2016 – A Return to a Wet Winter!

We experienced a hot and very dry Autumn in the Riverina. All ewes were fed into lambing which is not ideal, but important to keep energy levels high. Since the rain started at the end of April, we have now had 200mls (8 inches) and The Yanko has been transformed with swamps full, water in low lying areas and trefoil and native grasses all coming away. We are set for a wonderful Spring.

Ram Sale to be held on Thursday 22 September, 2016

We welcome you to our Ram Sale. Inspections from 10.00 am and a light lunch will be available.
Following the Sale there will be rams for private selection. We returned to holding an On Property Ram Sale in 2015 where we sold all 64 rams offered for auction, for a top price of $3,500 and average of $1,867.

Breeding Objectives

Australian Sheep Breeding Values (ASBV’s) are available to help clients with selection of rams. Breeding values provide clients with greater information on each ram, helping to select sires
possessing the traits that best suit their operation and have the biggest impact on their bottom line. We endeavour to provide clients with the most up to date tools for the selection of their genetics, and with the help of ASBVs, rams can be assessed for fleece, carcase ...

National Merino Challenge

Over the weekend, the National Merino Challenge was held in Sydney with The Yanko sponsoring The University of Sydney’s team. Run by the AWI, the NMC is both a competition and learning tool for Secondary and Tertiary students looking to gain more knowledge about the Wool Industry and saw students travel from four states including WA, SA, VIC and NSW to attend the event. Unfortunately no one from the University’s team was in the winner’s circle, ...

“The evenness and consistency of the clip was very impressive”

The Yanko Wool Clip sold in Sale M41G on 6th April, 2016, and averaged a very pleasing $1,385 clean price per bale (1370c/kg) over the whole clip. John McGrath,  Landmark Area Wool Manager, Western Victoria attended the sale and made the following comments: “The evenness and consistency of the clip was very impressive. The test figures on all the wool offered by The Yanko in this clip backed up what I saw in the wool boxes and ...

2016 March Shearing

Shearing commenced 29 February, with our robust young rams being first over the board with fleeces weights recorded. Muscle scanning and body weights will be measured on 13 March.

2016 Events

18 June - Hay Merino Sheep Show 15-17 July - Display at Australian Sheep and Wool Show, Bendigo 12 August - Display at Riverina Sheep Expo, Deniliquin 22 September - The Yanko Merino On Property Ram Sale

100% clearance of 64 rams at The Yanko On Property Sale

100% clearance of 64 rams at The Yanko On Property Sale for an average of $1,870 was a very pleasing result after an eight year break from holding a ram sale. Thank you to return and new clients for great support at the Sale.

2015 Ram Sale Catalogue

Click Here to download the 2015 Ram Sale Catalogue.

On Property Ram Sale