Lanark Female Sale
10th December 2005
In-lamb gimmers sold to a top of 1,300gns at Beltex Scotland
club's show and sale of females at Lanark where the consignments went under
the hammer of Beltex breeder and auctioneer Graham Burke.
Donnie Douglas, Braes of Coulmore, North Kessock, Inverness
took 1,300gns for a gimmer from his Beechcross pen. Beechcross Holly, is
an ARR/ARQ daughter of an imported sire out of a hombred ewe and was sold
carrying triplets to Horseclose Juggernaut. She goes to the island of Tiree
to join the new Beltex flock owned by 11-year-old Alasdair McLean, Heylipol
Farm.
The show was judged by Council member Louise Moorhouse from
Exeter who chose as her champion, Fearn Honey Bee, a gimmer consigned by
John Scott, Fearn, Tain. This ARR/ARR gimmer is by Ian's Good Buy out of
Brickrow Excelsius and is in-lamb to Horseclose Juggernaut. She sold at 1,100gns
to John McLean, Mains of Culsh, New Deer, Aberdeenshire for the new Beltex
flock he established last year in partnership with his Mum, Jean, with the
aim of increasing numbers to 20 ewes. Mary Dunlop's Corstane consignment
sold to a top of 1,200 gns for an Eric-sired gimmer out of a homebred ewe.
This ARR/ARR gimmer is in-lamb to Viagrow and was knocked down to Ian McMillan,
Carse of Clary, Newton Stewart.
The reserve champion, Topflite Jazzy Baby, a ewe lamb from
Grant Anderson, Nether Stenries, Dumfries was knocked down at 2,800gns to
the partnership of A Gibson, Meikle Westland, New Cumnock, Ayrshire and Northern
Ireland breeder Paul Barnes, 28 Tullydonnell Rd, Rock, Dungannon. This well
presented, meaty ARR/ARR genotype ewe lamb by Headlind Ee By Gum out of a
Lamberhurst-bred ewe, had been unbeaten in her class during the summer shows,
and her sale will help finance Grant's planned trip to New Zealand. Her twin
sister, Topflite Just For You, made 700gns to the same partnership.
The day's top price of 2,900 gns was a private deal, after
Headlind Jalo, a ewe lamb from Alan Jackson, Covington Mill, Thankerton,
Biggar had failed to reach her reserve price in the ring. Going the extra
mile to secure this member of the Headlind flock's 2005 show team was J Collinge,
Whitehill Cottage, Middlebie, Lockerbie.
Averages
1 Ewe £336.00
65 gimmers £464.58
24 ewe lambs £441
Auctioneers: Lawrie & Symington, Forfar Mart |
+44 (0)17683 41124
