High of 2,000gns for Black Welsh Mountain sheep
The show and sale of Black Welsh Mountain Sheep at Monmouthshire Livestock Centre topped at 2,000gns for the fifth prize shearling ram from Ffion Evans, Abergavenny, which was bought by Llanover Farm Partnership, Abergavenny.
Next at 1,850gns was the first prize ram lamb and reserve champion from Will Workman, Brecon, which went to S.M. Forsyth, Brecon.
Making 1,700gns was the second prize senior ram from the Llanover Farm Partnership. A Fedw bred sheep, it sold to Elin Meredith, Merthyr Tydfil.
Top price in the female section of 800gns was for the second prize single ewe lamb from C. Garn, Cwmcarvan, Monmouth, which was taken by C. Morgan-Gervais, Brecon.
Yearling ewes sold to 580gns for M.J. McCaull, Hereford with the second prize entry, which was bought by G. Morgan, Newport.
M.D. and D.L .Evans sold the first prize winner and female champion at 540gns to Wyn Jones, Rhydyn.
B. Davies and S. Harries, Carmarthen, sold the first prize ewe lamb and reserve female champion at 500gns to Messrs Morgan-Gervais.
Averages - 26 flock ewes, £109.44; 42 shearling ewes, £268.25; 37 ewe lambs, £191.93; 4 older rams, £1,081.50; 20 shearling rams, £656.78; 9 ram lambs, £627.67.
Auctioneers: J. Straker, Chadwick and Sons.
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Beltex Beauties top at 6,000gns
Lurg Kim, a ewe lamb from Miller Farms, Inverurie, topped the Beltex Beauties sale at Carlisle at 6,000gns. By Pager Jackpot out of Buckles Gem, its full brother was male champion at the Scottish National Show this year. It sold to Messrs Christie, Inverurie, with the vendor retaining a half share.
Next at 5,500gns was Kingledores Journee, a shearling gimmer by Curwen Hill George from Richard Wood, Biggar. It sold to Messrs Buckle, Kirkby Stephen, who then took 5,000gns for Buckles Jenifer, a Gyffin Dexter daughter which went to Messrs Van Greffen, Carlton in Cleveland.
Also selling for 5,000gns was Faughhill J-Lo, a shearling gimmer by Kindledores Godzilla consigned by Grant Maxwell, Melrose, which sold in a two-way split to Miller Farms and Messrs Wood.
Matt's Jelly Beans, a Muirton High and Mighty daughter from Matt Burleigh, Enniskillen, also sold for 5,000gns. The buyer was Lipley Beltex, Market Drayton.
Averages – Artnagullion flock – 7 gimmers, £1,320; Buckles flock – 3 gimmers, £2,625; Callacrag flock – 3 gimmers, £1,505; Faughhill flock – 1 gimmer, £5,250; Kinglesdore flock - 8 gimmers, £2,113.12; Lakeview flock – 8 gimmers, £925.31; Logie Durno flock – 4 gimmers, £1,207.50; 3 ewe lambs, £3,430; Lurg flock – 6 gimmers, £1,512.75; Morton's flock – 3 gimmers, £733.33; Pentland flock – 3 gimmers, £1,540; Woodies flock – 8 gimmers, £1,260; Woodwick flock – 11 gimmers, £1,227.59.
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.
Texels to 1,800gns three times at Welshpool
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Three animals hit the top call of 1,800gns at the Welsh National Texel sale, Welshpool, with the first of these being a shearling ewe from Messrs Boden and Davies' Sportsmans flock, Stockport.
This Haymount Fandabidozi daughter out of an Auldhouseburn-bred dam by Sportsmans A Star sold to William Ridge, Church Stretton.
Second best in the gimmers was an 1,100gns call for another from the same pen. Again by Fandabidozi and out of a dam by Garngour Craftsman, it went to J.A. Williams, Caearws.
The second 1,800gns call came for the top priced shearling ram, Corras General, from Robert and Nesta Watkins, Hereford. By Roxburgh Deadly out of a dam by Clun Captain, it had been first at the Great Yorkshire Show and was the pick of W. Gravell, Machen.
Next, at 1,300gns, from the same home was Corras Galveston by Corras E Type which was bought by H. Digwood, Bridgnorth.
Leading the ram lamb trade was the third and final one at 1,800gns. This was Thornbury Heyday from Nick Legge, Herefordshire. By 42,000gns Ettrick Grey Goose out of a dam by Usk Vale Champagne Charlie, it sold to A.I. and M.D. Jones, Pembrokeshire.
