Above photos:Mark Evans,Dennis O'Brien, Chris Clemson,Greg McCann & John Nadin 2005 On Property Ram Sale.

Macquarie's results speak for themselves.

Inaugural Tasmanian Invitational Dohne Ram Sale 

Wednesday 17th of February 2010, Campbell Town Showgrounds, TAS  

Inspection from 10am. Sale commences at 1pm 
15 Specially Selected AA & A Rams
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Sale Summary 2010

Campbell Town Showground was the venue for Tasmania’s first multi-vendor dohne ram sale on Wednesday 17th February. Registered studs from Tasmania, Victoria and NSW offered a well presented line up of pure-bred dohne rams.
Rams sold to $2,100 and averaged a healthy $1,145.
The top price ram was sold by the Macquarie Stud, Warren NSW to Woodlock Stud Canowindra, NSW. The ram had figures of +13.2 body weight, +1.10 for eye muscle, -0.20 for fibre diameter and an index of 122.6.
Macquarie along with daughter stud Havelock Park Stratford, Vic sold the two second top priced rams at $1800 to AW Singline & Sons, Weldborough and Steve & Debbie Buckland, Winkleigh.
Local stud Breeders Neil & Diane Watson Pine View Stud were the only stud to record a 100% clearance with their top ram selling to AW Singline & Sons for $1,000.
Glenaroua Stud Kilmore Vic sold a ram to Lochiel Pastoral Ross for $1,400.
Other buyers included Colin Gibson Epping Forest, AN & KJ Hitchens Sandy Bay, WA & RV Webster Woodbury, GR & S Bull Swansea, JR Nicholson & Sons Campbell Town and Patrick McShane Avoca.
In the breakdown Havelock Park sold 2 from 4 for a $1,300 average, Macquarie sold 13 from 15 for a $1,245 average, Glenaroua sold 4 from 16 for a $950 average and Pine View sold 3 from 3 for an $866 average.
Selling agents were Roberts Ltd and TP Jones & Co.

Ewe Production Sale  - , Macquarie Dohne Stud, Warren NSW

150 Stud Ewes will be auctioned in pens of 10 Download Catalogue here Actual Microns

Sale Summary 2009

Phone bids rang as hot as the 43 degree temperature, as Dohne ewes and rams found new homes in every state except the Northern Territory, at the Macquarie Dohne stud’s Autumn production sale, last Friday (6th February). In the largest offering of stud Dohne ewes in Australia to date, Dohne assessors, buyer representatives and agents were kept busy as interstate buyers tuned into the sale conducting phone bids, competing against eager buyers on the ground. A complete clearance of 443 stud Dohne ewes ranging from 2007 to 02/01 drop, saw stud ewes top $300, to average $155, while 33 from 53 flock rams sold to $1300 three times, averaging $933. Bruce Barnes-Webb, Dowell Dohne stud, Katanning, Western Australia withstood strong phone bidding competition to secure 45, 06 and 05 drop ewes, including 25, 05 drop stud ewes, paying $300 per head, averaging $233. Dwalganup Pastoral Company, Hamilton, Victoria purchased the $1300 equal top priced AA, 07 drop ram, displaying a 122.2 index. Dwalganup Pastoral Co, purchased four rams to average $950 and 154 mixed aged stud ewes, to average $154.Purchasers of the other two $1300 top priced rams were Brian Taylor, Epsom, Vic and TP Jones and Co “Esk Vale”, Tasmania, who averaged $1043 for their seven rams. Shayne White, Lucky Downs Dohne stud, Bathurst averaged $140 for 68, 07 drop stud ewes. Mr White said it was a rare opportunity to secure good genetics and increase stud ewe numbers. Other ewe buyers included Wellington Park Estate, Seacombe, Vic who averaged $131 for their draft of seventy ewes, while Alistair Greenshields, “Mountview” Glenaroua, Vic took home 59 ewes, averaging $139. Mr Greenshields said he was chasing the 4 to 5 year old proven breeders; it is a great opportunity to get some more stud ewes, if you consider the cost of embryo and artificial insemination costs. Volume ram buyers were Robert Everett, Rockwood Junction, Vic, who purchased ten rams to average $960, while the Stirton family, Queensland averaged $800 for their draft of ten rams.

Carcase Competition - Wednesday 17th to Friday 19th March 2010, Goulburn Abattoirs

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Australian Sheep & Wool Show - Friday 16th to Monday 19th of July 2010, Bendigo Showground VIC

Macquarie scooped the pool in the fleece section at the 2009 Australian Sheep & Wool Show in Bendigo taking out first, second and fourth in the unhoused stud ewe section. The class winner went on to be Champion Dohne Fleece of the Show and Highest Commercial Value out of the dual-purpose breeds (Polwarth, Corriedale, SAMM). The second placed class fleece went on to be reserve Champion Dohne Fleece. The Champion fleece measured 18.0 microns, 99.6% CF, 111mm staple length and cut 5kg (skirted).

Hamilton Sheepvention – Monday 2nd & Tuesday 3rd of August 2010, Hamilton Showground VIC

Inspection from 9am. Sale commences at 1pm 
5 Specially Selected AA Rams
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Sale Summary 2009

Offered 5 Sold 5 for a $1,300 average. Top price of $1500 was purchased by the Meek Family of Shelford VIC.

