for 60 unjoined July/August 2020 purebred White Dorpers, $370/hd for another 43 and $360.hd for 73 joined 2017-drop ewes.

The record price of $460 a head was paid twice, first for a pen of 22 October/November 2019 drop joined ewes then the same money for a pen of 16 March/April 2019 drop, also joined.

Paul Jameson, Elders Stud Stock, Dubbo, looks for bids while John Settree, Nutrien Stud Stock, Dubbo, auctions with David Russell of Nutrien Russell, Cobar in the rostrum as Jack Cresswell displays one of the lots being offered.

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