A Cust couple has exited sheep breeding on good terms after a full clearance at a dispersal sale.
The last blow of the auction hammer signalled the end of Colin and Liz Smith's Bankhead Dorset Down Stud.
![Colin And Liz Smith's Dorset Downs go under the hammer in a dispersal sale, spelling the end of their Bankhead Stud. Photo / Tim Cronshaw](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/45TMQBGIB6RZ45VKZYBC2I2UJE.jpg?auth=b931c526914b062e886e6c29beae212328fb4b2103062669cd30d0c56f415005&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Five ewe lambs that didn't draw a bid were snapped up straight away, for a clean sweep of the catalogue.
Lot 99 topped the sale at $1800 with the 2016 ewe going to Alistar and Christine Busch from Hinds, while Allan Bain, from Otago, bought lot 84 - Bankhead 74/17 and Bankhead 135/17, both for $1600.