Upbeat Lleyn trade at final society sale

The final Lleyn Society sale of the 2015 season finished on an upbeat note, with strong clearance rates seen across all sections.

The shearling ewe section saw the prize winning pen from JK Goldie, Dumfries, top trade with £205 a head, selling to H Metcalfe, Silsden.

First prize pen of shearling ewes

Next was Orchard Lleyn from the Goldie Family which sold for £180 ahead to M Kinnes, Driffield.

There were three pens sold at £155 a head. DCS Alexander, Galston, sold a pen of 11 to Stainfield Farm, Market Rasen. D and SK Crane, Thirsk, sold a pen of five to R Wood and Co, Lathom. AW Davies, Pwllheli sold a pen of six to B Tubby, Norfolk.

Ewe lambs also realised at strong trade helped by sellers of the shearling ewes returning to the ringside to purchase replacements. WJ and DJ Williams, Pwllheli, topped the section with the first prize pen selling for £125 a head to John Kingan, Dumfries. Farmstock Genetics, Selkirk, sold their third prize pen at £120 a head. Peter Knowles, Kendal sold a pen at £112 a head, both of these lots were purchased by John Kingan.

An encouraging ram trade was seen with bids for most rams. MJA and SIJ Shields, Otley, topped the section with their Timble ram. He was sired by a Laga ram and out of a homebred ewe. He was passed in the ring but later the price of 1,000gns was agreed with buyer Linda Barnard, Malton.

Next came the reserve champion Lochar Deposit part or the Orchard Lleyn Flock consignment from the Goldie Family. Sired by Lochar Clansman, out of a homebred ewe he was purchased by M Kinnes, Driffield for 750gns.

From the same home was Lochar Digit by the same sire. He was purchased for 700gns by G Hopkinson, Preston. T and B Fort, Keighley, sold the third prize ram, Brightonhouse Destiny for 700gns to H Metcalfe, Silsden.

The champion ram from WJ and DJ Williams, Tacho Drygionus, sired by a Geldard ram sold for 500gns to H Dean, York.

Averages
Shearling ewes, £130.27; ewe lambs, £80.73; rams, £504.14