25 Top Index rams are sold at the Combined Breeder’s Terminal Sire Sale, Matawhero Saleyards in Gisborne.
2016 Auction Date Friday November 25th(thankyou again to our regular buying bench, successful sale for Papatahi)
The majority of our rams go into the East Coast, Gisborne, Wairoa and Hawkes Bay areas
The balance are sold privately at home All rams are Brucellosis Accredited and Vet tested
Only the top third of Papatahi rams are selected for sale each year, ensuring farmers have access to quality rams with the best performance figures.
Rams are bracketed into price groups based on their SIL performance figures.
RAM PRICING FOR 2016
Elite Sire & Stud Ram Group POA. <Several Stud Rams sold each year> In 2016 4 studs sold throughout the North Island
Balance of ram sale groups are
$800$700$650
Extensive performace recording figures are available to aid in ram selection.
Please contact us if you are enquiring about rams for 2016 or further information on Papatahi. Ram orders are being confirmed shortly for 2016.Ewe hoggets are available with performance records. Also for sale are well performed ewes post weaning...these lovely old matriarchs are very popular!
Papatahi Suffolks are well suited to the requirements of today's meat industry and the demands of our farming environment. The district is a difficult area for sheep farming with a warm and wet climate. So sires born and bred in the same environment certainly help toward adapting future generations to the local climate, including facial eczema.
Our stud is run under commercial conditions and the sheep are asked to perform at stocking rates of 16 SU/ha. Performance recording is a key component in Papatahi’s initiative to improve the genetic merit of the stud. But the basics cannot be ignored either. Emphasis is placed on the fertility performance of the ewe flock. s. Survivability of lambs is very important. The Suffolk is a popular choice in our area. Farmers prefer Suffolks as a terminal sire where the crossbred lambs are easily identified and can be drafted early. Suffolk cross lambs also have a reputation of doing well when conditions are dry. Important in the farming environment of today. We have been getting very good feedback from our ram clients, which is positive in terms of what we are breeding. Farmers are getting more and heavier lambs drafted at an early age. These lambs command the early season premiums, with more feed left for remaining lambs. A real bonus for the Suffolk breed is their hard dark feet. We have stayed away from the bigger-styled American Suffolk Sheep, breeding instead a conventional meaty type with good length. Strong ram constitution, fertility and longevity are attractive attributes for ram buyers. Rams are lasting longer for farmers than some other terminal breeds.
