WITH a waft of clouds, a hint of green and a good dust storm, the annual Etiwanda White Dorper ram sale was well supported by locals at the Cobar property of the Mosely family. There was also a large gallery of buyers using the AustionsPlus interface.

Buyers from four states took home 68 of the 79 rams offered, with others sold after the sale. A top price of $5600 and a draft average of $1327 proved to be a great result.

First time buyers to the stud, Bronte Mawson and Annabel Mangal from Australis and Genelink White Dorpers, Nairne, South Australia, successfully made the high bid for the 85.5 kilogram, twin ram, who holds a top ten percent post-weaning eye muscle depth (PEMD) of 2.6 and also in the top 10 percentile of the breed with a Maternal Carcase Production (MCP) index of 141.9 while his lamb eating quality (LEQ) sits at 139.4, another top ten percent in the breed.

"We have been looking at the Mosely's genetics for years, their breeding plan is similar to ours," Mr Mawson said.

"He is a well balanced ram with good Lambplan figures,

"We breed easy care sheep and he will suit our program and be a good out-cross for our stud."

Local repeat buyers Susan and Tim Prince, Bindi Station Cobar, selected 20 rams.

"We have had about 80 millimeters of rain are looking to build up again and need the rams to produce more lambs," Mr Prince said.

"They are very hardy sheep for the conditions out here," Mrs Prince said.

"They are very resilient, they are not soft at all."

Dominic Prince, also a local repeat buyer from Cobar purchased seven rams.

"I like the size and quality. They take to our conditions out here," he said

Justin McClure, Tilpa secured six rams.

"I was able to get these rams a bit cheaper than normal," he said.

"I have been purchasing from the Mosely's for about ten years now.

"I am very happy with their breeding figures and the selection that Andrew and Megan use. Their ability to breed rams in the harsher conditions shows.

Auctioneer John Settree thought it was a good result,

"Most of the rams were cleared," he said.

"There was some great support from Western Australia, South Australia and other states online.

"The Mosely's do very well with their breedplan and the figures and the rams that they put together.

"They have been commercially accepted and also studs have shown strong interest in their program."

Andrew Mosely was very happy with the sale and clearing about 90 percent.

"We are very appreciative of the local support that we get,

"We have been focused on getting our performance data right. We had 50 percent of the draft in the top 30 percent of the breed and 30 percent in top ten percent of the breed.

"We are really focused on balanced performance, the maternal carcase production index, looking for growth, carcase and reproduction.

"We are trying to get an animal that is good with performance and profitable.

"We had quiet a few new clients which was pleasing to see and some stud sales that is a first for us,

"This ram has been entered into the resource flock so we are expecting lambs at the end of the year and have also retained semen shares."

Megan Mosley added that they had a very strong support through AuctionsPlus.

"Our figures are getting stronger and that is what we all about, getting results for our clients," she said.

The sale was conducted by Landmark Russell, Cobar with John Settree, Nutrien Stud Stock manning the rostrum.