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Dungannon Irish Premier Show and Sale
Saturday 6th September 2003

Dungannon Farmers Mart was the venue for the Irish Beltex Sheep Breeders premier sale. This proved a convenient location drawing a large attendance on the day. The club had taken the effort to ensure that the sheep presented were all scrapie monitored and that a large percentage of these were Brucella Ovis tested and ready for immediate export to GB and the ROI.

The judge for the show was David Jones, Beltex Society Chairman who complemented the breeders on their well presented sheep of a high quality with excellent muscling. His champion on the day was an aged ewe from the now famous Tullygarley flock owned by the Currie family. Reserve went to a ram lamb showed by Mrs Cynthia Eakin. First in their respective classes were Brendan McQuaid - Aged Ram, Alan Lecky - Shearling Ram, Wade and Alison McCrabbe - Shearling ewe and the ewe lamb class was won by Alan Lecky and later purchased by young breeder Paul Barnes for his new Rock-Solid flock.

The judging was followed immediately by the sale conducted by Trevor Wylie where the demand for the breed soon became apparent with a virtual clearance for all lots on offer.

From a catalogue of 133 sheep the sale averages are shearling rams 520gns, aged rams 520gns, ram lambs 325gns. In the female section shearling ewes 265gns, aged ewes 375gns,

These averages show a significant rise on previous year’s. Top price of the day, 1200gns, went to the aged ewe from John Currie bought by an agent who paid 1200gns and 1200gns for two others from the same pen. The champion was sold for 780gns to C & P Barnes for the Beechtree flock.

Other notable prices from the sale:

Shearling Rams 720gns paid by J. McCoy for a ram presented by B.McQuaid, A.Murray 660gns., C.Barnes 680, 580gns., A.Lecky 650gns., 620gns., 600gns., S & P Clarke 580gns and K.& A. McCarthy 580gns. Aged Rams topped at 750gns for an excellent ram shown by Dermot Murray. Others sold to 550,500,480 and 320gns. Ram Lambs sold to a top of 460 paid twice for the ram lambs shown by Mrs Aiken others of note are E. Strain 440,420,400 & 325gns, D. Murray 400, 340gns.

Shearling Ewes Wade and Alison McCrabbe 600, 500, 500, 400gns. Aged ewes An excellent pen from J.K. Currie topped the sale at 1200gns. with others to 900,800,780,650,620, & 600gns. Ewe Lambs – a small entry which topped at 280gns for Hugh O,Neill. Breeding ewes were also keenly sought for the established flocks of Hugh and Eddie O’Neill, Brian Mathews, Brendan McQuaid and Elizabeth McAllister.