Farmer's Weekly (South Africa)
Molopo Ile de France Group Production Sale
HIGHEST: (RAM) R34 000
Vryburg – The Molopo Ile de France Group Production Sale was held at the Boereplaas holiday resort on 5 June.
The highest price of the day was paid for a ram, which was sold by Bossie Clarke of Stanford to Gert van der Linde of Mareetsane for R34 000. Rams achieved an average price of R14 984.
The highest-priced ewe was sold by Clarke to DoSoois Landboudienste in Lephalale for R26 000. Ewes were sold for an average price of R16 000, while in-lamb ewes averaged R12 241. Ewes and lambs achieved an average price of R13 571.
COMMERCIAL
Ewes were sold for an average price of R3 196, in-lamb ewes achieved an average price of R3 856, and ewes with lambs were sold for average price of R5 000.
The sale was held by Noordkaap Lewendehawe Vryburg, with Theuns Visser as the auctioneer. – Staff reporter