DID YOU KNOW that Wingamin holds the SA state record for the highest price stud ram to sell at a private auction at $32,000 and the national record for an unmated maiden White Suffolk ewe at $7,000.
Feature sires for the up and coming 2025 ram sale:
Warburn 160048
**Opportunity knocks! We have the last 60 pellets of Warburn 160048 left to sell as at 6/9/25 as we have relinquished our storage tank.
High performing super sire Warburn 160048 was purchased in partnership with Gary Heilig, Montana, USA in 2017 for $16,000.
Outstanding, proven sire. Sons have sold for $32,000 x 2, $25,000, $19,000, $13,500 & $10,000 and have consistently topped stud and flock ram sales around the country for numerous studs that have used him by A.I.
Daughters have sold to tops of $7,000, $6,500 & $6,000. You can't go past this ram if you want to pack a punch in your prime lamb enterprise or stud operation. (semen available)Farrer 220103
Used by A.I. for the 2024 drop. Ticking all the boxes with Lambplan for fast early growth (pwt 22). INDEXES: TCP (163), LEQ (165), & EQ (160) are all at the top of the percentile band for terminal breeds. Muscle (3.87) in the top 10%. Moderate frame size. Get those suckers off sooner!
Newbold 220134
Newbold 220134 sits in the top percentile band for lambing ease and the top 5% for LEQ (160) and at 157 for both the TCP and EQ indexes. He is in the top 10% for growth and Intramuscular fat making him a very handy ram with great commercial attributes.
Detpa Grove 220128
Used by A.I. for the 2022 drop. Detpa Grove 220128 was the top price ram at Detpa's 2024 ram sale where he sold to Valma stud, Tas for $10,000.
Warburn 200274
Purchased in shares with North Ulandi in 2021. Son of Ashmore 170986.
(Ashmore 170986 has 1,481 Lambplan tested progeny in 29 White Suffolk flocks). Great linkages to other studs and accuracies with this ram's pedigree.
Rams have full health accreditations and performance figures
- Property and flock attains OJD MN3 status #S110
- Brucellosis Accredited Free #921
- Lambplan ASBV's
The entire Wingamin flock is performance recorded through Lambplan.
ALL animals have birth weights, weaning weights and post weaning weights recorded and are scanned at age 5-6 months for fat and eye muscle depth.
This gives us the highest standard of data quality and accuracy for animals at early post weaning age.
PHENOTYPE counts!
Here at Wingamin we also put huge emphasis on selecting for economically important traits that lambplan doesn't measure but can equate to more dollars in your pocket such as body length (length weighs - length pays), carcase composition (excellent muscling and thickness through the loin and hindquarter - the expensive cuts!) moderate to large frame size for versatility (trade or export weights), excellent conformation and structural soundness for mobility and longevity, early maturity patterns with good do-ability, smooth, fine shoulders for easy lambing, good skins and short dense downs wool keeping lambs looking fresher for longer.
The difference is what you can see
The prime lamb industry is still reliable and the focus of our breeding program remains on meeting high industry standards. We've been breeding QUALITY White Suffolk rams for 37 years & offering them by auction on property at Karoonda for 29 years. That's breeding strength you can rely on!
STUD HISTORY
Wingamin White Suffolk Stud was established in 1988 by Clive and Deb Shillabeer
(registered flock 50). The stud’s foundation sheep were purchased from top Suffolk, Poll Dorset and White Suffolk studs including the well renowned Elouera stud dispersal.
Four Suffolk rams (1 Burwood and 3 Allendale rams) were used over an eleven year period (as documented in the breed’s flock register book) to reinforce a strong and sound
Suffolk base resulting in approximately half the flock being coloured during those years.
In 1993 we commenced showing to promote the breed and our increasing number of ideal white sheep. Successful from the start our show record reflects the depth of quality and soundness in our breeding flock. Our numerous championships and Interbreed wins at major shows over the past 29 years is testament to our dedication towards breed excellence and attention to detail.
One surreal year for us was in 2012 when we finished an amazing show circuit by taking out all three interbreed titles – Supreme Prime Lamb and Maternal Breeds Ram, Supreme Prime Lamb and Maternal Breeds Ewe and Supreme All Breeds Group at the Royal Adelaide Show. We capped off this unrivalled show run with the sale of our leading stud ram Wingamin 112462 “Trifecta” to Gary Heilig, Montana, USA, for $35,000.
We have been Lambplan performance recording for over 30 years and utilising industry leading sires to stay current and progressive. With performance and more recently eating quality at the forefront we have worked hard to maintain sound breeding decisions that have given us rapid genetic gain without compromising economically important visual traits such as structural soundness, carcase composition, good skins and dense downs wool. We are sure you will appreciate the quality in our up and coming ram sale on Thursday, September 18th, 2025.
Visit our photo gallery to see our achievements
Above: one of our flock ram muscle scans
Lambplan assessed at 5-6 months.
