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CCM Auctions Skipton Gargrave Road Skipton BD23 IUD www.ccmauctions.com Skipton sale The 24 sheep forward topped at 1000 gns for a shearling ewe from David Alexander, whose pen of six gimmers averaged £718. Shearling rams more difficult to sell but ram lambs sold to 400 gns and ewe lambs to 700 gns. Carlisle Blue Texel sale 26th September 2009. Report courtesy of Harrison & Hetheringtoin Harrison & Hetheringtoin www.livestock-sales.co.uk The Blue Texel sheep attracted strong interest at the first official society show and sale held at Carlisle, with prices topping at 1,500gns and averages seeing the shearling rams nearly touching the £700 and shearling gimmers levelling out at £829.
Leading the price table was the supreme champion from the pre-sale judging, an aged ram shown by DG & MH Jones of Llangammarch Wells, Powys. Their 2 shear ram was champion at the 2008 and 2009 Royal Welsh Show, and caught the eye of GA & HM Francis of Carmarthen to join their Pistyll flock for 1,500gns.
The next leading price was 1,200gns for a shearling gimmer consigned by David Alexander of Galston, Ayrshire. A daughter of the imported ram, Craigalbert, this was a substitute entry to the catalogue and was reserve supreme champion at the pre-sale judging. She was half sister to the top priced ram at the recent NSA ram sales, and was knocked down to Dan and Janine Jones of Newtown, Powys for their Jonsland flock.
Selling for 900gns was a shearling ram exhibited by David Alexanader of the Millside flock. This March born homebred ram, a son of the ram Jonsland, was sold to local enthusiasts Messrs Paterson of Caldbeck, Wigton. The Millside flock also secured the second leading price in the female section 850gns for a March born Craigalbert sired daughter. She was knocked down to north of Scotland breeders J Campbell & Co of Caithness. Averages – 7 aged & shearling rams £697.50, 3 lamb rams £378.00, 5 shearling gimmers £829.50, 1 ewe lamb £630.00. Builth Wells NSA sale Report -Harrison & Hetheringtoin www.livestock-sales.co.uk A Blue texel shearling ram from championship
breeders David and Jennifer Alexander, Galston, Ayrshire sold to Dan and Janine
Jones Society Sale, Worcester, Friday 4th September 2009. Auctioneers: McCartneys. McCartneys. www.mccartneys.co.uk/agriculture The second annual sale of Blue Texels on Friday 4 th September held by McCartneys at Worcester market saw a flying trade. Unfortunately the six females catalogued were all withdrawn leaving many disappointed purchasers, but the remaining ten rams sold to the top price of 750gns for Sue Andrew’s Miserden Oscar selling to Campbell & Son of Craigalbert, Ballantrae in Scotland. Top priced ram lamb was also from Miserden with Rodney changing hands at 600gns to Sarah Chambers in Devon. Both rams had been successfully shown throughout the year and carried unrelated bloodlines for their purchasers. Overall there was 100% clearance with a healthy average of £428. The Blue Texel Society apologises to prospective purchasers of females and we hope there may be some females to interest you at the Builth NSA sale on Monday 21 st September. |
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