Carlisle – Blue Texel
A new record price for a Blue Texel ram was set at Carlisle, when the Gibbons’ ram lamb, Whatmore E-Male, sold at 25,000gns.
Overall, 86 ram lambs sold to average £1218.36, while 64 shearling rams levelled at £976.99 and four aged rams averaged £1010.62. In the females, 91 gimmers averaged out at £1186.15 and 59 ewe lambs sold to level at £724.14.
Below are pictures of the top priced lots, but to view the full selection of photographs taken on the day, head to our Photo Sales section.
New Breed record holder at 25,000gns, Whatmore E-Male sold to Henry Jewitt
Pistyll Everest sold for 6500gns to Kevin Watret and Paul Tippetts
Matt’s Escobar sold for 6000gns to Stasa Moyse
Topping the female trade at 6000gns was Saltire Blue Daisy, selling to Vicky Bowring
Pistyll Elite made 5500gns to Stasa Moyse
Saltire Blue Dawn also sold for 5500gns, this time to Messrs McFarland, Omagh, Co Tyrone
Nantyderri Derek made 5000gns to Messrs Cook, Llantilio, Aberdavenny
To view the full selection of photographs taken on the day, head to our Photo Sales section.