18th Spring Ram Sale
1st Oct 2026
SALE BREAKDOWN
| Breed | Offered | Sold | Av | Top |
| Chromedale | 298 | 298 | $4,170 | $5,200 |
| ICON Southies | 78 | 78 | $1,240 | $1,800 |
| ICON 25 | 49 | 49 | $1,349 | $2,000 |
| ICON Poll Dorsets | 88 | 72 | $1,069 | $2,000 |
| TOTAL | 513 | 497 | $2,982 |
Our 18th Spring Ram Sale was held on-property & online with Auctions Plus with strong support from returning clients, new buyers and agents. With 103 registered bidders, the sale provided a very solid result across the majority of our offerings.
A total of 513 rams were offered, with 497 sold, resulting in an overall 97% clearance rate and an average of $2,982.
The Chromedale offering achieved a 100% clearance, with a top price of $5,200 achieved seven times. The top-priced Chromedales were purchased by C & J Grant, Pigeon Ponds, Kyle Cordy, Castlemaine, Shand Ag, Narracoorte, and O & H Dyson, Bessiebelle. This was our largest number of Chromedales sold through our sales to date.
The terminal offering also produced a strong result, with rams reaching a top price of $2,000 twelve times. The top priced ICON 25s purchased by Delta Pastoral, Tyrendarra East, O & H Dyson and C & J Grant, while the top priced ICON Poll Dorsets were purchased by Woolanook. The ICON Southie offering achieved a 100% clearance, topping at $1,800. Our largest-ever offering of ICON 25 rams also achieved a 100% clearance, with a top of $2,000. The ICON Poll Dorset offering of 88 rams resulted in an 82% clearance, with a top price of $2,000.
Free to Fly were our largest volume buyers, purchasing 40 rams (30 Chromedales & 10 ICON Southies). Other significant volume buyers included Paul Phillips, Glenthompson with 21 ICON 25s, Shand Ag with 21 Chromedales and Jakabul, Apsley with 20 (15 Poll Dorsets and 5 Chromedales).
We thank all of our clients, buyers, agents and supporters for their continued confidence in our breeding programs. We appreciate the opportunity to work with our clients and wish all buyers every success with their new rams in the season ahead.
2026 Spring Ram Sale: Top priced Chromedale Rams, $5,200
15th Summer Ram Sale
5th Jan 2026
SALE BREAKDOWN
| Breed | Offered | Sold | Av | Top |
| Chromedale | 74 | 74 | $2,731 | $3,500 |
| Chromedale Ram Lambs | 63 | 63 | $2,390 | $4,100 |
| Chrome Shedders | 31 | 28 | $1,364 | $2,700 |
| Chrome Shedder Ram Lambs | 48 | 43 | $1,621 | $3,800 |
| ICON Southies | 70 | 70 | $1,210 | $1,600 |
| ICON 25 | 10 | 10 | $1,830 | $3,000 |
| ICON Poll Dorsets | 59 | 59 | $1,635 | $2,000 |
| TOTAL | 355 | 347 | $1,902 |
The Chrome Summer Ram Sale delivered outstanding results, underpinned by strong competition, loyal return clients and encouraging support from a number of new buyers.
Buyer confidence was evident across all breeds, with multiple lines achieving 100 percent clearance with Chromedales and Poll Dorsets having the highest historical January sale top price and average ever recorded for the breed.
The top-priced ram of the sale was Lot 81, a Chromedale Ram Lamb sold to AR & VJ Hunter, Wagga Wagga for $4,100.
The top priced terminal sire was Lot 291, a ICON 25 ram sold to Mepungah, Wannon, for $3,000.
The top priced Chrome Shedder was Lot 196, purchased by North Gums, Penshurst, for $3,800.
Strong volume buying was evident throughout the sale, with Free to Fly, Armidale, securing 24 rams (18 x Chromedales and 6 x ICON Southies), Duncan MacGugan, Branxholme, purchasing 21 Chromedales and Garvald Vale Pty Ltd, Byaduk North, securing 18 Chrome Shedder Ram Lambs.
We thank all buyers, agents and supporters for their continued confidence and support and wished all purchasers every success with their rams in the upcoming breeding season.