NATSB WINTER SALE OF IN LAMB PEDIGREE TEXELS

Forward:  101 head of Pedigree Texel

Sponsors – Harrisons Agricultural Supplies

Texel sales have generally been good this winter, and the Northern Area Club Sale at Skipton was no exception. Averages were up on the year for Shearling Ewes and Aged Ewes and a clearance rate of over 90% was achieved, as a packed ringside of buyers competed to get their names on the best that was on offer. Today’s sale leader was the champion sheep consigned from Proctors Farms in Slaidburn and brought out to show by their shepherd Jeff Aitken and his wife Jennifer. This Shearling Ewe that stood first in her class and sired by Proctors Sundance Kid that is itself a son of the 40,000gns Glenside Razzle Dazzle was sold carrying twins to the much admired Tophill Union Jack that stood Champion at the Scottish National Sale in 2013 when purchase for 11,000gns. The successful bid of 1,400gns came from William Watson of the Gillians Laithe flock in Hellifield.

Proctors Farm were responsible for 3 further highest prices, the first at 950gns, a shearling ewe sired by the 20,000gns Cairnam Talisman and scanned twins to Union Jack, She sold to SJ Stables of Somerset. The next at 850gns was sired by Breahead Touch of Class and carrying twins to Union Jack sold to L Seymour of Appleby. Finally at 700gns was the third prize Shearling Ewe from Proctors Farms, by the 40,000gns Scholars Twenty Twelve and expecting twins to Union Jack, she was snapped up by RJ Dickinson of York.

The other leading price of the day came for a ewe from John Wood’s dispersal of his North Valley flock. This tremendous sort, sired by the 16,000gns Baltier Nailor and out of the homebred show ewe by the 88,000gns Claybury Istabraq. After spirited bidding from several parties at the ringside, it found a new home with RJ Sunter of Horton in Ribblesdale.

SHOW RESULTS;

Judge Mr Paul Sykes, New Dunsley Flock

CLASS 1 – Best Ewe NATSB Trophy

1^st J Wood Lot 85 sold for 1,050gns

2^nd J Wood Lot 80 sold for 600gns

3^rd MR Davis Lot 75 sold for 450gns                                                                                                          

CLASS 2 – Best Shearling Ewe Wilf Wood Trophy

1^st Procters Farm Lot 41 sold for 1,400gns

2^nd JS Lodge Lot 9 Unsold

3^rd Procters Farm Lot 39 sold for 700gns

4^th M Keighley Lot 64 sold for 500gns

CLASS 3 – Best Ewe Lamb NATSB Trophy

1^st R Towell Lot 98 sold for 300gns

2^nd GL Riby Lot 87 sold for 250gns

3^rd F&HJ Booth Lot 94 sold for 240gns

4^th G Riby Lot 90 sold for 300gns

CHAMPION – Procters Farm Lot 41

RESERVE  –  JS Lodge Lot 9

AVERAGES –

Gimmer Lambs –  Av £214.85 (2013 £280)

Shearling Gimmers –  Av £409.50 (2013 £390)

Aged Ewes –  Av £547.17 (2013 £287)

PRINCIPLE PRICES–

Shearling Ewes -

1400gns 950gns 850gns 700gns 680gns 550gns Procters Farm; 600gns FA Nairey; 580gns J&RM Lucas & Son; 520gn MR Davis; 500gns PK Woof

Aged Ewes –

1,050gns 600gns(x3) 420gns 400gns J Wood; 450gns MR Davis

Gimmer Lambs –

300gns 250gns 220gns 200gns DA Towell; 250gns 220gns 200gns(x2) GL Riby; 240gns 220gns F&HJ Booth

WINTER SALE OF IN LAMB PEDIGREE BELTEX ON BEHALF OF THE NORTHERN CLUB

Forward: 8 head of Pedigree Beltex

The 3^rd winter sale for The Northern Club saw a small entry. Leading the way at 1,000gns

was a Gimmer shearling that stood champion sheep consigned by Stuart Currie. This Rathbone

leader daughter scanned in lamb with twins to the home bred Beautry Thor. The successful

bid came from Mike Davis of Eldroth.
The next highest price was for Rathbone Take That from the Davis family. By their stock ram

Drumchapel Scooby and inlamb to Holmchapel Tonto, this sold for 480gns to L Seymour of

Maulds Meaburn, Appleby in Westmorland.

SHOW RESULTS;

Judge

CLASS 1 – Best Ewe

1^st – MR Davis Lot 101 sold for 420gns

2^nd – MR Davis Lot 102 sold for 460gns

CLASS 2 – Best Shearling Ewe

1^st – S Currie Lot 103 sold for 1,000gns

2^nd S Currie Lot 104 sold for 400gns

3^rd MR Davis Lot 105 sold for 480gns

CLASS 3 – Best Ewe Lamb

1^st –  MR Davis Lot 108 sold for 300gn

2^nd – MR Davis Lot 107 sold for 300gns

3^rd – MR Davis Lot 106 unsold

CHAMPION – S Currie Lot 103

RESERVE  – MR Davis Lot 101
 

AVERAGES –

Gimmer Lambs –  Av £315.00 (2013 £277)

Shearling Gimmers –   Av £658.00 (2013 £390)

Aged Ewes –  Av £462.00 (2012 £383)

PRINCIPLE PRICES –

1,000gns 400gns S Currie;

480gns 460gns 420gns MR Davis

52 IN LAMB COMMERCIAL EWES

This year’s Annual Sale of individual and small groups of Continental sired sheep incorporated the dispersal of John Wood’s MV Acc Beltex and Texel sheep together with a reduction due to ill health of Texel cross Beltex ewes from David Williams of Rhudllan, North Wales.

All classes were easy to move with a large ringside of buyers keen to purchase MV accredited commercial sheep which are generally not easy to come by. John Wood was first in the ring and his pen topped at £380 each with a trio of Beltex cross Texel 2crop ewes, closely followed at £360 with a pair of ¾ bred Beltex 2 crops.

David Williams sheep topped at £480 for a Beltex Texel Shearling carrying twins and £420 for a 2crop the same ay bred carrying twins.

AVERAGES –  (overall £240.38)

Beltex Texel cross Shearlings av £247.69

Texel Ewes 2-4shr – av £238.00

Beltex Ewes 2-4shr – av £254.76

Charollais x Beltex Ewes 3-4shr – av £188.57

PRINCIPLE PRICES (gns)–

£380 £360 £340 £320 £290 £270 £220 J Wood

£480 £420 £320 £300 £280 M Williams & Son