Southdown Sheep Society, NZ

TUESDAY 9th DECEMBER, 2014.

Lot 59 Willowhaugh 157/13 $2000.00 Mangaotea Stud
(Replacement Ram)
Lot 60 Willowhaugh 68/13 $6000.00 C.Rapley
Lot 61 Silverdale 146/13 $900.00 Commercial
Lot 62 Silverdale 150/13 $2600.00 C.Deadman
(Replacement Ram)
Lot 63 Wiri 15/13 $900.00 Commercial
Lot 64 Wiri 7/13 Withdrawn
Lot 65 Mangakura 149/13 $800.00 Commercial
Lot 66 Mangakura 134/13 $800.00 Commercial
Lot 67 Rawa 72/13 $3000.00 D.Grieve
Lot 68 Rawa 58/13 $1000.00 Commercial
Lot 69 Moor End 2/13 $900.00 Commercial
Lot 70 Moor End 3/13 $800.00 Commercial
(Replacement Ram – Tw to Lot 69)
Lot 71 Glen Orrin 88/13 $800.00 Commercial
Lot 72 Glen Orrin 147/13 $800.00 Commercial
Lot 73 Te Mara 37/13 Passed
Lot 74 Willowhaugh 122/13 $4500.00 S.G.& P.D.Baker & S.P.& P.J.Innes
Lot 75 Willowhaugh 147/13 Withdrawn
Lot 76 Moor End 51/13 Withdrawn

TOTAL $25,800.00

Average for 14 sold $ 1842.86

A wonderful sale and Southdown’s are again the breed that is selling the best of the meat breeds.

ON A ROLL: Christina Jordan has had her fair share of success in the show ring and the auction arena.

A trifecta that would make the heart race for any punter looms in the unlikely arena of a ram auction.

Blenheim father and daughter, Ian and Christina Jordan, from Willowhaugh Enterprises had a good pay day when a pair of rams made $16,000 and $12,000 to top the bidding at Canterbury A&P Association ram and ewe sale last Friday.

The southdown ram duo were among three Jordan rams that won the all breeds food and fibre trifecta at last month’s Canterbury A&P Show. The $16,000 ram went a step further, winning the best carcass sheep class.

The third member of the trifecta will go in front of North Island bidders at the Feilding ram sale next week and should it match the other bids the trio could raise the Jordans’ earnings to the $40,000 range.

Christina Jordan said she split the trio because she had good North Island clients and always supported the Feilding sale.

“It’s pretty exciting and must be nice for the judges to be proven right because we always hear about them being proven wrong. The [first two rams] have got a very good average at the moment and we wouldn’t want to expect as much as the other two, but he’s as good as the other two and has strengths the others don’t have.”

The Jordans’ main concern was being able to catch a ferry across to the sale as one was out of commission and sailings for the other were tight with the Christmas rush approaching.

The three rams were sired by a Jordan ram which won the all breeds supreme meat sheep for the second year in a row at the Canterbury show. The sire, bought by the Jordans from Canterbury breeder Chris Medlicott, has more than made up for its initial investment of $8500 in its first crop of rams.

The $16,000 ram was bought by David Gillespie, from Oxford, while the final bid for the $12,000 ram went to Julie and Richard Gill, from Takaka, with Australian semen rights bought by the Fernhill Southdown Stud in Victoria.

Another southdown ram owned by Medlicott sold for $11,000 to Todd Anderson, from Southland.

Dunsandel breeder Guy Abbott sold a suffolk ram for $7500 with semen shares going to Australia and the Seaton brothers sold a suffolk for $7000 which the Jordans matched with another southdown ram which was not exhibited at the Canterbury show.

Total sales for the lineup of 263 rams and 10 ewes clipped $306,000 at the sale. This was up on last year’s result; however, sale averages were down at $1867 for rams and $287 for ewes.

Last year’s drought in the North Island and a large ewe kill were contributing factors to lower individual prices, said PGG Wrightson NZ Livestock genetics manager Bruce Orr.

“The biggest driver is the continuing depreciation of commercial ewes in all provinces of New Zealand, the follow on is that stud breeders are selling less commercial rams.”

The total of 163 rams sold was the best clearance in the last four events.

Another six ewes were sold and the rest were either passed in after failing to meet reserve prices or withdrawn.

Ram prices averaged $2422 in the last event held this year in January, $2172 last year and $1781 in 2011.

The ram and ewe sale was traditionally held over two days in January, but the event was brought forward to a single day sale in November to bring it into line with the ram-selling season.

A southdown ram selling for $16,000 to an Oxford farmer topped the catalogue at Canterbury’s major ram and ewe sale.

