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A brace of new breed records were set at last Thursday's Lleyn sale at Carlisle, with both males and females setting new high prices.

In the rams it was an 18,000gns bid for Prince of Powys, from D N Bennett and Son, Powys, which set the new mark. This one is by a Goldies sire and sold to Michael Cursiter, buying on behalf of Laga Farms, Orkney.Next best in the rams was a pair selling at 7000gns. First of these was from John and Rachel Geldard and Sons, Gilpin Bridge. This is by a Sackville-Hamilton tup and was knocked down to Bank Farm Partners, Worcester.  The other at this price was one from John Morton. This was Power House another by a Hamish Goldie sire,he sold to D N Bennett and Son, reinvesting some of their earlier earnings.

Other leading ram prices included a 3400gns sale for one from Emrys and Dylan Jones. This is by a Derek Steen sire and went home with Jock Allan, Biggar. Another from the same home and by a Wynne Davies sire then went at 3000gns to H and M Dugdale & Son, Settle.

And in the shearling ewes the breed record was broken twice in the sale, with the best of the day being a £500/head call for a pen from Charles Sackville-Hamilton, which went to Linda Barnard, Malton. This price eclipsed the breed record set earlier in the sale by a pen from the Geldard family. These sold at £460/head and also went to Linda Barnard.

Best of the day in the ewe lambs was £230/head realised by D N Bennett and Son when selling a pen to M Kinnes, Kilham.  A W Davies, Pwllheli, had a pen at £150 to Sean Magee, Newry, County Down, while Walling & Nixon of Melrose sold a pen for £145 to R and S Turnbull, Inverbervie.

Averages; shearling ewes £176.53, ewe lambs £108.70, ewes £115.54, rams £1019.03 (Harrison and Hetherington).

Lleyns were once again in demand at last week's breed sale at Carmarthen, with both males and females drawing the bids.

Topping the rams was a 1000gns bid for a shearling tup from Emrys and Dylan Jones, with this one, by a Derek Steen bred sire, selling to Mr Williams.

In the females the best price of the day was a £260 sale for the first prize pen of shearling ewes from Lionel Organ, Llangeler. These were knocked down to T Healy, Cardigan.

A pen from Emrys and Dylan Jones then topped the ewe lambs, selling at £150 to J and R Twose and Sons, Whitland.


Averages; ewes £124.48, shearling ewes £156.91, ewe lambs £97.45, rams £393.75 (BJP Marts)

Lleyn averages leapt at Stirling on Monday, with the shearling ewe average jumping by £43.52 on the year and the ewe lambs lamb average climbing by £46.75 on 2010.

Top price in the females was £260 for shearling ewes, with this level being attained three times.  First to hit this mark was Jim Goldie, South Bower Houses, with his second prize ewes selling to R L Morris and Partners, Blairgowrie. Then came a brace of pens from Finlay McGowan and family, Incheoch, with his first pen selling to J and C Grant, Caithness, and his second group going to R L  Morris and Partners. Selling at £250 was the champion pen from Hamish Goldie which went to Stuart MacMillan, Isle of Islay.  

Ewe lambs from Hamish Goldie led that section when selling at £150 to R L Morris and Partners, with the first prize pen of ewe lambs from Farmstock Genetics, Selkirk, selling for £145/head to C Gammage, Lanark.

Buyers were also eager to secure good rams too, with the best bid here a 1300gns call for one from  Michael Cursiter, Laga Farms, Orkney. This one is by a homebred sire and sold to Gordon Munro, Shetland.  Farmstock Genetics hit the 1000gn mark with the champion ram bred from a homebred sire and also selling to Gordon Munro.

Averages; shearling ewes £185.97, ewe lambs £107.69, aged rams £525, shearling rams £529.88 (United Auctions).

Lleyn breeders were in fine form at Ruthin on Monday, with a top price of 10,400gns paid for a shearling ram from Roger and Helen Wells, Glaneri.

This was Rawelen Nick Nack, a Penywern Squinty son which sold to G O Williams, Bro Aled, Corwen. Other highlights in the males included a 2900gns sale for the pre-sale male champion from the Bennett family. This one sold to J Patrick, Omagh.

