7th WINTER SALE OF IN LAMB PEDIGREE BELTEX ON BEHALF OF THE NORTHERN BELTEX CLUB
Forward: 46 Females. Judge: Mrs K Shuttleworth
This year’s sale attracted a much larger entry as it took centre stage following the Northern Area Texel Breeders decision to move their female sale to January.
A good show was headed up by Mathew Burleigh who produced both Champion and reserve from his Matts flock, based in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Standing champion and top price at 800gns was Matts Candle Light, and April 17 Born daughter of Kingledores Apollo out of a ewe that goes back to Matts Sparkie. She sold inlamb to Hackney Corker for 800gns. Making 450gns was the reserve champion from the same vendor, Matts Destiny ET by Murrays Code out of a Dean Brow ewe sold to Mike and Becki Davis for their Rathbone flock.
The Davis family had earlier sold their Y Bedol A-Team ET daughter Rathbone Clara to Geoff Riby, Bridlington for 750gns. A trio of 500gn bids secured sheep from William and Elizabeth McAllister, Ballymena, Northern Ireland, the first came in the shape of a Corra Rambo daughter selling to Simon Garth of Keasden, the next a Blue Boy daughter to Tom Crosdale of Clapham and finally another bare boy daughter to Laura Robinson of Barnoldswick.
SHOW RESULTS;
Judge Mrs Karen Shuttleworth (Heber Park)
CLASS 1 – Best Ewe
1st – I Jones lot 7
2nd –MR Davis Lot 3
3rd – J Critchley lot 1
CLASS 2 – Best Shearling Ewe
1st – M Burleigh Lot 27
2nd – E McAllister Lot 14
3rd – MR Davis Lot 21
CLASS 3 – Best Ewe Lamb
1st – M Burleigh Lot 41
2nd – PN&J Noble Lot 35
3rd – MR Davis Lot 43
CHAMPION – M Burleigh Lot 27
RESERVE – M Burleigh Lot 41
AVERAGES –
Gimmer Lambs – Av £273 (2016 £252)
Shearling Gimmers – Av £465.50 (2016 £721)
Aged Ewes – Av £336 (2016 £273)
PRINCIPLE PRICES –
M Burleigh 800gns 550gns 450gns
MR Davis 750gns 500gns
E McAllister 500gns(x3)
Ioan Jones 480gns