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Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. held their Annual
Ram Fair on Tuesday 5th October 2004, when there was 711 rams
and females of all classes forward.
The annual show and sale of Bluefaced Leicester Rams & Females
saw 221 head forward to a crowded ring of buyers from all parts
of Britain. Trade was absolutely a flyer with all classes considerably
up on average on the year.
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| Top priced Leicester shearling ram from Messrs R. & M.
Carruthers, Blacksmiths Cottage, Penton, Carlisle, which sold
at £2,100 to Messrs W. & A. Forster, The Nook, Penton,
Carlisle. |
Top of £2,100 for a shearling
ram from Messrs R. & M. Carruthers, Blacksmiths Cottage, followed
at £1,200 for a two shear ram from W.S. Waugh, The Flatt.
Four shear rams peaked at £700 from J.T. James Midtodhills.
Ram lambs to a top of £480 Allensgreen.
Judging was in the
very capable hands of Mr Lloyd Williams of Anglesey, who awarded
the overall championship to a shearling ram from Mrs A.M. Little,
The Close, Hethersgill, Carlisle who also received the G.E. Carter & Son
Silver Challenge Trophy and sold at £320.
Reserve champion
was a ram lamb from Messrs Cruikshank, Drumrash, Parton, Castle
Douglas who received the Robert Telford Memorial Trophy and sold
at £320.
The full prize list was as follows:-
1st prize ram lamb – Messrs Cruikshank, Drumrash.
2nd prize ram lamb – Miss Judith Fleming, Fairfield, Longtown
- sold at £320.
1st prize shearling ram – Mrs A.M. Little, The Close.
2nd prize shearling ram – Borthwick Brae Farms, Roberton,
Hawick - sold at £480.
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| Champion Leicester shearling from Mrs A.M. Little, The
Close, Hethersgill, Carlisle.
Shown by Tristan Davidson (left) with judge Lloyd Williams
on right. |
Reserve champion Leicester ram lamb from Messrs Cruikshank,
Drumrash shown with judge. |
A grand turnout of 158 Suffolks, 18 Lleyns, 20 North Country
Cheviots, 4 Zwartbles, 35 Charollais’ 55 Beltex’s
and 200 Texel rams.
A busy ringside of buyers were selective in choice with all
quality rams easily sold throughout this marathon sale. The sale
was topped at £500 for a Texel shearling ram from Messrs
Steen, Whitcastle, selling to Messrs Bean, Shield Farm.
OTHER LEADING PRICES:-
Leicester Ram Lambs - £450 Drumrash, £350 Parcelstown, £320
Fairfield, £300 Hillside and Sunnyside.
Leicester Shearling Rams - £750 Blacksmiths Cottage, £700
Hole of Lyne, £600 The Side.
Leicester Rams (2 shear) - £650 The Flatt.
Leicester Rams (3 shear) - £250 Borthwick Brae.
Leicester Rams (4 shear) - £620 Burn House (McVittie).
Leicester Gimmer Shearlings - £140 Sunnyside, £130
Wyliesbrae.
Leicester Ewes - £120 Sunnyside.
Suffolk Ram Lambs - £300 Riddings Hill, £260, £240
Land Farm, £200 Lesson Hall, £190 Land Farm, £180
Crawsknowe.
Suffolk Shearling Rams - £320 Twislehope and Whitcastle, £300
Crumhaugh Hill, £270 Land Farm, £260 Land Farm and
Diglea.
Suffolk Rams (3 shear) - £180 Diglea.
Texel Ram Lambs - £250, £240, £220 Searigg.
Texel Shearling Rams – £400 Whitcastle and Kirkton, £320
Kirkton, £310, £300 Whitcastle, £280 Kirkton, £270
Drinkstone, £220 Drinkstone, Kinning Hall and East Middle.
Beltex x Texel Shearling Rams - £310, £280 (x2), £260
Tercrosset, £240, £220 Nether Ernambrie, £180
(x3) Port O Spittal.
3/4 Beltex Ram Lambs - £150 (x3 ) Nether Ernambrie.
Charollais Ram Lambs - £260, £240, £220, £200
Pates Hill.
Charollais Shearling Rams - £280, £260 Lesson Hall, £260, £210
Port O Spittal.
North Country Cheviot Shearling Rams - £190, £180, £140
West Nubbock, £190, £160, £140 North Synton.
Lleyn Shearling Rams - £110, £100 Chipknowe, £100
Whitcastle.
Zwartble Shearling Rams - £120 East Middle.
Zwartble Ram Lambs - £90 Stonehouse.
2003 sale report>>
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