Hoffie and Lammie Basson staged their production sale on the 2nd of August 2017, they sold a total of 68 rams for one of the highest average prices of the season of R13,201. A ram of Hoffie Basson fetched the highest price of R37,000. Oom Lammie (as he is affectionately known), at his age, sold 12 of these rams at an average price of R7,208. His top priced ram was sold for R11,ooo.
Photo L/R : Appie Maritz (Auctioneer, BKB, Paarl), Jan Olivier (BKB, Caledon), Jean-Louis Essig (Farm manager, Lemoenkloof Farms), Dreyer van Niekerk (Buyer, Lemoenkloof Plase, Caledon), Hoffie Basson (Seller, Rietkuil Trust, Malmesbury), Hennie Hattingh (BKB, Caledon)