The southdown ram presented by Blenheim father and daughter, Ian and Christina Jordan from Willowhaugh Enterprises, was sold to A D Gillespie of Oxford.

The Jordans offered a selection of southdowns which were prizewinners at last month’s Canterbury A&P Show. A southdown trio won the all breeds food and fibre trifecta including the ram winning the best carcass sheep class.

Total sales for the lineup of 263 rams and 10 ewes clipped $306,000 at the Canterbury A&P Association Ram and Ewe Sale last Friday.

This was up on last year’s result, however, sale averages were down at $1867 for rams and $287 for ewes.

Last year’s drought in the North Island and a large ewe kill were contributing factors to lower individual prices, said PGG Wrightson NZ Livestock genetics manager Bruce Orr.

“The biggest driver is the continuing depreciation of commercial ewes in all provinces of New Zealand, the follow-on is that stud breeders are selling less commercial rams.”

The total of 163 rams sold was the best clearance in the last four events.

Ram prices averaged $2422 in the last event held this year in January, $2172 last year and $1781 in 2011.

The ram and ewe sale was traditionally held over two days in January, but the event was brought forward to a single day sale in November to bring it into line with the ram-selling season.

Southdown Judge(s): Blair Robertson, Gore Scott Innes, Warkworth

– Associate Judge Brian Hayman, Rangiora & David Wylie, Ashburton –

Merial Alliance Class Ram, over 18 months, shorn. (3): Jordan I M & C A 1, Brannigan S W 2.

Alliance NZ Ltd Ram, under 18 months, shorn. (22): Jordan I M & C A, Medlicott Chris J, Williams P G, F C & B R, Jordan I M & C A 1, Macaulay BC 2, Macaulay J J 3.

Alliance NZ Ltd & Merial Ancare Quality Meat Yield Class, two Rams, (13): Jordan I M & C A 1, Medlicott Chris J 2, Tasvic Family Trust 3, Medlicott Chris J 4, Macaulay J J 5, Williams P G, F C & B R 6.

Champion Southdown Ram : I M & C A Jordan.

John Deans Southdown Sheep Terrine Canterbury A&P Association trophy awarded to John Deans in 1884 : I M & C A Jordan.

Reserve Champion Southdown Ram : I M & C A Jordan.

Ewe, over 30 months, shorn, and her suckling lamb(s). (6): Jordan I M & C A 1, Jordan I M & C A 2, Jordan I M & C A 3.

Ewe, 18 to 30 months, shorn and her suckling lamb(s. (6): Jordan I M & C A 1, Williams P G, F C & B R 2, Brannigan S W 3.

Essential Nutrition Ewe, under 18 months, shorn. (12): Williams P G, F C & B R , Gillespie A D , Medlicott Chris J , Christey A C & L K 1, Christey A C & L K 2, Williams P G, F C & B R 3.

Allflex NZ Ltd Pair of Ewes, under 18 months, shorn. (11): Macaulay BC 1, Macaulay BC 2, Jordan I M & C A 3.

Champion Southdown Ewe : I M & C A Jordan.

Jarman Cup – Perpetual Trophy awarded to Champion Southdown Ewe: Jordan I M & C A.

Reserve Champion Southdown Ewe : I M & C A Jordan.

Supreme Champion Southdown : I M & C A Jordan.

James Deans Challenge Shield – Most Points Southdown Section. : I M & C A Jordan.

Allflex Best Carcase Southdown. Allflex kindly donate a $50 voucher.: Jordan I M & C A.

Ian and Christina Jordan’s ram which was winner of the Supreme Meat Sheep at the Canterbury A&P Show, also received the ‘Royal’ treatment and pat of approval when meeting His Royal Highness Prince Charles & Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall.

Prince Charles chats with Christina Jordan

Jordans Southdown ram receives the Royal hand of approval

Below are more photos from the Canterbury A&P Show. Click to enlarge.

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The Annual Ram Fair was held in Christchurch recently.

Top Price Southdown went to new breeders Julie and Richard Gill of Takaka.  Whitborough  15/11 sold for $6,800 to Ross & Tracey McCall and D G Somerville.  He was sired by Willowhaugh 144/08 and his dam was Midlands 162/09. Whitborough  15/11 was ranked 2nd in the stud on SIL records and had the 2nd highest EMA of the sale rams  scanned on sale day.

Below you can see a photo and the results for the Southdowns.

Canterbury A&P Assn 2013 Stud Ram & Ewe Fair

Results from the Fielding Ram Fair held on Dec 12th 2012.

