Sale homecoming

Sheepvention ram sale returns to former home

Sheepvention’s multi-vendor ram sale, will again be a highlight on the second day of the event. The sale, which has been a renowned component of the expo is set to be held on Monday, August 7, at 1am, back in its original position in the Ram Shed at the Hamilton Showgrounds, alongside the Merino Sheep Show.

The sale will continue to offer its unique pen of five and pen of three format to cater for and attract a larger variety of studs, whilst once again interfacing with Auctions Plus. Ram Sale convenor, Will Crawford is looking forward to the continued success of the sale “We look forward to building on our strong success from last year – We had a great sale coming out of Covid, and we hope to return to prepandemic levels,” he said.

Likewise, newly appointed Sheepvention president David Botterill said the sale returning to its traditional home in the Ram Shed had led to a lot of new and continued interested.

“We’ve got some great new technology in place, interfacing with Auctions Plus and live streaming the auction on the big screen which is something we haven’t previously offered,” he said.

“Last year saw Yarrawonga Poll top the sale with an impressive price of $26,000, the sale saw an overall average price of $4372. “The success of 2022 goes to show the calibre of rams sold at the sale.”

Keen vendors are now encouraged to register, with applications closing on Wednesday, June 14. All registrations can be made online. Sheepvention Rural Expo will be held on Sunday 6 – Monday 7 August at the Hamilton Showgrounds, Hamilton Victoria. For more event information, please visit www.sheepvention. com

PHOTO COURTESY OF JILL FRAWLEY