Texel – Lanark ’18
A six-figure top price and a further 19 lots at five-figures, ensured that averages increased by more than £700 on the year, at the Scottish National Show and Sale of Texels at Lanark. Overall, 325 ram lambs sold to average £3417.04, compared to 414 at £2707.69 in 2017.
Top price at 125,000gns, was Myfyr Evans’ Rhaeadr Best Of The Best, a Teiglum Young Gun son, out of an Auldhouseburn-bred ewe that was bought at the Select Seven sale as a gimmer in 2016.
The previous evening, gimmers peaked at 18,000gns, for one from Robert Bennett’s Plasucha flock, a daughter of Eden Valley Wiz Kid out of a ewe by Garngour Upperclass. A total of 54 gimmers sold to average £1670.28.
Below are pictures of the top priced lots, but to view the full selection of photographs taken, see our Photo Sales section.
Sale top, Rhaeadr Best Of The Best, sold at 125,000gns to Auldhouseburn
Second Top, Auldhouseburn Boss, sold at 75,000gns to Cowal
Champion, Haddo Balvenie, made 40,000gns to John Elliot, Ken Hodge and Mike & Melanie Alford
Plasucha Big Gun sold at 32,000gns to Sportsmans
Knock Banker sold at 28,000gns to Knap and Nochnary, with Knock retaining a share
Auldhouseburn Billy The Kid also made 28,000gns, selling to Knap
Sportsmans Benchmark sold at 26,000gns, to Deveronvale
Haddo Breadwinner reached 24,000gns, selling to Brackenridge, Carlinside and Strawfrank, with Haddo retaining a share
Cowal Bucking Bronco sold at 22,000gns, to Corskie and Milnbank
Plasucha Boss Man made 20,000gns, to Haymount and Maerdy
Alderview Barrister, first prize novice lamb, sold at 17,000gns to Ettrick and Craighead
Silvermere Baltic sold at 17,000gns, to Arkle, Garngour and Halbeath
Garngour Bullet made 17,000gns, to Allanfauld, Harestone and Hilltop
Deveronvale Braveheart made 15,000gns, selling to the Cornmore and Topped flocks in Northern Ireland
Fordafourie Balvenie sold at 12,000gns to Douganhill and Procters
Knockem Bright Spark made 10,500gns to Dyke, Hartside and Humeston
Tamnamoney Bushtown sold at 10,000gns to Lavenham
Strathbogie Best Bet sold for 10,000gns to Ballygroogan, Carmavy and Corbo, all Northern Ireland
Strathbogie Bees Knees also made 10,000gns, to Tamnamoney
Haddo Bright Spark sold at 9000gns to Lower Reiss, Sheeoch and Wester Moy and Jack Rendall, Orkney
Top price female, this gimmer, BFE1707032, from Plasucha sold at 18,000gns to Foxhill
To view the full selection of photographs taken, see our Photo Sales section.
Leading prices:
125,000gns – Rhaeadr Best Of The Best, by Teiglum Young Gun, to Auldhouseburn
75,000gns – Auldhouseburn Boss, by Sportsmans A Star, to Cowal
40,000gns – Haddo Balvenie, by Clinterty Yuga Khan, to John Elliot, Ken Hodge and Mike & Melanie Alford
32,000gns – Plasucha Big Gun, by Plasucha All Star, to Sportsmans
28,000gns – Knock Banker, by Allanfauld Am The Man, to Knap, Nochnary and a share kept by Knock
28,000gns – Auldhouseburn Billy The Kid, by Sportsmans A Star, to Knap
26,000gns – Sportsmans Benchmark, by Fordafourie Amalert, to Deveronvale
24,000gns – Haddo Breadwinner, by Allanfauld Am The Man, to Brackenridge, Carlinside and Strawfrank, with Haddo retaining a share
22,000gns – Cowal Bucking Bronco, by Midlock Avicii, to Corskie and Milnbank
20,000gns – Plasucha Boss Man, by Mullan Awesome, to Haymount and Maerdy
17,000gns – Alderview Barrister, by Arkle Awesome, to Ettrick and Craighead
17,000gns – Silvermere Baltic, by Strathbogie Yes Sir, to Arkle, Garngour and Halbeath
17,000gns – Garngour Bullet, by Fordafourie Young Star, to Allanfauld, Harestone and Hilltop
15,000gns – Deveronvale Braveheart, by Mullan Armani, to Cornmore and Topped
12,000gns – Fordafourie Balvenie, by Fachell Victor, to Douganhill and Procters
11,000gns – Auldhouseburn Bozo, by Sportsmans A Star, to Fachell
10,500gns – Knockem Bright Spark, by Midlock Ali Baa Baa, to Dyke, Hartside and Humeston
10,000gns – Tamnamoney Bushtown, by Scotsman Avicii, to Lavenham
10,000gns – Starthbogie Best Bet, by Mullan Armani, to Ballygroogan, Carmarvy and Corbo
10,000gns – Strathbogie Bees Knees, by Mullan Armani, to Ballynahone, Bregagh, Forkins, Larahirl, Tamnamoney and Whitepark
9000gns – Haddo Bright Spark, by Clinterty Yuga Khan, to Lower Reiss, Norseman, Sheeoch and Wester Moy
8200gns – Strathbogie Buster, by Mullan Armani, to Elmscleugh
8000gns – Hexel Born To Be Wild, by Plasucha All Star, to Haddo and Knock, with Hexel retaining a share
8000gns – Mellor Vale Blackjack, by Teiglum Young Gun, to Tophill
7800gns – Teiglum Bachelor, by Knock Yardsman, to Alderview, Bellefield and Leapoges
7500gns – Knap Bonanza, by Mullan Amigo, to Mullan, Springwell and Tullagh
7500gns – Ettrick Braw Lad, by Usk Vale Albatross, to Fordafourie
7000gns – Hexel Beast From The East, by Plasucha All Star, to Charben
7000gns – Tamanamoney Black Gold, by Scotsman Avicii, to Foyleview and Straidarran
7000gns – Milnbank Brooklyn, by Greenstar Alfie, to Grougfoot
6500gns – Tamnamoney Balboa, by Scotsman Avicii, to Meonside
6000gns – Knock Brutus, by Allanfauld Am The Man, to Scrogtonhead
6000gns – Milnbank Banshee, by Greenstar Alfie, to Knock
5600gns – Wydden Boom, by Procters Yankee, to Cae Coed
5500gns – Cressage Blockbuster, by Fordafourie Amalert, to Noresk
5500gns – Milnbank Bacardi, by Greenstar Alfie, to Lauder
5500gns – Titan Billionaire, by Tophill Wallsteet, to Messrs Howells
5500gns – Garngour Bladerunner, by Knock Yardsman, to Derrylahan and Donnelly, Eire
To view the full selection of photographs taken, see our Photo Sales section.
To view the full selection of photographs taken, see our Photo Sales section.