FORWARD: REGISTERED LLEYN SHEEP
CCM Auctions conducted the Annual Sale of MV Acc Registered LLeyn Sheep at Skipton Mart on Thursday for members of The Lleyn Sheep Society. Champion was A Shearling Ram from The Fort Family of Brighton House, Steeton. Sired by Clansman, he went on to sell for 1,000gns to Tim Riley, Hebden Bridge. In a year when Lleyn Females have generally been less money, Skipton had a solid trade for Gimmer Shearlings to record an average on a par with last year. The clearance rate for rams was also good with the usual strong trade for commercial types. A poor show of ewe lambs this year were not up to the usual size seen at Skipton and the average of £77 reflects this.
Judging this year was in the hands of John Morton, Bank Hall, Kirkland, Penrith and he awarded the following results:
Rams –
1st G&A Fort
2nd G&A Fort
3rd A Davies
Shearlings –
1st JA&R Geldard
2nd H Goldie
3rd M Shields
Ewe Lambs –
1st Farmstock Genetics
2nd WJ&DJ Williams
3rd M Shields
CHAMPION – G&A Fort
RESERVE – JA&R Geldard
Averages – (2016)
Rams – to £1050 (£397)
Shearling Ewes – to £155 (£129)
Ewe Lambs – to £115 (£77)
Principle Prices –
Shearling Ram
1000gns G&A Fort; 650gns AW Davies; 600gns G&A Fort; 480gns JA&R Geldard; 480gns H&M Dugdale & Sons; 450gns WJ&DJ Williams;
Yearling Ewes
£155 JA&R Geldard; £152 G&A Fort; £152 DCS Alexander; £150 M Shields; £150 DCS Alexander; £148 H Goldie;
£147, £146 TA&J Swinbank; £145 H Goldie; £145 DCS Alexander;
Ewe Lambs
£115 Farmstock Genetics; £100 WJ&DJ Williams; £95 P Knowles; £92 M Shields; £90 WJ&DJ Williams; £90, £88, £86 Farmstock Genetics; £85 D Knowles; £85 P Knowles;