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Bluefaced Leicester record smashed at Ballymena

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Bluefaced Leicester record smashed at Ballymena

A new Bluefaced Leicester centre record of 28,000gns was set at Ballymena for the winning shearling ram and reserve champion. By R14 Hewgill, bought for 7,500gns at Carlisle and out of a Midlock bred dam by Big Yin, it was bred by the Mills family, Ballytober. The Northumberland based buyers were the judge, Martyn Archer, Carry House flock, and Andy Hunter, Steel flock, who judged the ram in Antrim.

Ram lambs from Dominic McCrystal's Drummuck flock, Lavey, topped at 16,000gns for Ya Dancer by £8,000 Cottage out of a ewe by £30,000 N1 Hewgill. It sold to Jimmy Bell, Cottage, Messrs Wight, Midlock, and Messrs Campbell, Overburns. It's full brother sold for 10,000gns to Tom Staunton, Mask View, and another S2 Cottage son sold for 7,400gns to S.J. Duncan, Hill Vale.

Ram lamb which sold for 16,000gns

Making 14,000gns from S. and J. Wilson's Deerfin pen was a shearling by 7,500gns Temain out of a ewe by M2 Asby Hall which sold to an online bidder.

The day's champion was a ram lamb from Timothy Wray's Knockstacken flock, Carnlough, which also won the trophy for the best run of sheep at the sale. By Overburns Farm Hitman, it sold to Steven Wilson, Deerfin, Graham and Julie Loughery, Temain, with Mr Wray keeping a share.

Auctioneers: J.A. McClelland and Sons.

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