"We just try to get the right sire to our selected ewes to hopefully maximise their strengths and minimise their weaknesses."
Top stud breeders were looking for conformation, soundness and overall balance, she said.
Jordan said she bought the ram hogget's sire in partnership with Masterton farmer Lucy Thornycroft and "he was a lot cheaper, he's been a very good investment".
Carrfields stud stock agent Callum Dunnett said Jordan's top priced ram hogget was "a magnificent animal, as good a ram as you'll ever see".
"This ram is quite unique. To see a 1.1-foot score, which is the best, is extremely rare and he's got terrific figures to go with him and he's the perfect package as an animal."
Overall, Jordan had a mixed result, as her other two Southdown ram hoggets were passed in.
Stock agents reported a mixed result overall.
"It's been patchy," PGG Wrightson livestock genetics auctioneer John McKone said.
While the Suffolk sheep had a good sale, the other breeds struggled, he said.
"The Suffolks probably had the best of the market and were able to tap into more of the buying power.
"The morning was difficult and it was probably underpinned by the commercial clients."
The low wool price was having an impact, as well as lower ewe numbers and several stud breeders were now hosting their own on-farm ram sales, McKone said.
The day's second-highest price was $10,000 paid for a Suffolk ram hogget vendored by Eric Ross of Collie Hills Partnership, at Hakataramea in South Canterbury.
The ram was sold to a syndicate comprising North Canterbury farmers Jimmy Gardiner and Charles Miller-Brown, along with Symon Howard, of Lawrence.
Meadowslea Genetics had a record on-farm ram sale last week, with an overall average of $1232 for 280 out of 312 rams.
The top price was $4000.
