Ewe with respected maternal traits
Ewe with respected maternal traits
Lleyn Sheep Society Annual Sale at Exeter Livestock Mart 2018
With the on-going after effects of the harsh winter and dry summer still lurking, there was much trepidation before the first Society sale of the season. Fears were eased by a stable trade throughout the sale. Although some ewes were showing signs of the dry summer, buyers seemed to be able to see past this with those that had faired a little better hence a little stronger benefitting from more bidders.
The senior ewes saw challenging trade, possibly hampered by this weeks dramatic drop in the cull trade. The best saw a pen of 5 three year olds from AW Hughes, Garndolbenmaen and a pen of 3 three ewe olds from D & C Evans, Modbury both sell for £102/head.
The shearling ewe trade improved with later pens seeing the best of the days trade. The top priced for the pens of ewes came from E & D Jones, Machynlleth, a pen of 6 which included the pen of 5 champion females. This pen went on to sell for £180/head to Highgate Farm Partnership, Cornwall. There were 3 pens which realised £165/head. First Graham & Helen Sevenoaks, Abergavenny sold their 2nd prize pen of 5 to JR Williams & Daughters, South Molton. WJ & DJ Williams, Pwllheli sold to Highgate Farm Partners. AW Hughes, Garndolbenmaen sold to G Crossley, Cornwall. Richard Turner, Honiton sold 5 for £164/head to T Hall, Penzance. The non MVA section saw DW & P Lillyman sell shearling ewes to £123/head. The sale was helped by several commercial buyers who had come to fill their trailers with numbers.
The ewe lambs saw quiet a ‘punchy’ trade. DW & CF Morris travelled from Carmarthen and sold their pen of 5 for £116/head to SP Gubbin & Son, Launeston. Also from South Wales, Colin Price, Brecon sold a pen of 5 for £111/head to the same buyer. The second prize pen of 5 from AW Davies, Pellheli sold for £110/head to Harpers Holdings, Holsworthy. There were many pens of tupping lambs in the late £90’s and over £100. The smaller running type lambs were being sold when they reached £82/head and above.
The ringside remained well occupied for the sale of rams with 37 of the 50 forward finding new homes. The Champion Ram from E & D Jones, Machynlleth, a Lluest Ram 00599/1708604, sired by Wraycastle Emmanual, the Carlisle Champion 2016. He was sold for 1200gns to Robin Irwin, Umberleigh. Next Penywern Grufford (00873/1700941), sired by Southarm Elderado from DW & CF Morris, Carmarthen sold for 1000gns to R Longland, Dorset. AW Hughes, Garndolbenmaen sold Cae Rhos Garmon (00287/1702032), sired by Lochar Dread Nought for 850gns to P & C Andrews, Stourbridge. Also for 850gns, E & D Jones sold Lluest 00599/1708555 sired by Whicastles Enigma to DE Hext & Son, Kingsbridge. There was only one ram sold for less than 300gs with many in the 350 – 480gns range.
Averages
Senior ewes to £102 av. £86
Shearling ewes to £180 (pens), £300 (individual) av. £142
Ewe lambs to £116 av. £95
Rams to 1200gns av. £510
TOP PRICES
Senior Ewes
D & C Evans £102
AW Hughes £102
D & C Evans £100
RHS Turner £92
Shearling Ewes (pens)
E & D Jones £180
G & H Sevenoaks £165
WJ & DJ Jones £165
AW Hughes £165
RHS Turner £164
WJ & DJ Williams £158
DW & B Vaughan £156
AW Davies £156
G & H Sevenoaks £155
S Redwood £155
Shearling Ewes (individuals)
AW Hughes £300
RHS Turner £200
AW Davies £200
G & H Sevenoaks £170
Ewe Lambs
DW & CF Morris £116
C Price £111
AW Davies £110
C Price £101
WJ & DJ Williams £100
Twose Farms £100
C Price £100
Twose Farms £96
G & J Adams £94
AW Davies £92
Rams
E & D Jones 1200gns
DW & CF Morris 1000gns
AW Davies 850gns
E & D Jones 850gns
AW Davies 700gns
AW Davies 680gns
AW Davies 560gns
Twose Farms 550gns
G & J Adams 520gns
D & O Bond 500gns
SHOW RESULTS
Judge: David Stacey (Rams), John Adams (Females)
Pen of Five Shearling Ewes
Pen of Five Ewe Lambs
Champion Pen of Females – E & D Jones (Shearling ewes)
Individual Shearling Ewe
Open Aged Ram
Open Recorded Shearling Ram
West Country Club Member Shearling Ram
Open Shearling Ram
Champion Ram – E & D Jones (Shearling Ram – 39)
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