7th On Property Ram Sale –  29 September 2010, Macquarie Dohne Stud, Warren NSW

Inspection from 9am. Sale commences at 1.00pm 

4 Specially Stud Sires

140 Specially Stud Selected AA & A Rams 
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Sale Summary 2009

A total auction clearance of 142 rams averaging $1946, up $544 on last year, heralded a spectacular on-property sale for Macquarie Dohne stud, Warren, on Wednesday, September 30. Co-principals, John Nadin and Greg McCann and families were delighted with the response from Dohne breeders from three states who purchased to a top of $8000 for stud rams and $4500 for the graded rams from among the largest offering of Dohnes rams anywhere in eastern Australia.
Walgett based Midgery Dohne stud or David and Annie Berrell, will be where the $8000 top-priced stud ram will head the sire battery. “He’s big, long bodied straight ram with very bright stylish wool and excellent EBV’s,” Mr Berrell said of the July’07 drop son of Mt Alma sire ASH050102. “This will be a new family line for our stud of 150 ewes,” he said.
The Berrells’ also run a commercial flock of 2500 F2 and F3 ewes. Two stud rams went to Victoria with Robert and Janet Robertson, Havelock Park Dohne stud, Stratford, paying $7000 for a son of MDO30681, a ram Mr Robertson described as having the body shape and body weight figures. “He has nice, bright nourished wool and will fit well within our stud,” he said. The Robertsons’ have another son of “681”for which they paid $12,000 at the Dohne National, Dubbo, last year.
New Dohne stud breeders, Darren and Fiona Cameron, paid $6000 for a stud ram which will become one of the foundation sires of their Koonik stud, Goroke, Vic. The Camerons bought ewes fro m Macquarie stud last year and see that the style of Dohne would fit well throughout the western areas of the state. A single purchase at $4500 secured an AA grade ram for Don Mills, “Kardinia”, Corowa. Leading the multi-lot purchases was Michael O’Brien, “The Brigalows”, Carinda, who secured 17 rams for an average $2212 while paying up to $3200 for his top.
Mr O’Brien has been breeding Dohnes since the breed’s inception in Australia and his next drop will place his flock in the F4 category. Likewise, his brother, Dennis, who paid an average $1888 for his 16 ram purchases for his Dohne flock at “Cryon”, Walgett. Stephen Rae secured 12 rams averaging $2167 for Merri Merri Pty Ltd, “Emby”, Gulargambone, while Robert Woodward and Company, Swan Hill, Vic, paid an average $1307 for his 15 purchases. The sale was conducted by Elders and Landmark with Paul Dooley selling for Elders and John Settree for Landmark, Dubbo.

5th Annual South Eastern Ram Sale – 20th October 2010, Naracoorte Showground SA

Inspection from 9am. Sale commences at 1pm
10 Specially Selected AA and A Rams
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Sale Summary 2009

The South Eastern Breeders Dohne sale in Naracoorte, produced the highest average in the sale's four year history with 40 of the 44 rams selling for a $1655 average. This year's average represented a more than $400 jump on the previous year and high clearance rate reflected the inroads the participating studs have made into South East and Western Victorian areas as sheep breeders look for dual purpose income. Macquarie sold the second top priced ram for $2800 to Pilerim Bros, Horsham.

6th Annual Victorian Invitational Sale –  22nd October 2010, Elmore Field Site VIC

Inspection from 9.30am. Sale commences at 1pm 
2 Specially Stud Sires
10 Specially Selected AA & A Rams
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Sale Summary 2009

Strong demand pushed prices to $7000. Buyers swooped on the offering from six studs in Victoria and New South Wales, with all 46 rams offered sold for a $2089 average and prices never dipping below $1000. Macquarie had the top priced ram MD07 0361 sold for $7000 to Bill Pye Calga Dohne Stud. Macquarie also sold the second top priced ram for $4500 to Rob McColl and Family, Meredith selected with the assistance of Richard Edger, Arcadian Woolbrokers, Geelong. We thought we might have to pay even more for a ram of this quality.

Inaugural Macquarie Victorian Stud Ewe Sale - 2010, Elmore Field Day Site, Elmore VIC

141 Stud Ewes will be auctioned in pens of 10 Download Catalogue here

Sale Summary 2009

In December 2009 Macquarie held its inaugural Victorian stud ewe sale at Elmore.140 mixed age stud ewes were offered and 140 sold for a $349 average. Top price of $500 per head was paid by Michael and Adrienne Edgar Mithril Dohne Stud, Geelong VIC for a pen of 2006 drop ewes. Overall the Edgar’s  purchased 36 ewes for a $397 average. Grahame and Helen Crawford Goldvale Dohne Stud Kingscote, S.A purchased a pen of 06 drop ewes for $400 each. Rob Everett, Rokewood Junction VIC paid $420 per head for a pen of 05 drop ewes and Barnadown Dohne Stud, Epsom paid $230 per head for a pen of 04 drop ewes. Steve Buckland, Winkleigh Tasmania purchased a pen of 2002 drop ewes for $140 per head.

For Sale : Stud Ewes & Rams, Pregnant Recipients, Embryos & Semen

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$3500 top priced ram at the 2005 Bendigo Sheep and Wool Show MD04-1164 sold to David & Glenda Mitchell, Bairnsdale Victoria.		Greg McCann, Bruce Branes-Webb & John Nadin 2009 Autumn Production Sale.