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2006 Sheep Articles

12th October 2006

Annual Keri-Keri Surplus Ewe Sale

With drought conditions really starting to kick in prices plummetted for this years Annual Swan Hill Premier Blue Ribbon Sheep Sale. This sale is renowned for providing top quality breeders ewes, but without feed available and the additional problem of water supply many buyers aren't able to restock this year. This meant demand was struggling.

1,043 Keri-Keri June/July 2005 drop surplus ewes reached a high of $63.00 a head, with an average of $59.09.
As in previous years the Keri-Keri sheep were sold in unrestricted runs. There were three pens of Keri-Keri ewes sold -
** 411 Sept shorn Keri-Keri bld & bred ewes- $63.00
** 243 Sept shorn Keri-Keri bld & bred ewes - $51.00
** 389 Sept shorn Keri-Keri bld & bred 4-Teater ewes - $60.00

Connemaugh Pastoral Company, Swan Hill topped the sale with 360 July/Aug 2005 drop Keri-Keri blood ewes at $84.00 a head.
The Connemaugh sheep were presented in brilliant condition and these Keri-Keri blood ewes stood out on the day.

Keri-Keri Ewes which made $63.00 per head

The ewes were sold in unrestricted runs

The B.R.&C. team worked hard all day.

B.R.&C. Agent Joe O'Reilly closing the bidding on the 4 teaters.

Michelle Boyle,B.R.&C.-definately the best looking agent on the day!!

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October 2006

South African Visit

Driving a very conspicuous coloured hire-car three visitors from South Africa stayed a night with us in October.
They were touring SRS studs in Australia to learn more about the concept, however we felt that we also learnt a multitude of bits and pieces from them ranging from sheep procedures to Safari Park stories.
Eddie, Jan & Willem are very diligent producers and are moving ahead in many agricultural areas.

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4th September 2006

Annual Keri-Keri Ram Sale

90 June / July 2005 drop rams were offered for sale.
The 90 rams average : Micron 19.57, CV% 18.4, CF% 99.5

All 90 rams were cleared at an average of $896.11.

The rams have gone to a wide range of areas and different climatic conditions throughout Australia - ranging from the South East & Renmark districts of South Australia, South to Bealiba in Victoria and a long two day trip North to their new home in Longreach, Queensland - and scattered amongst other places in between.

Andrew would like to thank all those involved with the sale and their invaluable help. Also, thank you to those who supported the sale and purchased rams in what is looking like a tough year ahead. All rams are guaranteed and we look forward to hearing how they, and their progeny, perform.

The rams arrived at the sale grounds the night before the sale.

They spent the night on the old unused tennis courts.

Early on sale morning the rams are tethered ready for sale.

Inspection began at 10 am. Shane Murphy (Mungindi, NSW).

(L-R)Ron Hoare, Jim Watts & Garry Norton.

Greg Piper, Allan Crozier & Andrew Sutton (Keri-Keri) looking over the rams.

Peter Meachim & Andrew Sloane (Landmark) listen in as Andrew Dowling (Keri-Keri) opens the sale.

And the auction was under way.....

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18th August 2006 - Lamb Marking

The catcher was busy this morning!!

1st August 2006 - Lamb Marking

Lamb marking commenced at Keri-Keri.

Why we call them Milking Merinos.

Lamb Marking August 2006.

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2006 Ram Sale - September 2006

Total clearance of 90 June/July 2005 drop rams
for a full sale summary & photographs go to our Events Section.

Rams are now available for Private Sale. For details contact Andrew Dowling

Download & print 2006 Keri Keri Ram Sale Catalogue (PDF)

On Wednesday (30th August) the sale rams came into the yards for the last time before Monday's sale. Andrew took these photos while walking them to the shed.

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This year Keri-Keri will offer 90 2005 drop Rams at its annual Ram Sale. These rams were weighed at 100, 200 and 300 days of age. They were also shorn in late March 2006.

