2009-2010

1. FIELD  DAY on  Friday 22th January 2010

Koonwarra Stud will be open from 10.00am to 5.00pm, as part of the Great Southern Supreme Merino Field Day.  On display will be the rams that will be for sale at Great Southern Supreme Merino Show and Sale (GSSM) at Canberra Showground, some Koonwarra sires and Stud ewes with their progeny.

2. G.S.S.M. RAM  SALE in an air conditioned Fitzroy Pavilion at the Canberra Showground (EPIC) at 11am on Monday 25th January 2010.

Koonwarra will be offering the following 2 rams through Landmark.

No. 1 Ram.   This sire is by the proven KWA sire Uniform 2.647 who has consistently produced quality sires. This sale ram is also top quality and has been used in the stud as a 2 tooth sire. He is a large framed ram for a fine/medium type with good bone, well sprung ribs and very good length of body. Also has a strong head with a soft clean muzzle, quality wool type with defined crimp and very good staple lock which will help keep the dust penetration out of the fleece. At 18.1 microns he is very suited to the merino flock which requires the frame size and wool quality to be enhanced or a merino flock which incorporates a terminal sire program as well.               .

No. 2 Ram.    This sire is a quality merino ram also used in the stud in 2009, mainly to try to replicate his wool qualities.  While he has not the frame of the lead ram it is his fleece type which singles this sire out above the others.  He is from the KWA Black Tag family and has a well nourished wool with very good crimp definition and soft handle, he is well covered with a lot of fleece on his underline and down the legs with excellent staple length.

At 18.4 micron and a comfort factor of 99.9% along with his high quality and bulk of fleece he will be very useful to bulk up fine wool type flocks and add bodyweight also.

32nd Annual Koonwarra On-Property Ram Sale was held on Friday 9th October 2009 at Little Range.

We thank all those who attended and your support was most appreciated with 51 of the 60 rams offered being sold for an average of $956.

Thank you to Kevin and Helene Grabham from Bathurst who bought the top priced ram Lot 12 for $1400 and to the volume buyer at the sale, Angus and Gayle Oberg, from Bowning, who took home 13 rams for a top of $1250 (twice) and an average of $875.

Jono Merriman holding the one of the 10 rams Angus and Gayle Oberg, “Leswell”, Bowning, purchased at the Koonwarra Merino ram sale last Friday. Pictured also are co-vendor Charlie Merriman, Gayle Oberg, Peg Merriman, Angus Oberg and the Oberg’s friends Margy and Ant Roberts, Sydney.

At the annual Dubbo National Merino Ram Sale and Show, held in August 2009

Koonwarra won Reserve Champion Fine/Medium Ram March shorn.
This ram was offered for sale at Dubbo the next day and was sold for $1500.

2008-2009

31st Annual Koonwarra on property Ram Sale held on 10th October 2008, resulted in 40 of the 60 rams offered being sold for an average of $1022, with the top price at $2000.

2009 GSSM Show at Canberra Showground (17th & 18th January) Koonwarra won Champion March shorn fine wool ewe, and Reserve Champion Medium/Strong Wool Sale Ram.

2007-2008

At the 2007 Annual on-property Ram Sale 53 of the 60 rams sold with an average of $948 (GST exclusive), with the top price being $2400.

Other sale results in 07-08 (GST exclusive) were:

Bendigo 07 - 1 ram sold for $2,000

GSSM - Canberra 08 - 3 rams averaging $2,083

Stud Ewe Sale - 28th Feb 08 - 102 stud ewes averaged $70

2007

GSSM at Canberra - sold 1 ram for $1500.

2006

GSSM at Goulburn - sold 2 rams for an average of $1775

On-Property Ewe Sale - 207 ewes averages $$74

Canberra Royal Show - Champion Fine Wool March shorn Ewe

Bendigo Sheep Show & Sale - 2 rams averaged $$1,250

Hamilton Sheepvention - 2 rams averaged $1,200

On-Property Ram Sale - 53 16 month old rams averaged $909

Goulburn 2006

Two rams offered and two rams sold for an average $1775. We thank the buyers, Mr Philip Bell, Breadalbane and the Mcintosh family, Currabungla Stud, Crookwell.

The Koonwarra Stud sheep have been at the forefront of fine & fine-medium wool genetics for several decades, having consistantly won major championships and awards at all major shows in the Eastern states of Australia, including Sydney, Canberra, Bendigo, Dubbo and Melbourne.

Koonwarra won its first Stonehaven Cup at the Sydney Show, in 1972 and has since won that prestigious award a further 10 times. The new management has a long term vision and determination to be at the forefront of the merino industry.

Enquiries welcome

Charlie Merriman T/F 02 63853396 M 0427 289018 E merino@koonwarrastud.com.au

Jono Merriman T 02 63853480 M 0427 272238 E jonomerriman@hotmail.com

Stu Hodgson OAM T 02 6924 4042 M 0427 908831 E stuartwhodgson@hotmail.com