This ewe lamb was one of many passed in at the Black and Coloured Sheep Breeders Association of New Zealand South Island sale at Waimate on Saturday. Photos by Sally Brooker. : Buyers demand quality
This ewe lamb was one of many passed in at the Black and Coloured Sheep Breeders Association of New Zealand South Island sale at Waimate on Saturday. Photos by Sally Brooker. : Buyers demand quality
Auctioneers Snow Buckley (left) and Madison Taylor from Peter Walsh & Associates do their utmost to sell the stock. : Buyers demand quality
Auctioneers Snow Buckley (left) and Madison Taylor from Peter Walsh & Associates do their utmost to sell the stock. : Buyers demand quality
Pleasant Point coloured sheep breeder Peter Gould works the gate in the race leading to the sale ring. : Buyers demand quality
Pleasant Point coloured sheep breeder Peter Gould works the gate in the race leading to the sale ring. : Buyers demand quality
A Merino awaits its fate at the sale. : Buyers demand quality
A Merino awaits its fate at the sale. : Buyers demand quality
Coloured sheep relax in the yards behind the sale ring. : Buyers demand quality
Coloured sheep relax in the yards behind the sale ring. : Buyers demand quality
The top price of $640 at the 2014 Black and Coloured Sheep Breeders Association of New Zealand South Island sale was paid by Leo Ponsonby (left, of Rolleston) for this unregistered merino 2-tooth ram bred by Will Gibson (right), of Middlemarch. : Buyers demand quality
The top price of $640 at the 2014 Black and Coloured Sheep Breeders Association of New Zealand South Island sale was paid by Leo Ponsonby (left, of Rolleston) for this unregistered merino 2-tooth ram bred by Will Gibson (right), of Middlemarch. : Buyers demand quality
Buyers demand quality
Despite a large number of entries in this year's sale, breeders of coloured sheep were disappointed with how many were passed in.