In-lamb gimmer which sold for 16,000gns
Auldhouseburn flock tops Select Seven Texels
Trade for in-lamb Texel gimmers peaked at 16,000gns and averaged £1,888 overall at the Select Seven sale at Lanark.
The sale leader was a Seaforde Empire King daughter out of a Garngour bred dam by Knock Yardsman, from Hugh and Alan Blackwood's Auldhouseburn flock, Muirkirk. It sold, scanned in-lamb to 90,000gns Hilltop Goliath, to Charlie Boden, Stockport.
Another Auldhouseburn gimmer made 7,000gns to Mark Priestley, Seaforde, Northern Ireland.
The second top price of 8,500gns was for a Clayburn Dunkirk daughter out of a ewe by Procters Chumba Wumba from Alan Clark's Garngour flock, Lesmahagow. In-lamb to Sportsmans Grand Slam, it was knocked down to Johnny Cubitt, Ballymena.
Another gimmer by Dunkirk from the same home sold for 6,500gns to Tom Ayrton, Lancaster, with Mr Clark keeping a half-share.
Flock averages: Allanfauld - 5 gimmers, £2,394; Auldhouseburn - 5 gimmers, £6,573; Boghouse/Crawfordjohn - 6 gimmers, £1,155; Cambwell - 8 gimmers, £1,043.44; Clarks - 4 gimmers, £1,561.88; Craighead - 5 embryos, £541.80; Ettrick/Tima - 8 gimmers, £2,126.25; Garngour - 11 gimmers, £2,276.59; Grougfoot/Champany - 7 gimmers, £532.50; Harestone - 4 gimmers, £1,194.38; Hexel - 4 ewe lambs, £1,141.88; Hope Valley - 1 ewe lamb, £1,050; Strawfrank - 3 gimmers, £682.50; Teiglum - 9 gimmers, £2,333.33.
Auctioneers: Lawrie and Symington.
Ewe lamb tops Kerry Hill Christmas Cracker sale
The Christmas Cracker sale of Kerry Hill sheep at Carlisle topped at 2,200gns for the winning ewe lamb from J. and P. Owens, Woodhouse flock, Leominster. By Dalwyne Avicii out of a home-bred ewe by a Clayfield ram, it sold to Messrs Burgess, New Abbey.
Next at 1,500gns was a gimmer by Dalwayne Zeus, in-lamb to a Downwood ram, again from Messrs Owens. It sold to Messrs Howells, Llandusul.The Christmas Cracker sale of Kerry Hill sheep at Carlisle topped at 2,200gns for the winning ewe lamb from J. and P. Owens, Woodhouse flock, Leominster. By Dalwyne Avicii out of a home-bred ewe by a Clayfield ram, it sold to Messrs Burgess, New Abbey.
Selling for 1,400gns was a gimmer from A. Smith's Wester flock, West Calder. By a Four Crosses ram and in-lamb to Kingswater Arizona, it was knocked down to Messrs Dick, Peebles.
Three more gimmers by Dalwyne Zeus in-lamb to a Downwood ram from Messrs Owens sold for 1,000gns apiece, with two going to Messrs Howells, and one to Messrs Atkinson, Co Durham.
Also selling for 1,000gns was another gimmer by a Four Crosses ram in-lamb to Kingswater Arizona from Miss Smith, which sold to Messrs Crozier, Enniskillen.
Averages - 7 aged ewes, £285; 33 shearling gimmers, £684.09; 12 ewe lambs, £781.04.
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.
Judge buys Carlisle champion and reserve Beltex
Champion and reserve claimed the top two prices at the Beltex Sheep Society's sale at Carlisle.
Leading the way at 6,000gns was Lurg Juicy Lucy, a ewe lamb from Alan Miller, Inverurie, which had been second at the Royal Highland and a winner at the Scottish National. By Woodies Explosive out of Kingledores Felicity, it sold to the judge, Victoria Bowring, Mansfield.
Next at 3,000gns was the reserve champion, Matt's Hickory by Buckles Fizzy Pop from Matthew Burleigh, Enniskillen. Carrying a single to Buckles Horrace, it also went home with the judge.
