The Bergplaas Merino Stud Manufacturing Sale used to be held at the farm Prospect on 23 January on behalf of Stephan Nel and circle of relatives.

Photograph: Gavin Isted
The best possible value of the day used to be paid for a ram, which used to be bought to Wilhelm Ziervogel of CF Ziervogel Boerdery in Ermelo for R25 000.
Rams completed a mean value of R8 090,91, whilst open ewes have been bought for a mean value of R1 850.
The sale used to be held through BKB, with JP Marais because the auctioneer.