SHOW RESULTS –

SUFFOLK  - Judge – James Foster

Ram Lamb –

1^st SJ Bolland Lot 373

2^nd ML Evans Lot 438

3^rd L Needham Lot 379

Shearling Ram –

1^st S Kirby Lot 419

2^nd F Reeday Lot 402

3^rd F Reeday Lot 403

CHAMPION – S Kirby Lot 419

RESERVE – SJ Bolland Lot 373

TEXEL – Judge – Thomas Walmsley  

Ram Lamb –

1^st JD Houghton Lot 180

2^nd S Spyrou Lot 189

3^rd MR Ireland Lot 46

Shearling Ram –

1^st Procters Farms

2^nd B McAlister Lot 953

3^rd D Towell Lot

Female –

1^st P Weaver Lot 1

2^nd J Perrings Lot 23

3^rd J Perrings Lot 22

CHAMPION – Procters Farm Lot 73

RESERVE – B McAlsiter Lot 953

BELTEX Judge – Jen Aiken

Best Ram

1^st G&L Robinson Lot 1013

2^nd Ellis Bros Lot 554

3^rd K Armistead Lot 1001

CHAROLLAIS Judge – James Drake

Aged or Shearling

1^st M Worthington Lot 1027

2^nd CW Marwood Lot 1015

3^rd CW Marwood Lot 1014

Ram Lamb

1^st CW Marwood Lot 1018

2^nd J Stott Lot 1029

3^rd CW Marwood Lot 1019

CHAMPION – M Worthington Lot 1027

ZWARTABLE Judge – Andrew Fisher

Best Zwartable Ram

1^st P&T Harsley Lot 1112

Best Zwartable Female

1^st 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