Lleyn Sheep Society :: Skipton Sale 2019

Lleyn Sheep Society – Annual Sale at Skipton

The Annual Society sale at Skipton is the final sale of the year and it finished a positive season on a positive note with all section averages up on the year. There was plenty of people in the lovely warm ring with the stronger sheep selling well.

The shearling ewes saw a sound trade with the first prize pen from H Goldie, Ruthwell selling for £210/head to TM Oglesby, York. Mr Ogelsby bought the next top pens, the second prize pen from local consigner S Kavanagh, Skipton for £200/head and a pen from B Walling, Selkirk for £180/head. AW Davies, Pwllheli sold for £170/head to S Alker & M Kinnes, Driffield.

The ewe lambs saw plenty of buyers for tupping lambs with J Morton, Penrith topping at £102/head for the third prize pen selling to MK Harris, Northallerton. AW Davies, Pwllheli sold a pen of six for £98/head to JT & UI Garth, Lancaster. The first prize pen from B Walling, Selkirk sold for £95/head to IO Jones, Abergele. JK Goldie, Ruthwell sold for £96/head to JT & UI Garth. Some smaller lambs did change hands for £75-80/head.

The rams saw the highlight come from the pen of C Nicholson, Beverley who were on their debut outing as new breeders. Their success came with lot one, the second prize shearling ram, Fearn Harry (02684/1800191) sired by Brightonhouse Extrovert. He sold for 2000gns to G & A Fort, Keighley. HM Dugdale & Son, Settle sold Borrins Hallows (01228/1812471) by Netherton Cracker for 720gns to G Hodkinson, Chipping. Four rams hit the 700gns mark including the third prize ram from P Knowles, Settle which sold to RM Oglesby, York. JA & R Geldard & Sons, Kendal, HM Dugdale, Settle and A Davies, Pwllheli all sold for 700gns.

Averages

Shearling ewes to £210 av. £146 (+25)

Ewe Lambs to £107 av. £87 (+13)

Rams to 2000gns av. £600 (+252)

Top Prices

Shearling Ewes

H Goldie £210

S Kavanagh £200

B Walling £180

AW Davies £170

HM Dugdale £168

JA & R Geldard & Sons £165