Top price in the females was a £340/head bid for the second prize shearling ewes from Charles Sackville Hamilton which sold to Linda Barnard. The next best was a £330 bid for the female champions, another pen of shearling ewes from the Bennetts. The also went to Linda Barnard. Overall the shearling ewe average rose by more than £35 on the year, with the ram average rising by more than £165 on last year's sale.

Averages; ewes £129.56, ewe lambs £106.24, shearling ewes £165.86, rams £728.96 (Ruthin Farmers Auction Mart).

The Lleyn Society's sale at Ross-on-Wye resulted in surge in demand across all sections, with females particularly in demand from eager buyers.

Top call in the males on the day was a 2000gns sale for a ram from Emrys and Dylan Jones, Machynlleth, when he sold to S L Keswick.

Meanwhile, leading the females was a £260/head bid for shearling ewes from Helen Wells, Cardigan. These were by Penywern Squinty and sold to R S T and S A Morgan.

A new centre record was set for the ewe lambs on offer when Dai and Cynthia Morris, Carmarthen, sold their third prize pen off lambs at £260. These were by Penywenr Maldwyn, Royal Welsh champion this year and sold to G Jones.

Averages: MVA section, four crop ewes £95.08, three crop ewes £96.40, two crop ewes £110.83, one crop £133.12, shearling ewes £152.86, ewe lambs £109, rams £684.78 (Williams and Watkins)

The opening sale of the autumn for the Lleyn breed set things off on a high for the breed, with a top price of 1950gns paid in the rams on offer at Exeter last week.

This best call was given for one from Emrys and Dylan Jones, Machynlleth, with their shearling finding a new home with G Martyn and Son, Launceston.

Next best was a 1300gns sale for the champion from the pre-sale show, with this one from A W Davies selling to Michael Miller, Dorset.

In the ewes a storming 95% clearance was achieved, with a best price of £210/head paid for a pen of shearling ewes from Hefin Llwyd, Okehampton. This pen had been second in the pre-sale show and sold to Cator Blackaton Farming, Newton Abbot.

At £200 was the first prize pen from D N Bennett and Sons, Powys, which sold to Collacombe Farms, Tavistock, while pens from A W Davies, Pwllheli, and Chilbolton Farms, Hampshire, also sold at this price when bought by Messrs Perkins and Partners, Lifton, and M Childs, Tiverton, respectively.

Top price in the ewe lambs was a £170 bid for lambs from D N Bennett and Son which were second in the pre-sale show. These went home with Collacombe Farms (Exeter Market Auctioneers).

As with the beef classes the judges have been busy in the sheep lines too and the first championships have been decided.

Taking the Suffolk title was Sandy Fraser with a ewe lamb, with Robbie Wilson standing reserve with a tup lamb under judge Kenny Mair.

North Country Cheviot champion was a shearling ewe from the Runciman family, with judge Scott Davies picking a two shear tup from the same home as his reserve.

In the Lleyn classes David Alexander found his champion in the McGowan family's old ram and resevre was J J Kingan with a shearling ewe.

And the Ryeland classes have been decided too, with Susan Bryden being champion with her older tup and Alison Robinson taking reserve with her ewe lamb.

UPDATE: I'm just back from the lines and have found the one result I was missing from this morning's classes. The Blackface champion was a shearling tup from the Ramsays, with the reserve being a shearling ewe from the Wights of Midlock.

Black Welsh Mountain

E O Williams' pair of shearling ewes; res, E O Williams' ram.

 

Bluefaced Leicester

Messrs H W & H M Braddick's ewe lamb.

 

Bleu du Maine

Messrs Norman & Vile's shearling ram; res, Mrs J Bury's senior ram.

 

Charollais

Mrs Jennifer Curtis's ewe; res, Mr G F Burrough's ram.

 

Devon Closewool

Mrs H Marks' shearling ram; res, Mr P A  Dallyn's shearling ewe. 

 

Devon & Cornwall Longwool

J A Darke Ltd's ram; res, J A Darke Ltd's ewe with her lambs.