At 1,600gns was Mellor Vale Hamlet by Knap Grumpy from Charlie Boden which went to G.E. Davies and Sons, Newtown.
Averages - 6 shearling rams, £1,141; 29 ram lambs, £826.60; 15 shearling ewes, £754.60.
Auctioneers: Welshpool Livestock Sales.
Shearlings in demand at Bentham
At the sale of breeding sheep at Bentham North of England Mule shearlings sold to £380/head for a pen from D.W. and D.M. Elliott, Mungrisedale, which went to I. Edmundson, Ulverston.
The pre-sale show was won by Robinson and Ward, Carnforth, whose pen sold for £370/head to one of the judges, Matt Harrison, Warwickshire. Trade for the better pens was £270- £300, with the best of the commercial sheep £210-£240.
The largest show of Scotch Halfbreds seen in Bentham topped at £410 for a single black sheep from Ross Bros, Wardhead, with others to £305 and £300.
A more selective trade was seen for continental sheep, with strongest sorts regularly £270-£300 and pure-bred types £320-£400 with a pen of 10 from Dan Towers, Wray, to £420 topping the sale.
Cheviot Mule shearlings were up £60 on the year and averaged £244.77. Strongest pens were £250-£270, with the first prize pen from J.W. Hall, Darnboook, selling at £275/head and a single from H. Cockburn and Partners, Kingside, at £300.
There was a little less demand for Mashams shearlings, with most of the quality sheep £180-£190. A few prize winners topped at £200 including Joe Gorst, Killington, at £255, Joan Jackson, Yealand Conyers at £235, with her champion pen and J. and C. Wright, Skipton, at £230 with their run of 145 averaging £196.
Auctioneers: Richard Turner and Sons.
Jacobs at Skipton
After 28 years as Jacob sheep breeders, Sid and Sheila Moore, Newton-le-Willows, consigned the last of their Willmors flock at the Jacob Sheep Society Northern Region show and sale at Skipton.
This included the overall champion, a full mouthed 2019-born four-horn ewe bred by Ben Stanley. It made 480gns to Robert Locker, Berwickshire.
Top price of 700gns was for the second prize shearling ewe from Connor and Dalrymple's Dunmor flock, Linlithgow. Four-horn and by Dunmor Five Star, it sold to Ian Forsyth, Strathspey.
The first prize shearling ewe from Claire Bentham's Greenbank flock, Long Preston, was a home-bred two-horn by Border War Dance which sold for 580gns to Rhys Jones, Pwllheli.
Rams sold to 500gns for the first prize ram lamb from Jean Price's Pentrenant flock, Churchstoke. This was Pentrenant Fire Pit, a four-horn by Hope Fire Blast which went to John and Rachel Knowles, Clitheroe.
Ewes lambs topped at 450gns for Ewen Macmillan's Luruha flock, Fintry, with a two-horn by Penni Bach Celt, which sold to Sontley Jacobs, Wrexham.
Averages - Shearling ewes, £252; ewe lambs, £229; ewes, £182; shearling rams, £245; rams, £270.
Auctioneers: CCM.
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Champion tops Skipton Valais Blacknose at 5,200gns
Adam and Ailsha Kirkbride, Cumberland flock, Bassenthwaite, took the supreme and reserve championship, with the title winner going on to make a sale-topping 5,200gns, at the Northern Stars show and sale of Valais Blacknose sheep on behalf of the Northern Club at Skipton.
The sale leader was their first prize shearling ewe, Cumberland Kimbo, a daughter of Snowdonia Goliath, bred out of the Blackertor Fandango ewe, Blackertor Firefly. The buyer was an online bidder from the Welsh Borders.
The reserve overall championship went to the Kirkbrides' first prize ram lamb, Cumberland Lorton, a son of Shoemakers Victor, out of another Fandango ewe, Blackertor Freya, which joined Spongo Bank Valais Blacknose, Sanquhar, for a section-topping1,500gns.
Leading price in the ewe lamb section and second top overall at 3,100gns was the show class runner-up from Tom Blackwood, Stewarton. His Ayrshire Lena by Kineff Jacobsen sold to Chris and Victoria Dixon, Egremont.
The winning ewe lamb from the same home, Ayrshire Lily, made 950gns, bettered at 1,500gns by the third prize winner, Ayrshire Luby, with both going to Miles Morgan, Chepstow.
Tom Blackwood also stood runner-up to the show champion in the shearling ewe class with Ayrshire Kimi by Gemstones Goliath, which made 2,000gns to the Dixons.
Averages – Shearling ewes, £1,023; ewe lambs, £829.
