The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC had forward
804 head at their Annual Ram Fair at Longtown on Wednesday
5th October 2011.
67 Cross Bred Rams, 320 Texel Rams, 62 Charollais & Continental
Rams and 106 Suffolk Rams were presented in Ring 1, with trade
being buoyant throughout to a full ring of buyers and Suffolks & Charollais
being in particular demand. Best Texels were also easily sold and
quality was the best seen in years!
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| Champion Texel lamb from Messrs
Tough, Easterseat |
Included the day was the Annual Show and
Sale of Texel Rams and Ram Lambs, ably judged by Mr Dean Aitken, Uppercleuch, and kindly
Sponsored by Trojan 4 x 4, Linstock, Carlisle. The Championship
was awarded to a Ram Lamb from Messrs Tough, Easterseat, Carluke,
which went on to realise £1,000, selling to the judge. The
Reserve Champion was a Shearling from Messrs Robertson, Becks,
Langholm, which realised £500 to A. McCreadie, Uppertofts.
Prize
list:-
Shearling ram:- 1st Prize and Reserve – Messrs Robertson,
Becks, £500 to Uppertofts.
2nd Prize– Kirkton, £1,100 to D’Mainholm.
3rd Prize – Becks, £720 to Becton Hall.
Ram lamb:- 1st Prize and Champion – Easterseat £1,000
to Upper Cleuch.
2nd Prize – Little Galla (not sold).
3rd Prize – Easterseat £320 to Sherra Craig.
Principal prices:-
Shearlings - £1,100 (x2), £1,080, £1,000 Kirkton, £920
Kilnfordcroft, £800 Falla and Kirkton, £720 Becks, £580 Uppercleuch, £520
Falla and Greenknowe.
Ram lambs - £1,000, £450, £380 Easterseat, £280 Sandilands, £260
Chesterhall, £240 Sandilands.
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| Champion Suffolk lamb from Messrs
Martindale, Land Farm |
Also held was the inaugural Show for Suffolk
Rams, ably judged
by Mr T. Armstrong, Sceughdyke, who awarded the Championship to
a Suffolk Ram Lamb from Messrs Martindale, Land Farm, which later
realised £520 to the judge. The reserve was a Shearling Ram
from Messrs Roots, Kilnfordcroft, realising £540 to Messrs
Blaylock, Hallburn.
Prize list:-
Shearling ram:- 1st Prize and Reserve – Kilnfordcroft, £540
to Hallburn.
2nd Prize– Kinning Hall, £600 to Hallburn.
Ram lamb:- 1st Prize and Champion – Lands £520 Sceughdyke.
2nd Prize – Lands, £600, Carruthers.
3rd Prize – Prettsmill £340 to Linglie.
Principal prices:-
Shearlings - £650 Kinning Hall, £600
The Land and Kinning Hall, £560 (x2) Kinning Hall, £540
Kilnfordcroft, £520
Skelfhill.
Ram lambs - £600, £480, £450, £440, £420
The Land.
Other Rams:- Charollais sold to £750 for a Shearling from
Messrs Wales, Thackwood and to £420 for a Lamb from Mrs Luescher,
The Kerr. Beltex sold to £520 (x2) from Messrs Currie, South
Corbelly. Crossbred Shearlings sold to £460 for a Texel x
Beltex from Uppercleuch.
Charollais x Beltex shearling £420 Thackwood. Blue Texel
lambs to £250 Millside. Bleu d’Maine £300 Ormiston
Lodge.
Principal prices:-
Shearlings –
Charollais - £750, £500, £450, £440 Thackwood, £440
Wester Parkgate, £400 (x2) Thackwood.
Beltex - £520 (x2) South Corbelly.
Texel x Beltex - £460 Uppercleuch.
Charollais x Beltex - £420, £400 Thackwood, £400
Broom Isle.
Ram lambs –
Charollais £420 The Kerr, £400, £380, £360, £350, £340
Springfield.
Bleu d’Maine £300 Ormiston Lodge
Blue Texel - £250 Millside.
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| Champion Bluefaced Leicester
Shearling from Messrs Anderson,
Parkhill |
The Annual Show & Sale of non-registered Blue Faced
Leicester Rams, Ram Lambs and Females saw 202 head forward. With a full ring
of buyers in attendance from as far away as Devon and Wales, trade
was buoyant throughout with a near total clearance being attained.
Top price outwith the show was £920 for a strong Shearling
from Wanwood Partners (Cowden), Wanwood Hill, Alston.
Judging was efficiently carried out by Tristan Davidson, Bellmount,
Irthington, whose awards were as follows.
Prize list:-
Shearling ram:- 1st Prize and Champion – Messrs
Anderson, Parkhill, Hawick and sold at
£700, he also received the G.E. Carter & Son Silver Challenge Trophy.
2nd Prize – Derek Henderson, Low Struthers, Allendale, sold
at £600.
Ram lamb:- 1st Prize and Reserve – Scott Thomason, Rainbow
Cottage, Walney Island
and sold at £600, he also received the Robert Telford Memorial
Trophy.
2nd Prize – Messrs Walton, Penpeugh, Bardon Mill, Hexham,
sold at £500.
Principal prices:-
Rams 2 shear and over- £650 Union Road, £500
Peela Hill.
Shearlings - £920 Wanwood Hill, £800 Peela Hill, £700
Parkhill, £600 Low Struthers, £540 Wanwood Hill, £500
Tecket and The Side.
Ram lambs - £600 Rainbow Cottage, £500 Penpeugh, £420
Collinbank, £400 Troutbeck Cottage, £380 Raggetsyke.
Females - £160, £140 Parcelstown.
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