 

Dorset Down

W D Burrough & Sons Ltd's ram lamb; res, W D Burrough & Sons Ltd's shearling ram.

 

Dorset Horn and Poll Dorset

Mr Rod Dallyn's shearling ewe; res, R & R M Hole's ram lamb.

 

Exmoor Horn

Messrs T  Atkins & Sons' ram; res, Messrs T  Atkins & Sons' yearling ewe.

 

Greyface Dartmoor

Miss Christine Nugent's ewe; res, Mrs S James' yearling ram.

 

Hampshire Down

Mr C J Westlake's pair of ram lambs.

 

Jacob

Dr Jerry Strong's ram; res, J & A Milner's shearling ewe.

 

Lleyn

Mr P J & M Hendy's shearling ewe; res, Mr P J & M Hendy's shearling ewe with twin lambs at foot.

 

Oxford Down

Mrs C J Watson and G C & Grain's ewe; res, Mrs C J Watson and G C & Grain's ram lamb.

 

Ryeland

Mr R P Wear's ewe; res, Mr J (Ifan)E O Lloyd's ram lamb.

 

Scotch Blackface

W J & D M Jordan's ram; res, W J & D M Jordan's yearling ewe.

 

Suffolk

Mr R F Holmes' shearling ewe; res, Mr Phillip Brooks' ram lamb.

 

Texel

Mr C S Pontings' ram; res, Mr A J Carter's shearling ram.

 

Zwartbles

R & V  Grinnall's ram lamb; res, Mr Peter Coombs' ewe.

 

Commercial sheep

Mr Roger Lyons' ewe; res, Steve and Rachel Stamp's ewe. 

Taking the top price at last Thursday's sale of Lleyns at Skipton was the pre-sale champion, a shearling ram from bother and sister Terry and Beverley Fort's flock. This one sold to T Riley, Midgeley, Hebden Bridge.

Next best price of 1150gns was achieved by H and M Dugdale and Son with another shearling, this time the third prize ram from the pre-sale show. He sold to J E Harrison, Owston, Doncaster.

A brace then sold at 1000gns, both coming from Welsh vendors. First to go was one from William Williams, Nefyn, Pwllheli. This sold to Alan Kay, Clitheroe. Second at this price was one from Wynne Davies, Bronalt, Morfa Nefyn. This one was bought by Peter and David Knowles, Kendal.

Topping the ewes was Scottish breeder David Alexander, Galston, when he sold his first prize winning ewes from the pre-sale show at £200 apiece. These were bought by David Vickerton, Driffield.

Second top call in the sale was a £190 bid for the third prize pen. These were from Wynne Davies and sold to C A Ratcliffe, Ashbourne. Mr Alexander then sold at £178, with these going to join T A and J Swinbank, Darlington. Second prize pen in the show were from John Geldard and family and sold at £160 to E Peace and Son, Penistone.

Ewe lambs were led at £115 each for the fourth prize pen from Farmstock Genetics, Selkirk. These were taken by John Mares and Son, Darwen.

Averages; shearling ewes £136.60, ewe lambs £75.71, ewes £77.21, shearling rams £470.20, aged rams £304.50 (Craven Cattle Marts).

Both males  and females were in demand at the Lleyn breed sale at Carlisle yesterday, with a total of 13 rams selling at more than 2000gns.

Taking the top price in the males was a ram from John Geldard and family, Levens. This homebred shearling sold at 7800gns to H and M Dugdale, Stackhouse, Settle. Then selling at 5600gns was a shearling from E and D Jones, Lluestwen, which was bought by H L Nelless, Morpeth. At 4800gns was one from Derek Steen, Whitcastles, which was taken by P M Howie and Sons.

And at 3700gns was another from the Jones family, he sold to Denoak Livestock and making 3600gns was the champion ram, one from Alun and Robert Bennett. This one was bought by G and A Fort, Keighley.

