90th Annual Montana Ram Sale a Success

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The 90th Annual Montana Ram Sale started extremely strong and finished with some good prices for buyers. Overall average on 296 range rams was $1,162 across breeds minus stud rams. Caroline Green sold a Targhee ram to Heinrich Ortmann for $6,100 with range Targhees averaging $1,275.60 on 207 head. Montana State University bought a Rambouillet ram from Lehfeldt Rambouillets for $1,900 with 42 head averaging $901.19. Heart Lazy P sold a Suffolk ram to T. Gergen for $1,700 with 26 Suffolk ram lambs averaging $884.61 and 8 Hamp X Suffolk crosses bringing $825. Gene Langhus topped the Rambouillet crosses with a $2,300 ram to Flat Top Sheep Co.  A big thank you to all the volunteers who make this sale run smoothly and all the buyers make it possible.

Unofficial average on the 2nd Annual Montana Ewe Sale was $287.94 on 1260 head of mostly yearling whiteface ewes in 27 lots. Strong demand for sheep with with fine wool in both the ewe and ram sale. 

Betty Sampsel of Hughes Newford donated a yearling ewe to send young Montana producers to the Young Entrepreneurs workshop at the next ASI Convention in Scottsdale, AZ in January. The ewe sold 8 times and raised $3,850!

 

Source:  Montana Wool Growers Association

 

 

image:  Young sheep man Weston Helle sells an American made Rambouillet under Old Glory.  Image courtesy of MWGA

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