Long term Rocklyn Merino Stud clients Trevor and Stephen Cooper of T.H. Cooper and Co. took out first place at the 2022 Caragabal Merino Ewe Competition. Edwina Watson from The Land reported on the day. Here is a copy of her article.

The top price ram sold for $6,000 to Trevor Knight, bidding on behalf of HB & VJ Knight and Son from Grenfell. The ram, which was lot 10 in the sale was sired by one of Rocklyn’s own, Rocklyn Poll 180215, has excellent dual-purpose qualities and is a trait leader (top 5 %) for YCFW.

The newsletter contains recent goings on at Rocklyn; updates on Rocklyn's genetic trend progress; yearling results from the 2019 Drop Sire Evaluation at Yass, where our entrant 170184 is leading the way in many traits; and information about our upcoming on-property ram sale on Thursday 9th September 2021.

Large volume buyers bought up big at the Rocklyn Merino on-property ram sale at Elon, Greenethorpe, today. Overall, Ralph Diprose of Rocklyn stud sold 58 rams of the 70 on offer, resulting in a 83 per cent clearance and $1,660 average (up from $1,431 last year).

Congratulations to our long-term clients T.H. Cooper and Co. who took out FIRST PLACE and the People’s Choice Award at the Caragabal Merino Ewe Competition this year.

Rocklyn will host not one but TWO open days to provide buyers with the opportunity to inspect the sale rams prior to the on-property hogget ram sale on Thursday 10th September 2020.