Ram values continue to rise at Bella Lana on-property Merino ram sales, with this year's average lifting by $54 on last year's average, which was $372 higher than the 2023 sale.
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At Scott and Anna Brien and family's 17th sale on September 19, 84 of the 92 rams offered at auction sold to a top of $5500 and averaged $2401.
Another four rams sold at $5000 and higher.
The top-priced $5500 ram was knocked down to Accelerate Ag, a first-time buyer who stated only that it would be transitioned into a Southern Tablelands, non-mulesed flock.
The 17.3-micron ram's Australia Sheep Breeding Values inclu