Caroonboon rams average $1,972

Caroonboon’s annual ram sale took place on-property last Friday, with a total of 75 Merino rams offered.

By sale’s end 64 rams had sold at an average of $1,972, with a top price of $6,500 paid.

Top-priced lot number 3 ram was purchased by the Innesvale Pastoral Company, from Oaklands, NSW. In total, Innesvale invested in six rams, at Friday’s auction, the day’s most prolific buyer, alongside IC & KL Gibson Pty Ltd, Moulamein.

North Bundy Pastoral Co opened the sale, successfully bidding $6,000 for lot number 1.

It was the Wanganella stud’s seventh annual sale, with lotted rams attracting wide attention when on display at the recent Riverina Sheep & Wool Expo at Conargo and the South West Slopes Merino Field Day at Harden.

Above left: Caroonboon Merino's Derrym and Georgie Meddings at the 2025 sale, and (right) the sale in action.

Plain bodied, loose skinned type has allowed Caroonboon Merinos to transition with confidence to a non-mulesed flock, starting with the 2025 drop.

The 2025 drop lambs have an average wrinkle score of two.

“Last year at Classings Classic we invested in Poll Boonoke 231174 from the PB Prime Family (non-mulesed line),” Caroonboon’s Georgina Meddings said.

“PB231174 has the Caroonboon style long free staple wool plus some impressive EMD and FAT carcass traits, with great depth of side. PB231174's progeny will be offered at the 2026 annual sale.”

By the end of 2025 the entire Caroonboon stud flock will be genotyped.

“This will improve the accuracy of our data in Sheep Genetics enabling us to make more informed breeding decisions and will assist clients with their purchasing.”