Females sell out at the Northern Ireland Sale
Hampshire’s on the crest of a wave.
The atmosphere was electric on Saturday 11th Sept at Beattie Livestock Mart, Omagh, with high demand for Hampshire Down sheep. There was a 100% clearance of ewes of all ages topping at 1350gns and a 71% clearance of rams.
Judging the show was Trevor Fegan of Loughbrickland. Trevor stated “The sheep I judged were of excellent quality and it made my judging a lot harder. I was very impressed with the sheep quality overall today”.
Champion on the day was a Shearling Ram bred from Kevin & Anna McCarthy’s Ballycreelly flock. This high indexed ram sired by Ballycreelly What The Devil and from Yarcombe Ewe sold on the day for 520 gns to Butcher Alfie Murray from Ballygowan.
The Reserve champion was an Aged Ewe bred from Sean & Gillian Doyle’s Loughbrae flock. This strong stylish Ewe sired by Yarcombe Flashman and from a Ballyvester Ewe sold for 540gns to Judge Trevor Fegan of Loughbrickland.
Rodney Wilson of Aimney Flock sold his 1st placed Shearling ewe for 860gns to Mr Padraig Geraghty. The ewe sired by Cloghemy Mr T and from a Moyallon ewe caught the eye of Mr Geraghty and heading to settle in his flock in Galway. Mr Geraghty also received a £25 voucher for Fane Valley as highest bidder in Shearling Ewe section.
The sale finished on a high with Kevin McCarthy’s Creelly flock selling their stylish Ewe lamb and first prize winner for 1350gns. The Ewe lamb sired by Glenbrook Redemption and from a Ballycreelly ewe saw a bidding war online and in mart, with new owner Mr John Hourigan of Donard Co Wicklow taking her back to his new commercial flock. Mr Horrigan also received a £25 voucher for Fane Valley as highest bidder in Ewe Lamb section.
Hampshire Down sheep are becoming more and more recognised for their efficiency to finish off grass quickly without creep, and offering a highly sustainable option to commercial sheep producers.
The club would like to wish all purchasers all the success with their new additions to their flocks. A very big thank you to Judge Trevor Fegan, all staff at Beattie Livestock Mart including a special thank you to auctioneer Richard Beattie and Fane Valley for their kind sponsorship.
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Show Results
Shearling ram
1st Kevin McCarthy CREELLY
2nd KP & AE McCarthy BALLYCREELLY
3rd Peter Lawson GLENBROOK
Aged ewe
1st Sean & Gillian Doyle LOUGHBRAE
2nd John & Olive Mercer MOYBRICK
3rd J & A Fletcher LOUGHAN MOSS
Shearling ewe
1st Rodney Wilson AIMNEY
2nd Sean & Gillian Doyle LOUGHBRAE
3rd J & A Fletcher LOUGHAN MOSS
Ewe Lamb
1st Kevin McCarthy CREELLY
2nd James Johnston BROADWATER
3rd Allen & Victoria McFadden ASHLEY
Ram Lamb
1st: Kevin McCarthy CREELLY
2nd Kevin McCarthy CREELLY
3rd Robbie Sloane DRUMLOUGH
CHAMPION : Kevin McCarthy CREELLY Shearling Ram
RESERVE CHAMPION: Sean & Gillian Doyle LOUGHBRAE Aged Ewe
