
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