Solway and Tyne Texel report
A little later than I would have liked due to technical glitches, here are the highlights from last Friday’s Solway and Tyne Texel Breeders Club sale at Carlisle, which saw 524 head sold and a top call of 20,000gns.
Taking this top price was Baltier Rascal, a Kelso Ozone son out of a dam by Baltier Merecedes from Robert Forsyth. This twin born lamb was sold in a two-way split to Robert Cockburn, Connachan, and Keith, Allan and Roy Campbell, Cowal.
Following that was a 15,000gns call made by a trio of buyers for Haddo Rambo, a Knock Powerpacker son from the Knox family. Out of a dam by Cowal Maverick, this one sold to Douganhill Farms, J and C Hastongs and R and J Osborne having stood fourth in the ram lamb class in the pre-sale show.
A 10,500gns bid was the next best, with this price paid for the leading lamb from Gordon Gray’s Ettrick flock. This one was Ettrick Rainbow Warrior, a Knock Papoose son out of a dam by Teiglum Nevada. Two buyers shared three-quarters of him, with the final share retained by Mr Gray. Taking a 3/8 share each were T Nesbitt and Son, Alwent, and J and S Wilkninson, Langlands.
Shortly behind at 10,000gns was the best of the shearlings, Loosebeare Panther 1 from the Quick family, Devon. This is a Cennen Magnum son out of a dam by Douganhill Lonestar and was sold to I Graham, Kilmalcolm.
Then at 8000gns was another of the ram lambs, Hull House Rothchild 1 from John Mellin. This one is a by an unnamed Kelso sire which is in turn a Douganhill McFly son and out of a dam by Castlecairn Nairobi King and sold told to Robert Forsyth, Baltier.
And making 7000gns was the best of the day from Procters Farm. This was Procters Ronaldhino, a Deveronvale Private son out of a dam by Forkins Nijinsky. With an index of 296, he sold to Drayton Farm Partnership for the Meon Valley flock, Petersfield.
A pair of Northern Irish buyers shared the next one at 6500gns, with W Wilson and J Carey sharing Haddo Rover, another from the Knox family. This one is a Kelso President son out of a dam by an unnamed Haddo sire.
And making 6000gns was the best of the sale from Albert and George Howie’s Knock flock. This was Knock Reebok, a Garngour Playboy son with an index of 230. Out of a dam by Anglezarke Krug, he was bought in a three way split by D Jarvie, Muthill, R and E Campbell, Cockermouth and Gordon Gray.
Averages; 172 shearling rams£817.66, two aged rams £252, 247 ram lambs £975.27, 99 shearling ewes £505.80, four ewe lambs £367.50 (Harrison and Hetherington).