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Usk Vale flock sets 45,000gns Texel ewe record

A new Texel ewe record of 45,000gns was set at Carlisle when the Usk Vale flock was dispersed on behalf of Willy Davies and Paul Rowlands of Usk Vale Pedigrees, Llandrindod Wells

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Cowal bred ewe which sold for 45,000gns (photo as a gimmer)
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Cowal bred ewe which sold for 45,000gns (photo as a gimmer)

The sale topper was a 2021-born ewe by 65,000gns Hexel Django out of a Knap Alligator daughter which had been bought from the Cowal flock. It sold, having been flushed to Auldhouseburn Fancy Pants, to Messrs Powell for the Monnow flock, Ross on Wye.

The same buyers went to 10,000gns for a Hexel-bred 2019-born ewe by Plasucha All Star out of a Duncryne Uber Cool-sired dam which was a full sister to Hexel Born to be Wild, which had been flushed to Hexel Geronimo.

The second top price of 12,000gns was for a ewe lamb by Glenside Forever out of a Procters Chumba Wumba Clarks-bred ewe, which went to John Forsyth for the Glenside flock, Maybole.

Also making 10,000gns was a Knock-bred 2021-born ewe by Knock Dalwhinnie out of an Allanfauld Am The Man daughter which had been reserve overall champion at the 2022 Royal Welsh Show. Having been flushed to Auldhouseburn Fancy Pants, it was knocked down to Boden and Davies, Stockport.

A ewe lamb by Glenside Forever out of the sale topper also sold for 10,000gns to Johnny Cubbitt for the Long Mountain flock, Ballymoney, Northern Ireland.

Messrs Wight, Biggar, paid 7,000gns for a 2018-born Knock-bred ewe by Allanfauld Am The Man out of a Sportsmans Supreme daughter which was a full sister to Knock Yardsman.

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12 flush ewes, £8,286.25; 68 recipients, £2,053.67; 6 flock ewes, £2,817.50; 37 shearling gimmers, £2,029.05; 20 ewe lambs, £3,942.75.

Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.Ìý

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