CCM Auctions held their Annual Sale of Rams at Skipton Mart on Friday covering the main sales for Suffolks, Blue Texels and Zwartbles together with second sales for Texels, Charollais, Beltex and other breeds.
The results of the shows and prices achieved are as below. Thanks to all our judges for giving their time and to sponsors who generously gave prizes.
Forward: 897 head of Rams & Females.
SHOW RESULTS –
SUFFOLK - Judge – James Foster
Ram Lamb –
1st SJ Bolland Lot 373
2nd ML Evans Lot 438
3rd L Needham Lot 379
Shearling Ram –
1st S Kirby Lot 419
2nd F Reeday Lot 402
3rd F Reeday Lot 403
CHAMPION – S Kirby Lot 419
RESERVE – SJ Bolland Lot 373
TEXEL – Judge – Thomas Walmsley
Ram Lamb –
1st JD Houghton Lot 180
2nd S Spyrou Lot 189
3rd MR Ireland Lot 46
Shearling Ram –
1st Procters Farms
2nd B McAlister Lot 953
3rd D Towell Lot
Female –
1st P Weaver Lot 1
2nd J Perrings Lot 23
3rd J Perrings Lot 22
CHAMPION – Procters Farm Lot 73
RESERVE – B McAlsiter Lot 953
BELTEX Judge – Jen Aiken
Best Ram
1st G&L Robinson Lot 1013
2nd Ellis Bros Lot 554
3rd K Armistead Lot 1001
CHAROLLAIS Judge – James Drake
Aged or Shearling
1st M Worthington Lot 1027
2nd CW Marwood Lot 1015
3rd CW Marwood Lot 1014
Ram Lamb
1st CW Marwood Lot 1018
2nd J Stott Lot 1029
3rd CW Marwood Lot 1019
CHAMPION – M Worthington Lot 1027
ZWARTABLE Judge – Andrew Fisher
Best Zwartable Ram
1st P&T Harsley Lot 1112
Best Zwartable Female
1st MJ Beckwith Lot 1109
CHAMPION – JJ Beckwith Lot 1109
AVERAGES & PRICES –
SUFFOLK
The Suffolk section saw a reduced entry to last year however a much improved sale average was seen along with a much improved sale average of £367 with the top price of 1000gns for the Reserve Champion presented by Matt Reeday of Hetton. Champion, a super tup from Stephen Kirkby of Ainderby Steeple was picked out buy our judge James Foster of Bolton Abbey who stuck to his decision and bought it for 750gns.
All in all a strong day which saw the Suffolks sold in their new of the Craven Ring which seemed to make a really buoyant atmosphere for both buyer and seller.
Shearling Ram Av £405
Lamb Ram Av £343
Prices (gns) –
1000gns 650gns F Reeday & Son
750gns S Kirby
600gns 500gns SJ Bolland
600gns 520gns 500gns G&MA Lawn
TEXEL
Good
Shearling Rams av £460
Ram Lamb av £282
Shearling Ewe av £222
Prices (gns) –
Shearling Ram
1000gns 950gns 850gns 780gns Procters Farm
900gns R Green
780gns DA Towell
750gns FA Nairey
Lamb Ram
600gns 500gns S Spyrou
550gns 520gns Procters Farm
CONTINENTAL
The non MV sheep section -
Plenty of choice this year in the Lingfields sheep ring and a large company of buyers present to bid for tups. Several excellent runs of rams present and prices peaked at 2400gns from Ellis Bros for a Beltex Shearling Ram purchased by Messrs AL Thompson, Lancashire. Ellis Bros sold a second shearling at 1000gns to Frankland Farms, Rathmell.
Steve Buckley from Doveholes, Buxton had a great pen full of rams sired by the Beltex out of Texel Hoggs with a pen leader at 1100gns to KG&J Huck, Bordley and 1000gns to C&C Doney, Harrogate.
William McAllister made the trip over from Northern Ireland and sold to a top of 1100gns locally to JJ Beckwith & Sons, Gargrave and a second at 1000gns to Nathan Wade, Bradley and 950gns to GT Booth, Lothersdale.
Thomas & James Whiteford had the largest run of the day presenting 60 rams selling to a top of 950gns with a very solid, commercial trade, most selling for 500gns to 700gns.
Plenty of customers for strong tups today at between 450gns and 800gns and commercial sorts 200gns to 400gns.
Texel Shearling Ram av £423
Texel Shearling Ewe av £116
Beltex Shearling Ram av £550
Beltex Lamb Ram av £441
Charollais Shearling Ram av £455
Charollais Ram Lamb av £140
Prices (gns) –
2400gns 1000gns 800gns Ellis Bros
1100gns 1000gns SJ Buckley
1100gns 1000gns 950gns B McAlister
950gns 850gnsx4 TC Whiteford
900gns SD Bennett
780gns OM Chapman
The MV sheep section -
In the commercial MV ring Beltex and Charollais rams sold very well. Top price was a Dutch spotted selling for 780gns. Blue Texels were also sort after with the Zwartables harder to place.
The MV Texel sale ring saw a strong trade for both shearling rams and ram lambs. Numerous high quality runs were presented, with possibly the pick being Procters Farms selling 17 Shearlings to average £789 and 10 ram lambs to average £424.
Beltex Shearling Ram Av £348
Beltex Shearling Ewe Av £129
Prices (gns) –
450gns x2 420gns 400gns C Windle
BLUE TEXEL
Shearling Ram av £282 Top 320gns
Ram Lamb av £294 Top 280gns
Shearling Ewe av £329 Top 700gns
Ewe Lamb av £273 Top 400gns
Prices (gns) –
700gns AM&E Hartley
400gns H Dean
300gns RA Hird
CHAROLLAIS
Shearling Ram Av £373
Lamb Ram Av £325
Prices (gns) –
550gns 480gns M Worthington
500gns B Roberts
480gns 450gns 400gns CW Marwood
OTHERS
Zwartable Shearling av £105 Top 100gns
Zwartable Ewe av £147 Top 140gns
Bleu du Main av £129 Top 200gns
Hampshire av £98 Top 100gns
Cheviot av £378 Top 480gns
Dutch Spotted Top 780gns