In the females the top price of £350 was paid for the champion pen from Alun and Robert Bennett, which sold to P M Howie and Son, Perth. Then making £260 was a pen from Jim Goldie, these were bought by Irish buyers A C Kennedy, Ballyclare. At £240 was a pen from David Alexander which sold to Artaine Ltd, Matlock, while a pen from G H Blakeley, Thropton sold to P M Howie for £220.

Top spot in the ewe lambs was a £250 bid for a pen from the Bennetts which sold to Denoak Livestock. 

Averages; shearling ewes £165.65, ewe lambs £79.30, shearling rams £1132.44, aged rams £637 (Harrison and Hetherington).

SHEEP

 

Lincoln Longwool

 

Mrs S A  Chapman's yearling ewe; res, Mrs S A  Chapman's shearling ewe

 

Suffolk

 

Liz Needham's shearling ram; res, County Turf's ewe

 

Texel

 

H S  Ashley's ewe; res, P C  Longdin's ewe

 

British Charollais

 

C R Sercombe's ewe; res, C W & V  Marwood's ram

 

Oxford Down

 

James Hook's  shearling ewe; res,  James Hook's  shearling ram

 

Hampshire Down

 

Mrs D  Middleditch's shearling ram

 

Lleyn

 

C C Bray's ewe; res, C C Bray's shearling ewe 

 

Other Pure Native Breed

 

D Williams' Southdown ram; res, D Williams' Southdown shearling ewe

 

Beltex

 

J F Sharp & Son's shearling ewe; res, J & E P  Hedley's shearling ram

 

Other Pure Continental

 

G C  Watson & C J Grain's Berin-du-cher shearling ewe; res,  J McInnes Skinner's Bleu De Maine ewe

 

Cross breed sheep and commercial ram

 

G W Allison's pair of Beltex X ewe lambs; res, Mr H & C Taylor's Blue Texel 

 

Commercial Lambs

 

C R Fawcett's pair of Texel X lambs; res, C R Fawcett's pair of Texel X lambs

The livestock dispersal for Nympton Park Estate, Devon, earlier this week saw 123 Devon cattle and 890 Lleyn sheep go under the hammer to a strong trade, report Kivells.

Topping the cattle on offer was a £2100 sale for seven year old cow Heywood Violet Rose, sold in-calf. Next best was Burwood Coins 59 at £1860.

Leading the sheep trade was a pen of shearling ewes at £142, with two lamb ewes selling for up to £140. Top call among  the ewe lambs was a £70 bid.

Lleyn prices reached a top call of 1300gns at Skipton last Thursday when Graham and Mandy Fort, Steeton, Keighley, sold their second prize shearling tup to Harry Taylor, Hebden Bridge. This one is by a tup bred by Dai and Cynthia Morris, St Clears.

Second top call in the tups was a 920gns bid for the first prize shearling from Hamish Goldie, Dumfries. This is by a tup bred by W J and D J Williams, Nefyn, and sold to M J A and S I J Shields, Otley.

Leading the ewes were a pen of five from Mr Goldie which sold at £160/head to Nigel Fortnam, Dumfries. Next best was a £152 bid for the first prize pen from David Alexander which sold to Andrew Hodsman, Malton.

Averages; rams £522.98, shearlings £119.76, ewes £87.20, ewe lambs £79.80 (Craven Cattle Marts).

Demand for Lleyns hit a season's high yesterday at Carlisle where the top call was a 5000gns bid for a shearling tup from D N Bennett and Son, Powys. This one sold to J Hunt, Hevingham, Suffolk.Next best at 4800gns was one from Laga Farms, Orkney, which sold to E Pugh, Bala.Then at 3200gns was the best of the day from the Geldard Family, Cumbria. This one was bought by J Hunt, Hevingham, Suffolk.

In the females the best price of £265/head was given for the champions from the pre-sale show from Hamish Goldie, Dumfries. These were bought by the day's big spender J Hunt, Hevingham.

At £200/head were a pen from Derek Steen which sold to David Walter, Balthayock, Perth, and at £190 were a pen from the Geldards which were bought by Mr Hunt again. He also bought the next best pen from Hamish Goldie at £185.

Topping the ewe lambs was a £110 bid for a pen from J E B Page, Penrith, when they sold to I O Jones, Abergele.