Auctioneers: CCM.
Berrichons sell to 1,500gns
Newark Adonis, a ram lamb from Frances Barbour, Sanquhar, topped the British Berrichon Sheep Society sale at Carlisle at 1,500gns. The son of Newark West Point out of Newark Wilma, sold to Messrs Yeo, Braunton, Devon.
Next, at 1,400gns, was Janos Ash, a ram lamb by a home-bred ram from B. Evans, Trefeglwys, which was knocked down to Messrs Watson, Kirkcudbright.
Jointly topping the shearling rams at 1,100gns was Newark Zafar, also by West Point from the Barbours which went home with Messrs Davenport, Sandbach.
At the same money was Glynock Ziatan, a shearling ram by Janos Uncle David from A. Bowen, St Clears, which sold to Messrs Curry, Morpeth.
Females peaked at 600gns for Janos Ace of Spaces, a ewe lamb from Messrs Evans, which was sold as part of his flock dispersal. The buyer was Messrs Rees, Ammanford, who also paid 500gns for Janos Amber, another ewe lamb from the flock. Also making 500gns was a Janos shearling ewe by a Marshland ram which went to Messrs Bury, Lancashire.
Averages - 12 shearling rams, £745; 12 lamb rams, £661.50; 1 gimmer, £525; 7 ewe lambs, £457.50.
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.
High of 880gns for Coloured Ryelands
The Ryeland Flock Book Society sale at Carlisle peaked at 880gns for the reserve champion Coloured Ryeland female, a ewe lamb from D. Mitchell's Wellhill flock, New Cumnock. By Bryn Caffo Celt out of a home-bred ewe, it sold for 880gns to N. Webb, Ludlow.
The female champion was a shearling ewe by Ryeside Coloured Brigadier from Katie and Mark Atkinson-Shaw's Coxwold flock, Thirsk, which made 700gns to K. Harrison, Wigton.
Also making 700gns was the third prize shearling ewe from L. Griffiths, Southwaite, which sold to G. and T. Blezzard, Lancaster.
Top priced Coloured Ryeland male was Coxwold D'Artagnan from the Atkinson-Shaws. By Sproxton Zodiac, it sold for 650gns to S. Porter, Barton.
Top priced Ryeland at 800gns was a ewe lamb by Dolwen Buccaneer from E. and J. Henderson's Landriggs flock, Kinross, which went to the Bryn Caffo flock of A. and E. Parry, Gaerwen.
The female champion was Archer Divina, a shearling ewe by Teejay Bond, from Simon Archer, Hexham, which sold to G. Scott, Dalry, for 650gns.
The top priced Ryeland ram was the male champion, Street Head Danny Boy by Grassknop Captain from C. and J. Brownrigg, Wigton, which sold for 650gns to G. Reid, Brechin.
Averages – Ryeland – 44 shearling ewes, £315.24; 8 ewe lambs, £320.25; 6 shearling rams, £385; 6 ram lambs, £281.75; Coloured Ryeland – 21 shearling ewes, £409.50; 1 ewe lamb, £315; 4 shearling rams, £459.38; 5 ram lambs, £489.30.
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.
Welshpool Beltex top at 3,000gns
Trade was up on the year in the Beltex Society's Welsh premier sale at Welshpool where prices peaked at 3,000gns.
Sale leader was Teg King Pin, a ram lamb from Tegwyn Jones, Felingwm, Carmarthen. By Gyffin Dexter out of Sinclair's Fantasia, it sold to W.G. Ingram, Aberdeen.
It was a Gyffin bred ram from Edward Cyril Lloyd Lewis, Conwy, which jointly led the shearling prices at 2,200gns when Gyffin Jimbo by Clary Dumfries sold to R.and B. James, Fishguard.
At the same price, Glantre Jethro by Lurg Gullit from M. and H. Owens, Llandysul, sold to R.M. Cornforth, Tadcaster. At 2,000gns, E.H. Pennie, Llandysul, bought Glantre Jaws, a Hackney Gossip son from the same home for 2,000gns.
T.Jones, Nantgaredig, went to 2,000gns for Smart Ass Jack Flash by Ainstable Factotum from D.E.Owen, Conwy.
D.E.Owen topped the shearling ewes at 1,100gns with Smart Ass Jelly Baby by Clary Dumfries which sold sold to J. Bell, Carluke.
Auctioneers: Welshpool Livestock Sales.
Flying trade at Ardingly dispersal
The dispersal of the Ardingly herd of 400 pedigree Holsteins on behalf of D. Goodwin and Sons, West Sussex, at Exeter saw one of the dearest trades seen for a long time with 20 cows selling for more than £3,000.
