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Female sales

CCM Skipton purchased as a lamb at the National sale

jointly with the Rookery flock, the shearling
was claimed by Congleton’s H Lyons.
Mr Biddulph was also responsible for
2nd November 2019 the first prize ewe, a three-year-old by

Auctioneer: Skipton Auction Mart the flock’s own Strathisla Schumaker son,
Pexhill Jackpot, a maternal brother to the
13,500gns Pexhill Real Lucky.
Scanned in-lamb to Roundacre Big Bang,
olid across-the-board trade was › Pamela Lupton with the top price 850gns in-lamb shearling a 5,000gns joint purchase with the Sitlow
ewe at Skipton’s inaugural pedigree Suffolk females highlight
achieved at a brand-new weekend flock and one of two brothers that finished
Sshow and sale for pedigree Suffolk second and third at the Royal Highland
females at Skipton Auction Mart. Show – his dam’s full sister was twice RHS
The inaugural fixture made an immediate reserve breed champion in 2017 and 2018
impact, with a complete clearance of the – the red rosette-winning ewe made top
17 in-lamb sheep penned for sale, which price in class of 600gns when also joining
peaked at 850gns for a shearling ewe H Lyons.
from Pamela Lupton’s Kexbeck flock at The first prize shearling ewe and overall
Greenholme Farm, Galphay, Ripon. reserve champion, courtesy of show judge
The ewe was one of December, 2017- Liz Needham, who runs the Norman
born triplets by the 6,800gns Manor House pedigree flock in Kendal, came from Welsh
Hotspot, out of a Kexbeck dam that bred breeder John Pryce’s Horton flock near
the male champion and breed reserve Trefnanney in Powys. Further info: Robin Moule
champion at last year’s Great Yorkshire Shown by daughter, Helen Roberts, › Helen Roberts with her father John Pryce’s reserve 07976 559961
Show and grand-dam of ewe lambs that the ewe, one of January, 2018, triplets champion shearling ewe at Skipton’s inaugural pedigree
Suffolk females highlight
stood second in class this year. by Castlegrove Turrit, acquired two years
Out of a Rhaeadr Razzle Dazzle-sired ewe ago, was sold in-lamb to the very good breeding ram, Haddo
which also had show breeding pedigree, High Voltage, and made 650gns when claimed by LJ Berry, of
the shearling was sold carrying twins to Haslingden. SMALL FARM COVER THAT
Rhaeadr Jet Set, purchased for 4,000gns The Horton flock also stood third in the ewe show class with a WORKS AS HARD AS YOU DO
and whose own sire, Stockton Sniper’s Son, December, 2015, daughter of Sitlaw Saint Steve, scanned in-lamb
last year sold for top price of 15,500gns at to Rookery Royal Escort. She made 300gns, with the Rhaeadr flock Now our Farm Essentials insurance works even harder
the National sale to the Rhaeadr flock. The buyer of the top price Rhaeadr Reggae-sired ewe and also scanned carrying twins to of another Welsh breeder, Myfyr Evans responsible for the second for you, including a new livestock limit of £100,000.
in-lamb entry was G Brass, from Kirkby Stephen. Rhaeadr Jet Set, this ewe also joined Mr Brass. prize winner, a December, 2016, daughter of Ballynacanon Bale, To see what other improvements we’ve made, or how
Mrs Lupton, who was only selling females as the flock had Geoff Biddulph, who runs the Pexhill flock at Gawsworth, near scanned in-lamb to Limestone Limousine, which made 420gns. we can help farms of all sizes, contact your local
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outgrown her small farm, also achieved 700gns with the third Macclesfield, presented a nice run of in-lamb shearlings, the pick Mr Evans, who farms at Llanrhaeadr in Denbghshire, and is
prize March, 2018, shearling ewe by Ballynacanon Castle, reserve of which at 800gns was the second prize winner, a January, 2018, celebrating his landmark 40th year as a Suffolk breeder, also stood Alternatively, search NFU Mutual Small Farm
male champion at the 2017 Great Yorkshire who himself bred daughter of Sitlow Concept, whose home-bred dam has produced overall champion with his first prize ewe lamb, a January-born
last year’s male champion and breed reserve champion. Out of a prize-winning progeny. Scanned carrying triplets to Carony, daughter of Stockton Sniper’s Son, though the victor, like other
class prize winners, returned home.
However, a strong entry of ewe lambs proved better to sell than
anticipated, with a good commercial following. The Maverick flock
of Mrs M Brown, from Clifton, Otley, had a successful sale with
Lakeview Harbinger daughters selling to 800gns and 750gns and
her pen of six ewe lambs averaging £616.
Stephen Bolland, who runs the Wharfe flock in Bolton Abbey,
See our full range of Suffolk merchandise at achieved the day’s top call of 1,000gns for a December-born ewe
lamb by the 2,300gns Strathbogie Superstar, which sold for export
the Society website: www.suffolksheep.org to the Red Creek Suffolk flock in the Netherlands.
Also catching the eye with ewe lambs was Derbyshire-based
Steve Buckley’s Sitlow flock at Dove Holes, Buxton, with a 750gns The National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society Limited (No.111982). Registered in England.
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£423.94, while the ewe lamb average was £508.77

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