Sales Reports 2010
To view pictures of the sales click on the
buttons above -
Sale Pictures for Ram Sales and Female Sale Pics for the in-lamb ewe
sales.
PRICES SOAR AT WORCESTER PREMIER SALE
A tremendous show of Charollais sheep at Worcester Market attracted
support from breeders and commercial farmers alike and ensured
average prices were well up across the board.
Enjoying by far the best trade of the day were two pens of remarkable animals from the Aberdeenshire flock of William and Carole Ingram. Ably assisted by their two sons, Gregor and Bruce, they sold a total of 14 rams to average £3,382.50. Top price of the day was for one of their 6 shearling rams, Mr Michael Power from Southern Ireland went to 8,200 gns for Logie Durno Judge & Jury. This was sired by Foulrice Gladiator out of a Crogham Hannibal II ewe and had taken the award of champion shearling ram in the pre-sale show classes. Also from this pen of strong and very well-fleshed tups were the next two best prices for yearlings. Going to 4,400 gns for Logie Durno Jack Daniels sired by Crogham Hannibal II, was commercial Perthshire farmer, Mr A M Howie. The ram will be used on Lleyn ewes, but Mr Howie was so impressed by the sheep at the sale that he hopes to purchase females later in the season. Coventry breeders Mr and Mrs Cecil Thomas also took a Hannibal son, Logie Durno Jeeves at 3,000 gns for their Wolston flock. This tup will be shared with the Dalby flock of Charles Sercombe.
Runner-up in the shearling ram show section was a very fleshy ram
from the Aberkinsey flock of Meilir Jones, Dyserth, Rhyl,
Denbighshire. Going to
3,000 gns for this one was the show class judge, Mr Brian Davies
from Brecon in Powys. Mr
Davies was full of praise for the overall quality of the tups on
offer and found his sale champion in the pen of ram lambs from the
Arjane flock of Arwyn Thomas, Whitland, Carmarthenshire.
Selling late in the day their topper was their first prize
lamb, Arjane Klansman for which the Ingram’s invested 7,200 gns to
join the Logie Durno flock.
The champion Arjane Kukri went over the sea to Northern
Ireland for Co Down breeder Mr Drew Cowan for a selling price of
2,800 gns. Both these
lambs were sired by Penrhos Ibanez.
But it was the Logie Durno pen of ram lambs that took seven out of
ten of the next best prices.
Their best lamb was sold for 6,200 gns to Mr Geraint and Mrs
Sally Lloyd
from Llanybydder, Dyfed.
Kings Ransome had an impressive performance index of 426 which put
him in the top 1% for the breed.
He was sired by Royal Welsh Show interbreed winner 2008,
Rockvilla Golden Promise out of a Foulrice Chieftain ewe.
The lamb had been through the CT scanner, which had showed up
its excellent gigot shape.
Next was another top performance index lamb this time sired
by Edstaston Jigsaw.
Going to 5,400 gns for Logie Durno Klassic was Mr Arwel Owen from
Foel near Welshpool for his Banwy flock and joining forces with him
was new breeder, Mr Williams, Ardudwy flock.
Mr Myfyr Evans from Llanrhaeadr, Denbighshire had a strong pen of
lambs forward and was rewarded with a top price of 5,100 gns for
Rhaeadr Kevin. Taking
this son of Parkgate Hurricane out of a Tullyear ewe was Mr Ian
Matthews from Brecon in Powys for his Buckland flock.
Travelling over from Northern Ireland was Mr David Mawhinney with
ram lambs from his Rockvilla flock in Newtownards.
In his pen was the first prize winner from Balmoral Show
which attracted a final bid of 3,200 gns from Society Chairman, Mr
Robert Gregory from Shropshire.
Rockvilla Klass Act was sired by Northern Ireland champion
top stock ram in 2009, Honddu Investigator out of a Rockvilla Golden
Promise ewe purchased at the Rutland dispersal sale.
Tim Prichard from Llantrisant, Glamorgan was attracted by an
Edstaston Jigsaw ram lamb from the Ingram’s pen.
Logie Durno Knock Out which sold for 3,300 gns was out of a
Foulrice Gladiator ewe and joins the Castellau flock.
Two further Logie Durno rams sold for 2,600 gns apiece.
