Welshpool & Worcester – Texels
Welshpool
At the Welsh National Show and Sale at Welshpool, 69 gimmers averaged £578, while 19 shearling rams levelled at £1007 and 114 ram lambs averaged out at £681.
Below are pictures of the top priced lots – to view the full selection of photographs taken, or to purchase any, see out Photo Sales section.
Sale topper from Cefin Pryce, the reserve male champion, Caereinion U R The One, a shearling ram which sold to the Wollascott flock
Second top at 4000gns, the unshown Procters Farm’s Procters Ventura, which went to the Sportsmans and Tophill flocks
Procters Vision reached 2600gns, selling to the Eryri flock
Also at 2600gns, Young Venture Vantastic, which sold to the Canllefaes flock
Pre-sale champion, Sportsmans Volta, which made 2000gns to WE and E Roberts and A and ME Owen
Top price gimmer, GGH1303102 from Gordon Gray’s Ettrick flock, to the Croesffordd flock
Worcester
At the English National Texel Sale at Worcester, 194 ram lambs sold to average £902.68, while 52 shearling rams levelled at £816.78, and 89 gimmers averaged out at £757.06.
Below are pictures of the top priced lots – to view the full selection of photographs taken, or to purchase any, see our Photo Sales section.
Trade peaked at 5400gns for Peter Woof’s Stainton Vantage II, which sold to Claybury
Second top at 5000gns, Teiglum Valiant, from the Clark family, which sold to Jonathan Rees, Pant Idda
Selling at 4000gns, David Gray’s Tima Valentino, which sold to the Cambwell and Strawfrank flocks
Also at 4000gns, Robert Cockburn’s Knap Vogue, which went to Springwell
Robbie Wilson’s Milnbank Vorderman sold at 3600gns, to the Loosebeare and Whitehart flocks
Making 3500gns, Robert Laird’s Cambwell Victory, which went to PJ Evans’ Ffostyll flock
Selling at 3400gns, John Mellin’s Hull House Voyager, to Ben Baggott, Coley
Procters Farm’s Procters Vectra sold at 3200gns to DK Goodwin & Son, Shropshire
Pre-sale champion, Charlie Boden’s Sportsmans Van The Man, sold at 3000gns to the Meon Valley flock
Also at 3000gns, Jim Innes’ Strathbogie Van Damme sold to the Foreman Hill flock
Top price shearling at 2500gns, Whitehart Ultra Modern, which sold to Loosebeare
Top price female, Tom Evans’ gimmer ESW1300234, sold to Sportsmans
Selling at 4000gns to the Cosyn flock, Robert Cockburn’s gimmer, CKP1304946