According to the auctioneer, André van Zyl from Vleissentraal, the auction on 14 March 2026 at the Be Human Centre on the farm Middelwater, north of Bloemfontein, was a success. There was a convivial and optimistic atmosphere, with strong interest from buyers.
By Johan Norval
The first Dormer production auction of the Bakgat seller group lived up to its name – “Bakgat”.
The group, which presented animals together for the first time, consisted of Johnny Forbes (Vredesig Dormers & Suffolk, Darling), Dirk Heyman (Heyman Dormers, Koffiefontein), Charles Church (Leeuwkop, Rouxville) and Juan du Randt (Mountain Shadows, Elliot).
Du Randt was pleased with the sale of the most expensive ram and ewe at the auction. He says interest from buyers in the central part of South Africa was good. His ram MS 240090 achieved R70 000. The buyer was the company Alu Banze from Maclear. His most expensive ewe was sold for R8 500 to Gideon Mostert of Jaskraal Dormers in Bloemfontein. Du Randt sold, among others, nine rams, 10 stud ewes and 30 commercial ewes.
The average price of commercial ewes with a lamb was R2 292, that of non-pregnant commercial ewes R2 567, commercial ewes pregnant with a single lamb R3 266, commercial ewes pregnant with twins R4 357, stud ewes R4 661 and stud ewes with a lamb R6 222. The average price of the 33 rams was R11 287.
The auction was conducted by Vleissentraal Port Elizabeth in collaboration with SwiftVEE and achieved a 100% sale rate.
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