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Exeter Livestock Centre
10 th Annual Lleyn Sheep Society Sale Report
Thursday 26 th August 2010
Rams to £2310, Ewes to £182
Champion Ram (Born 2008) exhibited by Champion Pen of Ewes exhibited by
Messrs DC & C M Evans, Ivybridge Messrs D N Bennett & Son, Meifod, Powys
Sold for 850 gns to Mr Keswick Sold for £182 to Mr Cullimore
The 10 th Official West Country Sale of Lleyn sheep was held at Exeter Livestock Centre on behalf of the Lleyn Sheep Society on Thursday 26th August 2010 and conducted by Exeter Market Auctioneers.
The sale attracted a slightly larger entry than recent years of 1008 sheep.
There was a very fast trade for the females on offer with a 96% clearance of shearling ewes,100% clearance on the ewe lambs and 94% clearance on the rams. Shearling ewes from Messrs D N Bennett & Son of Meifod sold at £182. Ewe lambs from the same vendors sold at £105. Two year old ewes sold to £140 twice for D C & C M Evans of Ivybridge and for Messrs D C & E M Stacey of Minehead .
Top & Average Prices - Females
Top price Average
Ewe Lambs £105.00 £88.62 Up 5% on 2009 average
Yearling Ewes £182.00 £135.42 Up 15% on 2009 average
Senior Ewes £140.00 £117.40 Up 39% on 2009 average
In the Show & Sale Results were as follows:-
Yearling Ewes
1 st Prize Messrs D N Bennett & Son, Meifod, Powys - £182.00 & Champion Females
2 nd Prize Mr A Hughes, Garndolbenmaen,Gwynedd - £162.00
3 rd Prize Messrs D C & E M Stacey of Minehead . - £138.00
Ewe Lambs
1 st Prize Mr A Hughes, Garndolbenmaen,Gwynedd - £100.00
2 nd Prize Mr A Hughes, Garndolbenmaen,Gwynedd - £102.00
3 rd Prize Messrs W J & D J Williams, Pwllheli, Gwynedd - £95.00
Female Top Prices
Ewe Lambs
£106.00 Messrs D N Bennett & Son, Meifod, Powys
£102.00 Mr A Hughes, Garndolbenmaen,Gwynedd
£100.00 Mr A Hughes, Garndolbenmaen,Gwynedd
£98.00 Messrs D N Bennett & Son, Meifod, Powys
£98.00 Mr E S J Collins, Leominster , Herefordshire
£98.00 Messrs D W & B W Vaughan, Clarbeston Road , Carmarthen
Shearlings
£182.00 Messrs D N Bennett & Son, Meifod, Powys
£168.00 Messrs D N Bennett & Son, Meifod, Powys
£162.00 Mr J B Dufosee,Warminster,Wilts
£162.00 Mr A Hughes, Garndolbenmaen,Gwynedd
£160.00 Messrs T D & J Rees, Llangadog, Carmarthen
£160.00 Messrs T D & J Rees, Llangadog, Carmarthen
Senior Ewes
£140.00 Messrs DC & CM Evans, Ivybridge, Devon (2 year olds)
£140.00 Messrs D C & E M Stacey of Minehead (2 year olds)
£128.00 Mrs G C Adams, Truro , Cornwall (3 year olds)
£125.00 Messrs D W & B W Vaughan, Clarbeston Road , Carmarthen (3 year olds)
£105.00 Messrs D W & B W Vaughan, Clarbeston Road , Carmarthen (4 year olds)
£100.00 Mr A Hughes, Garndolbenmaen,Gwynedd (4 year olds)
£100.00 Mrs S P Sayers, Plymouth , Devon (4 year olds)
1 st Prize Ewe Lambs from Mr A Hughes Top priced Ram sold by Messrs E & D Jones of Garndolbenmaen, Gwynedd for 2200 gns.with his new owner
Sold for £100 to Mr Ridout Mr J Dufosee of Warminster
Rams
Shearling rams topped to 2200 gns. again for Messrs E & D Jones of Machynlleth (Flock 599) who sold ram No:097180, a son of 809/050300 to Mr Jim Dufosee of Warminster . They also sold another shearling ram at 2100 gns. Mr Jim Dufosee of Warminster (Flock 940) also sold a ram, No:093373, for 1400 gns. as did Mrs S P Sayers of Plymouth with ram No: 090353.
Top & Average Prices - Rams
Top price Average
1 - 2010 born £441 (420 gns.)
51 - Shearlings (2009 born) £2310 (2200 gns.) £669.43
1 - 2008 born £892.50 (850 gns.)
1 - 2007 born £446.25 (425 gns.)
In the Show & Sale Results were as follows:-
Shearling Ram
1 st Prize Messrs W J & D J Williams, Pwllheli, Gwynedd - 500 gns.
2 nd Prize Mrs S P Sayers, Plymouth , Devon - 1400 gns.
3 rd Prize Mr Jim Dufosee,Warminster,Wilts - 1400 gns.
Older Ram
1 st Prize Messrs DC & CM Evans, Ivybridge, Devon - 850 gns.
2 nd Prize Messrs D C & A Cooper, Upper Cymbran , Gwent - 425 gns.
Signet Recorded Ram
1 st Prize Mr Jim Dufosee,Warminster,Wilts - 675 gns.
2 nd Prize Messrs D E & C M Evans, Ivybridge, Devon - 700 gns.
3 rd Prize Messrs D N Bennett & Son, Meifod, Powys - 750 gns. .
Champion Ram Messrs D E & C M Evans, Ivybridge, Devon (Born 2008) - 850 gns.
Notable Ram Prices
2200 gns. Ram 097180 Messrs E & D Jones of Machynlleth
2100 gns Ram 097302 Messrs E & D Jones of Machynlleth .
1400 gns Ram 093373 Mr Jim Dufosee,Warminster,Wilts
1400 gns. Ram 090353 Mrs S P Sayers, Plymouth , Devon
1050 gns. Ram 090068 Messrs D N Bennett & Son, Meifod, Powys
1025 gns. Ram 091852 Mr A W Davies, Pwllheli, Gwynedd
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