The part-reduction of the Fronarth flock from Sion Jones, Llanon, topped at 2,200gns for Fronarth Head Over Heels, an Osrey Geronimo daughter in-lamb with twins to Glantre Geeronimo. The buyer was Stuart Robson, Galashiels.
To celebrate 30 years of breeding, Wade and Alison McCrabbe held their first production sale from their Ardstewart flock, Lifford. It peaked at 2,200gns for Ardstewart Hailey by Riverciew Fury carrying twins to Ardstewart Jack The Ripper, which sold to Craig Douglas and Kiri Bass, Penrith.
Making 2,100gns when snapped up by Anne MacPherson, Croy, was Ardstewart Hokey Cokey, another by Riverview Fury, but scanned a single to the newly imported Aramis De Noblehaye.
Averages - 6 aged ewes, £639; 73 shearling ewes, £726; 4 ewe lambs, £2,100; Ardstewart production - 24 shearling ewes, £930; Loandhu dispersal - 35 aged ewes, £429.
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.
Heatheryhall flock dominates Lanark Beltex sale
Females from Alfie and Ann Taylor's Heatheryhall flock, Biggar, were once the star attraction at the Beltex Scotland sale at Lanark when shearling ewes from their production sale topped at 5,000gns.
Leading the way was Heatheryhall Helena, a daughter of the 30,000gns Buckles Dark Dawn bred from 5,000gns Lurg Ella, a Bailey Brook CR7 daughter. It sold to Alan Miller, Inverurie, carrying twins to Curwen Hill Golden Boy.
Next at 4,600gns selling to Stuart Wood, Skene, was Heatheryhall Heidi, also scanned with twins but this time to 42,000gns Todhall Hercules.
Making 4,000gns was Heatheryhall Hazel by Wannop's Godfather. Scanned with twins to Curwen Hill Golden Boy, it was knocked down to Andrew Wainwright, Cupar, who also paid 2,400gns for another from the Dark Dawn/Lurg Ella flush, Heatheryahll Honey Bee, scanned with triplets to Todhall Hercules.
Neil Wattie, Alford, paid 3,400gns and 3,000gns for two carrying twins to Todhall Hercules. First making 3,400gns was the Dark Dawn-sired Heatheryhall Halle and then at 3,000gns was Heatheryhall Honeysuckle by Ardstewart Fred Flintstone.
Averages - 33 shearling ewes, £653; Heatheryhall production - 29 shearling ewes, £1,740; 4 ewe lambs, £1,654; 18 straws of semen, £114; 5 embryo pregnancies.
Auctioneers: Lawrie and Symington.
Sunnybank sale peaks at 5,000gns
Dutch Spotted led the trade at 5,000gns at the Sunnybank Selection Box sale on behalf of Henry Jewitt, Barnard Castle, at Carlisle.
The sale topper was Sunnybank Empress, a gimmer by Lochlad Dictator out of the imported ewe, Cyrene, which was scanned with a single to Diamond Ferguson. The buyer was Messrs Roberts, Shrewsbury, who also paid 2,500gns for 2021-born Boyo Ellie Mae, another Dictator daughter out 20,000gns Candyfloss, also carrying a single to Ferguson.
Blue Texels topped at 2,500gns for Sunnybank Gemini, a gimmer by Whatmore E-male out of Caryl's Blue Diamon, in-lamb with a single to Saltire Blue Gentle Giant, which was knocked down to Messrs Allen and Shortt, Co Tyrone.
Leading the Badger Face Texels at 2,300gns was Sunnybank Dangerous by an imported ram out of Sunnybank Be My Guest, carrying a single to an imported ram. It sold to Messrs Francis, Carmarthen.
Making 2,200gns was Cleenagh Dancing Queen, an in-lamb gimmer by Cleenagh Bodybuilder which sold to Mr Roberts.
Averages - 15 Dutch Spotted, £1,438.50; 32 Blue Texels, £816.50; 37 Badger Face Texels, £841.94.
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.
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