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Champion Beltex Ewe to 3,200gns at LanarkThe champion Beltex, a two year old ewe from A Donald, West Linton, Peeblesshire, made the top price of the day at the Beltex Scotland In-Lamb Female sale at Lanark on Saturday 10 December 2011.
The sale leader, Harestanes Norah, by Southolm had been running with Tiree Lyfebuoy, the 2008 Royal Highland Show reserve male breed champion, and was taken home by P Tippets and C Williams, Willodge Farm, Shropshire. Next came a gimmer, Clary Party Girl from J L McMillan, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire at 1,500gns. Party Girl, by Corstane Mighty Max, was taken home by C M Jennings, Crakehall, Cumbria.
A Broughton ewe lamb from M Dunlop, Biggar, Lanarkshire and sired by Clary Number One sold to a bid of 1,300gns from J McGarva, Cummertrees, Annan. The same breeder also sold the first prize gimmer Corstane ET Prime Pussy by Kingledores Look At Me for 1,000gns to H Emslie, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.
Selling to 1,200gns was another ewe lamb, Woodies Rumble by Ryder Pavarotti from S Wood, Skene, Aberdeenshire. This nine month old was purchased by C Barnes, Northern Ireland. Averages: 28 ewes £501.75, 38 gimmers £462.55, 11 ewe lambs £606.14 Auctioneers: Lawrie and Symington
28 EWES AVERAGED £501.75 (-£16.57) 38 GIMMERS AVERAGED £462.55 (- £77.02) 11 EWE LAMBS AVERAGED £606.14 ( + £52.26) ________ 77 SOLD ======= CLASS 1 – AGED EWE
1st A. Donald, New Harestanes, Kirkard, Blyth Bridge, West Linton Lot No 32 2nd J.L. McMillan, Carse of Clary, Wigtow, Newton Stewart Lot No 2 3rd N & J McQuistin, High Airyolland, New Luce, Newton Stewart Lot No 9 4th Mrs Mary Dunlop, Corstane, Broughton, Biggar Lot No 27 CLASS 2 – GIMMER1st Mrs Mary Dunlop, Corstane, Broughton, Biggar Lot No 66 2nd J.L. McMillan, Carse of Clary, Wigtown, Newton Stewart Lot No 57 3rd N & J McQuistin, High Airyolland, New Luce, Newton Stewart Lot No 84 4th James McGarva, Horseclose, Cummertrees, Annan Lot No 46 CLASS 3 – EWE LAMB
1st Richard Wood, Kingledores, Tweedsmuir, Biggar Lot No 128 2nd Stuart Wood, Woolhillock Croft, Skene, Westhill, Aberdeen Lot No 94 3rd A & M Dunlop, Corstane, Broughton, Biggar Lot No 117 4th Jim Kennedy, Lyonpark, Maybole, Ayrshire Lot No 123
CHAMPION – LOT 32 – EWE
from
Alex Donald, New Harestanes, Kirkard, Blyth Bridge, West Linton RESERVE CHAMPION – LOT
128
– EWE LAMB from
Richard Wood, Kingledores, Tweedsmuir, Biggar, Lanark.
Leading Prices Lot 32, Champion Ewe made 3,200gns to Paul Tippets & Christine Williams, Willodge Farm, Shropshire. Lot 57 2nd Prize Gimmer from J.L. McMillan, Carse of Clary, 1500gns to C.M. Jennings, Crakehall, Cumbria. Lot 66, 1st Prize Gimmer from Mary Dunlop, Corstane, 1000gns to Harry Emslie, Kinknockie, Mintlaw, Peterhead, Aberdeen. Lot 94, 2nd Prize Ewe Lamb from Stuart Wood, Woolhillock Croft, Skene, Aberdeen, 1200gns to Colin Barnes, Tullyodonnel Road, Northern Ireland. Lot 118, Ewe Lamb from Mary Dunlop, Corstane, Broughton, Biggar, 1300 gns to James McGarva, Horeclose, Cummertrees, Annan. |
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