The sale on behalf of John and Jenny and Trent and Kate Carter, was conducted as an open auction and interfaced with AuctionsPlus.

The offering of 181 rams sold to a top of $19,000 for lot one via a phone bid on behalf of Simon and Amanda Bahr, Meadow Glen Poll Merino stud, Henty, NSW.

Mr Bahr said not being able to see the ram in person, he relied on the expertise of Stephen Chalmers at Nutrien as well as the accurate and reliable data that was available.

"It was an easy decision to make with the data and the advice about what it would do for the stud," Mr Bahr said.

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Mr Bahr said the ram had a combination of heavy fleece weight figures and carcase figures as well as "a good safe wool for our area".

He said his stud had a record ram sale result at the Eastern Riverina Merino rams sale at Culcairn, NSW, in early September and that gave them "confidence to go that next step and buy a really top stud ram".

"I'm looking forward to see how he goes, particularly with his grand sire 422 in his background."

The ram was a double poll by WP 180820 with a 19.4 micron fleece, coefficient of variation (CV) of 15.9 per cent, standard deviation (SD) of 3.1 micron and comfort factor (CF) of 99.3 per cent. It had a top 20 per cent of the breed yearling clean fleece weight (YCFW) of plus 44. It had a Merino production (MP+) index of 207 and Dual Purpose (DP+) index of 216.

Stud principal Trent Carter said it was an "overwhelming result".

"It was astonishing but we put up our best 181 that we always stand by and back and we've got a strong following," he said.

"The wool market, the maiden ewe prices are just really elevated, the whole industry is humming.

"It's great and the NSW sale results are flowing back into Victoria."

Mr Carter said the support was again evident from Western Australia and NSW as well as Victorian breeders.

Andrew Sloan, Nutrien auctioneer, said it was a "very strong sale" highlighted by the return buyers as well as new clients.

Mr Sloan said there was great depth of quality in the offering right to the end.

The Heal family's Classic Pastoral Co, Wirrate, Nagambie, paid $16,000 for lot 16 a ram by WP180491 with a 17.8 micron fleece, a CV of 16.6, SD of 2.9 and CF of 99.1. It als had a YCFW of 30.

Bidding through AuctionsPlus, Giranda, Dinninup, WA, paid $14,000 for lot two a son of WP180491 with an 18.7 micron fleece, a CV of 15.4, SD of 2.9 and CF of 99.1.

The Mianelup Merino stud of Elliot Richardson, Gnowangerup, WA, paid $10,000 via AuctionsPlus for lot three of the sale a ram with a double poll and a 20.2 micron fleece with a CV of 16.4, SD of 3.3 and CF of 99.2.

Top priced horned ram at $9000 was bought by Greg and Campbell Penny, Gleneden Merino stud, Douglas.

The buyers said it was difficult to find suitable horned rams to look at.

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The 19.7 micron ram had a CV of 14.8, SD of 2.9 and CF of 99.2. It also had a YCFW of 43, a MP+ of 217 and DP+ of 226.

Lot 28 went to the Charinga Merino stud for $9000. The ram was a double poll with a fleece measurement of 21.1 micron, a CV of 16, an SD of 3.1 and YCFW of 31.

Mundulla-based, SA, Andoma Poll Merinos, paid $9000 for lot 31, a double poll son of WP180491. The ram had a 18.9 micron fleece, a CV of 16.3, SD of 3.1 and CF of 99.3.

Carnoah Pastoral, Inverleigh, paid $9000 for lot 50 a double poll ram with a 19.8 micron fleece, CV of 13.2, an SD of 2.5, a CF of 99.6 and a YCFW of 29. It also had a MP+ of 192 and DP+ of 196.

Also making $9000 was lot 72 bought by the Elmview Poll Merino stud, Goroke. The ram was a double poll with a 17.6 micron fleece, a CV of 17, SD of 3 and CF of 99.6. The ram had a MP+ of 200 and DP+ of 209.

Buyer of lot 120 at $8500 was the Toland Pastoral Trust, Violet Town. The ram had a fleece of 18.7 micron with a CV of 14.5, SD of 2.7 and CF of 99.7.

Volume buyer was Bluechip Livestock, buying 18 rams via AuctionsPlus for John and Danny Flannery, Boorowa, NSW.

The buyer paid to a top of $7000 on two occasions and the draft averaged $4833.

NG & KM Hunter, Willaura, put together a draft of rams including $8000 for a double poll ram with a micron of 19.7, a CV of 16, SD of 3.2 and CF of 99, and another at $5500.

Another ram to make $8000 was lot nine bought by WE & VF Rogers, Burkes Flat. The ram was by WP 181491 and had a 18.7 micron fleece with a CV of 17.8, SD of 3.3 and CF of 98.7. It also had a YCFW of 36.

Dhuramein Nominees, Moulamein, NSW, selected a draft of 11 rams to a top of $4500.

EC & JM Heard, Tooan, bought four rams to a top of $7000 and averaging $6125.

Three rams went to Eulo Pastoral, Harden, NSW, to a top of $7500 (twice) and averaging $7333.

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