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Beltex top Procters dispersal at 9,000gns

The dispersal of the Procters and Tatham Hall flocks of Texels and Beltex at Carlisle on behalf of Procters Farm, Wennington, topped at 9,000gns

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Procters Hayley
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Procters Hayley

This was for Procters Hayley, a 2022-born Beltex ewe by Faughill Francisco out of Procters Fancy Pants, a Clary Desperado daughter which had been female and reserve overall champion at the Penrith progeny show. It sold, in-lamb to Collessie Jacobite and having been flushed to Myna Actor, to Boden and Davies, Stockport.

Procters First Lady, a 2020-born Beltex ewe by Tiree Carter out of a Rathbone Wallace daughter, also flushed to Myna Actor and in-lamb to Collessie Jacobite, made 5,000gns to Messrs Gray, Selkirk.

Also making 5,000gns was Procters Humbug, a Beltex shearling gimmer by Faughill Francisco out of Procters Eighties Girl, a Clarly Desperado daughter. The buyer was Messrs Cockburn, Erro.

Texels topped at 7,000gns for a 2022-born ewe by Bradleys Eubank out of a Sportsmans Batman daughter which had been inter-breed champion at the 2019 Royal Welsh Show as a lamb. It sold, in-lamb to Seaforde Game Changer and having been flushed to Clarks Grey Goose, to Messrs Greene, Culdaff, Eire.

Top price Texel at 7,000gns
Top price Texel at 7,000gns

At 5,500gns was a 2022-born Texel ewe by Scrogtonhead Class Act out of a Sportsmans Batman daughter and in-lamb to Greenall Fisticuffs. The buyer was Spiros Spyrou, Hebdon Bridge.

A 2021-born Texel ewe by Sportsmans Double Diamond out of a Sportsmans Batman-sired dam and in-lamb to Hexel Four Square made 5,000gns to Donald and Sarah McPherson, Berwick-upon-Tweed.

 Averages -

Procters flock: Texels - 13 flush ewes, £2,544.23; 78 recipients, £1,067.50; 32 flock ewes, £1,159.92; 27 shearling gimmers, £1,765.55; 35 ewe lambs, £564; Tatham Hall Texels: 7 flush ewes, £1,230; 35 recipients, £687; 37 flock ewes, £901.25; 19 shearling gimmers, £909.07; 18 ewe lambs, £424.66; Procters Beltex: 4 flush ewes,           £4,725; 29 recipients, £952.24; 34 flock ewes, £1,111.76; 12 shearling gimmers, £1,596.87; 11 ewe lambs, £968.86.

 Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.

 

 

 

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