Top price was 3,300gns for Ardingly Jimi Sophie, a fresh second calver by Peak Altajimi. At 3,200gns was the third calver Ardingly Risen Tessa 2 by G-Deruyter Atlarisen.
Also at 3,200gns was Ardingly Danyl Geri, a fresh second calver by Peak Altadanyl.
Dry cows topped at 2,050gns twice for second calvers due in October. I
In-calf heifers due in October and November topped at 1,950gns with others to 1,850gns six times.
Averages - 338 in-milk cows and heifers including all faults, £2,031; 17 dry cows, £1,578; 34 in-calf heifers, £1,726.
Auctioneers: Kivells.
Breeding sheep at J36
The show and sale of North of England Mule shearlings at J36 saw the first prize pen from Robinson and Ward, Carnforth, sell for £325/head. The best bred Mule shearlings were £270-£280.
Masham shearlings sold to £240 twice for J.M. Woof, New Hutton and D.E. and J. Waine,Longsleddle.
Cheviot Mule shearlings sold to £270 for J.S. and K.M. Wilson and Son, Kendal. Single Suffolk shearlings sold £420 for M. and J. Greenwood, Middleton, with the first prize pen of Texels selling to £320 for J.R. and L.A. Capstick, Killington.
North Country Mule ewes sold to £255 for one-crop ewes from A.R. Edmondson, Ulverston. Two-crop Mules were £220-£240 with older ewes selling to £205 for four- crop ewes.
One-crop Cheviot Mules sold to £190 for J. and M. Wilson, Selside, with two and three-crop ewes selling to £180 for M. Robinson, Kendal.
Suffolk cross ewes sold to £170 for one-crop ewes from T.A. and J.A. Dixon, Yoad Pot. Texel cross ewes sold to £240 three times.
Averages - Mule shearlings, £245; continental shearlings, £261; Mule ewes, £195; Suffolk cross ewes, £242; Cheviot Mule ewes, £177; Texel cross ewes, £201.
Auctioneers: North West Auctions.
Calves sell to 3,000gns at Exeter Select sale
Calves from Wills Bros' Willsbro herd, Wadebridge, topped the prices at the Select Sale at Exeter which featured youngsters from two leading Cornish herds, Willsbro and the Mitchell family's Laram herd, as well as a small consignment from the Dulais herd of Welsh breeder Nev Roberts.
Topping the sale at 3,000gns was a four-month-old calf from the Rachel family by Siemers Pfct Hardy and bred from 15 generations of EX cows. The buyer was Robert Martin, Carlisle.
Willsbro Dynasty Rae 5865 out of an EX94 dam bought by Messrs Wills for 21,000gns at a Sterndale sale made 2,600gns to the Harris family, Winkleigh.
The Laram consignment sold to 1,900gns three times for served heifers, with two going to Blaise Tomlinson, Leicestershire, and the other to Mark Thomasson, Cheshire.
The top Dulais lot at 1,600gns was an eight-month-old calf from the Sharon family which sold to Phil Bird, Axminster,
The biggest volume buyer was Martin Evans Farming, bidding on Marteye which bought 35 head for the Priddbwll herd on the Welsh border, while Baltier Farming Co bought 11 animals to go to South West Scotland.
Averages – Laram herd – 55 served heifers and calves, £1,108; Willsbro herd – 47 calves, £1,074; Dulais herd – 6 calves, £1,130.
Auctioneers: Kivells with Norton and Brooksbank.
Dorpers top at 2,000gns
The Dorper Sheep Society sale at Carlisle topped at 2,000gns for Knotlow Kevin, a shearling ram by Dell Dorpers Dice out of Knotlow Jo from J.S. and M. Hollinrake, Buxton, which sold to Messrs Tester, Biddenham, Kent.
Next, at 1,200gns, from the same vendors was Knotlow Knuckleduster, a shearling ram by Dell Juggernaut which was knocked down to Messrs McAulay, Carlisle.
Females sold to 1,100gns for Knotlow Karina, a shearling gimmer, also by Juggernaut and from Messrs Hollinrake. The buyer was Messrs Nelson, Castle Douglas.
Another shearling gimmer from Messrs Hollinrake, Knotlow Koda by Knotlow Jackhammer, made 750gns to Messrs Murray, Canobie.
Averages - MV-Accredited – 2 aged ewes, £315; 22 shearling gimmers, £446.25; 1 cross-bred female, £262.50; 6 shearling rams, £886.25; Non-MV-accredited – 61 cross-bred shearling gimmers, £169.05.