Averages; 95 rams £893.83, 51 ewes £95.12, 1296 shearling ewes £124, 349 ewe lambs £83.76 (Harrison and Hetherington).

Top call at the show and sale of Lleyns at Stirling was a 900gns bid for the champion ram from the pre-sale show, a shearling from N Lawrence, Blackpots, Ellon. This one sold to Willie Davidson, Poldean.

At 700gns was a shearling from Lagga Farms, Orkney, whihc was bought by I and Macrae, Tighnabruaich, Argyll.

And just behind at 680gns was one from Farmstock Genetics, Selkirk. He was snapped up by C Campbell and Son, Girvan. At the same money was a shearling from Hamish Goldie which sold to Mr McHarrie, Isle of Islay. Lagga Farms then sold another at 620 to Messrs Macrae.

In the females on offer the top call of £150 went to a pen from David Alexander, Ayrshire which were bought by M Cromby, Falkirk. Hamish Goldie then sold a pne at £135 to D W Dick, Dollar, Clackmanackshire and Lagga Farms traded a pen at £130 to Culfargie Estates, Balbeggie. At the same value was another pen from Hamish Goldie which sold to D W Dick.

Top call in the ewe lambs was a £102 bid for a pen from Farmstock Genetics which sold to M Cromby, Falkirk. and at £100 was a pen from J F Allan, Biggar, which went to B Macleod, Bardspark.

Averages; shearling ewes £114.12, ewe lambs £63.66, shearling rams £508.06 (United Auctions).

A fast trade of females was seen at the recent West Country sale of Lleyn sheep in Exeter, which saw shearling ewes topping at £146.

 

100% clearance was witnessed for shearling ewes with the top price going to Jim Dufosee, Warmister. Ewe lambs from Messrs W J and B M Lewis, Llanon, Ceredigion sold at £110 and £102 with ewe lambs from T R B Turner, Crediton selling to £104.

 

Demand was also witnessed for rams, with prices topping at 2600gns for a shearling ram from Messrs E and D Jones, Macynlleth and heading home with D Bond, Chichester. They also sold another shearling ram at 1600gns. This was the same price witnessed for a ram from E S J Collins.

 

Averages ewe lambs, £83.94; yearling ewes £118.11; senior ewes, £84.16; shearling rams, £577.50

A bid of 8250gns was the price paid for a yearling ram, setting a new centre record at the lively Lleyn Sheep Society sale, Ross on Wye.

 

Bred by Emrys and Dylan Jones, Lluest Wen, Machynlleth the ram by a Wynne Davies ram sold to Derek and Cindy Steen, Whitcastles, Lockerbie. His dam was one of the first crops of lambs by Ballylinney Action Man.

 

Females from Lluest Wen had a strong performance with 71 yearling ewes averaging £137 and the top pen reaching £152.

 

A pen of five yearling ewes from John and Gill Adams, topped the females at £154 a head. These ewes head to Measham Lodge Farm, Leicestershire.

 

Averages 1303 MV Accredited yearling ewes, £112.64; overall averages for yearling ewes were up £29.19 on the year

Last week's inaugural show and sale of Lleyn prime lambs, Borderway Mart, Carlisle saw good prices for quality sheep. The champion pen forward by M/s Fell, Chapel Farm, Bassenthwaite sold at 38kg £66.50 to Rob Skelton.

 

Taking reserve champion was M/s Wilson, Scales Farm whose 40kg lamb made £69.80 to Andrew Dawson.

 

For purebred Lleyns prices topped at £67.80 for a 51kg lamb from Mr Morton, Bank Hall, with a 40kg lamb from M/s Geldard selling for £58.80, both to Welsh Country.  

 

Cross lambs out of Lleyn ewes topped at £69.80 for a 40kg lamb from M/s Wilson selling to A Dawson.

 

 

A break down of the main showing results from The Royal Bath and West Show, Shepton Mallet.

 

BEEF

 

Interbreed

Mortimers Farm's British Charolais cow, Mortimers Urovision; res, D A Williams's British Limousin maiden heifer, Wilodge Diamante.

