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Sovereign Poll Dorsets will be selling 20 of our top rams at the Inglewood Multi Breeds ram sale.
We again had an outstanding year although showing only a very small team in 2024.
Supreme all breeds ram & ewe at Toowoomba Royal were highlights. Both being eligible to compete for Champion of Champions in Brisbane. Sovereign was also awarded Supreme pair. The Supreme ram from Toowoomba Royal went on to Brisbane to win the Champion of Champions prize at the EKKA. That is now four in a row! The ewe was busy having twins so was not taken to Brisbane to compete. Sovereign again had a 100% clearance at the February Inglewood sale this year with both repeat and new buyers in attendance.
Equal top price of $1400 went to Cliff & Margaret Schutt from “Beulah Park” Hannaford and Boyd Bignell from “Widgeegoara” Cunnamulla. Both are long-term clients for Sovereign and both look for that extra length and width of body that provides the heavier weights in their lambs at a younger age. We look forward to the 2025 sale on 28th February at Inglewood. Sovereign Poll Dorsets will be selling 20 of our top rams in Lots 17-26 and 35-44 at the Inglewood Multi Breeds ram sale.
Videos of every individual lot will be available on the AuctionsPlus website early February. LOT 17 Lot 17 – Tag 007/22 (Twin) A powerful son of Tattykeel 80/20 ($36,000) EMA39.85 Res Champion all breeds Qld ram of the year. Lot 18 Lot 18 – Tag 070/22 A heavily muscled ram sired by Valley Vista 173/16 EMA 37.6 Champion all breeds Qld ram of the year Lot 21 Lot 21 – Tag 103/22 Sired by Sov 40/17 Impressive young ram with great EMA of 39.5 Lot 24 Lot 24 – Tag 118/22 (Twin) Another top ram sired by Sov 40/17 EMA 37.55 Lot 37 Lot 37 – Tag 66/23 EMA 29.26 (at 8 months) Lot 39 Lot 39 – Tag 15/23 (Twin) A very impressive young ram lamb with great loin and deep hindquarter EMA 29.0 (at 8 months) Lot 41 Lot 41 – Tag 70/23
EMA 28.0 (at 8 months) 2023 was one of our best show years ever. This year the Warwick Show was the biggest circuit show in Qld outside of Brisbane. Showing 10 month old stud lambs only, we picked up Supreme all breeds breeders group; Supreme all breeds ewe; and Reserve all breeds ram. The following week at Toowoomba Royal Show, Sovereign took top honours in six of the seven interbreed competitions including ram, ewe; ram and ewe pair; breeders group; interbreed pair of rams; and Performance ram. Later in the year we headed to the EKKA to see if we could defend our title for Qld champion of champions ram. This year we went a little better in the Champion & Champions judging and claimed both Champion and Reserve in the ram class, followed by the Champion of Champions breeders group which included our keeper ram and his twin sister.  The annual Inglewood multi breed ram sale was held on the last Friday of February 2023.
Our Sovereign rams again this year were keenly sought after and topped at $2000 with an average of $1410 across the 20 rams offered. The young 9-10 month old ram lambs sold very strongly. We plan to again include some ram lambs in our 2024 sale offering. Following the Inglewood multi breed sale, more Sovereign rams were sold around the region and to repeat clients in central west Queensland. Sovereign will be offering 20 of our top rams at the Inglewood Multi Breeds sale.
Images of every individual lot will be available on the AuctionsPlus website mid February. Lot 1
Lot 2
Lot 7
Lot 9
Lot 51
Lot 52
Lot 53
Video of first cross lambs sired by Sovereign rams at 'Widgeegoora', Cunnamulla Qld. Drew Bignell from 'Widgeegoora' commented, "Lead 500 were taken out and processed a few months ago and remainder have been here at Cunnamulla. Average across 700 lambs – 73kg, with a top of 91.5kg. Incredible results and great lambs."  First cross lambs at weaning on Paula Dean’s “Notus Downs” property south of Longreach.  Sovereign Poll Dorsets won both the Ram and Ewe championships in the 2022 Dixon AG Qld All Breeds Champion of Champions which culminated at the Brisbane EKKA. To be eligible, entries must have won a supreme all breeds title at one of a number of selected shows on the Qld circuit, including the EKKA. The winning ram Sovereign 44/21 was sired by Sovereign 40/17. The dam sired by Valley Vista 173/16. The EKKA Champion of Champions winning ewe was Sovereign 78/21, sired by Valley Vista 173/16.  Champion of Champions Ram Sovereign 44/21 held by Emma Haupt of Calvary Christian College, with Chris Rubie Sovereign Poll Dorsets.  Sovereign AI lambs at just 3 weeks old. Sovereign has completed a small AI program this year with lambs on the ground in early May. At only about 3 weeks of age these lambs looked absolutely outstanding and were showing great length, growth and already developing muscle shape. They will definitely be the lambs we look to for the next show and sale season. Hopefully there will be a new sire amongst this group.
More photos, and a video below of some of these lambs at just 3 weeks old.  Chris Rubie with Supreme Champion ram of the show Sovereign 44/21 and Helen Harm from Helen Harm real estate Warwick, a strong supporter of the show. Sovereign Poll Dorsets sweep the interbreeds awards at Warwick. With a renewed desire across the industry for showing, there was an outstanding display of stud sheep that overflowed the Warwick Show venue on 19 March. Saturday morning the stud sheep judging began early with over 100 sheep paraded before the judge. Sovereign Poll Dorsets had an outstanding day and completed the double, taking both Supreme all breeds champion ram and ewe. The Interbreed pair of rams was again taken by Sovereign with two rams that the Judge said were very classy and very even.
Toowoomba Royal Show
Toowoomba Royal Show followed just days after Warwick Show however numbers were down due to several reasons. Sovereign again secured supreme ram of the show with another ram Sovereign 49/21. Both these rams will be on display at the Brisbane Royal Show as they compete in the Champion of Champions for the Queensland Meat Sheep Ram of the year. With extensive flooding around the region there was some thought from breeders and the Elders agents to cancel or postpone the sale. With some fine weather for a couple of days around sale day it was decided to proceed.
Despite a lot of clients being unable to attend Sovereign offered the usual 20 rams. It was very pleasing to have a total clearance of our rams under these circumstances. This included 9-10 month-old ram lambs that averaged $1050. Following this sale, rams have been sold around the region and to clients unable to attend due to the flooding and again into central west Queensland.
Prior inspections are welcomed by appointment 7-18 February. The sale is on Friday 25 February 2022. Inspection from 11am and sale starts 1pm. Contact Chris for further details 0497094179 or chris@sovereignpolldorsets.com.au See photos and videos below of the rams for the 2022 sale.   
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