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Carlisle In–lamb Show & Sale Of MV Accredited Pedigree Beltex Sheep
Friday 10th December 2004

A scrapie group one genotype shearling gimmer from father and son John and Nick Frazier topped the in-lamb Beltex premier society show and sale at Carlisle on Friday December 10th 2004.

Reserve Champion was Coningswick Gladys

Coningswick Gail from the Fraziers’ flock at Coningswick Farm, Rock, near Kidderminster, Worcestershire was AId in September to the record priced ram lamb at the Carlisle August 2004 premier Beltex Sheep Society sale when it sold for 6,800gns. The February 2003 born shearling gimmer is by the Belgian sire Van’t Korenhof Calvados and out of Coningswick Ella and it sold to Mrs J Cruickshank, of Drumrash Farm, Parton, Castle Douglas. Close behind another shearling gimmer from the Coningswick flock made the sale’s joint second top price of 1,200gns.

Another scrapie group one female, Welsh Gem, a February 03 born daughter of Headlind Ee By Gum and out of Clary Duchess, had also been AId to Pentland Hero. She sold to Anglesey breeder C Parry, of Fron Farm, Beaumaris.

It was another North Wales buyer D Jones of Plas Pigot, Llansannan, Clwyd, who paid the second 1,200gns price for an imported shearling gimmer from the Aviemore flock of Doreen Mair based at Aviemore House, Turriff, Aberdeenshire. The March-03 born Frida V/D Vosseberg was AId in September to Kauwenberg Knock Out, an imported shearling which was second prize winner in the shearling ram class at East Flanders Show, Deinze.

Another Aviemore group one shearling gimmer sold for 1,100gns returning north with purchasers K Gill & Co to Easter Fortrose, Ross-shire.

A group one shearling gimmer from Gavin Shanks and Alan Thom’s Garrion flock at Bowmanhurst, Brownlee Estate, Carluke, which was run with the record priced Tullygarley Elite which made 34,000gns at the Carlisle August 2003 sale, made 1,000gns. West Wales breeders G Davies, of Tyllwyd, Dryslwyn, Carmarthen bought the May 03 born twin by Glenkern E’Carte out of Forglen Designer Label.
Shanks and Thom sold another Garrion group one shearling for 850gns to Mr Jones also by Glenkern E’Carte and having run with Elite.

The reserve overall champion from the Frazier’s Coningswick flock, also AI'd to Pentland Hero, sold for 900gns to Brian Ryder, of Newtown Farm, Annan Water, Moffat, Dumfriesshire.

Another five lots made 750gns and more including two at 780gns and three at 750gns.

Leading Prices

Averages

4 Ewes £460.69
42 Shearling Gimmers £573.63
12 Ewe Lambs £456.31

Auctioneers
Harrison & hetherington ltd