 

Aberdeen Angus

Messrs I H Mclaren and Son's bull, Aynho Prince Kincaid; res, Glympton Farms Ltd's heifer, Glympton Miss Bishampton.

 

Beef Shorthorn

Mr D McMillan's heifer, Coln Valley Broadhooks; res, Ms Brenda Wear's cow, Redhill Bundaberg Lovely.

 

British Blue

Mrs A Hendy's cow, Launcherley Cleopatra; res, Mr and Mrs T Bodily's, Black'n'Blue Cleopatra.

 

British Charolais

Mortimers Farm's, Mortimers Urovision; res, Mr and Mrs A White's Balbithan Chickpea.

 

British Limousin

D A Williams's maiden heifer, Wilodge Diamante; res, Mr and Mrs D K Wheeler's bull, Quaish Djerk.

 

British Simmental

Mr D Barker's cow, Heywood Fantastic; res, H Hawkins's bull, Dirnanean Vanguard.

 

Devon

Mr John Stanbury's bull Challenge Perfection; res, M and D Cowell's heifer Hadrelaia Camomile.

 

Hereford

Miss Gilson and Mr Hughes's cow Llancillo Hall Hazel 20; res, Miss Gilson and Mr Hughes's cow, Llancillo Hall Beauty 11.

 

Longhorn

Peters Finger Farm's bull, Aberdeen Granite; res, Mr and Mrs G H Woollatt's maiden heifer, Gupworthy Hollyhock

 

South Devon

Bredon School's heifer, Bredon Norman Countess; res, Mr Tom James's bull, AI Glancollen Celt.

 

DAIRY

 

Interbreed

Mr and Mrs B A Daw's Jersey, junior in milk cow, Bluegrass Bombers Debbie; res, C B Cooper Partnership's in milk Holstein cow, Noremead Millenium Carmen

 

Guernsey

Chettle Farm's in milk cow, Blacknor Snowhite;res, Mr and Mrs M C Durbin's Bickfield Olivia 26.

 

Holstein

C B Cooper Partnership's in milk cow, Noremead Millenium Carmen; res, The Hann Family's in milk cow, Cedcott Champion Eileen.

 

Jersey

Mr and Mrs B A Daw's junior in milk cow, Bluegrass Bombers Debbie; res, Mr and Mrs B A Daw's senior cow, Sowden Juno Ceres 2.

 

 

PIGS

 

Interbreed

Mr J Newth's Large White boar, Prestleigh Prince 4; res, Mrs D Beeby's British Saddleback breeding sow, Brydges Babble 170.

 

Berkshire

Mr C T Impey's boar, Fairoaks Ambassador 4;res, Mr C T Impey's sow, Fairoaks Farewell.

 

British Lop

Mr and Mrs J F Colling's sow, Liskeard Sunshine 500; res, Mr and Mrs J F Colling's boar, Liskeard Cornishman 44.

 

British Saddleback

Mrs D Beeby's breeding sow, Brydges Babble 170; res, Mr James Sage's boar, Maddaford Prefect 3.

 

Duroc or Hampshire

Hayley Loveless's gilt, Portbredy Torntofte; res, A P and P C Rose's Maddaford Rossi.

 

Gloucester Old Spot

Ms Peggy Darvill's Toller Gerald 40; res, Mrs A Nicholls and D Overton's Exfold Princess Mary 21.

 

Landrace

Mr G and J Owen's gilt Lletty Cordelia 9; res, G and J Owens's sow Lletty Cordelia 8.

 

Large Black

Mr P G Snell and Son's sow, Sock Doreen 164; res, Mr P Clark's Poppins Golden Harvest.

 

Large White

Mr J Newth's boar, Prestleigh Prince 4; res, Mr P Clark's gilt, Poppins Champion Molly.

 

Middle White

Messrs S J Richardson and J A Wood's boar, Finnington Rajah; res, Mr Brian Merry's sow, Mabon Fairlady 2.

 

Oxford Sandy and Blacks

Heather Royle's Bissettdown Alison 6; res, Mr A Case's gilt, Longash Alison 17

 

Tamworth

Boyton farm's sow, Berkswell Maple 58; res, N L G Hunkin's sow, Shutevale Princess.

