Piket Dohnes held their annual production sale on the 6th of August 2026. The 85 rams on offer sold for an average price of R 19,576. Congratulations to the Basson family of Moorreesburg on the purchase of the top priced ram for R42,000.
This ram (MR250038), born as a quadruplet, had breeding values of: number of lambs weaned per ewe lifetime +0.27 percent; weaning weight direct +3.10 kg; weaning weight maternal +0.34 kg; body weight +3.67 kg; clean fleece weight +0.17 kg; fibre diameter -0.87 micron and general merit of +12.19.
The second highest price of R 41,000 was paid for the ram MR250322 and was purchased by Pieter Moller of Ceres.
BKB AUCTIONEERS CONDUCTED THE SALE with Tjaart Steyn serving as auctioneer