After a challenging start to the season, conditions have finally turned across the Limestone Coast, just in time for Woolumbool Studs’ 38th annual Spring Ram Sale.
With green feed now pushing through and the rams responding well, stud principal Aaron Clothier says the team is looking forward to presenting a strong and balanced draft on Wednesday 1st October.
The sale will commence at the NEW time of 1pm (SA time) at the Yacca Downs Woolshed, with 200 rams on offer, including White Suffolk, Poll Dorset, and Multi-Meat sires.
“The first half of the year conditions have been tough for everyone,” Aaron said. “But we’ve now had enough rain to see a shift and the sheep are growing well. What sets our rams apart is that they’ve done it largely without heavy feed inputs. They’ve been paddock-reared from the start, with minimal supplementation, and they’re also younger than many sale rams you’ll see this season.”
Woolumbool’s philosophy has long been about balancing real-world resilience with performance genetics where it counts. All White Suffolk rams in the 2025 draft rank in the top 15% for the Lamb Eating Quality (LEQ) index, while all Poll Dorset rams sit within the top 20%, a reflection of the stud’s ongoing commitment to breeding for carcase quality, growth and productivity traits.
“LEQ is a major driver for us. It’s not just about yield, it’s about what the processor and the consumer both cares about, better eating quality, intramuscular fat, shearforce and reduced worm burden,” Aaron explained.
Among the White Suffolk sires represented in this year’s draft are PLG Willows 211690, Ashmore 221308, and Felix 220134, as well as homebred sires Woolumbool 221507 and Woolumbool 210491.
These rams bring forward balanced data, with traits including post-weaning growth, dressing percentage, and lambing ease. Farrer 210275 and Farrer 220173 also feature prominently, known for their strong performance in post-weaning weight and meat quality.
The Poll Dorset offering showcases genetics from Kentish Downs 230023, Melton Vale 220360, and Pollambi 210343, alongside impressive progeny from Felix 220168 and Felix 220394. These lines bring a combination of early growth, muscularity, and desirable terminal traits for prime lamb production.
Woolumbool’s Multi-Meat program continues to evolve, though numbers are tighter this year due to seasonal conditions. Built on a foundation of high-performance breeds and the Booroola fertility gene, the Multi-Meat line aims to deliver more lambs from less feed—without compromising wool quality.
“Our Multi-Meat crossbred lambs tested at 19 micron this year, while our Merinos came in at 16,” Aaron said. “These were run in the same paddocks, under the same conditions, and the micron result speaks for itself. Wool’s still a valuable part of the equation, especially for maternal operations and if we can keep it fine, we’re adding value to every fleece.”
With decades of data, consistency in breeding objectives and sires that meet market demands across eating quality, growth, worm resistance and maternal efficiency, Woolumbool Studs continues to offer rams that perform both in the paddock and on the hook.
“We’re not chasing extremes,” Aaron said. “We’re chasing balance and commercial relevance, rams that work for real producers and fit into their prime lamb production.”
The Clothier family looks forward to welcoming clients and visitors to the sale on October 1st.
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Woolumbool 38th Annual Spring Ram Sale
Wednesday 1st October, 2025
1pm (SA Time)
Yacca Downs Woolshed, Woolumbool, SA
www.woolumbool.com.au
For media enquiries or sale information, contact:
Aaron Clothier – 0407 394 087 | info@woolumbool.com.au