 

Welsh

Mrs Helen Tongue and John Flay's boar, Slade Vulcan 4; res, G and J Owen's gilt, Lletty Nana 12.

 

SHEEP

 

Interbreed 

H J W Knight and Sons' pair of Hampshire Downs; res, Mr M Scott's Devon Closewool ram.

 

Oxford Down

Mr Michael Hackling's ewe; res, Mr J W Hook's ewe.

 

Charollais

Hopper and Sons' shearling ewe; res, Hopper and Sons' ewe lamb.

 

Greyface Dartmoor

Miss Valerie Pratt's group of three; res, Mr M A Rickson's yearling ewe.

 

Ryeland

Richard P Wear's yearling; res, Mr J E O and C Lloyd's ram lamb.

 

Scotch Blackface

Mr W J Jordan's ram; res, Mr W J Jordan's ewe with ewe lambs.

 

Suffolk

Mr Ross Lawrence's shearling ewe; res, Mr Ross Lawrence's shearling ram.

 

Texel

D I Corfield and Partners ram; res, D I Corfield and Partners ewe.

Black Welsh Mountain

Mr E O Williams's ram; res, Mr K J Bowman's pair of shearling ewes.

 

Bluefaced Leicester

Mr Rhs Turner's ewe; res, Messrs H W and H M Braddick's ram lamb.

 

British Berrichon du cher

Manor Farm Cattistock; res, Woodston Manor Partnership's ram lamb.

 

British Bleu Du Maine

Messrs Norman and Vile's shearling ram; res, Ms J Bury's senior ewe.

 

Black Welsh Mountain

E O Williams's ram; res, Mr K J Bowman's pair of shearling ewes.

 

Clun Forest

Mr Andrew Smith's ram; res, Mr Rex Vincent and Deb Searle's ewe lamb.

 

Devon Close Wool

Mr M Scott's ram; res, Mr M Scott's shearling ewe.

 

Devon and Cornwall Longwool

Messrs R E and O Snell's ram; res, J A Darke's shearling ewe.

 

Dorset Down

Mr W D Burrough and Son's ram lamb; res, Mr W D Burrough and Son's ewe lamb.

 

Dorset Horn and Poll Dorset

R and R Hole's shearling ewe; res, Mrs P Laws's ewe lamb.

 

Exmoor Horn

Messrs T Atkins and Sons ram; res, Mr M Scott's yearling ewe.

 

Hampshire Down

H J W Knight and Sons' pair of ewe lambs; res, Mr C J Westlake's ram lamb.

 

Jacob

J and A Milner's ewe; res, Mr and Mrs G and J D Phillips's ram.

 

Lleyn

Messrs Evans and hendy's ram; res, Mr P J Hendy and Mrs M Hendy's shearling ewe.

 

Zwartbles

Mr A J Thorburn's ewe; res, Mrs A R Simpson's ram.

 

Any other continental sheep breed

Mrs L Gregory's Beltex ram; res, Mr A J Carter's Texel ewe lamb.

 

Any other native sheep breed

Mrs Sue Martyn's Border Leicester ram; res, Mr J R Williams's Southdown shearling ewe.

 

A top price of 6000gns was paid for a ram when the Lleyn Sheep Society staged a split venue sale at Lockerbie and Carlisle due to Blue Tongue restrictions offering 4467 females and 124 rams.

 

The shearling ram was sold at Lockerbie from the consignment of Brian Walling's Farmstock Genetics flock at Selkirk and was bought by Neil McGowan, Blairgowrie, Perthshire.

 

Norman Lawrence, one of the breed's strongest supporters in northern Scotland, paid 4000gns at Lockerbie for a ram from the Ayrshire-based flock of vet David Alexander.

 

Dumfriesshire breeder Derek Steen accounted for a string of top prices in the Lockerbie shearling entry with E Jones, Machynlleth, giving £125 and £100 (twice) while J Sturrock, Castle Douglas, took shearlings from this flock at £95 and £90.