Dual-purpose types with data to match were in demand at the annual Mumblebone Merinos sale at Wuuluman on October 2, with rams selling across Australia.

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All up, 290 of 299 rams averaged $3429. A further three lots sold afterwards.

The top-priced ram, Mumblebone 240679, was knocked down for $12,000 to The Trustee for Bullock Hills, bidding online from Woodanilling, WA.

The twin-born ram had Australian sheep breeding values in the top five per cent of the breed for early breech wrinkle (EBWR), weaning rate (WR), ewe rearing ability (ERA), late fleece rot (LFROT), late character, and yearling s

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