Kaiser Chief, also by Edstaston Jigsaw and an ET brother to
the 5,400 gns Klassic went to Eire and the Ballybeg flock of Edward
and Sheena McCarthy. New
breeder Mr Daykin from Southam in Warwickshire went for a Southam
Exotic son out of a ewe purchased at the dispersal sale of Lionel
Organ’s flock. Just
behind these two at 2,500 gns was the choice of Cambridgeshire
breeders, Mr John Maxwell and Mr Ian Bradshaw; Logie Durno King Pin
was also the product of the purchase from the Southam Dispersal sale
and was sired by Carthorpe Grand Duke.
Heading the female trade were two bids of 2,000 gns; one for a
Rockvilla Golden Promise shearling ewe from Tom Greenfield’s
Wellsborough flock in Warwickshire and the other for the champion
female, a ewe lamb from Mr Peter Vaughan’s Kings Land flock in
Herefordshire. Purchaser
of the top-price yearling and a number of other ewes was Mr Peter
Scott from Coleford in Gloucestershire for his Eastbach flock.
Clearance rates were excellent with over 80% of the rams finding new
homes, many of which went to commercial prime lamb producers taking
advantage of the superb choice of top rams available at this venue.
Nearly 30 commercial buyers were at the sale for the first time,
emphasising the interest in Charollais for quality lamb production.
Average Prices :-
33 Shearling rams sold to average £1315.36 (+£555.42) top 8,200 gns
152 Ram lambs sold to average £980.64 (+£31.66) top 7,200 gns
5 Shearling ewes sold to average £781.20 (+£322.70), top 2,000 gns
13 Ewe lambs sold to average £549.23 (+£212.23), top 2,000 gns
Auctioneer : Clive Roads, McCartneys
BUYERS DIG DEEP AT CHAROLLAIS
SHEEP PREMIER IN DUNGANNON
Charollais sheep continue to make the headlines as the breed enjoyed the first sale of the season. There was some trepidation amongst breeders due to the change of time from an evening to a day sale but their worries proved unfounded as a packed sale ring and rising averages reinforced the impact that Charollais are having in the sheep world and with buyers present from around the UK and Ireland it shows that Northern Ireland sheep are a popular choice amongst breeders.
The Northern Bank sponsored Premier was certainly a bumper day for the Artnagullion Flock of William McAllister who had an enviable average of 1216gns for six ram Lambs selling to a top of 3000gns to Scottish buyer Mr Blair Dufton from Aberdeen. This ram was sired by Loaningfoot Highlander and out of a Foulrice ewe. Highlander also sired two other lots from the same pen selling at 1400gns to County Cork Breeder, Albert Ferguson and 1100gns to County Antrim Breeder Alistair Hall.
Following on from their success at the Worcester Premier the Rockvilla Flock of David and Liz Mawhinney also achieved a top of 3000gns for their January Born Rockvilla Kerrygold ram sired by Logie Durno Finnegan who was placed first in his class and went on to achieve Reserve Champion, Sheena Coghill securing this lot for her Orkney Island Flock, the Rockvilla Flock averaging 942gns for eight sold.
In the show ring Judge Kenton Foster from North Yorkshire chose the Loaningfoot Highlander son presented by the Club Chairman Jonathan Aiken as his Champion. This big upstanding lamb won the December ram class and went on to take the Championship honours. This is the third consecutive year that Loaningfoot Highlander has sired the Dungannon Premier Champion.
Taking the Reserve Champion spot was the Rockvilla Flock of David and Liz Mawhinney with their January born Kerrygold Ram sired by Logie Durno Finnegan. The Rockvilla Flock also took the red rosette in the Shearling class with a Honddu Investigator son who later sold for 700gns to another Scottish Breeder. Winner of the untrimmed class was the Beechview Flock of George Booth with a Riverdale Jupiter son who sold to a Southern breeder for 550gns
In the female class it was a December born ewe lamb shown by Sam Flannegan which took the prize, this big stylish lamb selling for 400gns to William Davidson, Moira
The Artnagullion Flock claimed the Thompson Feed Sponsored Group class for the second year in a row.
The NI Charollais Sheep Club would like to record their thanks to their sponsors for the show classes, Northern Bank, J Thompsons and sons and Dungannon Farmers Market.
