BLUEFACED LEICESTER
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire
Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward 188 head their Annual Show & Sale
of non-registered Bluefaced Leicester Sheep at Longtown on Wednesday
17th October 2007.
An excellent show of sheep attracted a good
ring of buyers. Best quality sheep were the easiest to sell all
day and a near total clearance affected.
Top price of £350
and £300 for shearling rams from Mosshead,
others to £280 Peela Hill, £220 East Highberries. Ram
lambs to £180 East Highberries, others £140 Raggetsyke
and Mosshead.
Females sold to £140 (twice), £100
from A. Bouch, Parknook; shearlings £100 The Row.
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| Champion Leicester with owner Billy Little and
judge Caroline MacGillivray |
At the show
prior to the sale judging for the day was carried out ably by Mrs
Caroline MacGillivray of Heads Nook, whose awards were as follows:-
Shearling
ram – 1st and reserve from Messrs D. Brown & Son,
Mosshead, Lockerbie.
2nd Mr D. Cruikshank, Drumrash, Parton, Castle Douglas.
Ram lamb – 1st
and champion from Mrs A.M. Little, The Close, Hethersgill, Carlisle.
2nd – Messrs J. Common & Son, Crossdykes, Corrie, Lockerbie.
The
Robert Telford Silver Challenge Trophy for best Ram Lamb and The
G.E. Carter & Son
Silver Challenge Trophy for Overall Champion both went to Mrs A.M.
Little.
TEXEL & OTHER RAMS
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire
Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward 464 Suffolk, Texel and Continental
rams at their Annual Ram Fair at Longtown on Wednesday 17th October
2007.
A
packed ringside of buyers and the relaxation back to a 6 day standstill
resulted in a near total clearance, with the top quality sorts easily
cashed.
Included today was the re-scheduled Show & Sale of Texel
Rams and Ram Lambs on behalf of The Solway & Tyne Texel Breeders
Club.
The show was ably judged by Mr George McGimpsey, D’Mainholm,
Newcastleton who awarded the championship to a shearling ram from
Messrs Robertson, The Becks, Langholm, he then went on to purchased
the champion at £420.
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| Champion Texel with owner Jim
Robertson and judge George McGimpsey |
The reserve champion was given to the
ram lamb from Messrs Ridley, Haltcliffe which realised £200
to Messrs Morris, Westerkirk.
Principal prices:-
Texel shearlings - £500 Haltcliffe, £440 Duke Street, £420, £400
The Becks, £390 Greypeel, £380 The Becks, £370 Haltcliffe, £360
North Deanhead.
Texel ram lambs - £210 Raggetsyke, £170 Chesterhall, £160
(x2) Baltier, £150 (x4) Townfoot (Goldie).
Suffolk shearlings - £360 Lands, £320 Kilnfordcroft, £290
The Becks, £270 Whitcastles.
Suffolk ram lambs - £320, £310, £260, £240, £220
Lands.
Charollais shearlings - £200 Annandale, £150
Thackwood.
Charollais ram lambs - £140 Lesson
Hall.
Charollais x Beltex shearlings - £370, £210
Upper Auchenlay.
Beltex shearlings - £360 Port O Spittal, £320, £320
Drumrash, £200 Mouldy Hills.
Beltex x Texel shearlings - £340 Nether Ernambrie and
Stubbyknowe, £340 Nether Ernambrie
2006 sale report
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