Sales round up: Strong trade for spring lambs, Edstaston Charollais to 拢5,100, Summer Sizzlers hit 拢4,300

Edstaston Charollais sale hits 拢5,100

A CELEBRATION of 40 years breeding Charollais sheep culminated in a 拢5,100 top price for the online reduction of the adult female portion of Robert and Jeanette Gregory's Edstaston flock, Shrewsbury.

Hitting the top price when selling to Dave Roberts, Shrewsbury, was a 2023-registered ewe by 4,400gns Dalby Ancelotti. Its dam is Edstaston Tamsin which is by the former breed record-priced Knockin Shockin and out of Edstaston Madison which won many inter-breed titles on the show circuit.

Messrs Roberts paid a further 拢3,900 for a shearling gimmer by Boyo Commander and out of Edstaston Wasabi.

A different Messrs Roberts, this time from Holyhead, paid 拢4,100 for a full sister to the 拢3,900 gimmer as well as 拢1,750 for another Boyo Commander-sired gimmer.

Another Boyo Commander-sired gimmer sold to Messrs Moseley, Shrewsbury, for 拢1,900, alongside the aforementioned Edstaston Tamsin for 拢1,800.

Messrs Martin, Fifehead Neville, paid 拢1,650 for a 2024-registered ewe by Tullyear Artemis, while an Edstaston Bombardier-sired gimmer sold to Messrs Jones, Llanybydder, for 拢1,600.

Averages 鈥� 17 shearling gimmers, 拢1,521; 23 ewes, 拢1,235.

Auctioneer: Harrison and Hetherington.

My Girl leads Summer Sizzlers

A BELTEX ewe lamb headed up the online Summer Sizzlers sale when Gary Beacom, Co Fermanagh, sold Lakeview My Girl for 拢4,300.

The February-born, embryo-bred Lakeview My Girl is by the 20,000gns Logie Durno Jack Daniels which was champion at the Beltex Premier Sale in 2023. Its dam is the 2025 Irish National champion, Lakeview Jungle Princess, which is by the 45,000gns Lurg Grand Slam and an embryo sister to the 拢18,000 Kelso Ram Sales record-holder, Lakeview Jackaroo. The buyer was Messrs Hill, Shepton Mallet.

Next best at 拢3,200 when sold to Messrs Paterson, Newmains, was Cumbria-based Oliver Watson's Suffolk gimmer, Irt Vale Dancing Queen. Bred from a Strathbogie ewe, it is by the 15,000gns Maidenstone Magician.

Finn Christie's Maidenstone Suffolk gimmer from Inverurie, sold to Messrs Bourne, North Tawton, for 拢2,700. Its sire is the 28,000gns Castleisle Blackadder while its dam is a Howgillfoot ewe.

Messrs Dodd, Lockerbie, paid 拢1,900 for a Lurg Beltex gimmer from Alan Miller, Inverurie. Bred from Lurge Hey Fancy Pants, its sire is the 21,000gns Faughhill Kealey.

Close behind on 拢1,800 was Rolex Just the One, a Dutch Spotted ewe lamb by Diamond Idol from A. Colhoun, Co Tyrone. It is out of Rolex Felicity, and sold to Messrs Cornish, Buckfastleigh.

The Ingram family, Inverurie, sold the dearest of the Charollais entries for 拢1,700 to Shepard Partnerhsip, Wimborne. Their Loanhead gimmer is by Foxhill Va Va Voom.

Auctioneer: Harrison and Hetherington.

Strong lamb trade at Darlington

WITH nine active ringside buyers, new season lambs at Darlington were up more than 100p/kg and 拢47/head compared to the same week last year as the 902 traded to average 477p/kg or 拢210.46/head.

With 257 lambs over the 500p/kg mark, heavy lambs were in demand as 65 sold in excess of 拢250/head.

Selling for the top price per kilo was half a dozen lambs weighing 45kg from J.C. Simpson, Caldwell, which hit 548p/kg (拢248/head), followed at 543p/kg (拢223/head) for a pair of 41kg Beltex from A.W.S.M. Farms, Hutton Magna.

A single Texel cross Suffolk weighing 55kg from William Swinbank, Caldwell, led the gross trade at 拢288/head (523p/kg), followed at 拢267 for eight weighing 52kg from Messrs Simpson.

Plenty of lightweight lambs and Mule-bred lambs traded consistently at 拢190 to 拢210.

Auctioneer: Darlington Farmers Auction Mart.

Breeding cattle hit 拢4,800 at Skipton

AN entry of 56 breeding cattle sold through Skipton peaked at 拢4,800 for a 2021-born Simmental Luing cow with three-month-old Simmental steer calf at foot from J.F. and C. Saunders, Ulverston.

Next at 拢4,200 was a British Blue cross Montbeliarde with Angus-sired heifer calf from C. Rathmell, Tong.

The ongoing reduction from T.H. and K. Wood, Harrogate, reached 拢4,000 three times for young Limousins.

Feeding bulls levelled at 拢2,067.76 for 116, with a top of 拢2,900 paid for a 28-month-old pure British Blue from J.T.C. Excavations, Sowerby Bridge, with Limousins to 拢2,650 from Alan Lodge, Malham Moor.

A mixed entry of store cattle sold to 拢2,410 for a Limousin steer from Fair Place Farm, Cowling, with native steers to 拢2,120 for Aberdeen-Angus from R.G. and A.R. Clegg, Clitheroe.

A heifer from Messrs Down and Hyslop, Settle, led the section at 拢2,480 with natives to 拢2,240 for an Angus from Harewood Farming, Harewood.听听

Auctioneer: Craven Cattle Marts.

Champion pair top Barnard Castle

ALL classes of spring lambs were in demand and short of requirements at Barnard Castle where the champion pair from the pre-sale show went on to top the entry at 697p/kg and 拢275/head.

That was听 the champion pair of Beltex lambs consigned by B. and J.B. Beadle, Staindrop, as picked out by judge, James Birkbeck, Soulby.

The reserve ticket went to a pair of Beltex lambs from M. Gleave, Copley, which realised 483p/kg or 拢222/head.

The first-prize pair of Mule-bred continentals from W.F. and D.M. Metcalf, Barningham sold for 拢205/head.

Hoggs reached 396p/kg and 拢234/head for Texels from P.C. Langstaff, Woodland, while cast ewes sold to 拢250 for a Beltex from J.B. and J.A. Fenwick, Barnard Castle.

Auctioneer: C. and D. Auction Marts.听

Cattle sell well at Leek

NEARLY all milking entries passed the 拢2,000 mark at the June pedigree dairy day at Leek where a top of 拢4,000 was paid for a heifer from the Shepherd family, Bakewell.听

Selling to the Hargreaves family, Cresswell, giving 31kg, Meldamar Mecca Eilwen 241 boasts an Ex90-rated grand-dam that recorded 80-tonnes in its lifetime.听

Red Earth Farms, Leek, paid 拢3,800 and 拢3,750 for two from the Critchlow family, Cubley. Dearest was an Applejax daughter giving 30kg while the other was by Delta Wirdum.

A Raiton heifer from John Allen, Tutbury, sold to Messrs Burton, Harpur Hill, for 拢3,700.听

A run of seven from Messrs Eason, Okerthorpe, topped at 拢3,600, while the Flower family, Friden, sold four Danish Red cross heifers to 拢3,400.听

Auctioneer: Leek Auctions.听