ELDORADO Need a good ram? There will be plenty of the Rambouillet and Suffolk varieties available here Aug. 5 during the annual Schleicher County “Supermarket” Range Ram Sale.
Ram viewing of the lambs and yearlings starts at 9 a.m. in the Eldorado Ag Barn located one mile south of town on U.S. Highway 277. The sale starts at 11 a.m. followed by a free barbecue lunch that will complete the day’s activities.
“These rams are from ranches with reputation flocks in the county,” said Scott Edmonson, Schleicher County Extension agent and an event coordinator. “They are all pre-priced starting at $150 and ready to go to work this fall. We will offer about 50 Rambouillet rams with the balance being Suffolks. If you need one or a hundred good rams at volume prices, this is the place to be.”
Edmonson explained the supermarket method as follows: during the viewing period prospective buyers may write their buyer’s number on the individual card provided for each ram they like. This does not obligate them to buy the ram, but only indicates their interest.
At 11 a.m. organizers will go through the barn, one pen at a time, auctioning off all rams with more than one buyer’s number on their individual cards. If only one buyer’s number is on a card, that buyer has the option to buy or refuse the animal at that time.
Once the auction is completed, all rams still having cards are for sale at the price on each individual ram’s card. Prospective buyers can then just pull the cards and go to the bookkeeper to purchase the animal. These remaining rams will be sold on a first come basis.
For further information contact Edmonson at (915) 853-2132 or Betty Sue McAlpine at (915) 853-3818.
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