Results from the
Show Ring
Shearling Ram: 1st David and Liz Mawhinney, 2nd Drew and Stephen Cowan, 3rd Kenny and Sheila Malcomson
December Born Ram Lamb: 1st Jonathan Aiken.2nd David and Liz Mawhinney, 3rd William McAllister
January Born Ram Lamb: 1st David and Liz Mawhinney, 2nd William McAllister, 3rd Drew and Stephen Cowan
Untrimmed Ram Lamb: 1st George Booth, 2nd Robert and Stuart Cromie, 3rd Ian Craig
Group of Three: 1st William McAllister, 2nd David and Liz Mawhinney, 3rd Jonathan Aiken
Female: 1st Sam Flannigan, 2nd Jonathan Aiken, 3rd George Booth
Reserve Champion; David and Liz Mawhinney
Supreme Champion: Jonathan Aiken
Top Prices
William McAllister 3000gns, 1400gns, 1100gns David and Liz Mawhinney 3000gns, 1300gns, 1000gns. Robert and Stuart Cromie, 800gns. Stephen MaCauley 850gns. Drew and Stephen Cowan 850gns. Jonathan Aiken 800gns. William McAllister 750gns. Colin Barnes 700gns. David and Liz Mawhinney 700gns, 700gns. Norman McMordie 650gns, 600gns. Ian Goudy 650gns. Kenny and Sheila Malcomson 600gns.
Southam Dispersal tops at 4,050 gns
The renowned Southam flock of
pedigree Charollais sheep came under the hammer at the weekend.
Lionel Organ has been a major player within the breed for the
past 23 years and a large crowd of buyers gathered at his farm in
Rhos, Llandysul to purchase the 350 lots on offer.
The excellent display of sheep were a credit to Lionel’s
breeding policies and management and bidding was brisk throughout
the long sale.
However it was the very last
animal into the ring that topped the day’s selling; the stock ram
Carthorpe Grand Duke was knocked down for 4,050 gns to Mr Michael
Alford for his Foxhill flock in
Leading the female prices was a
2006 born ewe sired by Rutland Ensign.
Going to 3,600 gns was Mr William Ingram from Aberdeenshire.
She was carrying twins to Southam Exotic and was considered
by Lionel to be the best of the 2006 ewes.
Mr Ingram also took her full sister for 2,500 gns.
Still looking an outstanding
ewe was a 2005 born ewe that took the female and reserve breed
champion and interbreed pairs champion awards at the Three Counties
Show this year. She sold
for 2,800 gns to Mr J N R Jones, Llanddulas, Conwy.
A tremendous run of 100
shearling ewes was topped at 2,000 gns by a daughter of Carthorpe
Grand Duke and in lamb to Southam Exotic, interestingly out of the
top priced ewe. This one
also stayed in
Also selling for 2,000 gns was
a March born shearling – quoted as Lionel’s favourite in the sale.
Sired by Southam Eros out of a Southam Speculator daughter
she caught the eye of Mr Peter Vaughan for his
Joining the consignment going up to
The run of 59 very well-grown
ewe lambs saw bids of 1,100 gns twice.
The first was a daughter of Carthorpe Grand Duke and went to
Averages were excellent and stock went to all
parts of the
Auctioneers : Dai Lewis,
Averages : 8
Senior Ewes
£286.12
36
2004 born ewes
£362.25
34
2005 born ewes
£503.69
68
2006 born ewes
£652.35
47
2007 born ewes
£514.05
99
Shearling ewes
£702.17
59
Ewe lambs
£403.45
For pictures of this sale follow the link
Foulrice Charollais females sell to 4,000gns
at Skipton
The renowned Foulrice Charollais sheep flock of husband and wife
breeders Charles and Valerie Marwood, based at Whenby, York, hit the
headlines at the annual sale of pedigree females staged on behalf of
the British Charollais Sheep Society at Skipton Auction Mart.
The couple headed the prices at an invigorating 4,000 guineas with a
December, 2006-born two-shear ewe (DG7304), by Ash Charollais
Filibuster, a Gold Award ram purchased by the Marwoods at the
Worcester Premier Sale in 2005 for 2,100gns, whose parentage goes
back to the celebrated Inglis flock of Geraint Lloyd.
