WA record shedding sheep hits $90,000 with new breed blend coming
A Western Australian meat sheep has sold for $90,000, smashing the state record as its breeder prepares to blend its shedding variety with a $150,000 ram.A SheepMaster ram has set a new state record for a meat sheep sale at $90,000, up from $51,500 set last monthThe Australian sheep price record of $450,000 is for a merino sold in 1989The top-seller went to Rainbows Rest in Dongara for $90,000, and the next-highest for $85,000 to a syndicate of SheepMaster studs in WA and New South Wales.
Last month an UltraWhite ram raised the WA state record to $51,500 and an Australian White sold for a national meat sheep record of $165,000.Neil Garnett is the founding breeder for SheepMaster, having developed it over the past 28 years.Neil Garnett with one of the lots from Friday's sale. However, two weeks later he purchased a different Australian White ram from Tattykeel for $150,000, which he plans to mate with his SheepMaster ewes to make a new "family" of the breed.
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