Photo Gallery: see who was at the 40th annual Bundilla Poll Merino ram sale

David and Tom Ryrie, Michelago, repeat buyers at Bundilla Poll Merino.
David and Tom Ryrie, Michelago, repeat buyers at Bundilla Poll Merino.
Jared Walker, Windridge Farms, Tom and Fiona Shuttleworth, StockWatch Worm Testing, Temora, with Simon Pavitt, Harden.
Jared Walker, Windridge Farms, Tom and Fiona Shuttleworth, StockWatch Worm Testing, Temora, with Simon Pavitt, Harden.
Trevor Hayward, Stockinbingal with repeat buyers Rick and Alan Mattiske, Stockinbingal.
Trevor Hayward, Stockinbingal with repeat buyers Rick and Alan Mattiske, Stockinbingal.
Lenore Brophy with Nicole Madden and Josephine Nunn, Vic.
Lenore Brophy with Nicole Madden and Josephine Nunn, Vic.
Nikki Gore, Nutrien Wool Boorowa, with Pete Cusack, Galong.
Nikki Gore, Nutrien Wool Boorowa, with Pete Cusack, Galong.
Simon Pavitt, Harden, with Ben Lane, Windridge Farms, Young.
Simon Pavitt, Harden, with Ben Lane, Windridge Farms, Young.
Nutrien's Rick Power with Ashley and Rick Whitechurch, Wendouree Poll Merino, Bimbi.
Nutrien's Rick Power with Ashley and Rick Whitechurch, Wendouree Poll Merino, Bimbi.
Greg, Jack and Philip Turner, from Junee, Marra and Murrulebale, were chasing good growth and good fleece weight rams.
Greg, Jack and Philip Turner, from Junee, Marra and Murrulebale, were chasing good growth and good fleece weight rams.
Phil and Mack Davey were looking for rams to support a transition to a non-mulesed flock.
Phil and Mack Davey were looking for rams to support a transition to a non-mulesed flock.
Doug McDonnell with daughter Molly and father Jim McDonnell, Gundagai.
Doug McDonnell with daughter Molly and father Jim McDonnell, Gundagai.
Josephine and Leo Nunn travelled from Vic to help secure top rams for their family operation at Snake Valley.
Josephine and Leo Nunn travelled from Vic to help secure top rams for their family operation at Snake Valley.
Stud co-principal Rick Baldwin thanked buyers old and new for their support and trust in the wholly Bundilla bloodlines presented to sale on Wednesday, October 1.
Stud co-principal Rick Baldwin thanked buyers old and new for their support and trust in the wholly Bundilla bloodlines presented to sale on Wednesday, October 1.

Bundilla Poll Merino 2025 photo gallery

Pictures by Eliza Spencer.

Repeat buyers clocked up the kilometres to travel from all corners of the state, and further afield, to secure Bundilla bloodlines for commercial and stud flocks, at the Bundilla Poll Merino sale on Wednesday, October 1.

Heavy fleece weights, strong growth and fertility were on the shopping list for buyers, who cited confidence in the recovering wool market as a sign of positivity for the industry.

New buyers also secured a standout stud ram, as competitive bids drove up prices for the top-priced ram, purchased by a repeat buyer.

Stud co-principal Rick Baldwin told attendees the 40th on-property sale was a generational effort.

"Dad and Mum set out on this endeavour a long time ago to provide the industry with an animal that had good maternal traits, with all the production traits that a Merino made the Australian industry so famous for," he said.

"They're very much 100 per cent Bundilla breeding here, no outside genetics represented."

Maternal Merino Poll Merino VIC
Eliza Spencer
Eliza Spencer
Journalist
The Land

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