In-lamb Blue Texels sell to 3,200gns at Carlisle
Averages were up at Borderway’s Blue Texel in-lamb sale on Friday 14 December, with all classes £120 to £150 dearer on the year.
However, averages were back for the Whatmore, Jonsland and Hackney flocks in the Sapphire sale. Jonsland shearling gimmers were the exception to this rule and were £158 up on the year, levelling at £919.50.
A trade-topping 3,200gns was paid for a Kingscaird ewe from Stasa Moyse, Skene, Aberdeenshire.
Peter Kemp was the breeder of the imported ewe, which was sold as part of several being dispersed because of a reduction in numbers at Saltire Blue.
An entry from the Saltire flock made 3,200gns © Catherine MacGregor
The sale leader was by Dutch sire Vissers Rutten and out of a Dutch ewe by Coster. She was served to Beili Blues Peter on 25 September and was knocked down to Messrs Cooke, Abergavenny, Gwent.
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Next at 3,000gns were two from the Hackney flock of Paul Tippetts and Christine Williams, Shifnal, Shropshire. First at this money was a twin-born Joe’s Alvin daughter out of Hackney Yessaintlaurent and a full sister to the Hackney team’s top three lots on the day.
She was sold to Messrs Jewitt, Romaldkirk, Barnard Castle, after being served by Turbo Blue in September.
Two lots bred the same way made 3,000gns for the Hackney flock © Catherine MacGregor
Matching this was another twin bred the same way, also served by Turbo Blue. This one sold Messrs Hamilton, Chapelton, Strathaven.
Both Hackney lots selling for 3,000gns had been served to Turbo Blue © Catherine MacGregor
Next at 2,700gns was a bid from Messrs Graham, Blairdrummond, Stirling, for Kingscaird Ba Ba from the Saltire flock of Miss Moyse. She sold served by Saltire Blue a Topper.
This one is out of an imported daughter going back to a Belgian sire and showed great muscle, shoulder and skin.
Caption: Kingscaird Ba Ba made 2,700gns © Catherine MacGregor
At 2,600gns was another from the Hackney flock, this time going home with Messrs Dodd, Mouswald, Dumfries.
This Joe’s Alvin daughter is out of Whatmore Sire daughter Hackney Xtra-Special and was also served by Turbo Blue in the autumn.
The Hackney flock was back in the money again at 2,600gns © Catherine MacGregor
The Whatmore flock of Sara Gibbons, Tregoyd, Brecon, rose to 2,000gns, with a bid from Messrs Cockburn, Errol, Perthshire, and the Jonsland flock sold to 1,400gns, with another successful bid from Messrs Graham.
Averages: 13 aged ewes, £858.57 (+£149); 19 shearling ewes, £895.26 (+£125); eight ewe lambs, £485.62 (£128); Whatmore flock: one ewe, £840; eight shearling gimmers, £1,040.81 (-£41): Hackney flock: eight shearling gimmers, £2,303.43; 10 ewe lambs, £957.60 (-£399.90): Jonsland: seven shearling gimmers, £919.50 (+£158); eight ewe lambs, £551 (-£93.50).
(Harrison & Hetherington)