| 2018-08-24 |    |
Stable Trade for Lleyn Sheep at Exeter
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 on Thursday 23rd August 2018.
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.
Champion Ram 1200gns
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, Launceston. 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 Whitcastles 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
Judges: David Stacey (Rams), John Adams (Females)
Pen of Five Shearling Ewes
1.
E
& D Jones
2.
G
& H Sevenoaks
3. AW Davies
Pen of Five Ewe Lambs
1.
J
& R Twose
2. AW Davies
3.
WJ
& DJ Williams
Champion Pen of Females – E & D Jones
Individual Shearling Ewe
1. AW Hughes
2. AW Davies
3. RHS Turner
Open Aged Ram
1. AW Davies (44)
2. C Price (29)
3.
J
& R Twose (47
Open Recorded Shearling Ram
1.
G
& J Adams (61
2.
E
& D Jones (40)
3. Manor Farm East Marden (52)
West Country Club Member Shearling Ram
1. Sue Redwood (18)
2. MH Miller (15)
3. RHS Turner (23)
Open Shearling Ram
1.
E
& D Jones (39)
2. AW Davies (45)
3.
AE Davies (57)
Champion Ram – E & D Jones (Shearling Ram – 39)