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.
HIgh of 5,400gns at Hean Hereford dispersal
The Hean herd of pedigree polled Hereford cattle was dispersed on-farm at Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, on behalf of Hean Castle Estate, topping at 5,400gns.
This was for 2017-born Hean 1 Plover 878, a granddaughter of Glenvale 1 Plover 412, one of the herd's most influential cows, and by Studdolph Topper. It sold, with a heifer calf at foot, to Vaughan Farms, Leominster.
Next, at 5,000gns, was the Solpoll 1 Superduty daughter, Hean 1 Acorn 187, with heifer calf by Hean 1 Tullis which sold to Messrs Lewis and Codd, Haverfordwest.
Making 4,400gns was Hean 1 Diadem 053, also with a heifer calf by Superduty which was knocked down to S. Chilman, Presteigne, who also paid 4,200gns for 2019-born Hean 1 Plover 006.
In-calf heifers topped at 4,200gns for Hean 1 Doris by Superduty which sold to T.G. and E.I. Thorne, Milford Haven.
Stock bulls peaked at 5,000gns for the 2018-born Solpoll 1 Superduty, which went to Vaughan Farms.
Averages - 64 cows and calves, £2,641.41; 17 in-calf cows, £1,655 34; in-calf heifers, £1,692; 31 bulling and maiden heifers, £1,044.75; 5 stock bulls, £2,919.
Auctioneers: Halls.
Deerslet dispersal tops at 4,300gns
The Deerslet pedigree Holstein herd owned by the Lawson family, Carnforth, was dispersed at Carlisle topping at 4,300gns for Deerslet Altatop Viola Red, a red and white two-year-old classified VG87 due with its second in February to Ryder Red sexed. The buyer was the Brown family, Carnforth.
Deerslet Explosion Viola VG88 sold for 4,200gns to Shaun Rennie, Ayrshire.
Deerslet Hotline Viola EX92 due with its fourth calf in March and carrying a Mystique Animation female pregnancy sold for 3,000gns to the Cairnpat herd, Stranraer.
Also selling for 3,000gns was Deerslet Applicable Binky due to Delta Everton sexed which went to the Lawrence family, Grange-over-Sands.
In-calf heifers topped at 2,600gns for Deerslet Top Barb Red due to AltaKamara sexed in December which was bought by Cote Farm Partnership, Carnforth.
Heifer calves topped at 2,200gns for Deerslet Aladdin Lucky Red bought by the Halhead family, Cockerham.
Averages - 108 cows and heifers in-milk, £2,359.68 (including 50 heifer calves); 23 in-calf heifers, £1,887.71; 37 short-bred heifers, £1,209.48; 25 bulling heifers, £1,015.67; 50 heifer calves, £930.09.
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.
Ewe lamb leads Badger Face Texels at 3,000gns
Bonny and Bold Flaming Glory, the winning ewe lamb and reserve overall champion topped the Badge Face Texel Sheep Society show and sale at Carlisle at 3,000gns.
Consigned by Tara O'Brian, Co Londonderry, the daughter of the imported ram, Cleenagh Makavelli out of Cleenagh Crème de la Crème, sold to Eastbury Livestock, Blandford, Dorset.
Making 2,800gns was the fourth prize ewe lamb, Knockmult Freya by a Duhonw ram from Russell Millen and Seamus Killen, Co Londonderry, which sold to Messrs Watson, Pennington.
Knocknult Faye by Riverside Delboy, the second prize ewe lamb from the same vendors made 1,800gns to Messrs Burgess, New Abbey.
Also selling for 1,800gns was High Ploughlands Frankie, a ewe lamb by Woodies Del Boy from Hannah Pedley, Kirkby Stephen, which was knocked down to Messrs Forsyth, Castle Douglas.
Rams sold to 2,500gns for Pistyll Everest, shearling ram by Hunters Carlsberg, bred by Angharad Francis and consigned by Michael James, Builth Wells, which sold to Messrs Timm, Leeds.
Hunters Fast ‘n' Furious, a ram lamb by Duhonw Extreme from Stuart Hunter and W.J. and M. Hunter, Insch, made 1,800gns to Messrs Douch, Carmarthen.
The second prize ram lamb and reserve male champion, Knockmult Foden by a Duhonw ram from Messrs Millen and Killen sold for 1,700gns to Messrs James.
Averages - 12 ewe lambs, £1,365; 3 ewes, £630; 25 gimmers, £779.10; 23 lamb rams, £826.30; 15 shearlings, £812.
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.
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