Buyers who sought fertile and high-performing rams with good survivability set a competitive pace at the Burrawang Dorper and White Dorper on-property sale, held near Ootha, on Sunday.

At auction, 116 of 117 rams sold to average $3769 with White Dorper Jack In The Box hitting $32,000.

The sought-after three-year-old Burrawang CrackerJack son was secured by Harry and Charlie Pye, Gingie Pastoral Company, Walgett.

Tipping the scales at 140 kilograms, the sale topper was classified as a stud type 5 with an eye muscle depth (EMD) of 48 millimetres and 9.5mm rib fat.

He also had Australian Sheep Breeding Values (ASBVs) in the top 10 per cent of the breed for +8.16 weaning weight and +13.14 post-weaning weight.

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