2010-08-31 
                The 10th Official West
    Country Sale of Lleyn sheep and the opening Society Sale was held at Exeter
    Livestock Centre on behalf of the Lleyn Sheep Society on Thursday 26th August
    2010 and conducted by Exeter Market Auctioneers.  
                
                 
                  
                  Champion Ram (Born 2008) exhibited by  
Messrs DC & C M Evans, Ivybridge  
Sold for 850 gns to Mr Keswick 
  
                  
                  
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                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  
                1st Prize           Messrs D N Bennett & Son, Meifod, Powys    -
                  £182.00 
                & Champion Females 
                2nd Prize          Mr A Hughes, Garndolbenmaen,Gwynedd       -
                  £162.00 
                3rd Prize          Messrs D C & E M Stacey of Minehead.      -
                  £138.00 
                  
                Ewe Lambs 
                1st Prize           Mr A Hughes, Garndolbenmaen,Gwynedd      -
                  £100.00 
                2nd Prize          Mr A Hughes, Garndolbenmaen,Gwynedd    -
                  £102.00 
                3rd 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)  
                  
                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  
                1st Prize           Messrs W J & D J Williams, Pwllheli, Gwynedd  -
                  500 gns. 
                2nd Prize          Mrs S P Sayers, Plymouth, Devon   -
                  1400 gns. 
                3rd Prize          Mr Jim Dufosee,Warminster,Wilts     -
                  1400 gns. 
                  
                Older Ram 
                1st Prize           Messrs DC & CM Evans, Ivybridge, Devon   -
                  850 gns. 
                2nd Prize          Messrs D C & A Cooper,Upper Cymbran, Gwent    - 425 gns. 
                  
                Signet Recorded
                  Ram 
                1st Prize           Mr Jim Dufosee,Warminster,Wilts -
                  675 gns. 
                2nd Prize          Messrs D E & C M Evans, Ivybridge,Devon  -
                  700 gns. 
                3rd Prize          Messrs D N Bennett & Son, Meifod, Powys   - 750 gns.    
                                                    . 
                Champion Ram    Messrs D E & C M Evans, Ivybridge,Devon (b 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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