Averages up again at the Premier Sale
What a cracking day in the office for the breed at the Premier Sale at Shrewsbury with 19 prices of 1000gns and above with averages significantly up on last year with 34 ram lambs averaging £1110.22 (£955.50 2023)
It was Louis Stainthorpe from WHITBY Flock, Yorkshire who had a sale to remember taking the top three prices of the day with his pen of ram lambs who all had the looks and the figures to match. Top of the day was 4500gns for Whitby A072400259. Out of a homebred ewe and sired by the homebred Whitby Dracula, who was champion at the Carlisle sale last year and in the top 1% of the breed on figures. He found his new home with Graham and Judith Galbraith for their Graylen flock, Kendal after spotting him at the National Training weekend in April.
The second highest price was 3600gns for Whitby A072400250, another in the top 1% of the breed on figures. Sired by Treworthal Poldark and out of a Thorbeck ewe and heads to Scotland for Irene Steel, Powblack Flock, Stirling.
Completing a hat-trick of top prices came the third and final ram lamb from the Whitby pen, this time Whitby A072400251. Again, sired by the Carlisle champion Whitby Dracula and out of a Wilstrop Legend daughter, he was knocked down to D J Taylor, Taunton, Somerset, at 3000gns.
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The Overall champion in the pre-sale judging, under the watchful eye of Roy McFarlane of the Lecropt flock achieved 2300gns. Yarcombe 30N2407703 from Henry Derryman and family, Yarcombe, Devon has had previous show successes after winning the Breed and Interbreed ram lamb Championship at Devon County Show only the week before. Sired by the much admired Millfields Sergeant and out of a homebred Ballycreelly Duke daughter, he headed back to Devon with Crediton-based R Reddaway.
Closely following at 2200gns was Graylen 24Y2406018 from Graham and Judith Galbraith. Out of a homebred Wilstrop Legend daughter and sired by the homebred Quartermaster, who is a son of Rennisons T.Rex and is the top 1% for terminal index. He caught the eye of T and N Bougourd, Loxhill Flock, Axbridge, Somerset.
Only a handful of shearling rams forward and realised a top call of 1200gns from Sophie Manners and Joe Dilibero, Towcester, Northants, with Seawell F132300047. Out of a Yarcombe ewe and sired by Wilstrop Legend he heads home to Watchet, Somerset, with Lucy Heywood for her Thornfalcon flock.
Also from the Seawell pen was Seawell F132300039, another Wilstrop Legend son, this time out of a Treworthal Jethro, Stourfield bred daughter. The hammer fell at 1000gns for K T H Phillips, Brecon, Powys.
Females hit a high of 1900gns for a shearling ewe from Austyn Chapman and Nikki Wadkins Eppleby flock, based at Richmond, North Yorkshire. Eppleby B232300029, who is sired by the noted Chaddlehanger King Eric and out of a Kelsey Fantastic daughter from the Lecropt flock, now heads north to Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria-based C Hadwin.
Next up at 1600gns was the reserve female champion, the shearling ewe, Whitby A072300180 another one from Louis Stainthorpe. Out of a homebred Thorbeck Julius daughter and sired by Whitby Storm she was the pick of Harry Elsden, Hertford Flock, Welwyn, Hertfordshire
Other shearlings hit 850gns for Sue and Robin Small and Faye Edworthy, Ashburton, Devon, with Goodstone 02Z2300486. Out of a homebred Merrybanks Masterchef daughter and sired by Chaddlehanger Lamborghini James, she previously stood breed champion at both Devon County and Okehampton shows in 2023. Taking her home to Carnforth, Lancaster was I L Dixon.
Ewe lambs met a top call of 1400gns twice, the first being a substitute entry from Henry Derryman and family. Yarcombe 30N2407706 is out of a homebred ewe and sired by Millfields Sergeant. She caught the eye of previous purchaser Harry Elsden.
At the same money was Whitby A072400282 again from Louis Stainthorpe. This daughter of Treworthal Poldark is out of a homebred ewe and now heads home to Sudbury, Essex-based David and Denise Middleditch.
A pair of lambs at 1100gns followed, both of which came from Austyn Chapman and Nikki Wadkins. First was Eppleby B232400044, she is sired by Chaddlehanger King Eric and out of a homebred Eppleby Major daughter. She was secured by S Tayler, Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
The second was Eppleby B232400055 who is out of a Ballycreely Top Tup, Loughbrae bred daughter and sired again by the noted King Eric. Taking her home were previous purchasers D and D Middleditch who also secured the next Eppleby ewe lamb at 1000gns. She came in the form of Eppleby B232400049, another daughter of King Eric and out of a Graylen bred ewe.
Averages:
34 ram lambs £1110.22,
5 shearling rams £875.70,
14 shearling ewes £656.25,
15 ewe lambs £828.80
(Auctioneers: Halls, Shrewsbury).
The sale was kindly sponsored by Aytin Shears who donated a pair of shears for the winner of every class with the Premier Sale engraved on the blades..
Champion –HC Derryman & Sons YARCOMBE lot 11Reserve Champion –Steffan Harries LLAINTERFYN lot 109 |
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Male Champion – HC Derryman & Sons YARCOMBE lot 11Reserve Male Champion – G & J Galbraith GRAYLEN lot 45 | Female Champion – Steffan Harries LLAINTERFYN lot 109Reserve Female Champion – Louis Stainthorpe WHITBY lot 77 |
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 Shearling Ram1st – Manners & Dilibero SEAWELL lot 59 2nd – Steffan Harries LLAINTERFYN lot 62 3rd – Stefan Harries LLAINTERFYN lot 61 4th – Small & Edworthy GOODSTONE lot 64 5th – Manners & Dilibero SEAWELL lot 60 |  Shearling Ewe1st – Louis Stainthorpe WHITBY lot 77 2nd – Chapman & Wadkins EPPLEBY lot 78 3rd – Lucy Heywood THORNFALCON lot 85 4th – Amanda Clements WOMACK lot 67 5th – Amanda Clements WOMACK lot 66 |
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