FORWARD: 682 HEAD OF REGISTERED LLEYN SHEEP
CCM Auctions conducted the Annual Sale of MV Acc Registered LLeyn Sheep at Skipton Mart on Thursday for members of The Lleyn Sheep Society. Champion was a shearling Ram (Lot 48) from WJ&DJ Williams which sold for 500gns and joins Miss H Dean of Appleton Roebuck. The Williams family also had the 1st Prize pen of Ewe Lambs these sold for £125 per head and travel to Dunfries with J Kingan. 1st Prize pen of Shearlings came from JK Goldie these sold for £205 per head and join H Metcalfe of Silsden.
Judging this year was in the hands of Colin Price, Brecon and he awarded the following results:
Rams –
1st – WJ&DJ Williams
2nd – Orchard LLeyn
3rd – T&B Fort
Shearlings –
1st – JK Goldie
2nd JA&R Geldard &Sons
3rd AW Davies
Ewe Lambs –
1st – WJ&DJ Williams
2nd – Orchard Lleyn
3rd Farmstock Genetics
CHAMPION – WJ&DJ Williams
RESERVE – Orchard LLeyn
Trade for the females was
Averages – (2015)
Rams – £1050 (£504.14)
Shearlings – £205 (£130.27)
Ewe Lambs – £125 (£95)
Principle Prices –
Shearling Ram
1000gns M Shields; 750gns, 700gns H Goldie; 700gns T Fort; 650gns H&M Dugdale &Son; 650gns T Fort;
Yearling Ewes
£205, £180 H Goldie; £155 DCS Alexander; £155 D&SK Crane; £155 AW Davies; £150 JA&R Geldard;
£148 WJ & DJ Williams
Ewe Lambs
£125 WJ&DJ Williams; £120 Farmstock Genetics; £112 Peter Knowles; £110 AW Davies; £95 Famstock Genetics