Scanned
for twins in December by Parkgate Insignia, bought last year at
Lanark from Herbie and Alan Kennedy, she has been the Foulrice show
ewe for 2009, standing second to the champion at this year’s Great
Yorkshire Show. She was also second at the Royal Welsh, won her
class at Ryedale Show and was part of the winning group – along with
Ballynoe House Isaac and the Foulrice champion show ewe DG8064 – at
both Ryedale and Great Yorkshire shows.
The top price female moved to the south-west when acquired by Mike
and Mel Alford, of
Foxhill Farm,
Blackborough, Cullompton,
A 2006-born Foulrice ewe (DG6216), by Rutland Ensign, itself sired
by Foulrice Chieftian – sold as a Silver Award shearling at
Worcester Premier for 4,200gns - became the fifth Marwood female to
achieve four figures when knocked down for 2,000gns to South Welsh
breeder A Davis, of Lllandeilo,
Carmarthenshire.
The Marwoods
sold a total of 129 females at Skipton at an average price of £569.
Their Foulrice Charollais flock was established 27 years ago and
continues to sell successfully to pedigree breeders, though their
bread and butter trade is sound commercial rams for the production
of a quality end product. The couple have sold rams throughout the
2,000 Gns for Top at Builth Production Sale
Top price at the 12th Annual Production sale held at Builth Wells Market was 2,000 gns for a show gimmer from Herbie and Alan Kennedy's Parkgate flock. Carrying a single to Foxhill Jake, she was the choice of Dumfriesshire breeder, Mr Brian Harvey for his Nether Kier flock. The Parkgate flock had the next best price of 1,300 gns for a Ballyhibben paddy Power daughter, which sold to David Roberts from Shropshire.
The Elmwick flock of Mrs Jennifer Curtis had two shearling ewes at 1,100 gns; the first by Sarkley Grand Prix sold to new breeders Messrs R & R Morgan from Carmarthenshire. Taking another Grand Prix daughter was Mr Peter Scott from Gloucestershire.
A smart pen of six very well-fleshed yearlings from the Cold Harbour flock of Tony and June Gregory attracted much interest with their top three selling for 1,050 gns, 1,000 gns and another at 1,050 gns.
Heading the ewe lamb section was a show lamb from the Arjane flock of Arwyn Thomas. Taking this ET daughter of Galtres Dominator was Northern Irish breeder, Mr David Mawhinney.
Averages : 15 Older ewes
£424.90
62 Shearling ewes £581.05
6 Ewe lambs £582.75
Auctioneers : Brightwells.
A Cracker of a sale for Charollais at Dungannon
Halloween might have been over but the frenzied bidding at the Charollais Female Sale held at Dungannon Mart in Northern Ireland, sparked a scorching trade as buyers competed for their purchases. If anyone was in any doubt that Charollais were the hot favourite at the moment then they only had to look at the packed ringside of enthusiastic buyers for proof.
Topping the trade was the Tullyear Flock of Drew and Stephen Cowan who achieved 1900gns for an outstanding in-lamb gimmer, Tullyear Irish Dew selling to Scottish breeders, Herbie and Alan Kennedy for their Parkgate Flock. The Tullyear Flock followed on from this receiving 1200gns from Robert and Stuart Cromie for another big eye-catching Logie Durno Finnegan daughter.
The Rockvilla Flock of David and Liz Mawhinney had an excellent nights trading averaging 661gns for their nineteen in-lamb gimmers, Topping the trade in their pen were two full sisters sired by Rockvilla Golden Promise, a Logie Durno Finnegan son. Robert Scott from Newtownstewart paying 1200gns for one Golden Promise daughter and a Donegal Breeder paying 1100gns to secure the other.
An excellent pen of ewe lambs presented by the Ballynoe Flock of Ian Craig attracted a lot of interest, Shropshire breeder, Dave Roberts having to pay 1000gns to secure the best in the pen, a very smart lamb sired by Castellau Formidable. Another stylish lot from this pen selling to Ivor Wilson from Enniskillen for 700gns.The Ballynoe Flock averaging 592gns for six sold.
47 In-lamb gimmers averaged 572 gns. 33 ewe lambs averaged 430 gns.
This was a great finish to what has been a great year for the Charollais Breed with averages up at all their sales and rams now as scarce as hens teeth which generates a very positive outlook for the breed.
Welcome
to the website of