This annual sale once again delivered an exceptional entry of quality rams, with buyers in attendance from far and wide.

Principle prices included:
Suffolk shearlings to £3200 from TA Blair.
Suffolk lambs to £1600 from S Bolland.
Suffolk aged rams to £2000 from RA Batty.
Texel shearlings to £3200 from J Woodburn & Partners.
Cross bred shearlings to £2800 from WM Reed & Sons.
Lleyn shearlings to £750 from JA&R Geldard & Sons.
Charollais shearlings to £700 from JA&R Geldard & Sons.
Dutch Spotted shearlings to £500 from J Stamper.
Badger Face Texel Shearlings to £600 from R&SA Rawsthorne.

SUFFOLKS

This year the judging of the Suffolks was in the very capable hands of Master Clark Ellwood, Grizebeck who had 2 high quality classes presented before him.
From a class of 13 shearlings the first prize rosette was awarded to TA Blair, Poulton le Fylde which later achieved a sale topping prize of £3200 purchased by the judge. The lamb class also had an entry of 13 forward and saw S Bolland, Bolton Abbey receive the red rosette which later sold for £1400 to a local breeder.
All Suffolks forward experienced spirited bidding with other notable shearling prices being £2000, £1800 RA Batty, £1800, £1600 JH Towers & Sons, £1600, £1400 AR Edmondson, £1500 S Barlow & R Cook, £1400 RA & L Hodgson.
Ram lambs peaked at £1600 from S Bolland who sold others at £1400, £1200, £1000. J Irving sold lambs to £1200 with others at £1000 from C Kenyon and TA Blair.

Sale Statistics
Aged Rams to £2000
Shearling Rams to £3200, average £1046
Ram Lambs to £1600, average £835

CHAROLAIS

Charolais rams saw shearlings sell to £700 from JA & R Geldard & Sons with others to £600 from B & A Crane and SC & NC Hodgson with lambs to £500 from S Cumming.

OTHER BREEDS

Badger Face Texel shearlings sold to £600 from R&SA Rawsthorne. Dutch Spotted shearlings to £500 from J Stamper and lambs to £680 from KP Dagger. Lleyn shearlings sold to £750 from JA & R Geldard & Sons.

TEXELS

A super entry of Texels were this year judged by Mr J Hoggarth, Ulpha who awarded the first prize rosette to WJ & VJ Case which later sold for £2000. The ram lamb class was won by M Wayne. Buyers were keen to secure Texel rams for both prime lamb and gimmer replacement breeding. Notable prices include J Woodburn & Partners to £3200 & £2000, WJ & VJ Case to £2400, £2200 & £2000, E Woodburn to £1800, HJ & PA Berry to £1600, MW & HE Pedley to £1600, A Williams to £1600, £1500 and S Cunliffe to £1500.

Sale statistics:
Aged Rams to £900, average £512
Shearling Rams to £3200, average £905
Ram Lambs to £350

CROSSBREDS

An exceptional entry of crossbred rams this year presented before the judge Mr W Sedgley. The first prize shearling rosette was awarded to WM Reed & Sons showing a Texel x Beltex which later sold for £2800. Crossbred tups sold exceptionally well with power and strength at a premium, topping at £2800. Other principal prices include G Sowerby to £2000, £1800, £1700, £1600, RF Towers to £1700, WM Reed & Sons to £1600, WJ & VJ Case to £1600, H Taylor & Partners to £1600, JA & R Geldard & Sons to £1400.

The next sale of breeding rams is Wednesday 1st October being the evening ‘Boys are Back in Town sale.