Dell, Kaya studs make their mark in the White Dorper ring at Bendigo
Dell African Dumisa Dorpers and White Dorpers of Moama, NSW, continued its successful run in the show ring, taking out the supreme White Dorper exhibit at the Australian Sheep & Wool Show at Bendigo. The grand champion ewe went to African 190717. Judge Christo Harmse, Gunnedah, NSW, described the ewe...
Sheep sell to four states at Dorper Sheep Society of Australia sale at ASWS
WA-based Kaya Dorpers, of Narrogin, sold the top-priced Dorper ram at the Dorper Sheep Society of Australia sale at the Australian Sheep & Wool Show at Bendigo on Sunday. The top-priced ram was the Dorper, Kaya 220709, which had won grand champion ram in the show ring the day prior...
White Dorper fetches $3600 at St George
Boondarra White Dorpers claimed top price honours at the annual St George multi-breed ram sale on Sunday. The sale was held at the St George showgrounds and was hosted by Nutrien Ag Solutions. The studs represented at this year’s sale were Boondarra White Dorpers, Grathlyn Australian Whites, Norwood White Dorpers,...
Dust’n Rain Dorper and White Dorper commercial ewes sell to hot demand
Commercial Dorper ewes sold by Dust’n Rain Dorper and White Dorper, Carstairs Station, Pooncarie, were in hot demand during the online National Sheep sale on Tuesday. A majority of the dispersal ewes will head into the state’s Central West while others will cross the southern border to Beulah, Vic. Dust’n...
Strong stud interest at Burrawang with Dorpers in demand
There was strong stud interest at the top end of the Burrawang Dorper and White Dorper on-property sale on Monday, with a South Australian operator buying the top two lots. Dorpers sold to good demand throughout the catalogue, but it was a White Dorper that reached the top price of...
Queensland’s Eisentragers do the Dorper double at Sydney Royal
Wendy Eisentrager enjoyed a very successful foray south from her home at Rosenthal Heights, Queensland, claiming both grand champion ram and grand champion ewe in the Dorper competition at this year’s Sydney Royal Show. The grand champion ram came out of the ram born April – May 2023, lambs teeth...
Charleville Dorper and white Dorper sale bucks the trend by clearing 96pc of rams
New South Wales stud, Amarula Dorpers claimed top honours at the annual Charleville Dorper and White Dorper ram sale on Tuesday. Dorpers sold to good demand throughout the catalogue, but it was a White Dorper that reached the top price of $5000. The studs represented at this year’s sale were:...
Buyers sought well balanced rams at the DSSA Eastern Regional sale
Buyers from Queensland, NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia sought well balanced rams with good carcase depth at the Eastern Region Dorper and White Dorper sale in Dubbo. 17 of 25 Dorper rams from seven vendors sold to a top of $9000 to average $2306, while 10 of 26...
White Dorpers to $3400 for Millmerran’s Bellevue
High-indexing rams were in demand at the Bellevue Dorper online sale February 9, Millmerran, with a White Dorper achieving the top price of $3400. Bellevue 220497 was purchased by interstate buyer KWD Jenkins and Sons Pty Ltd, Nowa Nowa, Victoria. The March-2022 drop had a post-weaning fat (PFAT) figure of...
