2009 Drop Trigger Vale Lambs
7 month old Bond Merino wether lambs sold for $126.50 ( estimated 24kg @ $5.00 + skin) at the Wagga Wagga Saleyards on the 20th January, 2010. Their sisters when measured for eye muscle, fat and weight averaged 53kg and are currently being joined to lamb down at 12 months of age. All the while, growing 5-6 kgs of 20-22 micron wool.
PERFORMANCE RECORDED GENETICS + NUTRITION = SERIOUS CASHFLOW
2009 Sale Results
Trigger Vale fires up for a $2050 top
Bond and White Suffolk rams sold to a top of $2050 at the Bouffler familys Trigger Vale sale at Lockhart last week.
Brothers, Andrew and Philip Bouffler, sold 104 rams from 140 offered for an average of $1005. In the breakdown, the White Suffolk rams sold to a top of $1550 and averaged $900 and the Bond Merinos topped at $2050 and returned a $1178 average.
Wagga Wagga auctioneers,James Tierney, Elders and Tim Francis and Evan Travis, both of H. Francis & Co., were on the rostrum. Buyers came from all over with astrong contingent from as far as Gundagai, Geelong, Booligal, West Wyalong and areas in between.
Stud principle, Andrew Bouffler, was pleased with the sale and said the average was abouton par with last year. "The sale was strong without being spectacular" he said."We had 90 per cent clearance for our Bond Merinos and although the White Suffolk clearance was down on last year's sale, average prices were up." He said the sale result reflected a swing back towards Bond Merinos with many buyers planning replacement programs.
Anthony Hicks, "Buccluch Villa", Lowesdale, paid $2050 for the top priced Bond Merino ram of the catalogue. He also bought a second Bond sire for $1800.
Meanwhile Steven Taylor, Giles Creek White Suffolk Stud, secured the top priced White Suffolk ram for $1500.
Volume purchasers included Terry Goldsworthy, "Courallie" Junee, who bought 10 rams which included a mix of Bonds and White Suffolks to a top of $1900 and Peter Forbes "Woodend" Lockhart.
NIKKI REYNOLDS THE LAND
Australian Sheep and Wool Show
Eyes have it: judges Andrew Calvert and Andrew Bouffler, with steward Phil Toland, discuss the finer points of the champion all-purpose Merino class. Picture: Greg Scullin Andrew had the opportunity to judge the All-purpose Merino class at the Australian Sheep Show in Bendigo in July.
Trigger Vale 250 Progeny A 1/2 share in a Trigger Vale 250 Son was recently sold for $10,000 to Depta Grove Stud.
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- Well done to Bryce Miller who sold lambs for $158 at the Wagga Market last week this follows on from Feb-March 2009 when he topped the Wagga Lamb Market 4 times in six weeks, top price being $156 with lambs out of Trigger Vale Bond Ewes.
Peter and Kelly Crawford of Junee are other clients who have been having fantastic outcomes with Trigger Vale genetics. They have been pushing the boundaries in their Bond flock by joining their ewe lambs at 7-8 months of age to lamb down at 12 months. This year they pregnancy tested 60% with many multiples which should result in an 80% overall percentage. The dry’s are sold in the prime pens as they still have their lambs teeth. This is an amazing result which Peter thinks is very repeatable if the ewe lambs reach above 45kg’s by joining. With Trigger Vale placing a lot of selection pressure on post weaning weights to allow clients to turn off lambs earlier a huge secondary benefit is that this selection pressure will ensure a higher percentage of ewe lambs can achieve this weight to allow lambing down at 12 months of age. The impact this result will have on the overall lifetime ewe income and business profits is immense. The Crawford’s also averaged around $125 for their lambs through Wagga Sale yards if you take the value of wool from their lamb shearing into account. The Crawford’s also purchase White Suffolks to join with their older ewes and cull Bonds in a terminal program.
| Russell Smith, Jason Gooden and Kevin Bowyer with Agent Jeff Francis with their drafts of sale topping lambs all sired by Trigger Vale White Suffolks. Feb 08 |
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News at Trigger Vale?
Andrew Bouffler is selected to attend The Worshipful Company of Farmers - Challenge of Rural Leadership Course, Devon England.
Andrew was choosen to represent Australian farmers in Devon, England from the 8th-21st of November, 2009 as a participant of the Duchy College Rural leadership Course. The course is held over an intensive two weeks covering such topics as Strategic management, Business strategy, Leadership skills and dealing with the media to name a few. Other participants are from the UK, Czech Republic and South Africa. Thankyou for the sponsorship from Nuffield, Jetset and Fairport Farm Software.
Andrew Bouffler Nuffield Scholar Report
"How to Fully Utilise and Rapidly Improve the Australian Maternal Ewe Flock (including Merinos) to Ensure Continuity of Supply into our Valuable Meat and Wool Markets" Learn More
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