Border Leicesters peak at 2,500gns
The Border Beauties sale of Border Leicester females at Carlisle topped at 2,500gns for the second prize shearling gimmer from Robbie Aiken's Spring view flock, Wennington. By Carnew Special One out of a home-bred daughter of Muirmouth Ringleader, it sold in-lamb to Silvermuir Upperclass, to Messrs Playfair, Kelso.
The pre-sale show champion and winning ewe lamb, a Muirmouth Kelso daughter from Duncan Whyte's Mearns flock, Glasgow, made 1,600gns to Messrs Stanley, Melbourne, Derbyshire.
The reserve champion was the second prize ewe lamb by Alticane Churchill from T. Tennant's Westforth flock, Selkirk, which was knocked down to Messrs Mawson, Seascale.
At the same money was another ewe lamb by the same sire which was bought by Messrs Playfair, who also paid 1,400gns for the winning shearling gimmer. This was a Westforth William Wallace daughter, in-lamb with a single to Westforth Braveheart, from David and Ian Walker's Alticane flock, Girvan.
Also selling for 1,400gns was a shearling gimmer by Elsricklemains First Look, carrying twins to Westforth Braveheart, from John B Barrowman's Knockglass flock, Stranraer. The buyer was Vanish Point Farm, Skipton.
Averages - 1 ewe, £1,050; 18 shearling gimmers, £893.95; 21 ewe lambs, £762.50.
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.
Blue Belles sell to 5,000gns
Topping the Blue Belles sale of traditional type Bluefaced Leicester females at Carlisle at 5,000gns was the overall champion, a shearling gimmer from R.A. McClymont's Kirkstead flock, Yarrow, which dominated the trade. By N11 Bonvilston, it sold scanned with a single to S7 Madrissa, to Kear Jones and Son, Swansea. Its full sister, carrying twins to T4 Wallholme, made 4,000gns to Clarilaw Farming, Melrose.
A pair of Kirkstead twins by P1 Blackett House, one carrying twins to S1 Whinney Hall and the other a pair to Espley R1, sold for 4,200gns apiece, both to Claish Farms, Stirling.
Two Kirkstead shearling gimmer sisters by Bonvilston N1 and both scanned with triplets to S1 Whinneyhill, sold for 3,500gns apiece to Clarilaw Farming and Messrs Kay and Sons, Lauder, respectively.
Averages - 13 ewes, £835.96; 56 shearling gimmers, £1,250.06; 13 ewe lambs, £575.88.
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.
Flying trade for store cattle at Cockermouth
The show and sale of 1071 store cattle at Cockermouth topped at £3,250 for a Limousin heifer from T. Trafford and Son, Keswick.
The judge, Roger Eggleston, Stockport, awarded the championship to a Limousin heifer from I. Powley, Marsh Green, which went on to sell for £2,300.
Reserve champion was a Limousin steer from S. Hardisty and Son, How Hall, which made £1,920. More than 100 cattle sold for in excess of £2,000.
Averages – steers, £1,564.34 (+ £154 on 2024); heifers, £1,556.64 (+£208); bulls, £1,347.87 (+ £122); overall, £1,540 (+£176).
Auctioneers: Mitchells.
Texels top pedigree sheep sale at J36 at 2,800gns
The sale of pedigree sheep at J36 included the North West Texel Breeders Club show and sale which topped at 2,800gns for a shearling gimmer by Mullan Firefly from David Gray's Tima flock, Selkirk. It sold, in-lamb to Sadlerhead Fury to C. Harkin, Co Tyrone.
The overall champion, a shearling gimmer by Haymount Fan Dabi Dozi, in-lamb with twins to Knap Grumpy, from Boden and Davies, Stockport, sold for 2,000gns to with another gimmer from the same home making 1,500gns. A gimmer from Messrs Gray's Ettrick flock also sold for 1,500gns.
Ewe lambs sold to 1,500gns for the reserve champion from D. and J. Dunlop's Holtridge flock, Whitchurch, with another ewe lamb from Rory Dunlop's Star Ridge flock, Whitchurch at 1,400gns.
The sale included the dispersal of the Beautry flock on behalf of Stuart Currie, Rathmell, which topped at 800gns for a ewe lamb with ewes and shearlings to 700gns and an overall average of £535.
Beltex
Beltex topped at 900gns for the overall champion and winning aged ewe, Hallcrake Head Over Heels from M. and E. Jennings, Selside.
Shearlings sold to 700gns for one from T.C. Whiteford's Tercrossett flock, Brampton. Ewe lambs peaked at 500gns for the first prize winner and reserve champion, Smart Ass Klass from D.E. Owens, Conwy, with the third prize winner at the same home at the same money.
Badger Face Texels
Badger Face Texels sold to 1,000gns for a ewe lamb from Hannah Pedley's High Ploughlands flock, Kirkby Stephen, with a consignment of ewes from A. and S. Miles' Red Skye flock, Ulverston, selling to 650gns.
An in-lamb shearling ewe from J. Stead's Middlemoor flock, Richmond, topped the Dutch Spotted section at 1,000gns with other shearlings to 700gns from D. Bezuidenhout's Black Dub flock, Cleveland.
Ewe lambs sold to 750gns from Messrs Stead, with the consignment from J.A. Dixon of the Grayrigg Foot flock, Kendal, reaching 500gns twice.
In- lamb Charollais ewes from R.J. and J. Towers, Ingleton, sold to 650gns, with Suffolks the same home to 550gns. A run of Rouge and Rouge-cross ewes from I. McConnell, Dumfries topped at 450gns twice.
Auctioneers: North West Auctions.
Strong trade for Gisburn beef and dairy
Both prime beef and dairy cattle met a strong trade in Gisburn with tops of £3,090 and £2,980 respectively.
It was an 868kg young Limousin bull from A. Rigby, Slaidburn, making top price per head of £3,090, while top price per kilo of 391p for bulls was for a 634kg Limousin cross from J.C. Nelson, Clapham.
Clean heifers sold to 420p/kg from R. T. and J. Critchley and Sons, Preston, with a 544kg Limousin cross selling to D. and A. Gregory and Son, Bacup, while a 570kg Limousin cross from J. T. Baines, Middop, made 420p/kg or £2,325. In the steers, S. and P. J. Scrivin, Elslack, sold a 556kg British Blue cross at 376p/kg to Bowland Foods, Preston, with L. and J. Jones, Sale, leading on price per head at £2,507 with a 796kg British Blue cross.
In the dairy ring, it was a 29kg non-registered fresh heifer by Alta Top Red from J. and B. Rowland, Haighton, making top money at £2,980, while two pedigree Copdon heifers from G. D. Donkin, Blackburn sold at £2,880 and £2,700.
Eight heifers carrying Holstein calves from A. R. and C. A. Parkinson, Chipping, sold from £2,100 to £1,800 to level at £1,968.
Averages - Pedigree newly calved heifers, £2,323; non-pedigree newly calved heifers, £2,015; in-calf heifers £1,968; beef - young bulls, 328p/kg, heifers 330p/kg; steers, 324p/kg.
Auctioneers: Gisburn Auction Marts.
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