Corsando Dohnes and Bester Brs. held their annual production sale on the 8th of August 2025. FC Bester of Corsando Dohnes sold a total of 48 rams at an average price of R14917. Congratulations to HJ Visser Farming of Graafwater who purchased the top price ram (XP240731) for R50,000. This ram , born as one of a triplet, had breeding values of: weaning weight direct +2.06 kg; weaning weight maternal +0.09 kg; number of lambs weaned +0.78 percent; body mass +3.33 kg; clean fleece weight +0.07 kg; fibre diameter -1.71 micron; general merit +15.7 units.
Jandré and Christiaan Bester of Bester Broers, Moorreesburg sold a total of 28 rams at an average price of R15286. Two rams sold for the top price of R25,000. Congratulations to Carel and Stephan Mouton, Olyvenbosch Dohnes, on the purchase of ram (BB240574) and to Grootvlei Farming with ram (BB240377). Breeding values on these rams are as follows: ram (BB240574), born as one of a twin, had breeding values of: weaning weight direct +4.24 kg; weaning weight maternal +0.93 kg; number of lambs weaned +0.67 percent; body mass +8.87 kg; clean fleece weight +0.25 kg; fibre diameter -0.72 micron; general merit +23.57 units. (BB240377), born as one of a twin, had breeding values of: weaning weight direct +2.17 kg; weaning weight maternal +0.97 kg; number of lambs weaned +0.66 percent; body mass +5.44 kg; clean fleece weight +0.06 kg; fibre diameter -0.83 micron; general merit +15.37 units.
BKB AUCTIONEERS CONDUCTED THE SALE
PhotoL/R: Carel and Stephen Mouton (buyer of BB240574, Olyvenbosch Dohnes), Christiaan Bester (seller, Bester BRS), Tjaart Steyn (auctioneer, BKB); Front: Jan Kok and Christi Frans (holding ram BB240377).