Lot 63 Willowhaugh  $1000  (Willowhaugh Enterprises Ltd)

Lot 64 Willowhaugh $1000   (Willowhaugh Enterprises Ltd)

Lot 65 Silverdale passed  (S W Gray)

Lot 66 Silverdale passed  (S W Gray)

Lot 67 Mangakura 26/11  (S.P.& P.J.Innes)  $2200, purchased Merrydowns and top price

Lot 68 Mangakura  $1500  (S.P.& P.J.Innes)

Lot 69 Moor End, passed  (J T Wynyard)

Lot 70 Moor End $1000  (J T Wynyard)

Lot 71 Wiri, passed  (Glenhazard Holdings Ltd)

Lot 72 Wiri, passed  (Glenhazard Holdings Ltd)

Lot 73 Westmeath, passed  (Mrs J A Wilson)

Lot 74 Rawa, passed (K L & S J Johnston)

Lot 75 Waidale $1500,  (Waidale Southdown Stud)

Lot 76 Waidale, $1000  (Waidale Southdown Stud)

Lot 77 Willowhaugh $1500,  (Willowhaugh Enterprises Ltd)

Lot 78 Willowhaugh $1000  (Willowhaugh Enterprises Ltd)

Lot 79 Silverdale passed  (S W Gray)

Lot 80 Mangakura $800  (S.P.& P.J.Innes)

Lot 81 Wiri $1000  (Glenhazard Holdings Ltd)

Lot 82 Westmeath pen of 2 Ewes $225,  (Mrs J A Wilson)

Lot 83 Westmeath pen of 2 Ewes $225,  (Mrs J A Wilson)

Lot 84 Westmeath pen of 2 ewes $250,  (Mrs J A Wilson)

Ian & Christina Jordan with their Supreme Champion Meat Breed ram at the 150th Canterbury A & P Show

Astute buying paid off for Christina Jordan from Willowhaugh Stud in Blenheim. A two-year-old Southdown ram she bought for $8500 in Christchurch last January was the supreme champion meat breed sheep.

Jordan said the ram bred by Waimate farmer Chris Medlicott had been the best ram at the Canterbury A & P Association’s Stud Ram and Ewe Fair and this was backed by its win in the show ring.

“We bought him because he was the best sheep at the ram sale. He’s so structurally sound with great muscling and we have a lot of lambs on the ground from him now after he went to 90 ewes last year.”

Jordan said winning at the show was still an adrenaline buzz especially at the 150th anniversary show and despite previous successes.

The Blenheim breeder won the same title last year with a Southdown ewe and again previously with the ewe’s mother to make it three wins in a row.

Full Southdown Results:

Judge(s): Blair Robertson, Gore
Scott Innes, Warkworth – Associate Judge
Brian Hayman, Rangiora & David Wylie, Ashburton – Merial Alliance Class
Ram, over 18 months, shorn. (7): Jordan I M & C A 1, Jordan I M & C A 2, Christey A C & L K 3.

Alliance NZ Ltd Ram, under 18 months, shorn. (21): Williams P G, F C & B R , Maclean Donald M 1, Jordan I M & C A 2, Jordan I M & C A 3.

Alliance NZ Ltd & Merial Ancare Quality Meat Yield Class, two Rams, (13): Gillespie A D 1, Jordan I M & C A 2, Gill R E & J 3.

Champion Southdown Ram : I M & C A Jordan.

John Deans Southdown Sheep Terrine Canterbury A&P Association trophy awarded to John Deans in 1884 : I M & C A Jordan.

Reserve Champion Southdown Ram : Donald M Maclean.

Ewe, over 30 months, shorn, and her suckling lamb(s). (8): Jordan I M & C A 1, Jordan I M & C A 2, Christey A C & L K 3.

Ewe, 18 to 30 months, shorn and her suckling lamb(s). (9): Jordan I M & C A 1, Williams P G, F C & B R 2, Jordan I M & C A 3.

Essential Nutrition Ewe, under 18 months, shorn. (15): Williams P G, F C & B R 1, Williams P G, F C & B R 2, Medlicott Chris J 3, Medlicott Chris J 4.

Allflex NZ Ltd Pair of Ewes, under 18 months, shorn. (9) Jordan I M & C A 1, Christey A C & L K 2, Brannigan S W 3.

Champion Southdown Ewe : I M & C A Jordan.

Jarman Cup – Perpetual Trophy awarded to Champion Southdown Ewe: Jordan I M & C A.

Reserve Champion Southdown Ewe : I M & C A Jordan.

Supreme Champion Southdown : I M & C A Jordan.

James Deans Challenge Shield – Most Points Southdown Section. : I M & C A Jordan.