Pastora Poll Merinos

20/09/2026

https://auctionsplus.com.au/auctions/sheep/tuesday-national-sheep-sale/200-nsm-ewes/assessed/128828-326318

Tomorrow on AuctionsPlus, 600 six-year-old Pastora-bred breeding ewes will be offered across three lots of 200.

These proven ewes have been used within the Pastora stud to breed sale rams and represent an excellent opportunity for a commercial breeder looking to introduce top-end genetics and advance their Merino flock.

At their most recent shearing, the ewes averaged 17.2 micron, cutting 7.7 kg of wool with a 57% yield.

Their progeny have also demonstrated outstanding commercial performance, with Pastora’s entire 2025-drop wether lamb offering averaging $346.35 per head.

We would love to see these ewes go to a commercial Merino breeder keen to take their flock’s genetics and productivity to the next level.

19/09/2026

Come and see us at henty, site V 1062

06/09/2026

2026 PASTORA RAM SALE RESULTS
A large crowd, a cracking day and plenty of optimism in the air for the season ahead made our 2026 Pastora Ram Sale a great success, with a total clearance of the 119 auction rams.

It was wonderful to welcome some new faces, along with many returning clients whose ongoing support we greatly appreciate.
The sale topped at $6,250, with the top-priced ram purchased by the Jarvis family of Heathfield Poll Merinos. The sale achieved a strong average of $2,721, with rams heading to buyers from Tasmania, New South Wales and Victoria.
Volume buyers included CM & R Morton, Rockview Ag and Bluechip Livestock.

A further 34 rams were sold after the auction to clients who had travelled too far for a return trip, bringing the total number of rams sold on the day to 153.

We would also like to apologise to those who felt there were not enough rams available at the auction. We appreciate this feedback and will consider offering a larger number at future sales.
Our primary focus remains private sales, where we value having the time to work individually with clients and provide the personal, one-on-one service that is so important to us. These private sales will commence this week, with approximately 500 rams available for selection.

Rach, our family and I would like to sincerely thank everyone involved in making the sale a success, particularly those who worked tirelessly behind the scenes.

Thank you to everyone who attended, purchased or bid. We wish all buyers the very best with their Pastora rams and look forward to seeing how they perform in their new flocks.

The attached video features our youngest son, Owen, having his first go at auctioning a ram. Lot 36 was purchased by Bluechip Livestock for $3,200, with the proceeds donated to the Peter Westblade Scholarship.
Since its establishment in 2012, the PWS has awarded 29 scholarships.
Well done Owen, for giving it a go. Your grandfather would be proud. It is not easy, but you did a great job, judging by the feedback I received.

22/08/2026

PASTORA TEAMS -- LEADING WHERE IT MATTERS MOST

The 2026 Australian Merino Production Trial results tell a very positive story for Pastora.
All three Pastora teams, shown in red, are grouped in the top-left quadrant of the graph — the area most Merino breeders aim to be.
The results show that all three teams:
✅ Produced well above-average clean wool weights, at approximately 108–120% of the trial average
✅ Were 0.8–1.4 microns finer than the trial average
✅ Maintained strong wool cut while producing finer wool
This is significant because Merino breeders are often working against a natural trade-off: finer sheep can cut less wool, while heavier-cutting sheep can become broader in fibre diameter.
The Pastora teams overcame that trade-off, producing around 10–20% more clean wool while remaining approximately one micron finer than the trial average.
The blue points are spread across all four quadrants. Some teams produced more wool but with broader fibre, while others produced finer wool with below-average fleece weights. Only a small number occupied the same high-performing region as the Pastora entries.
Most encouragingly, the three independent Pastora teams clustered together. This suggests the result was not driven by one exceptional team, but reflects repeatable and consistent genetic performance achievable from Pastora genetics.
For commercial producers, this is the combination that drives wool returns:
More kilograms of finer wool, without sacrificing fleece weight.

12/08/2026

All are welcome to come to this upcoming workshop at Pastora. Register via the link.

In addition, our auction rams will be available for inspection on the day.

🐑 Could better use of your sheep data help improve your bottom line?

Join us for a practical morning focused on simple, on-farm tools that can help commercial sheep producers make better management decisions.

We’ll cover:
📊 Using your flock data to identify what’s working and where you can improve
🏷️ eID – making it easier to capture and use individual animal information
🐏 Sheep genetics – choosing rams that suit your breeding goals and your environment
⚖️ Optiweigh – keeping track of weights and making feeding and management decisions based on actual performance
🪱 Parasite management – using data to identify when a drench is needed, rather than drenching unnecessarily

📅 Tuesday 25 August 2026
⏰ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
📍 Pastora, 1205 Yuloma Road, Boree Creek

A practical session for sheep producers looking to get more value from the data they already have.

☕ Morning tea and lunch provided. Registrations are essential!
📲 Register via this link on the LLS website: https://events.humanitix.com/data-driven-sheep-management-boree-creek-aug-2026/tickets
or contact Brianna Hatty on 0488 191 138.

09/08/2026

Over the past two weeks we have sold 522 wether lambs over the hooks to Gundagai Meat Processors.
The lambs were shorn at approximately nine months of age cutting $70 worth of wool with a average micron of 16.1.

About 10 weeks after shearing they averaged

●30.54 dressed
●skin value $23.80
●63% received the GLQ bonus
●total meat value $366.92
● combined with their wool the wethers have averaged $436.92.

These results reinforce what we are trying to achieve at Pastora: more kilograms of fine wool combined with the correct carcase performance to maximise total dollars per hectare.

Come a check them out at our on property ram sale on the 2nd of September.

09/02/2026

The 2026 Peter Westblade Scholarship Applications are NOW OPEN! ⁠
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The Peter Westblade Scholarship honors the late Peter Westblade a true visionary, passionate about breeding profitable sheep and a strong supporter of young people interested in agriculture.⁠ ⁠

PWS Vision: ⁠A sheep industry built on application of science, lifelong learning, passion and generosity, all of which reflect the contribution of Peter Westblade.

Criteria⁠: ⁠The Peter Westblade Scholarship aims to identify, train and develop the next generation of leaders amongst young men and women in the Australian sheep industry. ⁠ ⁠

The scholarship is looking for young people who meet the following criteria⁠:

⁠🐏 Aged 18 to 30⁠
🐏 Have a passion for the sheep industry⁠
🐏 Is someone who wants to make a difference (no matter how small)⁠
🐏 Is someone who sees their future in the sheep and wool industry⁠ ⁠

Does this sound like you or someone you know?? APPLY HERE:

https://form.jotform.com/260347150056854

Scholarship applications will close 20th March at 9pm AEST.