In April 2006 these 2005 drop Keri-Keri rams were scanned for Body Weight, Eye Muscle Depth, Fat Score and Scrotal Circumferences in conjunction with Meat & Livestock Australia.

On Monday 24th July the final classing of the sale rams commenced.

2005 Drop Keri-Keri Sires. 13 mths wool. Joined at 6 mths.

2005 Drop Keri-Keri Sires 13 mths wool. Joined at 6 mths.

** 2005 Drop Keri-Keri Sires **

Classing in progress

Download Advert from "The Land"'s Edition of the Merino Special & "The Queensland Country Life" - 17th August '06(PDF)

Download Advert from "The Weekly Times" Edition of the Spring Ram Guide, "The Stock & Land" and "The Stock Journal" - 24th August '06(PDF)

Download Advert from "The Stock & Land"'s Edition of the Spring Meriono Special and "The Land" - 31st August '06(PDF)

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Keri-Keri Surplus Ewe Sale

held October 12th 2006

Swan Hill, Vic

These photos were taken of the ewes on the 1st of October. The ewes have been classed and shorn & will now run in the paddock until the sale.
The ewes are being run on the Southern End of the property as with continuing dry conditions this is the best feed currently available for stock.
They will be walked home over a number of days to the yards just before the 12th of October, for trucking, to arrive at the sale in the best paddock condition possible.

For information or enquiries contact Andrew Dowling
or our BR&C Stock Agent Joe O'Reilly (0427 329 911) br2@hotkey.net.au.

Sale Ewes in paddock Sunday, 1st October 2006

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Shearing - 11th & 12th September - the sale ewes were brought in for shearing this week.
Each ewe shorn was examined for four teats and all four teaters accordingly ear-tagged.
The photos below show the ewes in the yards the second day of shearing and at close to 14 months of age.

Shearing '05 drop Ewes September 2006

Fred Lowry's shearing team in full swing.

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Classing of the 2005 drop Keri-Keri ewes took place on Monday, 8th August 2006.
These photos below show classing in progress and the ewes at just on 12 months of age.
They were shorn shortly after classing in preparation for the October sale.

Keri-Keri Ewe Classing 8th August 2006

June / July 2005 drop ewes

16th May 2006

Keri-Keri sent 550 of last years June/July drop wether lambs off to a contract feedlot at Sealake in Victoria.

5th and 6th May

Keri-Keri travels to Broken Hill's 9th  2006 Biennial Agfair.

Each event attracts around 12,000 visitors over two days. Attractions at the Agfair are agricultural and horticultural displays, machinery and equipment, rural merchandise & clothing even as far as rural gardens and nursery displays.

This year 6 SRS studs displayed in a large SRS Company Site. The participants being Australian Meat Merino, Baderloo Poll Merino Stud (Spalding, SA), East Loddon Merino Stud (Serpentine, Vic), Kelvale Poll Merino Stud (Farrell Flat, SA), Keri-Keri Merino Stud (Moulamein, NSW) and Leahcim Poll Merino Stud (Snowtown, SA).

Keri-Keri took:

* 8 June/July 2004 drop Maiden Top Stud ewes (Sept. shorn).
* 3 Keri-Keri sires

- Keri-Keri W8107 (4Teater), now 8 years old and still attracting interest
- Keri-Keri R2445 (4Teater)
- Keri-Keri Y4012

* 5 June/July 2005 drop Ram lambs - never shorn.

The site had a large display of poll and horned merinos - ewes and rams. Wool on display. Andrew Michael from Leahcim Poll Merino Stud had data that created a lot of interest from Meat & Livestock Australia, and showed many people how they can access the figures and use them to their advantage.

Agfair 2006 was extremely worthwhile for all the studs. Interest is coming back to the Merino in the pastoral area as it survives, thrives and can produce a wool income on top of meat. Many people said they had tried all the latest "fad" sheep but didn't get the results they had been promised.